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Pakistan’s ex-Premier Sharif says he will seek a coalition government after trailing rival
By Riazat Butt And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates of his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country’s parliamentary election. Sharif told reporters he was sending his younger brother, former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu orders evacuation plan for densely packed Gaza city ahead of expected invasion
By Josef Federman, Najib Jobain, And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the densely populated southern Gaza city. The announcement came after heavy international criticism, including from the U.S., of Israeli intentions to move ground ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu orders population of Gaza’s crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion
By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate the population of Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the southern Gaza town. Netanyahu made the announcement Friday following international criticism of Israel’s plan to invade the crowded town on Egypt’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Independent candidates backed by ex-PM Khan’s party take early lead in Pakistan’s national election
By Riazat Butt And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Independent candidates backed by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan were leading Pakistan’s national election results Friday, a surprise given claims by Khan’s supporters and a national rights body that the balloting was manipulated to favor his rival. Khan, a former cricketer turned politician with a significant grassroots following was disqualified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Independent candidates backed by ex-PM Khan’s party lead as Pakistan announces election results
By Riazat Butt, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Independent candidates backed by imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan are leading national election results in Pakistan on Friday. The country’s election oversight body has announced over 120 results after an hourslong delay, a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence and a cellphone service shutdown. Of the 122 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharif’s party has edge in Pakistan’s delayed election results, with some independent wins reported
By Riazat Butt, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – The results of Pakistan’s elections are trickling in after an hours-long delay on Friday, a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence, a mobile phone service shutdown and the sidelining of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party. The Election Commission of Pakistan announced about 60 results ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan election results are delayed, but wins are reported for independents backed by Khan’s party
By The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – The results of Pakistan’s elections were delayed by connectivity issues Friday a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence, a mobile phone service shutdown and the sidelining of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party. Local media reported victories by independents backed by his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate
By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper And Gabe Stern, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to participate. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley skipped the caucuses, which are the only contest in Nevada that counts toward the GOP nomination. Haley cited what she considered an unfair process favoring Trump and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Zeke Miller And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted. The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III is doing ‘extremely well’ after cancer diagnosis, queen says at charity event
By The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Queen Camilla said Thursday that King Charles III is doing well given his cancer diagnosis, adding that he has been touched by the messages of support he’s received from the public. Camilla traveled from Sandringham House to Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday to attend a concert celebrating the work of local charities. Among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special counsel finds evidence Biden willfully mishandled classified info but no charges warranted
By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Zeke Miller And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted. The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation ... Read More »
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