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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reaches Russia to meet Putin
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reaches Russia to meet Putin

The luxury armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apparently crossed into Russia ahead of a summit with President Vladimir Putin that the US said would focus on supplying weapons for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Kim’s train arrived in the Russian border city of Khasan where a welcome ceremony was held, Japan...

Morocco earthquake leaves more than 2,000 dead
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Morocco earthquake leaves more than 2,000 dead

Over 2,000 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late Friday night, destroying buildings and leaving people homeless and struggling to find food and water. The World Health Organisation said more than 3 lakh people were affected in Marrakech and surrounding areas, Reuters reported. An aftershock of 3.9 magnitude rattled the country on Sunday....

US President Biden all set to travel to India for G20 Summit
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US President Biden all set to travel to India for G20 Summit

US President Joe Biden is all set to visit India and is “very excited” about the important initiatives he will be championing at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, according to senior White House officials. Biden will follow the COVID-19 guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during his visit to India...

Ahead of Joe Biden’s India Visit, US First Lady Tests Covid Positive
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Ahead of Joe Biden’s India Visit, US First Lady Tests Covid Positive

US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group of 20 Summit in India, the White House said on Monday. Biden’s 72-year-old wife, whose symptoms were described as mild, last had COVID in August of...

Zelensky Replaces Ukraine’s Defence Minister, Calls For “New Approaches”
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Zelensky Replaces Ukraine’s Defence Minister, Calls For “New Approaches”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 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...

Biden To Reach India 2 Days Before G20, Hold Bilateral Talks With PM Modi
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Biden To Reach India 2 Days Before G20, Hold Bilateral Talks With PM Modi

US President Joe Biden will travel to India September 7 to attend the G20 summit on the sidelines of which he will also have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House has announced. India, President of the G20, will host global leaders for the Summit scheduled to take place on September...

Proud Boys Ethan Nordean and Dominic Pezzola jailed for US Capitol riot
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Proud Boys Ethan Nordean and Dominic Pezzola jailed for US Capitol riot

Dominic Pezzola, 46, who was convicted of assaulting police and obstructing an official proceeding, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Ethan Nordean, 32, who led the group’s march on Congress on 6 January 2021, was sentenced to 18 years for a more serious seditious conspiracy charge. The former head of the group, Enrique Tarrio,...

Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines Join India In Rejection Of China’s “New Map”
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Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines Join India In Rejection Of China’s “New Map”

Governments of the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan on Thursday joined India in rejecting China’s new national map, issuing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming their territory. China published a new version of its national map on Monday to correct what Beijing has in the past referred to as “problematic maps” that it claims...

China yet to confirm President Xi’s in-person participation in G20 summit
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China yet to confirm President Xi’s in-person participation in G20 summit

India has not yet received any confirmation on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s in-person participation at the upcoming G20 summit, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday amid reports that he is unlikely to travel to New Delhi for it. A majority of G20 leaders, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian...