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Morning Digest | India sees lowest August rainfall in a century; Chinese President yet to confirm presence at Delhi’s G-20 summit, and more

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U.S. imposes sanctions on North Korean, Russian accused of supporting North Korea's ballistics missile program

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Strong call for reform of global financial institutions, climate action: U.N. chief Guterres, ahead of G20 Summit

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Pakistan's poll body pledges to hold general elections by mid-February

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Italy rail maintenance workers to strike after five killed

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Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills at least nine soldiers in northwest Pakistan

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Morning Digest | Indians more likely to believe nation’s influence is growing, says survey; MGNREGS deadline for mandatory Aadhaar-based wage payments extended, and more

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Russia's actions at U.N. terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner

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Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

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White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

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Iran warns Israel that it will face retaliation for its airstrike on Syria

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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after U.S. flies bomber during drills

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Morning Digest | India lodges ‘strong protest’ with China over new map; Pragyan rover confirms sulphur at Moon’s south pole, and more

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Hurricane Idalia chases Florida residents from the Gulf Coast as forecasters warn of storm surge

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White House suggests Kremlin behind Prigozhin death

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U.S. to send $250 million in weapons to Ukraine

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Greece wildfire scorches area bigger than New York City

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Britain's foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties and reduce tensions

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Meta fights sprawling Chinese 'Spamouflage' operation

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Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

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Florida governor declares widespread state of emergency ahead of Idalia's expected landfall

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Trump and 18 others charged in the Georgia election case are set to be arraigned on September 6

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Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Bali Sea, Indonesia –EMSC

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After Wagner chief death, Russia vows to keep helping Mali

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Faculty member shot and killed in a campus building, says University of North Carolina official

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Eight U.S. Marines remain in a hospital after a fiery aircraft crash killed 3 during drills in Australia

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Foxconn billionaire Terry Gou says he will seek Taiwan's presidency as independent candidate

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Morning Digest | Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first gold at World Championships in javelin; Amit Shah urges police to adopt soft stance on tribal, student unrest; and more

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Zelensky says elections could happen in Ukraine under fire if West helps

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Libyan Foreign Minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart

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France to ban Muslim abaya dress in state schools

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China's Xi stresses 'hard-won social stability' in rare Xinjiang visit

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Pro-Somalia militia takes key army base in breakaway region

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A crush at the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games in Madagascar kills at least 12

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Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant

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Women’s World Cup-winning Spain side refuses to play until federation chief resigns for kissing player

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Taiwan reports combat drone as China military activities continue

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Morning Digest | Pragyan rover rolled out, traverses 8 metres; Amit Shah asks Meitei group to initiate dialogue with Kuki leaders, and more

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China, Bhutan hold first meeting on ‘delimitation of boundary’, agree to speed up border resolution

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Trump returns to X shortly after surrendering in Georgia, posts photo of his mug shot

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Xi tells Modi that China, India should consider ‘overall interests’ of ties and ‘properly handle’ border issue

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In Trump's absence, young Republicans say it was the 'Vivek Show'

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Explained | India and the Northern Sea Route 

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BRICS now a non-western grouping with the induction of six more member nations

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Yevgeny Prigozhin | The Wagner chief killed in a plane crash

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Gunfire at California biker bar kills 4 people, including the shooter, and wounds 5 more

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Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

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North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed

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Russian general not seen since Wagner mutiny 'sacked'

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PM Modi, South African President Ramaphosa discuss regional & multilateral issues of mutual interest

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Sri Lanka ‘processing’ China's request for research ship docking that may raise security concerns in India

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Pacific Islands divided over Fukushima water release, says Cook Islands PM

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Biden to visit India from Sept 7-10 to attend G20 Leaders’ Summit

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Morning Digest | Food prices to cool soon, says FinMin; Piyush Goyal cautions protesting onion farmers against ‘political opponents’, and more

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SriLankan Airlines mulls double daily flights, flying to more cities in India

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Morning Digest | All eyes on Modi’s possible meet with Xi in South Africa; Praggnanandhaa heads to World Cup Chess finals, and more

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North Korea announces satellite launch between Aug 24-31 over Yellow Sea

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Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon in historic decision

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Pakistan to compensate Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran

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Russian space agency chief blames decades of inactivity for Luna-25 lander's crash on the moon

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Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo as President but there are legal moves to block him from office

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Donald Trump threatens India with reciprocal tax if re-elected in 2024

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Morning Digest | Pulses prices may spiral as deficient rain mars sowing; Kuki tribal body to re-impose blockade on NH-2, and more

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Ecuadorians are choosing a new president amid increasing violence that may scare away voters

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Guatemalans head to the polls, hoping their new leader will bring real change

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Indian couple death in U.S. | Police suspect double suicide-murder

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Morning Digest | ISRO successfully reduces Lander Module orbit bringing it closer to the moon; Centre imposes 40% duty on onion exports, to offload stocks, and more

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Guantanamo judge rejects torture-derived confession

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Explained | Why is the BRICS summit important for India?

