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Pope Francis lands in Mongolia, home to tiny Catholic flock

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Pope Francis lands in Mongolia, home to tiny Catholic flock

Pope Francis arrives at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis arrived on September 1 in Mongolia, a predominantly Buddhist country with just 1,450 Catholics that the Vatican hopes can act as a facilitator to improve difficult relations with China. The…

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Singapore holds first contested presidential vote in over a decade

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Singapore holds first contested presidential vote in over a decade

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at a polling center during the presidential election in Singapore September 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Singaporeans head to the polls Friday in the city-state’s first contested presidential election in more than a decade, a vote being closely watched as an indication of support for the…

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Russia Stages Local Elections In Occupied Parts Of Ukraine

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Russia Stages Local Elections In Occupied Parts Of Ukraine

Russian-installed authorities in the four regions extended voting over multiple days Russian-installed authorities began holding regional elections on Thursday in parts of Ukraine Russia claimed as its own last year, seeking to cement Moscow’s authority in what it calls its “new territories” despite the ongoing conflict. Russia does not fully control any of the four…

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Janet Yellen to attend India G20 summit, focus on economy, climate: U.S. Treasury

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Janet Yellen to attend India G20 summit, focus on economy, climate: U.S. Treasury

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to New Delhi to participate in the G20 leaders summit from September 7-10, making her fourth visit to India in 10 months, the Treasury Department said on Thursday. Ms. Yellen intends to focus at the summit on strengthening the…

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

Core sectors grew 8% in July, but output 2.2% below June levels All of India’s eight infrastructure industries reported growth for the first time in 14 months this July, with core sectors’ output rising 8% after a five-month high surge of 8.3% in June. While July’s performance was buoyed by a 14.9% in coal production,…

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Residents pick through the rubble of lost homes and scattered belongings in Hurricane Idalia’s wake

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Residents pick through the rubble of lost homes and scattered belongings in Hurricane Idalia’s wake

Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia’s path of destruction on August 31 picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood, threw tarps over ripped-apart roofs and gingerly navigated streets left underwater or clogged with fallen trees and dangerous electric wires. “My plan today is to go around and find anything that’s in…

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

State flags of Russia and North Korea. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS In response to North Korea’s failed launch of a spy satellite last week, the U.S. on August 31 imposed sanctions on two men and a Moscow-registered firm accused of supporting North Korea’s ballistic missile program. The action was taken a day after the…

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UN Chief Sends Proposals To Russia To Revive Black Sea Grain Deal

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UN Chief Sends Proposals To Russia To Revive Black Sea Grain Deal

“We have some concrete solutions,” said UN Chief. (File) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that he had sent Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “a set of concrete proposals” aimed at reviving a deal that allowed the safe export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea. Russia quit the deal in July –…

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

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters As U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in India next week for the G20 Summit, the message he will take to the grouping of the world’s biggest economies will be a strong call for reform of global institutions and action to combat climate change. Mr. Guterres has…

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US Army Doctor Charged With Sexual Misconduct

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US Army Doctor Charged With Sexual Misconduct

Major Michael Stockin is an anesthesiologist who joined the Army in May 2013 (Representational) Washington: The US Army has charged a military doctor with sexual misconduct, a spokeswoman said Thursday, in a major case that reportedly involves more than 20 alleged victims. Major Michael Stockin — an anesthesiologist who joined the Army in May 2013…

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