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• China resumes military exercises around Taiwan after Pelosi visit
  
  Major air and sea drills by the Chinese military in the waters encircling Taiwan resumed on Thursday, shortly after the end of a visit to the island by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi that has drawn Beijing's ire.
• Controversy over Pak army's revenge killings in Balochistan refuses to die
  
  The Balochistan provincial government has written a letter to the Balochistan High Court (BHC) seeking a judicial inquiry into the 'encounter killings' in which nine people were killed by the Pakistani army in Ziarat.
• Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms
  
  US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be self-isolating at the White House from where he will continue to carry out his official duties, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
• Russia doesn't want to end war: Zelenskyy
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that Russia started a war
• Biden signs executive order on abortion rights challenging state laws
  
  US President Joe Biden signed off on an executive order to protect abortion rights throughout the United States to safeguard access to reproductive healthcare services.
• Twitter to sue Musk for terminating $44 bn takeover deal
  
  Micro-blogging platform Twitter on Saturday announced it was going to sue Tesla CEO Elon Musk for terminating the $44 billion takeover deal.
• Boris Johnson govt hit by more resignations
  
  In a fresh blow to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently survived a leadership challenge, three more have resigned from his government on Wednesday, media reports said.
• 46 undocumented migrants found dead inside lorry in Texas
  
  At least 46 undocumented migrants were found inside an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, a city in Texas close to the US-Mexico border, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
• Concerns grow that India being used as potential 'back door' into Europe for Russian oil
  
  Concerns are growing that India is being used as a potential back door into Europe for Russian oil supplies, given the surge in imports, media reports said.
• Pakistan PM announces 10% 'super tax' on large-scale industries
  
  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that to control the "storm of inflation", the government would be imposing a 10 per cent "super tax" on large-scale industries.
• US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion
  
  The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned the fundamental right to abortion granted by an earlier order in the Roe v. Wade case nearly 50 years ago. The 5-4 order of the overwhelmingly conservative nine-justice bench is expected to change the American social life as it exists now.
• Trump accused of 'attempted coup' in 2021 Capitol riot
  
  Former US President Donald Trump has been accused of an "attempted coup" for orchestrating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot, a House select committee investigating the insurrection heard during its first public hearing.
• Zelensky imposes sanctions on Putin, other top Russian officials
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree imposing personal sanctions on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and a number of other high-ranking officials in Moscow.
• Greece's inflation hit 29-year record in May
  
  Greece's annual inflation rate jumped to 11.3 per cent in May this year, reaching a 29-year record for the country.
• UK PM Johnson wins confidence vote over 'partygate' scandals
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a no-confidence vote among Conservative lawmakers. He will now stay in his job as Prime Minister.
• India-US strategic partnership is a 'Partnership of Trust': Modi
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the strategic partnership between India and the US is a "true partnership of trust".
• Global stock markets fall amid concern over rising prices
  
  Stock markets in Asia and the US have fallen over concerns that rising prices could send the global economy into a slowdown.
• Sri Lanka: Govt MP found dead amid violent protests
  
  Amid the anti-government protests across the islands nation, a government MP was found dead with gunshot injuries after he fled the spot when his vehicle was blocked by the protesters on whom he allegedly opened fire.
• Amid violence, Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa hands over resignation
  
  Amidst violent clashes and unrest in Colombo, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned from his post.
• Putin could officially declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9, a move that would enable the full mobilisation of Moscow's reserve forces as invasion efforts continue to falter, US and Western officials believe.
• Shehbaz to review new security plan for Chinese nationals in Pak
  
  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will review a new security plan for Chinese nationals working in the country in the wake of the suicide attack at the University of Karachi that claimed the lives of three Chinese individuals and a local man, a media report said.
• 10 people injured as rocket hits Kiev apartment
  
  At least 10 people were injured after a Russian rocket hit a residential apartment building in Kiev at around the same time when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres were addressing a press briefing in the capital city.
• German Parliament approves delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine
  
  The German Bundestag, or lower house of Parliament, has voted to provide "comprehensive support for Ukraine", allowing the delivery of heavy weapons to the war-torn nation.
• Biden requests $33bn from Congress in aid to Ukraine
  
  US President Joe Biden has requested that Congress appropriate $33 billion to help Ukraine defend itself from the ongoing military operation by Russia.
• Over half of US howitzers are in Ukraine today: Pentagon
  
  Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced that more than half of US howitzers are in Ukraine today and the first tranche of soldiers from the war-torn nation have been trained in how to use the long-ranged weapon system.

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