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North Korea fires fourth round of missile tests in one week

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North Korea on Saturday fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korean and Japanese officials said, making it the North's fourth round of weapons launches this week that are seen as a response to military drills among its rivals. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/E1ZfUIi via

Burkina Faso soldiers announce overthrow of military government

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Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night to confirm the ouster of President Paul-Henri Damiba, the second coup in the troubled West African country this year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ymlIzv2 via

India abstains, Russia vetoes on draft UNSC resolution condemning 'illegal referenda' and annexation of four Ukrainian territories

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India abstained on a draft resolution tabled in the UN Security Council by the US and Albania that condemns Russia's "illegal referenda" and annexation of four Ukrainian territories and requires that Moscow withdraw troops from Ukraine immediately. The resolution failed to get adopted as Russia vetoed it. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/9sed56m via

Has 'plundered' countries like India, Putin rails against Western powers

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Accusing the West of provoking colour revolution for geopolitical gains, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the West has "plundered" countries like India in contradiction to the values of "truth, freedom and justice", according to Reuters translation of Putin's annexation speech in Russian. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/tCqmWZk via

'UK will never accept Russian annexation of 4 Ukrainian territories'

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Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday accused Vladimir Putin of breaching international law as Russia prepared to formally annex four occupied Ukrainian territories. Truss criticised the Russian leader for showing "clear disregard for the lives of the Ukrainian people he claims to represent". "The UK will never accept the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as anything other than Ukrainian territory," she added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/0LgEUlJ via

At least 23 killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine

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At least 19 killed in suicide bombing at Kabul education centre

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A Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief says 19 people were killed and 27 were wounded in a suicide bombing in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital. "An educational centre called 'Kaj' has been attacked, which unfortunately has caused deaths and injuries," interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor tweeted. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/S3tvVUz via

UNSC to vote on resolution condemning Russia annexation referendums

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The resolution - drafted by the United States and Albania and whose exact contents are not yet public - has no chance of passing thanks to Moscow's veto power, though it can then be presented to the general assembly. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/bfiQPrS via

Hurricane Ian devastates Florida

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Emergency crews took to helicopters and boats on Thursday to rescue residents of Florida's Gulf Coast stranded by floodwaters, downed power lines and piles of debris left behind by hurricane Ian's destructive march across the state. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/MiBSJou via

North Korea's missile test was destabilising: Kamala Harris

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US vice president Kamala Harris said on Thursday North Korea's recent missile test was destabilising as she visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas a day after the reclusive North's test launch of two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/b90OhnT via

Taliban fire into air to disperse women's rally backing Iran protests

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Saudi Arabia introduces Yoga in Universities

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Chinese tycoon Richard Liu faces civil trial in alleged rape

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Richard Liu, the founder and former CEO of e-commerce giant JD.com, has denied raping the woman, and prosecutors did not file criminal charges. The woman, Jingyao Liu, sued in civil court, alleging she was coerced to drink before Richard Liu groped her in a limousine and raped her in her apartment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6kxca1I via

6 injured in Oakland high school shooting

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EU seeks trade sanctions on Russia over 'sham' Ukraine votes

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Ian powers up to a Category 4 hurricane as it nears Florida

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US VP Kamala Harris condemns 'disturbing' Chinese actions

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US V-P Kamala Harris condemned on Wednesday "disturbing" actions by China in the Pacific. "China has flexed its military and economic might to coerce and intimidate its neighbours. And we have witnessed disturbing behaviour in the East China Sea and in the South China Sea, and most recently, provocations across the Taiwan Strait," Kamala Harris said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/lEaz7TP via

Pakistan swaps 6 finance ministers in 4 years to stem crisis

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Ishaq Dar, an accountant by profession, will be helming the office for the fourth time and replaces Miftah Ismail. He will be tasked with reversing the course of the nation’s current economic predicament amid challenges such as low growth, high inflation and foreign-exchange reserves standing below the standard benchmark of three months of imports. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/1IFW8fj via

Pakistan swears in Ishaq Dar as finance minister

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Seasoned politician and chartered accountant Ishaq Dar took the oath as Pakistan's new finance minister on Wednesday, the prime minister's office said, as the country fights an economic crisis exacerbated by devastating floods. It is Dar's fourth stint as finance minister. Dar is known to favour intervention in currency markets to keep the rupee stable. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ChZxaJY via

Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods

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Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday, knocking out power to the entire country and leaving 11 million people without electricity, before churning on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters amid expectations it would strengthen into a catastrophic Category 4 storm. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/D69S2VH via

Saudi Arabia's crown prince named prime minister: decree

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Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced Tuesday night. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/4moY0QM via

Far-right leader Girgia Meloni to be Italy's first woman PM

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Italy took a sharp turn to the right on Monday after Giorgia Meloni's Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting the one-time Mussolini admirer on course to become the first woman to lead the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/rjkuqib via

Tokyo tightens security for slain Abe's funeral

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Abe was shot from close range by a man with a homemade gun while on the campaign trail in the western city of Nara, an act that shocked a nation where violent crime is rare and dignitaries tend to travel with only modest protection. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/LqiIKrk via

