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Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Ex-Leader, Is Arrested

By Christina Goldbaum & Salman Masood | The New York Times

Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, was arrested on corruption charges Tuesday in a major escalation of a political crisis that raises the prospect of mass unrest by his supporters.

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China and Canada Expel Each Other’s Diplomats Over Interference Claims

By Amanda Coletta & Christian Shepherd | The Washington Post

Beijing on Tuesday ordered a Canadian diplomat to leave China, in a swift retaliatory move after Ottawa expelled a Chinese diplomat who allegedly had targeted a Canadian lawmaker.

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