Category: WORLD NEWS

Islamabad, Jul 14 (DIN NEWS) The confusion of Pakistani authorities about where former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter would be incarcerated following their arrest was highlighted by the Pakistani media today. Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam’s return to the country from London and their arrest at the Lahore airport was covered extensively by the media in Pakistan. The two were later shifted to the Adiala jail in the garrison city of Rawalpindi last night. Sharif and Maryam were convicted by the Islamabad-based accountability court on July 6…

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Singapore, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in has urged US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try harder to achieve a breakthrough in their nuclear negotiations. Moon said at a forum in Singapore today that Trump and Kim would “face the stern judgment of the international community” if their promises on denuclearisation weren’t kept. Singapore was the host of a historic summit between Trump and Kim last month when they agreed to work toward the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, without describing…

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Lahore, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam are set to be arrested today after their arrival here from London following their conviction in a corruption case described by Pakistan’s embattled former prime minister as a “blind revenge” amid a crackdown on his party activists. Sharif, 68, the supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz, and Maryam stopped over in Abu Dhabi on their way to Pakistan from London. Sharif and Maryam are expected to land at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport at 6.15 PM (local…

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Kabul, Jul 12 (DIN NEWS) Afghan officials say a dilapidated dam in a scenic northern valley has crumbled under the weight of heavy summer rains, killing at least 10 people. Omar Mohammadi, a spokesman for the ministry for humanitarian assistance, said that along with the 10 killed, about 300 houses were completely destroyed in the Panjshir Valley. The scenic valley, popular with tourists, is located about 140 kilometers, or 95 miles, north of Kabul. After the dam burst, the floodwaters swept into villages downstream, engulfing homes and sending panicked residents…

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London, Jul 12 (DIN NEWS) Donald Trump arrives in Britain today for his first visit as US president, flying into a whirlwind of protests against him and political turmoil over Brexit. The four-day trip, which will include talks with Prime Minister Theresa May, tea with Queen Elizabeth II and a private weekend in Scotland, is set to be greeted by a leftist-organised mass protest in London tomorrow. Despite a series of diplomatic spats between Britain and Trump, the British government is hoping for a quick trade deal with the US…

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Mae Sai (Thailand), Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) The Thai boys saved from a flooded cave endured dives in zero visibility lasting up to half an hour and in places were put in a harness and high-lined across rocky caverns, said a leader of the US contingent that was part of the operation, calling it a “once in a lifetime rescue.” Derek Anderson, a 32-year-old rescue specialist with the US Air Force based in Okinawa, Japan, said the dozen boys, ranging in age from 11 to 16, and their coach, who…

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Brussels, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) Chancellor Angela Merkel today said Germany makes “independent decisions”, firing back at US President Donald Trump after he accused Berlin of being a “captive” of Russia. “I myself have also experienced a part of Germany being occupied by the Soviet Union,” Merkel, who grew up in communist East Germany, said as she arrived at a tense NATO summit. “I am very glad that we are united today in freedom as the Federal Republic of Germany and that we can therefore also make our own independent…

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The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave today after spending 18 harrowing days trapped deep inside, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that captivated the world. Elite foreign divers and Thai Navy SEALs extracted the final batch of four boys, plus the 25-year-old coach, today afternoon via a treacherous escape route that required them to squeeze through narrow, water-filled tunnels. “All 12 ‘Wild Boars’ and coach have been extracted from the cave,” the SEALs said in a Facebook post, referring to…

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US President Donald Trump today nominated conservative Brett Kavanaugh as the Supreme Court Judge to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy, triggering an epic partisan war over the court’s future as Democrats vowed to oppose his choice. Trump picked Justice Kavanaugh from an original list of 25 judges, which also included prominent Indian-American judge Amul Thapar.Announcing Kavanaugh’s nomination, Trump described the 53-year-old from Maryland, currently a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as one with “impeccable credentials and one of the finest legal minds of our…

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Augusta (US), Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) A Maine police department has thrown their own celebration for an 8-year-old girl who had no one show up to her birthday party. WCSH-TV reports the Augusta Police Department put on a party yesterday for Larriah Binns in Augusta complete with balloons and birthday cake. Larriah’s mother, Angelique Binns, says she had a birthday celebration planned for Saturday, but none of her daughter’s friends could come. Angelique Binns says her daughter started jumping up and down in excitement Sunday when she saw several cars…

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