Arizona abortion clinics send women to other states

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Women seeking abortions across Arizona were forced to find alternatives beyond the state's borders after the ruling, which clears the way for prosecutors to charge doctors and others who help a woman end a pregnancy unless her life is in danger. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/UizNKCo via

Kamala Harris set to visit Korean DMZ after Kim's missile test

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The visit, announced on Tuesday, comes days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea and amid fears of a possible nuclear test as the Biden administration's attempts at outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have failed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Bzvoag9 via

Japan holding state funeral for Shinzo Abe amid tensions

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Tokyo was under maximum security, with a large number of uniformed police mobilize around the Budokan hall, where the funeral is being held, and major train stations. Roads around the venue are closed throughout the day, and coin lockers at main stations were sealed for security. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/t1vKB6k via

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test

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The galactic slam occurred at a harmless asteroid 7 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the space rock at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph). Scientists expected the impact to carve out a crater, hurl streams of rocks and dirt into space and, most importantly, alter the asteroid's orbit. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mqUApPO via

Far-right leader Girgia Meloni to be Italy's first woman PM

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Italy took a sharp turn to the right on Monday after Giorgia Meloni's Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting the one-time Mussolini admirer on course to become the first woman to lead the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/jd12Ovy via

Ukrainians in occupied Melitopol fear Russian call-up: exiled mayor

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Xi Jinping prepares to extend his reign at 20th Party Congress

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Ukraine military says Russian drones hit military objects in Odesa

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New Zealand marks queen's death with holiday, church service

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The South Pacific nation is among 14 outside of the United Kingdom that continue to recognise the British monarch as their symbolic head of state. New Zealand had decided to wait until after last week's funeral in Britain to hold its own commemoration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/JzI6FoO via

Iran will act decisively after biggest protests in years: Raisi

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The protests broke out in northwestern Iran a week ago at the funeral of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died after falling into a coma following her detention in Tehran by morality police enforcing hijab rules on women's dress. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/UPCST15 via

Saudi prince's Ukraine mediation signals 'useful' Russia ties

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Saudi Arabia has won a diplomatic victory by securing freedom for foreign fighters captured in Ukraine, signalling the value of the crown prince's alliance with Russia to Western partners seeking to isolate Moscow over the war there, analysts say. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/k6jg9lq via

Italians vote in election that could take far-right to power

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Before publication of opinion polls were banned 15 days ago, far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party, with its neo-fascist roots, led in popularity, suggesting Italians were poised to vote their first far-right government into power since World War II. Close behind was former Premier Enrico Letta and his center-left Democratic Party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/4wNmc6G via

CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri's hideout

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North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul says

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Tropical storm Ian to become hurricane on Sunday, NHC says

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'She was 12, I was 30': Social media lights up over Biden's remark

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A digression by US President Joe Biden during his address to teachers at the National Education Association headquarters in Washinton DC on Saturday has bewildered netizens. In his Friday speech to teachers, Biden abruptly digressed from his speech and while recognizing an audience member said, "You gotta say hi to me." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Ac2P9eY via

89 dead in Lebanon migrant shipwreck off Syria

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Russians strike Ukraine as Kremlin-staged votes continue

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Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continued in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/xs5oper via

Hurricane Fiona bears down on Canada after brushing Bermuda

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Hurricane Fiona barreled towards Canada on Friday with Nova Scotia province on high alert after the storm swept past Bermuda, where it left much of the population without power but caused little damage. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/VBGzd03 via

One killed in landslide as another typhoon nears Japan

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Japan is currently in its typhoon season, and faces around 20 such storms a year, routinely with heavy rains that cause flash floods or landslides. The latest, Talas, was churning near the northeast of the country, 100 kilometres (62 miles) off the coast of Omaezaki at 6 am (2100 GMT Friday). from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Zu89xts via

Covid infections rise in England and Wales

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The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 has gone up in England and Wales for the first time in two months, official statistics showed on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/6ivcjWO via

French parliament takes on sexual misconduct, amid scandals

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The anti-harassment unit, set up in 2020, is part and parcel of gradual but growing efforts to tackle sexual and sexist abuse in French society. Under French law, if the situations that have been reported may constitute a crime, it must be reported to prosecutors. One case from last year went through that procedure, Yaël Braun-Pivet, the first female speaker of France's National Assembly, said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/O2kxSqb via

Moscow-held regions of Ukraine in 'sham' vote to join Russia

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Pushback against Afg refugees continues as Iran deports migrants

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War leaves Ukraine farming village queueing for food

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Ukraine's farmland is famed for its rich black soil and considered a breadbasket for the world, but on Thursday, after months of war, residents of a frontline farming village were queueing for food. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/92khpQG via

Australian lawmakers pay tribute to queen, discuss republic

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US, China top diplomats to meet on high tensions on Taiwan

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are set to meet on the sidelines of the annual United Nations summit, their first encounter since extensive talks in July in Bali where both sides appeared optimistic for more stability. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YSbVNjo via

Australia holds day of mourning for queen with art, flowers

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