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Australian states likely to be hit by floods in coming days
Sydney: Residents in Australia’s already deluged east coast have been asked to prepare for further thunderstorms, intense rain, hail and gusty winds as the nation confronts another series of wild weather conditions.…
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Putin ready to escalate perhaps up to the brink of nuke war: Report
Moscow: Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner in Ukraine, and true to form, the Russian President is ready to escalate, perhaps up to the brink of nuclear war, rather than…
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33 injured after school bus-truck collision in Australia
Melbourne: At least 33 people, some with serious injuries, were hospitalised on Wednesday after a collision between a school bus and a truck in Australia‘s Victoria state, authorities said. The collision occurred…
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Putin sets partial mobilisation in Russia, threatens enemies
Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilisation in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on the battlefield. Putin also warned…
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PM Modi was right when he said this is not time for war: French Prez Emmanuel Macron at UNGA
United Nations: French President Emmanuel Macron told world leaders at the UN General Assembly session that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is…
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At least 8 people injured in Chicago residential building blast
Chicago : At least eight people were injured after an explosion ripped through a residential building in Chicago on Tuesday (local time), according to local fire department authorities. Chicago Fire Department confirmed…
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Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan to support people affected by floods
Dadu [Pakistan]: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan to support people affected by the devastating floods in the country. According to the Express Tribune, the ‘Salt’ actor landed in…
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France, US hail PM Modi’s advice to Putin over Ukraine
New York : Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hailed at the United Nations General Assembly for his message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, by the US and France…
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47 people charged over largest COVID-19 relief fraud in US
Washington: US prosecutors have charged 47 people in connection with the largest ever Covid-19 relief fraud scheme, with the suspects accused of stealing a whopping $250 million from a government aid programme…
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Erdogan takes seemingly neutral stance in mentioning Kashmir at UNGA
United Nations: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan brought up Kashmir in his address to the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, taking a seemingly neutral stance, only expressing hope…
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Putin willing to end war in Ukraine, claims Erdogan
London: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he believes the Russian President is seeking an end to the war he began in Ukraine, and that a “significant step” will be…
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Our world is in big trouble, says UN chief Guterres
United Nations: “Our world is in big trouble”. With those explosive words, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres opened the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on Tuesday listing the crisis upon crisis…
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Hindu-Muslim community leaders call for stop to cycle of violence in UK’s Leicester
Community leaders from Leicester’s Hindu and Muslim communities released a joint statement today calling for a stop to the cycle of violence that began last month with clashes over an Asia Cup…
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Trump could face criminal charges vis-a-vis classified documents, admit lawyers
Washington: Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has acknowledged that he could face criminal charges vis-a-vis the “classified documents” seized by the FBI during the August 8 search of the Mar-a-Lago residence…
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Iran to import 9 mn-cubic meter Russian gas daily
Tehran: The Iranian Oil Ministry said the country will soon purchase 9 million cubic meters of gas per day from Russia through Azerbaijan. The Ministry announced the plan in a report on…
