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Italy PM splits from partner after his sexist TV comments

October 20, 2023 admin

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno. File | Photo Credit: AFP Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments made on and off air. “My relationship with Andrea…

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Chinese President Xi Jinping tells Vietnam not to forget roots of their friendship

October 20, 2023 admin

Chinese President Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Vietnam’s second-highest ranking official on October 20 that both countries must not forget the “original intention” of their traditional friendship. China and the United States have been jostling for influence among Southeast Asian nations including Vietnam, which in September elevated its…

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British PM Sunak suffers crushing by-elections blow

October 20, 2023 admin

Ballot papers are verified at Priory House in Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England, during the count for the Mid Bedfordshire by-election, on October 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservatives suffered two crushing defeats in previously safe parliamentary seats on Friday, raising doubts about his party’s ability to win the general…

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President Xi meets Pak PM Kakar, seeks ‘effective measures’ for Chinese personnel working for CPEC projects

October 20, 2023 admin

Xi assured Kakkar that China will continue to support Pakistan in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday proposed to upgrade the USD 60 billion CPEC during a meeting with Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar here but sought “effective measures” to ensure security…

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4 dead in central Washington shooting including gunman, police say

October 20, 2023 admin

A 19-year-old man shot four people Thursday in central Washington state, killing three of them, and then killed himself, police said. Toppenish Police Chief John Clary said in a statement that at about 5 a.m. the man shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, an 18-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman at a house in Toppenish….

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U.S. military shoots down missiles and drones as it faces growing threats in volatile Middle East

October 20, 2023 admin

With tensions spiking in the Middle East, U.S. forces in the region are facing increasing threats as a Navy warship shot down missiles appearing to head toward Israel on October 19 and American bases in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by drone attacks. Later on October 19, a U.S. official said there had been…

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Morning Digest | Canada pulls 41 diplomats out of India; Biden addresses Americans to make case for Israel, Ukraine aid, and more

October 20, 2023 admin

Representational image of security personnel standing guard in front of the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi. Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India | Photo Credit: AFP Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India as row over separatist killing grows Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India – fallout from a…

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US Intelligence Estimates 100-300 Killed In Gaza Hospital Strike

October 19, 2023 admin

Gaza Hospital Attack: US is still assessing the likely casualty figures after attack on hospital in Gaza. Washington: The US intelligence community has estimated there were likely 100 to 300 people killed in the strike at the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, according to excerpts of a document seen Thursday by AFP — far fewer…

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Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India as row over separatist killing grows

October 19, 2023 admin

High Commission of Canada in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: AFP Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India – fallout from a bitter row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. New Delhi planned to revoke diplomatic immunity for all but 21 of Canada’s diplomats and their families by…

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US Navy In Red Sea Shoots Down Missiles Fired From Yemen Possibly Aimed At Israel

October 19, 2023 admin

A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones, Pentagon said. Washington: A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said. Three “land-attack cruise missiles and several…

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