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Statue to honour Sikhs who fought for Britain unveiled in Leicester

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US DA dismisses conspiracies in Pelosi attack, charges expected

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The San Francisco District Attorney is rejecting conspiracy theories about the attack on House speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, confirming the assailant was targeting the Democratic leader when he broke into the couple's San Francisco home and confronted Paul Pelosi. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dOv0hzx via

Imran admits to advising slain journalist Arshad Sharif to flee Pak

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The former premier condemned the murder of Pakistani renowned journalist Arshad Sharif saying that he was a patriot and bore the pain of Pakistan as no one ever had. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mPtakNi via

World food supplies at risk as Russia withdraws from Black Sea deal

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Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wheat booked for delivery to Africa and the Middle East are at risk following Russia's withdrawal, while Ukrainian corn exports to Europe will take a hit, two Singapore-based traders said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/0RkFjfi via

Death toll from severe tropical storm Paeng nears 100 in Philippines

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Scant security for Halloween raises questions in South Korea

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Rishi Sunak shouldn’t skip climate meet: Alok Sharma

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​A government spokesperson said: “The UK will be fully represented by senior ministers, including the foreign, business and environment secretaries as well as COP president Alok Sharma.” ​King Charles, a passionate environmentalist, will not be attending either, owing to advice he received from former UK PM Liz Truss. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/5rUj9tf via

UN chief delays travel to try to bring Russia back into Black Sea grain deal

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The head of the United Nations said he was "deeply concerned" by Russia's decision to suspend its participation in a U.N.-brokered grain deal and delayed a foreign visit to try to revive the agreement, which aims to ease a global food crisis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/NeCdxGa via

Imran Khan's absence from march fuels speculation

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's sudden disappearance from the party's long march, soon after the sunset and party's Secretary General Asad Umar announcing that Khan has left for Lahore to attend a "very important meeting", left the media and the participants speculating, local media reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/TFKqgY3 via

A look at some of the world's major crowd disasters

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At least 146 people were killed and 150 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korea. Here a look at some of the major crowd disasters around the world in recent decades: from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/s3BnF5H via

19 foreigners killed in South Korea stampede

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The national fire agency said the death toll from the accident had risen to 151 people, including 19 foreigners, who died in a crowd surge and stampede which happened at about 10:00 pm (1300 GMT) Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/7GKITrQ via

Three candidates for PM in Denmark, and one wild card

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Facing off with incumbent Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the right and far-right opposition are mainly lining up behind two candidates to form the next government after the November 1 election. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/0mgbros via

50 dead, dozens feared missing in Philippines rain

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Elon Musk is said to have ordered job cuts across Twitter

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Musk, who completed a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on Thursday, has ordered the cuts across the company, with some teams to be trimmed more than others, said three of the people, who declined to be identified for fear of retaliation. The scale of the layoffs could not be determined. Twitter has about 7,500 employees. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/97tC0p6 via

Ukrainian official rules out any deals with Russia as long as war lasts

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Few takers for Xi's message on China being well-meaning global entity

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Intruder seeking Nancy Pelosi at her home beats husband with hammer

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Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was "violently assaulted" after a break-in at the couple's California home early on Friday, her office said in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3evscMh via

Tropical storm slams into Philippines, death toll rises to 72

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Heavy rains triggered by the approaching storm began Thursday in the southern Philippines, the state weather service said, inundating mostly rural areas on Mindanao island. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CZJpeBd via

Two Palestinian militants shot dead in latest West Bank flare-up

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Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants on Friday, Palestinian sources said, in what the Israeli military said was a response to a shooting at soldiers in the occupied West Bank. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/IZ6Wtxp via

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock 'n' roll star, dies at 87

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Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock 'n' roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/l1QG6MU via

At least 13 dead in floods, landslides in south Philippines

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Ten villagers drowned in rampaging floodwaters and landslides in Datu Blah Sinsuat town and three others drowned in nearby Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao province, regional official Naguib Sinarimbo told reporters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/m8JtHYf via

West says no biological weapons in Ukraine, Russia disagrees

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The US and its Western allies on Thursday dismissed Russia's claims that banned biological weapons activities are taking place in Ukraine with American support, calling the allegation disinformation and fabrications. Russia's UN ambassador said Moscow will pursue a UN investigation of its allegations that both countries are violating the convention prohibiting the use of biological weapons. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/HMyjC4p via

N Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, Seoul says

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The launch, the latest in a series of weapons tests by North Korea in recent weeks, came on the final day of South Korea's annual 12-day "Hoguk" field exercises, which also involved an unspecified number of US troops this year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ptJlfzb via

Five votes in four years: Israel's election addiction

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The vote comes at a time talks to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict have long since stalled and as violence has flared again in the occupied West Bank. In November 2018, Netanyahu's government is left hanging by a thread after his defence minister Avigdor Lieberman quits. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/FeKshgd via

Arsenal footballer Pablo Mari among 5 stabbed in supermarket attack in Italy, one killed

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A supermarket employee died en route to the hospital, according to the ANSA news agency. The wounded included a Spanish soccer player, Pablo Mari, who is on loan to the Serie A club Monza from Arsenal, Lapresse reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/gIRrT3j via

In a first, ISI chief attends presser to counter Imran's anti-army tirade

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Lt Gen Anjum, whose appointment as ISI chief in place of Lt Gen Faiz Hameed in October last year had been resisted by the erstwhile Imran-led government, claimed that army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa received "a lucrative offer" in March for an extended stint if he helped the former PM beat the then opposition's no-confidence motion against him. " from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/zZOX0us via

