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Putin Killed Wagner Chief Prigozhin, Says Ukraine’s Zelensky

September 8, 2023 admin

Volodymyr Zelensky said Vladimir Putin was behind the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday Russian leader Vladimir Putin was behind the death of mutinous mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in an unexplained plane crash with his top lieutenants last month. President Zelensky, who provided no evidence to…

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G20 Summit 2023 | Which leaders are attending? What is their agenda?

September 8, 2023 admin

The final event in India’s year of G20 Presidency is the New Delhi Summit scheduled to be held on September 9-10 at the newly inaugurated Bharat Mandapam (ITPO) complex — a culmination of all G20 processes and meeting held throughout the year. Led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the group comprising of leaders of eighteen…

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Russian missile attack kills policeman, injures 52 others in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine

September 8, 2023 admin

Damaged buildings at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Russian missile attack September 8 on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine killed one policeman and injured at least 52 others, emergency officials said, while another attack in the…

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Mali military camp is attacked a day after 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in assaults

September 8, 2023 admin

“A military camp in Mali’s restive north was attacked on September 8, a day after two separate assaults by al-Qaeda-linked insurgents killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers,” the military said. “Response and evaluation in progress,” the armed forces said in a brief statement about Friday’s attack on a Malian military camp in the Gao…

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Ex-PMs, These Opposition Chief Ministers To Skip President’s G20 Dinner On September 9

September 8, 2023 admin

Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner. (File) New Delhi: Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for world leaders on Saturday due to “health reasons”. Sources said former prime ministers and Chief ministers, including opposition-ruled states…

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Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary Hit With Cream Pies By Climate Protesters

September 8, 2023 admin

Following the attack, Mr O’Leary appeared unfazed. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary was hit with a pie in the face by environmental protesters in Brussels on Thursday. According to the BBC, the airline chief was preparing to speak outside European Union headquarters when two female protesters dressed in black smeared him with two cream pies. …

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Hitch In Climate Change Talks At G20 As China, Saudi Harden Stance

September 8, 2023 admin

New Delhi: With just hours left for the G20 Summit to begin, climate change is already turning to be a contentious point among the leaders, sources said. The group has been divided on commitments to phasing down fossil-fuel use, increasing renewable energy targets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China and Saudi Arabia are opposing drastic…

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European Council On Russian Blockade Of Ukraine Ports

September 8, 2023 admin

Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of grain and seed oil New Delhi: Russia “must stop” its blockade of Ukrainian seaports after pulling out of a United Nations and Turkey-mediated deal to ensure grain shipments, the president of the European Council Charles Michel said Friday. “It’s frankly scandalous that Russia, after having terminated the Black…

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First phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima to end on September 11

September 8, 2023 admin

An aerial photo of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP “The first phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima that has angered China will end on September 11 as planned,” the stricken Japanese nuclear plant’s operator said. “TEPCO added that levels of radioactive tritium…

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Helicopter crashed into sea, search for crew underway- UAE regulator

September 8, 2023 admin

An AeroGulf helicopter crashed into the sea on September 7 evening and a search is underway for its crew of two pilots, UAE’s General Aviation Authority said on September 8. The pilots of the Bell 212 helicopter are Egyptian and South African citizens, the aviation regulator said. “The search and rescue teams have recovered the…

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