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Russia downs 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow
KYIV/Crimea: Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
Fourteen drones were shot down by Russian air defenses and a further six were jammed…
Bankruptcy talk in China’s reality developer Country Garden, fears of wider economic…
BEIJING: Danger bells are mounting in China around Country Garden, a major property developer whose colossal debt raises fear of a bankruptcy that could spell wider economic turbulence, two years after the unravelling of its competitor…
Delhi International airport gears up to receive leaders for G20
No weapons will be allowed to be brought in by delegation members or accompanying security at any of the venues.
NEW DELHI: With less than a month left for the G20 summit in Delhi, works are going in full swing to ensure that the arrival…
Judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money case denies bias claim, won’t step aside
NEW YORK: The judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush-money criminal case has rejected the former president’s demand to step aside, denying defense claims that he’s biased against the Republican front-runner because he’s given cash to…
Russian ruble falls below 100 against dollar for first time since March 2022
Moscow: The ruble could sink further to 115-120 per dollar, MOSCOW: The Russian ruble slid past 100 against the dollar Monday, its lowest level since March 23, 2022 -- weeks after Moscow unleashed full-scale hostilities in Ukraine.
The…
Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Meghalaya, parts of Bangladesh
The earthquake took place at 8.19 pm, and the location was 49 km south-east of Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya, the National Center for Seismology said.
North China landslide death toll rises sharply to 21
According to the Xi'an emergency management bureau statement, more than 980 people were mobilised for the rescue effort, using life detectors and search dogs.
How Fani Willis oversaw what might be the most sprawling legal case against Donald Trump
Willis has not confirmed that an indictment will come this week, though her previous comments and security preparations around the Fulton County courthouse suggest that action could be imminent.
ATLANTA: Long before the FBI began…
Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump
Reuters, which later published a copy of the document, said the filing was taken down quickly afterward.
ATLANTA: A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared Monday on a Fulton County…
Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
Milei wants to replace the peso with the dollar, and says that Argentina’s Central Bank should be abolished, and that he thinks that climate change is a lie.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a 52-year—old…
Polish government plans referendum asking if voters want ‘thousands of illegal…
The Polish government wants to hold the referendum alongside the parliamentary election, scheduled for Oct. 15.
WARSAW: Poland's ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting "thousands of illegal…
Kim orders sharp increase in North Korea’s missile production, days before US-South Korea…
Many experts say Kim eventually aims to use his modernized weapons arsenals to wrest US concessions, such as sanctions relief, whenever diplomacy resumes with Washington.
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again toured major…
‘Zuck is a chicken’: Elon Musk and Zuckerberg throw verbal jabs over proposed cage match
"I think we can all agree Elon isn't serious and it's time to move on," Zuckerberg wrote on his Threads social platform.
Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at each other…
Attack on Iran Shiite shrine kills 1 and 8 others wounded: State media
Iran has faced attacks in the past from the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group, who view Shiites as heretics. Iran also faces lingering unrest and economic turmoil amid tensions with the West
TEHRAN: A gunman opened fire Sunday…
UK pledges funds to curb Khalistani extremism
The Indian High Commission in London was vandalised by pro-Khalistani supporters earlier this year, prompting India’s strong reaction.
NEW DELHI: Britain has announced new funding of GBP 95,000 (around Rs 1 crore) to tackle pro-Khalistani…
Govt to ensure budgetary allocations for BSF jawans, aware of their role in securing nation’s…
He said the BSF is the only Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) that specialises in securing land, water and air and works in diverse geographical conditions to ensure the security of the country.
KUTCH: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on…
G20 in Delhi to be an in-person summit, hybrid mode not allowed
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, on Saturday confirmed his participation at the summit. He is the first leader to do so.
NEW DELHI: As the countdown for the upcoming G20 Summit in Delhi in September begins, it has been made…
No Confidence sans Mutual Confidence
New Delhi: The No-Confidence Motion (NCM) presented by the Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha against ruling NDA failed to create any ripples in the political arena, neither in the Lok Sabha nor across the Nation. This was the second…
At least 385 deported Ukraine children returned from Russia: NGO
According to Kyiv, more than 19,000 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia since the February 2022 invasion, with many allegedly placed in institutions and foster homes.
VIENNA: At least 385 Ukrainian children deported to Russia…
Severe floods in China’s northern province killed 29 and caused tens of billions of economic…
More than 1.75 million residents have been relocated.
BEIJING: Severe floods in China's northern province of Hebei brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri this month killed at least 29 people and caused billions of dollars in economic…
