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Factually incorrect: India rejects Bangladesh media reports
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Factually incorrect: India rejects Bangladesh media reports' claims of floods...

New Delhi Aug 22: Amid reports in Bangladesh dailies that current flood situation in the neighbouring country has been caused by opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gumti River in Tripura, India on Thursday pointed out that the flood is not because of release of water from Tripura dam."We have...
Heavy rains, flooding kill 114 in war-torn Sudan since June: Health Ministry
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Heavy rains, flooding kill 114 in war-torn Sudan since June: Health Ministry

Khartoum, Aug 22: Heavy rains and flooding from Sudan's rainy season, which began in June, have resulted in 114 fatalities, the Sudanese Health Ministry reported. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry's Autumn Emergency Room said that the death toll has risen to 114, with 281 injuries, reports...
PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine
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PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine

New Delhi, Aug 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine to lay the foundation for stronger bilateral ties with the two nations. He will first arrive in Poland on Wednesday, marking the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister in 45 years. The visit...
Australian politicians to be sanctioned for bad behavior by new standards commission
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Australian politicians to be sanctioned for bad behavior by new standards...

Canberra, Aug 21: Australian politicians could be fined up to 5 per cent of their salary or suspended from the Parliament for bad behaviour under new government workplace laws. The governing Labor Party on Wednesday introduced new legislation to establish an Independent Parliamentary Standards...
Korea denuclearisation would remain goal if Kamala Harris wins: Pentagon
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Korea denuclearisation would remain goal if Kamala Harris wins: Pentagon

Washington, Aug 21: The denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula would remain a US policy objective should Vice President Kamala Harris win the White House race in November, said a former Pentagon official, dispelling concerns about the exclusion of the goal in the Democratic Party's new policy...
Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks
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Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks

New Delhi, Aug 21: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on an official visit to the United States from August 23 to 26, at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, to further enhance the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The four-day visit, starting...
Cancer linked
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Cancer linked 'forever chemicals' detected in Sydney's drinking water

Sydney, Aug 20: Authorities in Sydney said on Tuesday that they have detected cancer linked "forever chemicals" in several of Sydney's drinking water catchments for the first time.Sydney Water confirmed that testing conducted in June and July detected per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a...
Bomb blast in Tel Aviv confirmed as
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Bomb blast in Tel Aviv confirmed as 'terror attack': Israeli authorities

Jerusalem, Aug 20: Israel's police and the Shin Bet internal security agency confirmed a bomb explosion in Tel Aviv as a "terrorist attack" targeting a synagogue. The assailant, who was carrying the bomb on his body, was killed in the blast, and a passerby was wounded, according to a joint...
Turkey
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Turkey's surface-to-surface cruise missile makes long duration flight test

Ankara, Aug 20: Turkey's long range surface-to-surface cruise missile, "Kara Atmaca", has completed its most extended and longest duration flight test, a senior official has said. Haluk Gorgun, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries, announced on Monday that the missile had achieved pinpoint...
India, Japan to hold 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting today
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India, Japan to hold 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting today

New Delhi, Aug 20: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday, will hold the third round of India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting with their Indian counterparts on Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled to be held here...
Ex-US Congressman George Santos pleads guilty to fraud charges
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Ex-US Congressman George Santos pleads guilty to fraud charges

New York, Aug 20: Former US Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.The guilty plea came on Monday just weeks before the New York Republican was set to stand trial on 23 federal felony counts, including...
S. Korea, US launch key summer time military exercise
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S. Korea, US launch key summer time military exercise

Seoul, Aug 19: South Korea and the US kicked off a major combined military exercise for its 11-day run Monday to bolster their joint defence readiness amid advancing North Korean military threats.The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, which runs through August 29, got underway in the face...
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