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Sunak closes campaign on personal note with parents, wife

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Turning to his “incredible, loving, kind wife", the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and author Sudha Murty, the 42-year-old Tory MP for Richmond in Yorkshire referenced their love story as students at Stanford University in the US. “You know what you mean to me, and I am incredibly grateful that 18 years ago you chose to give up your high heels and take a chance on the short kid with a backpack,” he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/NAfWO5P via

From furnace to flood: World's hottest city in Pakistan now under water

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The level of disruption in Jacobabad- where temperatures topped 50 Celsius in May- demonstrates some of the challenges extreme weather events linked to climate change can create. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ODwgyXb via

Gorbachev's passing: It took Putin 15hrs to publish a restrained condolence message

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As he lifted the Iron Curtain in 1990, Western biz rushed in

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Mikhail Gorbachev, reformer who changed Russia and the world, dies at 91

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WHO: New Covid cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere

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Danube drought reveals parts of hidden World War II history

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The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as its water levels have dropped. The ships, some still laden with munition, belonged to Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk by the Germans as they retreated from Romania as Soviet forces advanced. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/zWkXfb1 via

Taiwan vows to 'counterattack' if China's forces enter its territory

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Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self defence and "counter-attack" if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the democratic island. Taiwanese defence officials said China's "high intensity" military patrols near Taiwan continued and Beijing's intention of making the Taiwan Strait separating the two sides its "inner sea" would become the main source of instability in the region. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/e9XWzHS via

Gorbachev ended Cold War but presided over Soviet collapse

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Gorbachev's tragedy was that in trying to redesign an ossified, monolithic structure, to preserve the Soviet Union and save the Communist system, he ended up presiding over the demise of both. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Z73GeuN via

New launch attempt Saturday for Nasa's Moon rocket

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Nasa will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said. The highly anticipated uncrewed mission -- dubbed Artemis 1 -- will bring the United States a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon five decades after humans last walked on the lunar surface. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/34XBuRT via

'Biden to ask for approval of USD 1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan'

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The Biden administration plans to ask Congress to approve a USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes hundreds of missiles for fighter jets and anti-ship systems, according to media reports. The sale would include 60 anti-ship Harpoon missiles, 100 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, and a surveillance radar contract extension. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CP8E49W via

Truss vs Sunak: contrasting approaches in UK leadership battle

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Explainer: Pakistan fatal flooding has hallmarks of warming

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2 die, 5 injured in Phoenix shooting rampage; suspect dead

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Two people were killed and five injured — including two police officers — when a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle and wearing tactical gear began a seemingly random attack in Phoenix on Sunday night before killing himself, authorities said. Phoenix police identified the man on Monday as 24-year-old Isaiah Steven Williams. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mZUWfjR via

Floods wreak havoc across Pakistan, death toll is 1,061

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The overall death toll from floods across Pakistan reached 1,061 on Monday while rising levels of the gushing Indus river threatened more deluges in the lower-lying plains of Punjab and Sindh provinces before emptying into the Arabian Sea. Data released by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) stated that 1,600 people were injured and more than 719,000 livestock had perished. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/xyVqPt2 via

Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll rises to 1,061

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The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,061, according to figures released Monday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority. It said 28 people had died in the previous 24 hours. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/oMvQU6x via

A dancing Hillary Clinton comes to Finnish leader's defense

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Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

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Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Sunday, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. Ukraine's atomic energy agency painted an ominous picture of the threat Sunday by issuing a map forecasting where radiation could spread from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which Russian forces have controlled since soon after the war began. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZtEoeY via

Over 5.7 million people affected with flood in Pakistan

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Experienced Truss favourite to be next UK PM

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Journalist booked for linking 'disrespectful' statements about Islam to Imran

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'Five-member Islamabad HC bench to try Imran for contempt'

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The bench - headed by Islamabad high court Chief Justice Athar Minallah - comprises Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, and Justice Babar Sattar, the Dawn newspaper reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/z0dnjPm via

UK PM race: Rishi Sunak's California references may have impacted chances

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6 dead after truck hit community barbecue: Dutch police

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China reports 1,444 new coronavirus cases for August 27

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Financial hub Shanghai reported zero local symptomatic cases, versus one case the previous day, and eight local asymptomatic case, versus seven the previous day. China's capital Beijing reported two local symptomatic cases, versus three the previous day, government data showed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/HnhUESl via

