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​A 46-year-old Pakistani man, Asif Merchant, has been charged by the US Department of Justice for plotting to kill politicians, government officials on the US soil. Prosecutors in Brooklyn announced criminal charges against Asif Merchant, accusing him of travelling to New York for the purposes of trying to hire a hitman for the assassinations. The plot was disrupted before it could be carried out. The document did not name any potential target but CNN reported that former president Donald Trump and other current and former US government officials might be the targets of the plot. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/VcTbzFK

Kamala Harris' running mate Tim Walz was accused of allowing Minnesota burn during the George Floyd riots in 2020. Now as his name was announced as Kamala Harris' running mate in the November election, a clip of his wife Gwen Walz speaking about the Black Lives Matter protest has gone viral with the Republicans claiming that the whole family is 'sick'. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3JWC6K8

CNN commentator Van Jones said Tuesday that Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro was sidestepped by Kamala Harris because he is Jewish. Kamala Harris picking Minnesota governor Tim Walz "was her caving in to some of these darker parts in the party" in terms of appeasing "anti-Jewish bigots" that have "gotten marbled into this party", Van Jones said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/az1sqLw