#UPDATE: Pakistan's main parties have rejected the outcome of elections won by cricket star Imran Khan and announced protests demanding new polls, after foreign observers criticised the pivotal vote over allegations of rigging https://t.co/6yjzXbgcwz
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 27, 2018
The biggest game of Imran Khan's life begins now, says @BDUTT in this fine piece https://t.co/RlTax2K6kL
— S. Thyagarajan (@sthyagu) July 27, 2018
Historic win for Imran Khan breaks Pakistan's dynastic rule https://t.co/P6hZwMWMLv pic.twitter.com/t2wcLONpsR
— Bloomberg (@business) July 27, 2018
"I started this struggle 22 years ago and thankfully today I have been given a chance to fulfil what I dreamt for the country." https://t.co/rq9dbzeL6d
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 27, 2018
Imran Khan has won over Pakistan. But real power still lies with the army. pic.twitter.com/kLCmDz6EjF
— Rabiya Anjum (@RabiyaAnjum11) July 27, 2018
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WORLD
Clouds put damper on hopes of blood moon sightings in UK https://t.co/BHH2TV8Yl5
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 27, 2018
The official CBS statements here defending/covering for Moonves are astounding, given the detail and severity of the allegations in this story https://t.co/bhb0iG07qs
— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) July 27, 2018
Trump's aluminum tariffs have gotten much less attention than his steel tariffs. They're also opposed by most of the industry they're supposed to help, and virtually nobody thinks they'll achieve what the administration says it wants. My look: https://t.co/TsZiOCZw7n
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 27, 2018
An Audacious Proposal for a US–North Korean Alliance via @thenation https://t.co/HOVv07vdz2
— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) July 27, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
What We Know About the Controversial 2016 Trump Tower Meeting With Russian Officials https://t.co/6yW34MJaXo
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) July 27, 2018
If proven true, the president’s alleged role in the Trump Tower meeting could help prosecutors make judgments about his 'character, truthfulness, and culpability.' @NatashaBertrand @theatlantic https://t.co/QQ9APpf0C8
— Vernon Loeb (@LoebVernon) July 27, 2018
The NYPD is responding to a report of three suspicious packages at three different locations inside Trump Tower in Manhattan https://t.co/PyiBHkpZd9 pic.twitter.com/koVNYDsNDV
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 27, 2018
"Collusion, conspiracy, obstruction, cover up – all these narratives that intertwine are bolstered by Michael Cohen's account, if true" – @DavidCornDC on Cohen claim Trump knew of Russia Trump Tower meeting: pic.twitter.com/bxyxC1ZiNT
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) July 27, 2018
Beyond Butina: the National Prayer Breakfast is an international influence-peddling bazaar and lucrative opportunity for lobbyists. A former State Dept official offered an invitation + 3 days of mtgs to an African president for $220,000. w/ @kenvogel https://t.co/Iy6F0CAO29
— Elizabeth Dias (@elizabethjdias) July 27, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Brexit: British attempts to bypass the European Commission in Brexit talks by dealing directly with member states are failing, as national governments line up to back the official EU position: The naivety of May and her Brexiters is astonishing! https://t.co/vlj9GKLcA6
— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) July 27, 2018
If the threat of grounded planes, food shortages and even the country literally running out of fucking blood didn't convince you that a no-deal Brexit is perhaps a bad idea then congratulations – you're as stupid as Liam Fox. https://t.co/GGVzW3n80V
— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) July 27, 2018
Six years ago this very day. When Britain had the exact opposite of the mean, nation in decline spirit delivered by Brexit https://t.co/tDMBvcBozC
— Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) July 27, 2018
Full details on Sunday but DCMS Select Comm going pretty strong on interim report proposals to counter ‘fake news’. All grist to the mill of the #LSEt3 Commission (we report in November) https://t.co/TAqwaUkCpw
— Charlie Beckett (@CharlieBeckett) July 27, 2018
Love Island's Hayley has interviewed Nigel Farage about Brexit https://t.co/yW1n5qBQ7E pic.twitter.com/2UDp4dxK1D
— The Independent (@Independent) July 27, 2018
A final plug for my column for @heraldscotland on the prospects of constitutional change in Ireland in light of #Brexit https://t.co/FGnbZW8hDP
— Gareth Brown (@garfbrown) July 27, 2018
The Overnight Note 