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Morning Digest | India says no specific information shared by Canada on Nijjar killing; Kovind-led panel to seek political parties’ views on simultaneous elections, and more

September 24, 2023 admin

A photograph of Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia. File. | Photo Credit: AP Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | No specific information shared by Canada, says India “No specific information has been shared by Canada on the [Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing case],…

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Texas City On Verge Of “Breaking Point” As Migrants Flood Border

September 24, 2023 admin

About two-thirds of those crossing into El Paso currently are single men. The surge of migrants crossing the US border from Mexico has pushed the city of El Paso, Texas, to “a breaking point,” with more than 2,000 people per day seeking asylum, exceeding shelter capacity and straining resources, its mayor said Saturday. “The city…

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Russian FM accuses West of direct fighting in Ukraine

September 24, 2023 admin

September 24, 2023 05:44 am | Updated 05:44 am IST – United Nations, United States Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S. on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Western powers through their support to Ukraine have…

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Taiwan golf ball factory fire kills at least six

September 23, 2023 admin

An aerial view shows smoke billowing from a factory after a fire in Pingtung, southern Taiwan on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A fire at a golf ball factory in Taiwan killed at least six people, three of them firefighters who died in an explosion, authorities said Saturday. The fire, which began Friday…

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Swiss bishops eye new tribunal after sexual abuse revelations

September 23, 2023 admin

Following shocking sexual abuse revelations within Switzerland’s Catholic Church, the Catholic dioceses’ coordinating body said on Saturday it planned to create a tribunal to discipline clergy members who break ecclesiastic law. The Bishops’ Conference of Switzerland said it was “devastated” after a study identified almost a thousand victims and widespread efforts to cover up abuse….

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Pakistan’s prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is ‘absolutely absurd’

September 23, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister said he expects parliamentary elections to take place in the new year, dismissing the possibility that the country’s powerful military would manipulate the results to ensure that jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party doesn’t win. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said it’s the Election Commission…

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

September 23, 2023 admin

Pope Francis attends a press conference on board an airplane on his flight back from Marseille to Rome on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis has labelled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in Russia’s war, saying even the withholding of weapons now is…

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Xi Jinping’s Assurance To Nepal: From Landlocked To Land-Linked

September 23, 2023 admin

Xi met Prachanda on the sidelines of the Hangzhou Asian Games in eastern China. Hangzhou: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to help Nepal transform itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked nation by facilitating infrastructure connectivity and transit transportation cooperation as he met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. Xi met Prachanda…

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Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov On Ukraine Peace Plan, UN Bid To Revive Black Sea Grain Deal

September 23, 2023 admin

Sergei Lavrov was speaking at a presser after annual gathering of leaders at UN headquarters (File) Moscow: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Ukraine’s proposed peace plan as well as the latest UN proposals to revive the Black Sea grain initiative were both “not realistic.” Lavrov spoke at a press conference after…

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Kamala Harris tasked with new role fighting U.S. gun violence

September 23, 2023 admin

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event about gun safety on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris took on a new role Friday fighting gun violence, a job likely to give her more visibility ahead of the…

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