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Morning Digest | Afghanistan Embassy in India to cease operation from today; Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden

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UN to vote on resolution to authorise one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

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China's economy stabilises, factory activity returns to expansion

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Afghanistan Embassy in India announces decision to cease operations from October 1

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President Biden says shutdown won’t be his fault. Will Americans agree?

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South China Sea | Asia’s disputed waters

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On the brink of a federal shutdown, the House passes a 45-day funding plan and sends it to Senate

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India and Argentina sign social security agreement for professionals

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Nature to retract major Ranga Dias superconductivity paper: reports

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Sought to Provide Americans with “Accurate Picture” of Canada: Jaishankar

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Congressman Shri Thanedar formally launches Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain American Caucus in US Congress

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New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralysed

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McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

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Probe finds ex-Pak PM Imran Khan and top party leadership involved in orchestrating May 9 violence

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Indian-Americans condemn increasing instances of hate against Hindus in Canada

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U.S. and India mum on Canada spat in describing Jaishankar Blinken meet

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Morning Digest | EAM Jaishankar meets Blinken amid India-Canada diplomatic row; three killed in Rotterdam twin shootings, and more

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Bhagat Singh’s 116th birth anniversary celebrated in Lahore

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NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’

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Jaishankar meets Blinken, Sullivan in Washington

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Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach: Report

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EAM Jaishankar to meet U.S. Secretary Blinken amid India-Canada diplomatic row

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Canada’s lentil sales to India slow after Trudeau’s allegations

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Trudeau apologises for recognition of Nazi unit war veteran in Canadian Parliament

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European films pass a quiet week in Dhaka, but leave behind some unforgettable characters 

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Azerbaijan arrests the former head of separatist government after recapturing Nagorno-Karabakh

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Canadian Parliament speaker quits after publicly praising former Nazi soldier

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At least 25 dead as Damascus loyalists clash with Kurdish-led forces

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Niger regime wants ‘negotiated framework’ for French army pullout

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At least 20 dead, 300 injured in explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia

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View From India | The downward spiral in India-Canada ties

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Colombian club president shot dead after match

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Sri Lanka cabinet approves $200 mln loan from Asian Development Bank

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Yelp wants Google's lawyers tossed from US antitrust case

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Morning Digest | Photos of bodies of two Meitei students who went missing in July surface on social media; Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views, and more

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with global counterparts on UNGA sidelines

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Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative deal to end strike. No deal yet for actors

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India Canada row live updates | Canada’s Defence Minister describes relationship with India ‘important’

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Russia's air attack on Odesa in southern Ukraine injures one: official

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Sixteen killed in accident at state-owned coal mine in China's Guizhou province

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Morning Digest | Canada’s Defence Minister describes relationship with India ‘important’; Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India, says Moody’s, and more

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President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull ambassador after coup

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Indian-American democrat leader racially targeted in U.S.

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Russian FM accuses West of direct fighting in Ukraine

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Swiss bishops eye new tribunal after sexual abuse revelations

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Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people

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95 million Pakistanis under poverty, urgent reforms needed to achieve economic stability: World Bank

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Terry Gou | Tycoon’s political plunge

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Rupert Murdoch | Exit of the patriarch 

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Indian national in U.S. gets 10-year jail term for conspiring to commit money laundering

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Thousands of teachers protest in Nepal against education bill, shutting schools across the country

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Outrage grows over legal cases against Yunus

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Visa suspension for Canadians enforced at Indian missions globally

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Explained | How will Biden impeachment hearings impact elections?

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Who are Rupert Murdoch's children? What to know about the media magnate's successor and family

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Morning Digest | Rajya Sabha unanimously passes women’s reservation Bill; Issue of visas paused in Canada amid tussle, and more

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Indian diplomats in Germany meet baby Ariha, parents say they have been denied visitation rights

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Khalistani separatist leader Nijjar killing | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau does not respond to questions about India rejecting his allegations

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Chinese Navy seeks graduate students for warplane pilot roles

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Qualcomm enters new Wi-Fi router market in deals with Charter, EE

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Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary

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Morning Digest | Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill; Amit Shah says Bill will be implemented only after 2029, and more

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Six Palestinians killed in latest fighting with Israel, at least 3 of them militants

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Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability

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Musk's Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant for paralysis patients

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US has no evidence Huawei can make advanced smartphones in large volumes

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Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks

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Morning Digest | Census a must for women’s reservation Bill to become reality; Civil groups in Manipur demand release of armed miscreants, and more

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British-Pakistani trio to face murder trial over girl’s death

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Russia weaponising food, energy and children in war against Ukraine, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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COVID-infected Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for coughing at colleagues

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Iran's President denies sending drones and other weapons to Russia, decries U.S. meddling

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Canada investigates Indian government link to killing of Khalistani activist, expels Indian diplomat

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Brazil's Lula to meet Ukraine's Zelensky in New York on Wednesday

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5 prisoners freed in U.S. swap with Iran, arrive in Qatar

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UN warns of disease threat in flood-ravaged east Libya

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Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in a new daily high in recent times

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Morning Digest | New Parliament to host session from September 19; Army jawan abducted and murdered in Manipur, and more

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FARC dissidents kill four Colombian soldiers ahead of talks: Bogota

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EU chief pledges migrant action plan in Italy's Lampedusa

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North Korean state media says Kim Jong Un discussed arms cooperation with Russian Defence Minister

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14 killed in plane crash in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest

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Morning Digest | CWC resolves to make INDIA bloc an electoral success; V-P Dhankar to hoist national flag at new Parliament building today, and more

