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India, Russia exploring use of Northern Sea Route, Eastern Maritime Corridor

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At talks on widening maritime cooperation, India and Russia on Wednesday also discussed the possibility of exploring new transport corridors like the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) between Vladivostok and Chennai and both sides also agreed that Indian seafarers will be trained on Polar and Arctic waters at the Russian…

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Morning Digest | Cauvery panel ‘directs’ Karnataka to continue water release, Kuldeep Yadav in the thick of it again as India wins spin test and reaches Asia Cup final, and more

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Court rejects Chandrababu Naidu’s plea for house arrest, finds central jail safe The ACB Court in Vijayawada on Tuesday dismissed former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s plea for house arrest. It was convinced that the central jail at Rajamahendravaram is safe for him in view of tight security provided by the State government….

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A Russian warplane crashes on a training mission. The fate of the crew is unknown

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A Russian warplane crashed on Tuesday during a training mission in southern Russia, the military said, without specifying what happened to its crew of two. The Defence Ministry said that the Su-24 bomber went down in an unpopulated area in the Volgograd region and rescue helicopters were deployed to the site. The ministry said that…

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Morning Digest | China says New Delhi Declaration reaffirms G-20 is body for economic issues, ‘not geopolitics’, Congress slams Modi Government for exceeding G-20 budget, and more

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New Delhi Declaration reaffirms G-20 is body for economic issues, ‘not geopolitics’: China China on September 11 in its first official reaction to the G-20 Summit said it welcomed the New Delhi Declaration which had “reaffirmed” that the G-20 was a form for “economic cooperation” and “not a platform to resolve geopolitical and security issues.” Beijing said…

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Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in D.C. presiding over federal election subversion case

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked the federal judge presiding over his election subversion case in Washington to recuse herself, saying her past public statements about the former president and his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol call into…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is headed for Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has departed for Russia, where he is expected to hold a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. North Korea’s official news agency said Tuesday that Mr. Kim boarded his personal train from the…

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U.S. makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a business roundtable meeting at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sept. 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer ₹6…

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U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall

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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most…

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Biden opens Vietnam visit by saying the two countries are ‘critical partners’ at a ‘critical time’

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U.S. President Joe Biden opened a brief visit to Vietnam on Sunday by telling the country’s leadership that the two nations have a chance to shape the Indo-Pacific for decades to come. Mr. Biden said he hoped progress could be made on climate, the economy and other issues during his 24-hour visit. “Vietnam and the…

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Any grain initiative that isolates Russia is bound to fail: Turkey President

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Any initiative that isolates Russia in the Black Sea Grain Initiative is bound to fail, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…

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