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Israel’s PM pitches fiber optic cable idea to link Asia and the Middle East to Europe

September 4, 2023 admin

PM Benjamin Netanyahu floated the idea of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable linking countries in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula with Europe through Israel and Cyprus. | file photo | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday floated the idea of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable…

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Biden On Reports That Xi May Skip India G20 Summit

September 4, 2023 admin

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping last spoke on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Bali Washington: US President Joe Biden said he was disappointed about reports his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, plans to skip the G20 summit in New Delhi this week. “I am disappointed, but I am going to get to see him,”…

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Morning Digest | Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on Sept 5; EC to visit Bhopal today to inspect poll measures, and more

September 4, 2023 admin

Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge during a press conference after the bloc leaders meeting, in Mumbai on Friday | Photo Credit: ANI Mallikarjun Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on September 5 ahead of Parliament’s Special Session Ahead of the Special Session of Parliament, floor…

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Indian American US Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Calls For Strategic Clarity On Taiwan

September 4, 2023 admin

Vivek Ramaswamy said US should shift from strategic ambiguity to strategic clarity. Washington: The US embraces a policy that fails to recognise Taiwan as a nation and adopts the posture of “strategic ambiguity” over whether or not it will defend the East Asian country against a Chinese invasion, Indian American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy…

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Burning Man festival flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities investigate 1 death

September 4, 2023 admin

September 04, 2023 07:09 am | Updated 07:09 am IST – Nevada, U.S. An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a sloppy mess with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert in the U.S. But some Burning Man revelers said…

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Algeria Says It Fired Warning Shots At Jet Skiers Who Strayed Across Border

September 4, 2023 admin

Algeria’s defence ministry released its version of events in a statement on Sunday (Representational) Cairo: Algeria’s defence ministry said on Sunday its coastguard fired warning shots before firing directly at a man on a jet ski who entered Algerian waters, in an incident that a survivor said left two dead. The incident took place on…

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US Postal Employee Steals $1.7 Million From Residents: Report

September 3, 2023 admin

The investigators believed that Muchimba altered checks from the US Treasury (Representational) Washington: A US Postal Service worker in Washington, DC, has allegedly stolen around $1.7 million from its residents, Wtopnews reported citing a court document. As per the Wtopnews website, the civil forfeiture filing ordered the seizure of $402,669.95 from the bank account, believed…

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2 Killed, 6 Injured In Shooting At Canada Wedding Venue

September 3, 2023 admin

Ottawa police confirmed that fatalities were of two men, aged 26 and 29. (Representational) Montreal, Canada: Two people were killed and six others wounded late Saturday in a shooting in the parking lot of a reception venue in Ottawa, authorities said. Two weddings were taking place at the venue when gunfire erupted outside, sending shocked…

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Zelenskyy replaces defence minister, Russian drones hit Ukraine port

September 3, 2023 admin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announced the departure of defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for “new approaches” a year and a half into Russia’s invasion. The announcement came hours after Ukraine fought off an attack by Russian drones in the southern Odesa region early Sunday that hit a Danube port on the border with…

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Ukraine Claims Big Breakthrough, Says Russian Lines Breached In South

September 3, 2023 admin

Heavily mined territory had slowed Ukrainian troops (File) Kyiv: Kyiv’s army has made an important breakthrough by breaching Russian lines in southern Ukraine, a key general told British media this weekend, saying he now expected faster progress in the Zaporizhzhia area. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, leading the southern counteroffensive, spoke several days after Kyiv declared a…

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