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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s top court on Thursday ordered the anti-graft agency to release former Prime Minister Imran Khan from its custody, broadcaster Geo TV reported. Khan’s arrest on Tuesday in a land fraud case sparked deadly and widespread protests across the South Asian country, prompting the government to call in the army to help restore order. (Reporting by Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad in Islamabad, Ariba Shahid in […]

ANKARA (Reuters) – Progress was made in talks on the Black Sea grain deal held in Istanbul by the deputy defence ministers of Turkey, Russia and Ukraine as well as U.N. officials, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The parties agreed to continue four-way technical meetings on the deal, which is set to expire on May 18, the ministry said in a statement. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the […]

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s top court on Thursday said the anti-graft agency’s arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan was illegal, broadcaster Geo TV reported. (Reporting by Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad in Islamabad, Ariba Shahid in Karachi, Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore and Gul Yousafzai in Quetta; Writing by Shivam Patel; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Frances Kerry) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Pep Guardiola faces a meticulous balancing act in Manchester City’s quest for a treble, having to fend off Arsenal in their chase for a third consecutive Premier League title while keeping one eye on their bid for a first Champions League trophy. City play desperate Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday in what could be a pivotal Premier League game for both teams. […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said on Thursday the country had frozen roughly 40 million reais ($7.99 million) belonging to alleged financiers of the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia in order to pay for damages caused to public property. The move was part of the 11th phase of an operation investigating people involved in the riots, in which supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and ransacked Congress, […]

By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – PacWest Bancorp said on Thursday deposits declined last week and the bank pledged more assets as collateral to the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase its borrowing capacity, sending shares tumbling 20% in premarket trading. The slump dragged down other regional banks, with shares of Western Alliance Bancorp, KeyCorp and Zions Bancorp down between 2.4% and 8%. PacWest pledged an additional $5.1 billion of its loans […]

By Ece Toksabay and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) -The man challenging Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s presidential elections this weekend received a boost on Thursday when a small party candidate abruptly withdrew and a closely-watched poll gave him a more than five percentage point advantage. The withdrawal by Muharrem Ince, one of four contesting Sunday’s presidential vote, could reshape the last days of campaigning in what is seen as Erdogan’s biggest […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Multiple police officers and firefighters were injured in an explosion at an apartment building in the western German town of Ratingen on Thursday, said police. Police and firefighters were called to aid a helpless person, and when they arrived, there was an explosion at the door to the apartment, said a police spokesperson. It was unclear what led to the explosion, said police. Broadcaster ZDF reported that […]

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar said on Thursday it had lowered its 2023 production guidance and would cut headcount by 10%, citing a delayed production start for its Polestar 3 and a challenging environment for the industry. The auto maker said it now expected volumes to be between 60,000-70,000 cars this year, versus the 80,000 it had previously predicted. It has been a tough quarter for […]