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‘Not confident’ of peaceful transfer if Kamala wins in November, says Biden

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US President Joe Biden said in an interview with CBS that he is “not confident at all” there will be a peaceful transfer of power to Kamala Harris if Donald Trump loses November´s election. “If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all,” Biden said in an interview with CBS News when asked whether he thought there would be a peaceful transfer of power after the vote. “He means what he says. We don’t take him seriously. He means it. All this stuff about if we lose there’d be a bloodbath,” Biden added.…

US has communicated need to not escalate conflict to Iran and Israel: Blinken

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The United States (US) has communicated to Iran and Israel that conflict in the Middle East must not escalate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, even as the Pentagon warned that it would not tolerate attacks against its forces in the region. The Middle East is bracing for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies following last week’s killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. Five US troops and two contractors were injured in an attack on a base in Iraq on Monday,…

Harris interviews three potential VP candidates at her home

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Vice President Kamala Harris will interview three top candidates – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, US Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro – at her Washington, DC, residence on Sunday ahead of a final decision on her running mate. Harris is expected to announce her choice as early as Monday, ahead of her first public appearance with the vice presidential nominee on Tuesday in Philadelphia, Reuters was first to report. The Harris campaign is also planning a social media announcement featuring the duo, officials familiar with the…

Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir: Pakistan leadership shows solidarity with IIOJ&K Kashmiris

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As Kashmiris around the world continue to condemn India’s revocation of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the top civil and military leadership of Pakistan also observed Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir today (Monday), denouncing the Narendra Modi administration’s brutality on the people of the disputed valley. Five years ago, Indian Prime Minister Modi’s government revoked the IIOJ&K’s revoke special status and divided the region into two federally administered territories — a move that strips Kashmiris of their right to self-determination. Messages of solidarity were issued by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime…

How will Karachi’s weather fare today?

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast that Karachi is expected to experience torrential rain with thunder on Sunday, following moderate to heavy sporadic rains in the coming days.  Various parts of the megalopolis including Sharea Faisal, Malir, MA Jinnah Road, Saddar and Old City Area received drizzling today morning. The wind was blowing from the southwest at a speed of 11 kilometres per hour, while clouds blanketed the sky, the PMD said. Furthermore, it said that the morning air had an 85% humidity level. On the other hand, the…

PTI’s Hasan remanded in judicial custody

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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad remanded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Raoof Hasan in judicial custody for a fortnight in a case linked with terrorism. Police caught Hasan on July 31 on the basis of PTI leader Ahmed Janjua’s claim, who said the PTI information secretary had given him Rs300,000 to incite people to terror. Meanwhile, the court dismissed the petition seeking Hasan’s seven-day physical remand. The PTI leader’s counsel Ali Bukhari appeared and presented his arguments in the court. He also filed a post-arrest bail for his client. Over…

More than 30 killed in Somalia beach attack

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An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 32 people and wounding scores more, in one of the deadliest attacks in months, police said on Saturday. The Al-Qaeda-linked militants have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 17 years and have previously targeted the Lido beach area, popular with business people and officials. Unverified videos shared online in the immediate aftermath of the attack showed people scattering along a street, with a number of clips purporting…