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Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, has been arrested after he was sentenced to 3 years in jail for illegally promoting state presents, his lawyer stated. Police had been seen surrounding his residence within the japanese metropolis of Lahore on Saturday after the decision was launched. The 70-year-old former cricketer was sentenced after he was discovered responsible of unlawfully promoting state presents whereas he was prime minister between 2018 and 2022 following an inquiry carried out by the election fee.He was accused of misusing his place to purchase and promote presents acquired throughout visits overseas price greater than 140 million Pakistani rupees ($635,000). Image: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Kh...

WARSAW, Poland — Polish and Lithuanian leaders held an pressing assembly Thursday in a strategically delicate space the place their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, warning that they're bracing for provocations from Moscow and Minsk within the space. ...

A UK Scout chief on the World Jamboree in South Korea has described situations as "atrocious and unusable". More than 4,000 British attendees - a lot of them youngsters - are being moved from a camp into accommodations because of excessive temperatures hitting the nation. The 29-year-old contingent unit chief claimed there have been "ambulances everywhere" - and the occasion's infrastructure was ill-equipped to maintain individuals protected in searing warmth. Image: Leaky water bottle given to Scouts by UK contingent Speaking to Sky News journalist Kirsty Hickey, he stated his group - which incorporates 30 youngsters - had been given bad-quality, small water bottles."A third have broken and leak even though ...

ISLAMABAD — Iran‘s international minister on Thursday urged Pakistan to finish its a part of a much-delayed fuel pipeline between the 2 international locations, a multi-billion undertaking that has been on maintain since 2014. Washington has opposed the pipeline, saying it might violate sanctions imposed on Tehran over its nuclear program. ...

Campaigners say Bahrain is abusing the Interpol pink discover system to trace down and extradite dissidents from overseas. Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, the director of advocacy for an NGO known as the Bahrain Institute for Human Rights and Democracy, blames flaws within the system for the arrest and extradition of a number of dissidents who've fled the dominion. "Although I left and escaped the country, living in London, I don't feel very safe," he mentioned."There is a real threat. There is a true nightmare I would think of before I have to make any move, before I travel to anywhere and that's because of that Interpol red notice." Spreaker This content material is offered by Spreaker, which can be utilizing cookies and...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, formally started a six-month cease-fire Thursday as a part of a course of to forge a everlasting peace between the federal government and the nation’s final remaining insurgent group. ...

Body positivity is Lizzo's model.No stranger to the topic of fats shaming, the singer - whose actual identify is actual identify Melissa Viviane Jefferson - has been credited with altering the narrative round plus-size ladies, calling out sizeist behaviour and refusing to evolve to business stereotypes as she cranks out the hits in a rainbow array of skin-tight leotards and bodysuits. She's gained 4 Grammys, and in 2019 was named Time's entertainer of the yr. Her 2023 Glastonbury set on the competition's essential stage was met with essential acclaim. And she's been credited with single-handedly elevating the profile of woodwind, making it formally cool to play the flute. Image: Pic: AP But now, with claims sh...

BUCHA, Ukraine — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has change into the second 2024 Republican presidential hopeful to go to Ukraine, assembly Friday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, touring ravaged villages and saying what he noticed additional impressed to him that the U.S. ought to proceed to assist the nation fend off Russia’s assault. ...

Donald Trump has described being indicted as a "truly great badge of honour" - and instructed additional legal expenses might assist him win subsequent yr's election.Speaking to Republicans in Alabama, the previous president mentioned he goes up within the polls each time an indictment is filed, describing the allegations towards him as "fake" and a "sham". "We need one more indictment to close out this election. One more indictment, and this election is closed out. Nobody has even a chance," he mentioned."Any time they file an indictment, we go way up in the polls."Accusing Joe Biden's administration of making an attempt to intervene together with his marketing campaign, he added: "They are trying to say it is illegal to question the outcomes of a bad election." The defiant ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece’s authorities met on Friday to attempt to enhance coordination on migration as a bunch of 102 migrants crossed by land from Turkey and different elements of the Mediterranean nation noticed a spike in arrivals by sea. ...