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On the morning of September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated attacks involving hijacked commercial aircraft targeted the World Trade Centre in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, making it one of the deadliest acts of terrorism on American soil. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost that day. The immediate…
A fire erupted Thursday (September 10, 2026) on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in an eastern Chinese port, causing “heavy casualties”, state media said, with some people feared missing or trapped on board. State news agency Xinhua said that the fire broke out at around 11:15 am (0315 GMT). It was not clear whether it…
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The story so far: Australia has announced a plan to offer social media users greater control over their feed by providing them a choice to opt out of algorithm-driven feed. Part of the country’s push for greater online safety norms, the plan ensures that Australian users have more choice on what they see online. The…
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A Nepalese Army member walks on a mud-covered house, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on September 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 on Thursday (September 10, 2026) as more bodies were recovered from the affected…
China announced on Thursday (September 10, 2026) that President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, on what will be his first visit to India in almost seven years. Mr. Xi last visited in October 2019 for an informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram near Chennai….
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s much-anticipated visit to New Delhi this week, his first to India in seven years, should further the diplomatic thaw between the giant neighbours, but there are few signs as yet that their business ties will improve. Businesses in both countries continue to face hurdles, including investments stalled by regulations, visa delays…
The reference to “Mr Singh” in the advertisement was criticised by advocacy groups, including the Hindu American Foundation and Sikh Coalition. Credit: X/@DHSgov An advertisement posted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asking “Mr. Singh” to self-deport sparked off a controversy with advocacy groups terming it “racist” and “anti-American”. The Department of Homeland Security…
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Immigration and the arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers annually on small boats from mainland Europe has become a politically toxic issue in Britain. Representational file picture of protesters at an anti-immigration demonstration | Photo Credit: Reuters Anti-immigration demonstrators in southern England massed outside a hotel where Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team were staying…
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers search for survivors in a mudslide-hit area of Mingkeng village in Suichuan, in China’s eastern province of Jiangxi, on September 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Searchers in southeastern China have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll…
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In this photo released by the Chonburi government’s Public Relations Department, police officers gather inside Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten after a gunman fatally shot a teacher in Chonburi, Thailand, on September 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A police officer who allegedly gunned down his wife at the kindergarten where she was a teacher in eastern…
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