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     FGN11 US-BIDEN-HARRIS
     * Kamala Harris will continue to be an inspiring leader, says Biden
     Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris has been a champion of civil rights and will continue to be an inspiring leader, President Joe Biden has said. *

    
     FGN12 US-TRUMP ATTACK-TASK FORCE
     * US Congress creates bipartisan task force on failed Trump assassination bid
     Washington: The US House of Representatives has announced the creation of a 13-member bipartisan congressional task force on the attempted assassination of former president and Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump. *


     FGN14 US-TRUMP-HARRIS
     * Donald Trump says he 'probably' will debate Kamala Harris but 'can also make a case for not'
     New York: Donald Trump on Monday seemed to back away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it.” *


     FGN16 US-ELECTIONS-TRUMP-HARRIS
     * Kamala Harris worse presidential candidate than Biden: Trump
     Washington: Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called his likely Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, a “worse candidate” than President Joe Biden, who she replaced more than a week ago. *


     FGN10 US-SC-BIDEN
     * US Supreme Court mired in 'crisis of ethics', says Biden
     Washington: President Joe Biden has said the US Supreme Court is mired in a "crisis of ethics", slamming its recent decisions on presidential immunity, as he raised serious questions on the integrity and independence of the American judiciary system. *
    
    
     FGN43 BANGLA-UNREST-MOURNING
     * Bangladesh observes national mourning for 150 people killed in quota-related violence
     Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday observed a national day of mourning for the 150 people killed in the recent anti-government violence, amid calls for the unconditional release of six coordinators of the quota reform movement within 24 hours. *

    
     FGN31 UK-LD STABBING
     * UK police question teenage suspect after 2 children killed, 9 injured in stabbing
     London: Police detectives on Tuesday were questioning the 17-year-old male arrested on suspicion of murder to try and establish the motive behind a “ferocious” stabbing attack at a children’s dance workshop in Southport, north-west England, that claimed the lives of two young kids. *


     FGN28 LANKA-ELECTION-WICKREMESINGHE-MPS
     * Wickremesinghe draws MPs from opposition party for Sept polls, SLPP threatens action
     Colombo: At least 75 MPs from the SLPP party have backed President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s bid for reelection in the September 21 presidential poll even though the party run by the Rajapaksa family has threatened disciplinary action against them, it emerged on Tuesday. *

    
     FGN40 PAK-BUSHRA
     * Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi named as suspect in 11 cases, including attack on army headquarters
     Islamabad: Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, has been named as a suspect in 11 cases, including the attack on the army headquarters on May 9 last year, the Rawalpindi district police informed the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday. *


     FGN38 PAK-KHAN
     * Imran Khan approaches ATC, seeks bail in 12 terrorism cases linked to May 9 riots
     Lahore: Jailed former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has approached an Anti-Terrorism Court here seeking bail in 12 cases linked to last year's May 9 riots, a media report said on Tuesday. *
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