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Tatmadaw | Myanmar’s ‘killing machine’

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Georgia election meddling case | Donald Trump expected to surrender next week

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Hawaii wildfires stoke climate change denial, conspiracy theories

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Morning Digest | Manipur CM says 212 Meiteis who crossed over to Myanmar brought back; wrestler Panghal creates history by defending 53kg title, and more

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U.S. extends temporary protected status for Ukraine, Sudan nationals

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Troop deaths, injuries in Ukraine war nearing 5,00,000

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Austrian ex-Chancellor charged in latest corruption scandal

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British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies

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Morning Digest | Govt. employees in Manipur transferred to safer districts; No more bulk SIM cards as govt. steps in to curb fraud; and more

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U.S. approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

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Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada's Northwest Territories

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Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes Colombian capital, one dead

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U.S. court denies writ of habeas corpus filed by Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana

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Canadian woman sentenced to nearly 22 years for 2020 ricin letter sent to Trump in White House

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Nigeria says 36 soldiers killed in an ambush by an armed group and a related helicopter crash

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Prosecutors propose March 2024 trial date in Trump Georgia case

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U.S. beefs up Gulf deployment over Iran oil tanker threat

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India, China, and Iran set up pavilions at Army 2023 in Moscow

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A symbolic march to retrace history and assert rights  

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British Museum sacks member of staff over missing and stolen items

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Prosecutors in the Hunter Biden case deny defense push to keep gun charge agreement in place

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Georgia election indictment highlights wider attempts to illegally access voting equipment

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Israeli West Bank raid kills 2 Palestinians and a court releases a settler charged in shooting death

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Two years since the fall of Kabul, German promises to Afghans remain unfulfilled

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Chaudhry Pervez Elahi remanded to National Accountability Bureau custody till Aug. 21 in corruption case

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View From India | Will India’s frozen ties with China see a thaw?

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Trump indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling

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Morning Digest | President Murmu urges citizens to move ahead with harmony, Tamil Nadu moves SC for immediate release of Cauvery water by Karnataka; and more

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U.S. to send Ukraine new security aid worth $200 million

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26 Nigeria troops killed in ambush, rescue helicopter crashes: military sources

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Russia supplying S-400 air defence systems to India on schedule: defence official

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un orders sharp increase in missile production, days before U.S.-South Korea drills

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Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden

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FBI team joins probe into Ecuador presidential candidate slaying

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Pakistan media watchdog bans coverage of 11 persons critical of military and previous government

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Gang boss who threatened slain Ecuador candidate transferred to max security

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North China landslide death toll rises sharply to 21

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Gunman in Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others

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Iraq to unblock Telegram app as platform responded to security requirements

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Australian PM Albanese to attend G20 summit in Delhi

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Bangladesh Constitution has a position on caretaker government in the country, says India

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Russia says it destroys 20 Ukrainian drones over Crimea

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Singapore's famed Bharatanatyam dancer Rathi Karthigesu dies at 87

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A mosque in northwestern Nigeria collapses during prayers, killing 7 worshippers

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried goes to jail as judge revokes bail

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5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey

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Morning Digest | Peace will be restored in Manipur, PM Modi assures Lok Sabha; Bill moved to remove CJI from panel to select Election Commissioners, and more

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Prosecutors seek January 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

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Indonesia's Aceh orders men and women apart in vehicles, public

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N. Korea's Kim dismisses military chief, calls for war preparations

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Pakistan Parliament to dissolve to set stage for election

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China goes 10 months without envoy in India ahead of key meetings

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U.K. voter data hacked by ‘hostile actors’, says U.K. Electoral Commission 

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Afghan Taliban say dozens of Pakistanis involved in recent Islamic State attacks

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Niger's ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest 2 weeks after coup

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Rail workers suspended after deadly Pakistan train crash

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Death toll in recent Beijing flooding rises to 33, with 18 still missing

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