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UN chief to stress multipolarity, UNSC reforms at BRICS Summit in India

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is expected to underscore that multipolarity can help bring balance to global systems and institutions. File | Photo Credit: AP United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will underscore the importance of multipolarity and the need to reform multilateral institutions, including the Security Council, to reflect contemporary realities when he addresses the…

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CBI secures return of accused in Singapore scam case from U.S.

September 10, 2026 admin

The accused, Harnek Singh, against whom an Interpol Red Notice and a Look-Out Circular (LOC) were in force, was deported from the United States and taken into CBI custody on his arrival at Delhi airport on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has secured the return…

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Sheikh Hasina’s daughter resigns as WHO regional director amid fraud allegations

September 10, 2026 admin

Saima Wazed took office as its South-East Asia regional director ‌in early 2024 for a five-year term. File | Photo Credit: ANI Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia Region head and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Wednesday (September 10, 2026) following fraud investigations by the U.N. agency…

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Charlie Kirk and the indignity of digital immortality

September 10, 2026 admin

The 20th century has devised an impressive repertoire for humiliating its notorious dead. Benito Mussolini was captured fleeing Italy in disguise, shot by partisans, dragged to Milan and hung upside down from a petrol station in Piazzale Loreto, where his corpse became public entertainment. Muammar Qadhafi was hauled from a drainage pipe, beaten and killed,…

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Indian-origin couple gifts $20 million to American university for focus on AI, advanced analytics

September 10, 2026 admin

Indian-origin couple gifts million to American university for focus on AI, advanced analytics

An Indian-origin couple has donated $20 million to its alma mater in Texas, giving a push to studies on artificial intelligence and advanced analytics at the institute, underscoring the contribution by immigrants to help build the “American dream”. Anuradha and Vikas Sinha have gifted $20 million to the University of North Texas (UNT) with a…

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Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

September 10, 2026 admin

Trump promises Americans ,000 if Republicans win Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., on September 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 10, 2026) promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his…

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Philippines ferry fire kills 5 people, dozens missing

September 10, 2026 admin

MV June Aster burns as flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out on the ferry, off the coast of Palawan, Philippines, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on September 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least five people were killed and dozens of people missing in a fire that…

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Rubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel ‘cancer’

September 10, 2026 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday (September 9, 2026), arguing Latin American cartels would “eat these countries alive” if left unchecked. Hailing a new generation of conservative leaders emerging across the region who are allied with President Donald Trump, Mr. Rubio…

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UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years

September 10, 2026 admin

The diplomatic move has been under consideration since June 2025, when the IAEA board found Iran officially in noncompliance with its nonproliferation obligations because of Tehran’s lack of cooperation in the investigation. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The UN atomic watchdog’s board on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) reported Iran to the UN Security Council for…

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Moldovan government spokesperson says drone alert delayed Zelenskyy’s departure for Norway

September 10, 2026 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska follow the coffin carrying Norway’s King Harald V as it is taken in a procession from Oslo Cathedral to the palace chapel at Akershus Castle in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The departure from Moldova ‌of a plane carrying ⁠Ukrainian President…

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