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Artemis I Moon mission: NASA troubleshoots hydrogen leak issue
The four main objectives for the demonstration included assessing the repair to address the hydrogen leak identified on the previous launch attempt, loading propellants into the rocket's tanks using new procedures, conducting the kick-start bleed, and performing a pre-pressurisation test.
Yemen's Houthi militia displays 'home-made long-range' missiles
According to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the militia held the parade on Wednesday to celebrate the eighth anniversary of its capture of Sanaa on September 21, 2014, reports Xinhua news agency. Air and sea missiles, which the TV claimed to be Houthi-made, were displayed. Top leader Mehdi al-Mashat delivered a speech, calling for the Yemeni government and the Saudi-led military coalition to engage in peace, and lift the blockade on the Sanaa airport and Hodeidah seaport.
Sri Lanka's inflation rate jumps to 70.2%
Due to the inflation, food prices spiked by 84.6 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2021, reports the BBC.
In August, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said that it had expected inflation to ease, as the country's economy slowed, after peaking at about 70 per cent.
UK to deepen ties with fellow democracies like India to build resilience: Truss
Making her debut on the world stage on Wednesday at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly, she said: "The free world needs this economic strength and resilience to push back against authoritarian aggression and win this new era of strategic competition."
Donald Trump, three of his children sued for business fraud by New York AG
In a 222-page civil law suit, James sought the New York Supreme Court to bar Trump, as well as Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump, from serving as executives at any company in New York, and to bar the Trump Organization from acquiring any commercial real estate or receiving loans from any New York-registered financial institution for five years, the Washington Post reported.
US ex-cop sentenced to 3 years for death of George Floyd
Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in May. He was also found guilty in February, along with two other former Minneapolis officers, on a federal civil rights charge stemming from the killing of Floyd, Xinhua news agency reported. Lane is serving a sentence of two and half years at a federal prison in Littleton, Colorado.
Ukraine PM asks India to 'join forces' in stopping Russia; thanks for humanitarian aid
"I emphasised the need to join forces to stop Russia's war against Ukraine" and "thanked India Government and people for humanitarian aid", Shmyhal tweeted after their meeting on the sidelines of the General Assembly high-level meeting. Their meeting took place on the eve of a Security Council meeting on Ukraine at which Jaishankar is expected to participate.
10 released in Saudi-mediated Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
The move came as part of a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine and in line with the humanitarian commitment of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, the ministry was quoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying, Xinhua news agency reported. The 10 prisoners are Moroccan, Swedish, Croatian, British and US nationals, whom the kingdom received from Russia, said the ministry.
In blunt attack on Putin, Biden calls for global resolve to stand against aggression
Focusing on Russia's President Vladimir Putin, he said on Wednesday that it's "a brutal, needless war - a war chosen by one man, to be very blunt". "A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded its neighbour, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map," he said.
Zelensky calls for international tribunal to punish Russia's invasion
As part of what he called his "peace plan", he asked for military support including offensive weapons, long-range systems and air defence. Earlier on Wednesday. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal who asked India to "join forces" to stop. Russia's invasion. Shmyhal tweeted that he also thanked India for its humanitarian assistance.
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