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Pakistan politics
A political saga has embroiled the prime minister of Pakistan for some time. The parliament rejected a no-confidence motion tabled by the opposition to oust Imran Khan. The deputy parliament speaker has blocked the motion, calling it unconstitutional and blaming foreign interference. The parliamentary debate came amid heavy police and paramilitary presence on the streets of the capital, Islamabad. The no-confidence motion had been tabled by a united opposition, who blame Khan for failing to revive the economy and crack down on corruption. However, Khan says the efforts to topple him have been orchestrated by the United States. Washington, though, denies it has any role to play in this.
Russia-Ukraine conflict
Over the conflict in Ukraine, airstrikes have rocked the strategic port city of Odessa. Ukrainian air defense batteries are said to have intercepted some of the missiles that were fired at the city. The blasts sent up columns of black smoke, with flames visible apparently in an industrial area. Russian forces appear to be withdrawing from Ukraine's north. But Kiev warns that Moscow is consolidating and preparing powerful strikes in the south. That echoes a chorus of Western assessments that Russian troops are regrouping. Odessa, a historical city of around one million people, is Ukraine's largest Black Sea port.
China COVID surge
China has reported well over 13,000 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago. The highly transmissible Omicron variant has spread to more than a dozen provinces, but has not caused any deaths. In Shanghai, the epicenter of China's most severe outbreak, nearly all of its 25 million residents were under stay-at-home orders on Saturday as officials rushed to curb the spread. But Shanghai's restrictions threaten to snarl supply chains. Some depots in the city remain closed and trucking services would likely be hit further. The lockdown is likely to drag into late next week or longer.
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