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A majority of MPs voted in favor of a motion to overthrow the prime minister. Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif could become his successor. Pakistan's parliament has ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan with a vote of no confidence. 174 out of 342 deputies voted against Khan, as the speaker of the parliament, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, announced in the capital, Islamabad. Khan is the first prime minister in  Pakistan's history to be ousted by a no-confidence vote. It is still unclear when a new head of government will be elected. The head of the opposition Muslim conservative party PML-N, Shehbaz Sharif, is considered the favorite for the post. He thanked the supporters for their fight after the vote of no confidence: "Pakistan will rebuild this unity," said Sharif. The vote was initially delayed further and further by Parliament Speaker Asad Qaiser, who chaired the session. The heated debates between the government and the opposition were interrupted several times. When Qaiser, w...

Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, who is under pressure, is asking the head of state to create the conditions for new elections. He had previously escaped a no-confidence vote. Pakistani President Arif Alvi has dissolved parliament, thereby creating the conditions for early elections. These must now take place within 90 days. A few hours earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had managed to avoid being removed from office by a vote of no confidence that was considered certain. The Vice President of Parliament and Khan ally Qasim Suri had rejected the planned vote on a no-confidence motion by the opposition as unconstitutional. Khan himself then said on television that he had asked the President to dissolve Parliament. The population should be prepared for new elections. Khan 69, faces growing criticism in Pakistan over the country's economic situation. The country is suffering from rising inflation, a persistently weak national currency and high national debt. In addition, a f...

The United Arab Emirates says it has defused and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The UAE Ministry of Defense claimed from its Twitter account that a ballistic missile fired from the Yemeni province of Al-Jawaf on Sunday night was intercepted by its defense system in the air at 00:20 (local time). Local time) destroyed.  The UAE has also released a video of the successful missile destruction. According to the Ministry of Defense, there were no casualties in the Houthi attack and the remnants of the missile fell out of populated areas. The Houthi attack comes as Israeli President Isaac Herzog is in the United Arab Emirates on his first visit. The Israeli president arrived in the UAE on a two-day visit on Sunday and the missile was fired just hours after he arrived in the UAE. North Korea fires medium-range missile The United Arab Emirates is part of a Saudi coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen. In recent weeks, the Houthis have carried out several ...

The US President wants to move troops in the short term, but it is about "not too many" soldiers. Boris Johnson and his Foreign Secretary are planning a trip to the region. In view of the Ukraine conflict, the US President wants to increase the military presence in Eastern Europe. "I will be relocating soldiers to Eastern Europe and the NATO countries at short notice," said Joe Biden. However, only a small number of soldiers will be deployed. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chief of Staff Mark Milley had previously called for de-escalation to prevent a "appalling" war. At first, Biden did not specify how many soldiers he wanted to transfer to Eastern Europe. It's about "not too many" soldiers, he told journalists. Biden did not give any details at the time either. The USA had already put 8,500 soldiers on alert to strengthen the NATO presence. However, Biden had emphasized that it was a precautionary measure that no US soldiers would...

The US President speaks of the "strong possibility" of a Russian invasion. The number of soldiers on the Ukrainian border continues to increase. US President Joe Biden has warned his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Russia may be planning an invasion in February. Biden made it clear to Selenskyj in a phone call that there was a "strong possibility" of such an invasion, said National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne in the White House. In the conversation, Biden again assured Selenskyj of his support in the event of a Russian invasion. According to the White House, he reiterated the US' readiness to "react decisively, together with its allies and partners, if Russia invades Ukraine further." The government in Washington is therefore examining "additional macroeconomic support to help the Ukrainian economy under the pressure of Russian military build-up". The strength of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border continued to ...