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Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body

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Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body

UNITED NATIONS Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body by a significant majority in October 10th’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the…

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Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kherson

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Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kherson

Representational file image of rescue workers | Photo Credit: REUTERS A dozen people were wounded, including a 27-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, its governor said on Sunday. “The Kherson region experienced another terrible night,” Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on the Telegram messaging app….

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Russian lawmakers will consider rescinding ratification of global nuclear test ban, speaker says

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Russian lawmakers will consider rescinding ratification of global nuclear test ban, speaker says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin attend a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on July 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian lawmakers will consider revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban, the parliament speaker said Friday. The statement from Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower…

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The history and latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia | Explained

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The history and latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia | Explained

The Armenian flag hangs from a lamp post as Azeri police patrol a road leading into the city of Stepanakert, retaken last week, during an Azeri government organized media trip, in Azerbaijan’s controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on October 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: On September 20, Azerbaijan claimed full control…

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Hundreds Of Our Missiles Would Appear In Air

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Hundreds Of Our Missiles Would Appear In Air

Putin has repeatedly reminded the world of Russia’s nuclear might. Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving nuclear explosions for the first time in more than three decades. Putin said for…

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Bangladesh accepts first uranium for Russia-backed nuclear plant

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Bangladesh accepts first uranium for Russia-backed nuclear plant

This photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a video-linked ceremony dedicated to the first uranium delivery for the Russia-backed nuclear plant at Rooppur in Bangladesh, in Sochi on October 05, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladesh received the first uranium delivery on Thursday for its Russia-backed nuclear…

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Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

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Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

A flood affected locality at Singtam, in Gangtok district, Wednesday, October. 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI 10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim; PM Modi dials CM At least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst…

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Morning Digest | Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted in a U.S. House vote; Delhi Police arrest NewsClick founder, HR head in alleged terror case and more 

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Morning Digest | Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted in a U.S. House vote; Delhi Police arrest NewsClick founder, HR head in alleged terror case and more 

Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington on October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday…

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North Korea’s leader wraps up Russia trip with drones gift

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North Korea’s leader wraps up Russia trip with drones gift

In this photo released by Government of Primorsky Krai Region, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train prior to leaving Artyom, near Vladivostok, Russian Far East on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday after a rare six-day visit…

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