The nine-day Covid lockdown in Shanghai could turn out to be particularly costly for China, the BBC reported. ....

At least six people were killed and 12 others injured during a mass shooting in California's capital city of Sacramento, police said. ....

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shared more details about the threat he said he had been facing since early last month. ....

The Pakistan Supreme Court has dampened the hopes of the opposition and the bars, which were expecting coercive order against the National Assembly (NA) Speakers ruling that rejected the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan on the basis of Article 5 of the Constitution, The Express Tribune reported. ....

The Cabinet Division of Pakistan issued a notification, de-notifying Imran Khan as the Prime Minister after the President dissolved the National Assembly after a summary was sent by the premier in the wake of a no-trust move against him, The Express Tribune reported. ....

After drama in the Pakistan National Assembly, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed claimed on Sunday that PM Imran Khan may cling on to power for another 15 days, media reports said. ....

Qasim Khan Suri, Deputy Speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly (NA), on Sunday dismissed the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying that it was against Article 5 of the Constitution, Dawn reported. ....

A delegation of Pakistan's opposition lawmakers submitted a no-trust motion against National Assembly Speaker (NA) Asad Qaiser, Geo News reported. ....

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is faced with the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition political parties join hands against him with an aim to end, not only his ruling government, but also his political career. ....

The Sri Lankan government has imposed an island-wide curfew from Saturday evening to Monday morning ahead of a plan for a massive apolitical public protest on Sunday. ....