Rishi Sunak faces backlash over Suella Braverman appointment

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Suella Braverman was sacked from Truss’s government on October 19, saying in her resignation letter she had sent a draft ministerial statement regarding the government policy on migration from her personal email, which she said was due for imminent publication but accepted was “a technical infringement of the rules”. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/kKSoewp via

King Charles plans to sideline Harry, Andrew as royal stand-ins: Reports

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British King Charles III on Thursday was reportedly planning to extend the pool of royals allowed to act for him in his absence, effectively sidelining non-working royals Prince Harry and the Duke of York.Charles is expected to amend the "Regency Act" to add his brother Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and his sister Anne, the Princess Royal, The Daily Telegraph and the BBC reported, quoting sources. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/GJiL0rB via

Ten ways China has changed under Xi Jinping

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High-profile Australian rape case abruptly ends in mistrial

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Brittany Higgins, 27, alleged that former conservative staffer Bruce Lehrmann, 27, raped her on a couch inside the parliamentary office of a government minister following a night of heavy drinking in March 2019. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Y2SzLNp via

Indians, Khalistani supporters clash in Canadian city on Diwali night

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The police said they received reports that the fight had broken out at a local parking lot, adding that paramedics assessed one male patient at the scene. In its latest update on Tuesday, the police said there was a "large gathering of people" who were "yelling" and "screaming", but there was "no large fight." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/75yVEd2 via

Is UK leader Rishi Sunak too rich to rule in tough times?

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China locks down parts of Wuhan as Covid cases emerge

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The roughly 900,000 residents of Hanyang district were told to stay in their homes from Wednesday, a spokeswoman from the area’s CDC told Bloomberg News by phone. Another official at Hanyang’s health bureau said the lockdown would last until Sunday, and that all non-essential businesses had been told to shut. Supermarkets and pharmacies will remain operational. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Ri7lLEz via

N Korea nuclear test would meet 'unprecedented' response: US, Japan, S Korea

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Syria facing 'acute violence', worst economic crisis: UN

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Date with Diwali missed, but India ready for talks over UK trade deal

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India is committed to negotiating a bilateral trade deal with the UK, which has already missed the Diwali deadline, but is keeping tabs on how the situation unfolds with Rishi Sunak being appointed as the third British Prime Minister this year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/UbkGTt1 via

Rishi Sunak appoints backers of leadership rivals in Cabinet

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Many of the faces he appointed were well-known MPs who had previously held Cabinet posts — an indication that he wants to have people with experience at the helm to steady the ship during turbulent times in the UK, unlike his predecessors who appointed loyalists regardless of competence. There is speculation Sunak has done this to ensure that he does not inadvertently create a group of disgruntled rebel MPs denied cabinet posts who subsequently plot to oust him, as has happened in the past. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/dZupHQh via

Rishi Sunak faces daunting task as he becomes UK prime minister

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Rishi Sunak will face one of the greatest challenges of any new leader when he becomes British prime minister on Tuesday, needing to tackle a mounting economic crisis, a warring political party and a deeply divided country. One of the richest politicians in parliament, Sunak will now need to find deep spending cuts to plug a 40 billion pound ($45 billion) hole in the public finances. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CbnORYT via

Control of US Congress: What's at play in the 2022 midterms?

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The outlook is murkier in the Senate, where Republicans are bidding to take back control. Several races in key battleground states are tight, leading Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to say the chances of his party winning a majority are just 50-50. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/rcChQSm via

Explainer: What are 'dirty bombs' and how much damage they can cause

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Although no 'dirty bomb' attack has ever been recorded, two failed attempts to detonate such a device were reported in the southern Russian province of Chechnya more than two decades ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/XjOtYvN via

Rishi Sunak to take charge as UK Prime Minister after meeting King Charles

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Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britain's prime minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday. The former chancellor will then make his first prime ministerial address on the steps of 10 Downing Street. Outgoing PM Liz Truss will chair her final Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday morning before she makes her way to formally tender her resignation to the King. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/HabrE8u via

Prada and pools: Rishi Sunak's mega-wealthy wife and in-laws

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Akshata Murty, the Indian wife of Britain's next Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is fabulously rich thanks to her billionaire father, a fortune that is attracting controversy as ordinary people reel from a cost-of-living crisis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/JbOZFWr via

Nato warns Russia against 'dirty bomb' pretext

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US: St. Louis high school shooting leaves three dead, including suspect

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A gunman opened fire at a St. Louis high school on Monday morning, killing at least two people and wounding six others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city's police commissioner said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ou5K9R via

‘Colour, race no bar to success’ in UK: British Indians

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UK says Russia continues to use Iran's UAVs against Ukraine

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Uganda says 9 more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala

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Koreas exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions

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Russia hits Ukraine homes, evacuates Kherson, warns of escalation

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Russia fired missiles and drones into the Ukrainian-held southern town of Mykolaiv, destroying an apartment block, and said the war was trending towards "uncontrolled escalation" in a flurry of telephone calls to Western defence ministers. The strike on the shipbuilding town about 35 km (22 miles) northwest of the front line in Kherson came as Russia ordered 60,000 people to flee the region "to save your lives" in the face of a Ukrainian counter offensive. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/fTyVcE1 via

In unprecedented third term, China's Xi fills top team with acolytes

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China's Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third leadership term on Sunday and introduced a top governing body stacked with loyalists, cementing his place as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/G7l6fy9 via