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15 killed in Russian school shooting
According to the committee, 22 children and two adults were injured in the attack at the No. 88 school located near the city administration building of Izhevsk, the capital city of western Russia's Udmurt Republic on Monday. It was reported earlier that 13 people were killed and nearly 20 others wounded in the shooting, Xinhua news agency reported.
Iran slams West's 'interventionist' policy against it
"The enemies' approach against the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation has always been accompanied by hypocrisy and double standards," Nasser Kanaani, the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, said on Monday in reference to the remarks made by Western officials over the protests that followed the death of a young girl in the police custody in Iran. He also noted that "those who claim to be advocating the Iranian nation's rights should put their false, threadbare slogans and put an end to decades of tyrannical and anti-human sanctions against the Iranian people".
UN chief calls for all-out efforts to eliminate nuclear threat
Guterres made the appeal at a UN General Assembly high-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, which falls on September 26. "We come together on this international day to speak with one voice. To stand in defence of our world -- and our future. And to reject the claim that nuclear disarmament is some impossible utopian dream," he said on Monday.
Italy's right-wing coalition scores broad victory in parliamentary elections
As vote counting concluded in 99 per cent of polling stations across the country, nationalist Brothers of Italy was put at 26 per cent of the vote, according to data provided by the Interior Ministry on Monday evening. As such, its leader Giorgia Meloni would most likely become the country's next Prime Minister.
UN General Assembly concludes general debate
Csaba Korosi, President of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, said on Monday in his closing remarks that 126 heads of state and government took part in this year's general debate. "The sheer number of you who took part in this debate points to the importance that the general debate holds in international affairs," Korosi added.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship
Edward Snowden, who fled the US in 2013, was stranded in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport upon arriving from Hong Kong to catch a connecting flight to Cuba after the US cancelled his passport mid-flight. He was reportedly en route to Ecuador, where he had lodged an asylum request.
Imran Khan demands Pakistan's PM Shehbaz's resignation over audio leaks
Addressing a ceremony at GC College in Lahore on Monday afternoon, Imran Khan said that the audio leaks showed how the Prime Ninister was crafting a means to circumvent the ban on trade with India, which his administration had imposed to import machinery from India for his niece Maryam Nawaz's son-in-law, Samaa TV reported.
Don't miss Jupiter's closest date with Earth in 59 years
"Stargazers: Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years! Weather-permitting, expect excellent views on September 26. A good pair of binoculars should be enough to catch some details; you'll need a large telescope to see the Great Red Spot," NASA tweeted.
Pakistan loses its second military helicopter in two months-Baloch insurgents claim responsibility
In an emailed statement sent to India Narrative, the BLA said that it had first arrested two Pakistani military personnel near Zardaalo, an area in Harnai Balochistan, following which Pakistani helicopters arrived in the area. The BLA said it then shot down at least one chopper near Khost, Harnai.
Dubbed 'President Putin's chef' in the West, Yevgeny Prigozhin takes credit for setting up Wagner Group
The unit started in 2014 as his personal project to fund a fighting force to intervene in Ukraine's civil war on the side of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, Prigozhin claimed. He said he was one of several wealthy people in Russia, who were willing to invest their money to "defend Russians" from Kiev, but didn't trust anyone else to use the resources the way he wanted.
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