UK says it is unclear how Russia will recruit more soldiers

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree last week to increase the size of Russia's armed forces to 2.04 million from 1.9 million as the war in Ukraine enters its seventh month. The UK defence ministry said in a regular update on the war that it was not clear if this would be achieved by recruiting more volunteers or by increasing conscription. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/PZUBMtk via

Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll tops 1,000: official

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The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority. It said 119 people had died in the previous 24 hours, as heavy rains that have affected more than 33 million people continued to lash parts of the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/kFKpXLn via

Diana's car auctioned as 25th anniversary of her death nears

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Nato head warns about Russian, Chinese interest in Arctic

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Pakistan lodges protest with India over its citizen's death in Kashmir

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Flood-ravaged Pakistan to deploy Army to assist in relief work

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Bangladesh asks for more flood data from India on Ganga, Brahmaputra & Barak

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Indian American organisations raise red flag over Texas racist attack

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The recent news of four Indian-origin women being harassed and abused with racial slurs in Plano, Texas, has sent shock waves through the Indian American community. Several Indian American organisations have reacted against the incident which was captured in a viral video of the encounter of four friends facing a tirade in a suburban parking lot, following their quiet dinner meet-up. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/lR54wEO via

Taliban restricts female students to leave Kabul for studies

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The Taliban has refused to allow female students to leave the Afghan capital to go to study in Kazakhstan and Qatar, reported Sputnik citing sources. Both female and male students were planning to leave Kabul, but only male students were permitted to fly out of Afghanistan for studies, the sources said on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Nq8VEZ via

Sri Lanka: Devastating crisis for children, a 'cautionary tale' for South Asia

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Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei as the island nation continues to suffer its worst financial slump since its independence. Laryea-Adjei pointed out that severe malnutrition in crisis-wracked Sri Lanka was already among the highest in the region. The alert from the UN Children's Fund comes as families continue to skip regular meals as staple foods become unaffordable. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Cq5JyGU via

Joe Biden likens Trump ideology to 'semi-fascism'

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Speaking to Democratic Party supporters at a reception just outside Washington, Biden cited concerns many Americans have about the state of democracy after Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/cBFpNYf via

Fukushima debris removal delayed by another year

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Million Covid deaths in 2022: WHO

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The World Health Organization announced Thursday that a million people had died from Covid-19 in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths. Nearly 6.45 million deaths have been reported to the WHO since the virus was first detected in China in late 2019. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/GOId7MB via

Imran Khan gets bail in judge threat case

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WHO chief laments fate of 'starving' relatives in Tigray

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US senator lands in Taiwan for fourth political visit this month

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US Senator Marsha Blackburn landed in Taiwan late Thursday, the fourth visit by an American politician this month and a move bound to rile Beijing, which has staged huge military drills to protest such trips.Tensions between China and the United States have soared to their highest level in decades since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit triggered Beijing's unprecedented show of force around the island earlier this month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/b6KUxi8 via

Uvalde school board fires police chief criticized for shooting response

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The Uvalde, Texas, school board on Wednesday fired the school district's embattled police chief, Pete Arredondo, for his much-criticized handling of the response to a shooting rampage that killed 19 children and two teachers in the city three months ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/MlAzdyS via

China faces heatwave havoc on power, crops and livestock

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Extreme heat in China played havoc on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the Yangtze river basin scrambling to limit the damage from climate change on power, crops and livestock. China has warned it is especially vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters are expected to proliferate in coming years as a result of more volatile weather. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/1VsOxQ6 via

Democrats celebrate win in US vote seen as litmus test on abortion rights

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US airstrikes target militia-controlled areas in east Syria

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Commission: Seoul government responsible for facility abuse

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Indian-American hiker swept away by flood found dead: Report

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A 29-year-old Indian-American female hiker, who got swept away in a flash flood last week at the Zion National Park in the US state of Utah, has been found dead, according to a senior official from the park. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/WCTQfpU via

Angolans to vote in tight race that could affect pro-Russia ties

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Its largest lake is so dry, China digs deep to water crops

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A severe heat wave is wreaking havoc across much of southern China. High temperatures have sparked mountain fires that have forced the evacuation of 1,500 people in the southwest, and factories have been ordered to cut production as hydroelectric plants reduce their output amid drought conditions from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZCkdL3O via

Record over 130 Indian-Americans at key positions in Biden admin

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In doing so he has not only fulfilled his promise to the community that he had made as a presidential candidate in 2020, but also shattered the record of his predecessor Donald Trump who had appointed more than 80 Indian-Americans and his previous boss Barack Obama, who had appointed over 60 Indian-Americans to key positions during his eight years of presidency. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/4piyUu6 via