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Lesbian couple win Hong Kong court victory in IVF case

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Biden announces more Iran sanctions on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death

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Morning Digest | Finance Ministry says wrong to assess economic activity on GDP alone, number of Nipah virus cases rises to six in Kozhikode, and more

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Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains

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Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Chinese, Indian tourists

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North Korea's Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons

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Ukraine's Kyiv, Lviv placed on heritage 'in danger' list: UNESCO

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Morning Digest | Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas, Joe Biden’s son Hunter indicted on gun charges, and more

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Princess Diana's 'Black Sheep' sweater sells at auction for $1.1 million

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After days of heavy rain and flash flooding in New England, Hurricane Lee is up next

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Joe Biden’s son Hunter indicted on gun charges

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Maldives frontrunner eyes closer ties with China

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Suu Kyi party says Myanmar junta depriving her of medical care

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El Chapo's wife released from U.S. custody after completing 3-year prison sentence

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EU confronts Chinese subsidies with electric car probe

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Turkey drops bid to close leading women's rights group

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U.K.'s ruling Conservatives were warned candidates might be Chinese spies

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Ukraine’s Presidential aide clarifies remark on India, China’s ‘intellectual potential’

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India, Russia exploring use of Northern Sea Route, Eastern Maritime Corridor

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King of Morocco visits earthquake patients at Marrakech, kissing one on head and donating blood

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BP chief Bernard Looney resigns over transparency issues

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U.S. CDC recommends broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines

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Taiwan says China is bolstering coastline military bases facing self-ruled island

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France orders Apple iPhone 12 sales halted over radiation

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Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion

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Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul

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Putin says Russia-China ties at 'unprecedented historical level'

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Morning Digest | China says New Delhi Declaration reaffirms G-20 is body for economic issues, ‘not geopolitics’, Congress slams Modi Government for exceeding G-20 budget, and more

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Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in D.C. presiding over federal election subversion case

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U.S. makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds

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U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

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Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison dies in Texas at 59

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Europe, its partners should develop new global framework to combat AI risks: EU Commission chief

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Joe Biden 'very humble', says Indian priest after holding communion service for U.S. president

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Biden opens Vietnam visit by saying the two countries are 'critical partners' at a 'critical time'

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U.K. leader Sunak chides China after report a U.K. Parliament staffer is a suspected Beijing spy

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Morning Digest | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ during G-20 summit; Ukraine says statement on Russian war ‘nothing to be proud of’, and more

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Former PM Nawaz Sharif likely to return to Pakistan in October: Report

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Sergei Surovikin | Fall of ‘Gen. Armageddon’

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6.0-magnitude quake hits near Indonesian island: USGS

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Clashes resume in largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, killing 3 and wounding 10

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Trump lawyers move 'insurrection' clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court

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Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against 39 people, including Senator Lindsey Graham

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Ukraine war unlikely to end in immediate future: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

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Musk says blocked Ukraine attack on Russia's Black Sea fleet

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Cuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine

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Nancy Pelosi says she'll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83

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Morning Digest | African Union to join G-20 as Sherpas reach a deal; Delhi may turn venue for dialogue on reviving the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and more

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North Korea says it has launched a new nuclear attack submarine to counter U.S. naval power

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Hong Kong's heaviest rain in at least 140 years floods city streets, metro

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Sudan’s army chief travels to Qatar for talks with emir as conflict rages

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Armenia PM says Azerbaijan preparing ‘military provocation’

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Police beat, arrest opposition supporters in Ethiopia's Tigray

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Australia PM confirms China visit, Li says ready to resume exchanges

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UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools

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A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes northern Chile

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Morning Digest | Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks require proper response, PM Modi tells Ministers at informal meeting; Ready to hold polls as per legal provisions, CEC on ‘one nation, one election’, and more

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Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

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This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

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Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone's aftermath, news site says

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Hong Kong's top court rules to recognise same-sex partnerships

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Cuba uncovers human trafficking for Russia's war in Ukraine

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Indonesia warns ASEAN on 'destructive' rivalry as Jakarta summit opens

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Malaysia deliberates measures for Google and Meta to compensate news providers

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Finally, physicists have a way to ‘see’ inside short-lived nuclei

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Manipur | India rejects 'unwarranted and misleading' comments of U.N. experts

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia this month: U.S. official

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Mob attacks on Christian churches and homes in Pakistan set off by false implication, police say

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UAE creates federal authority for ‘commercial gaming’ as casino giants flock to Gulf Arab nation

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China confirms Xi Jinping will skip G-20 meet, Premier Li Qiang to attend

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Thousands without power after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan

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Israel's PM pitches fiber optic cable idea to link Asia and the Middle East to Europe

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North Korea test-fires missiles as part of mock 'nuclear attack'

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Colombo mulls converting Adani power project to a G2G deal: Sri Lankan media 

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Russian drone attack in Odesa region hits Danube port infrastructure: Ukraine

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Morning Digest | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel; No Question Hour, private members business during September 18-22 special session of Parliament, and more

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Singapore's Indian-origin Ministers sue PM's brother over state-owned bungalow rental issue

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Pope Francis to lead interfaith dialogue in Mongolia

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Nobel Foundation cancels Russian ambassador invite to prize ceremony

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Morning Digest | India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 launches today; ED arrests Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in bank fraud case, and more

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Russia deploys ICBM that Putin says will make enemies 'think twice'

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Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent

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Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 attack

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Mohamed Al-Fayed, former Harrods owner, dies at 94

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Ukraine says drone attack on Russian airport launched inside Russia

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