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Anwaarul Haq Kakar has been sworn in as the 8th interim prime minister of Pakistan. The 52-year-old Kakar, clad in a grey suit, was administered oath by President Arif Alvi on Monday in a ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr ( President House) in Islamabad — which coincided with Independence Day, reports The Dawn. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Chief ...

Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar of Balochistan Awami Party has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Saturday, reports the online version of The Dawn. The much-anticipated announcement comes after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and outgoing Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz reached a consensus over Kakar’s name for ...

The death toll from floods in northern China’s Hebei province has risen to 29, state media reported Friday, after record-breaking rains pummelled the region in recent weeks. “As of August 10, 29 people have died due to disasters in Hebei Province, of which six were previously missing. There are still 16 missing,” state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing authorities. Rescue efforts ...

At least 36 people have died as fast-moving wildfires tear through the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say, the BBC reports. The deaths in the city of Lahaina, the island’s main tourist destination, came as strong winds from a distant hurricane fanned the flames. The fire is one of several ongoing blazes that have burnt entire neighbourhoods to the ground. ...

A federal judge in New York on Monday tossed out a lawsuit by Donald Trump in which he claimed he had been defamed by a former magazine columnist after she won a sex abuse case against him. The former president was found liable in May for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a New York department store in the 1990s ...

Severe and highly destructive storms swept through the easteern United States on Monday, resulting in the cancellation or delay of numerous flights and leaving over 1.1 million homs and businesses without power. These storms brought with them a range of hazardous conditions, including potential tornadoes, hail, and lightning. Rain began falling in the Washington area shortly after 5 p.m., and ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary membership has been restored, days after the Supreme Court put on hold his conviction in a 2019 defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remarks. A notification from the Lok Sabha secretariat on Monday morning read that Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a Lok Sabha member stood revoked. Rahul Gandhi reached Parliament where the Monsoon session is ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media Wednesday that he and his wife Sophie are separating after 18 years of marriage, reports CBS News. “After many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate,” Trudeau wrote on Instagram. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau posted a similar message on her account. The couple has three children — 15-year-old ...

Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to upend the results of the 2020 US election — the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House. It is the third criminal indictment of the 77-year-old Trump since March and charges him with three counts of conspiracy and one ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told African leaders in St Petersburg that Russia would send up to 50,000 tons of grain for free to six African countries. “In the coming months, we will be able to ensure free supplies of 25,000 to 50,000 tons of grain to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, Central African Republic and Eritrea,” he said in ...