Breaking News Live: Sonia Gandhi, Kharge pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary
Breaking news live: Hello and welcome to the Breaking News Live blog. Follow this space for all breaking news and latest updates from India and around the world. Third meeting of the G20 Environment Working Group in Mumbai today: The third meeting of the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) will be held in Mumbai from May 21 to 23, focusing on aspects of the blue economy, officials announced on Saturday. The meeting will begin with a beach clean-up event in Juhu, followed by the Ocean 20 dialogue. The Ocean 20 platform, which was launched during the Indonesian…
Read More »Sudan’s political coalition welcomes the ceasefire agreement
li > a.highlight, a.highlight { background-color: #fff147; padding: 6px 9px; left margin: -9px; margin-right: -9px; color: # 000000; } .meganizr > li > .highlight_text { color:#fff147; font-weight: bold; } ]]> Sudan’s political coalition welcomes the ceasefire agreement The Sudanese army and rival Rapid Support paramilitary forces signed an agreement on Saturday for a seven-day ceasefire Reuters, Cairo, May 21, 2023, 06:40 updated: May 21, 2023, 06:40 The Sudan Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition of political parties that support the democratic government, welcomed a ceasefire agreement between the warring parties in the county on Saturday afternoon. Sudan’s army…
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Doug Mastriano makes an announcement about the political future
State Sen. Doug Mastriano plans to make an announcement next week about the decision he’s made on whether to run for the U.S. Senate, in what he called “crazy news.” Mastriano, R-Franklin, a uber-conservative who lost his 2022 gubernatorial bid to Democrat Josh Shapiro by 15 percentage points and 800,000 votes, said Saturday at a Lebanon County event that he will reveal his decision to run in the 2024 primaries on Facebook Live. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is up for re-election next year, and at least one other Republican, former Senate candidate and financier Dave McCormick, is looking to…
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Attorney who left Trump legal team cites disagreements with Trump adviser as basis for exit – KXAN Austin
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer who left Donald Trump’s legal team last week attributed his decision Saturday to strategic disagreements with a close adviser to the former president. Timothy Parlatore, who had been a key lawyer for Trump in a Justice Department special counsel investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents at his Florida estate, told CNN in an interview Saturday that there were “certain people who made defending the president much more difficult than it had to be.” He singled out Boris Epshteyn, another lawyer and Trump’s lead adviser on multiple criminal investigations, whom he accused of “doing…
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Debt limit stall brings tough talks, little action as Biden, world leaders watch for progress
WASHINGTON (AP) – Debt limit negotiations between the White House and House Republicans stalled over the weekend with tough talk but little action as President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar. hoping that high-stakes discussions would move forward to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal. by default. In a sign of a renewed negotiating session, food was brought into the Capitol negotiating room Saturday morning, only to be brought back hours later. No meeting was expected. It was another day of departures with no outward signs of progress, although talks could intensify again on Sunday. The Biden administration and…
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The Midland Police Department makes an arrest in the murder of Madeline Pantoja
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) – On Saturday, May 20, 2023, Midland Police found remains, identified as Madeline Pantoja, in the area approximately 3 miles east of County Road 190 and County Road 1160. On May 20, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Midland Police Department detectives arrested 24-year-old Mario Juan Chacon on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Madeline Pantoja. The Midland Police Department began an extensive investigation and search on May 11, 2023, after Madeline went missing. Today, Saturday, May 20, 2023, Midland Police found remains, identified as Madeline Pantoja, in the area approximately 3 miles east of…
Read More »Ripple presents a solution for central bank digital currencies
Ripple, a leading global provider of blockchain-based payment solutions, has it announced the launch of its Ripple CBDC platform. The platform is designed to provide central banks, governments and financial institutions with a seamless solution for issuing, managing and distributing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins. With more than 90% of countries exploring CBDC development and implementation to increase financial inclusion, reduce costs and reduce risks associated with domestic and cross-border payment processes, the Ripple CBDC platform is poised to revolutionize the services sector financial, as reported. a press release. Ripple CBDC platform, a game changer for financial inclusion?…
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Timothy Parlatore, Trump’s former lawyer, describes the conflict within the legal team
A conflict within former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team erupted into public view on Saturday when one of his former lawyers went on television to attack one of his current lawyers, who has been the focus of the ire of other team members. The former lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, withdrew last week from representing Mr. Trump in the special counsel’s investigations into his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But Mr. . Parlatore did not explain the reasons for his departure at the time, saying only that it was not related to the merits…
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