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Push for unipolar world 'turning ugly', says President Putin
The remark came as Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, RT reported. During the meeting, Putin thanked Xi for China's 'balanced stance' on the crisis in Ukraine. China had criticised Russia for having attacked the country, but blamed the US for triggering the escalation by its push to expand NATO.
New York Attorney General Letitia James to sue Trump in Trump Organisation enquiry
The New York Attorney General's office rebuffed an offer from Trump's lawyers to settle a contentious civil investigation into the former President and his family real estate business, paving the way for a lawsuit that would accuse Trump of fraud, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Angola's Joao Lourenco takes oath of office for 2nd term as President
Joao Lourenco of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) took the oath of office on Thursday in the presence of at least 12 heads of state and dozens of other representatives, Xinhua news agency reported. The defence and security forces have a considerable presence in the main streets and avenues of Luanda during the inauguration day. According to the final results, the MPLA won 124 of the 220 National Assembly seats. The UNITA finished second with 90 seats in parliament.
Over 14.6 million US children infected with Covid-19
More than 340,000 of these cases have been added in the past four weeks. Nearly 6.7 million reported cases have been added in 2022, according to the report. For the week ending September 8, nearly 83,300 child Covid-19 cases were reported, but the reported cases are likely a "substantial undercount" of Covid-19 cases, according to the report.
Safeguarding India's security important when safeguarding our security: Sri Lanka President
"That's why we work with India on the Colombo conclave, on the trilateral security arrangements and many other fields, especially outside the military field of piracy, of human trafficking, of drugs. All those are useful ways in which we cooperate with India and the other island states," he said, addressing the first-ever graduation ceremony of the National Defence College here.
No clarity on Modi-Shahbaz Sharif meet on SCO sidelines
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Thursday that the Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with the President of Uzbekistan and some other leaders on the sidelines of the summit. "Prime Minister will have other bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. And we would keep you apprised as along the way when the Prime Minister's schedule of these bilateral meetings unfolds as we go along.
PM lands in Samarkand for SCO meet, received by Uzbek counterpart
Attending on the invitation of host country Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, he was warmly received by his Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov, several ministers, Samarkand region Governor and other senior officials at the airport. The Prime Minister will participate in the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Friday.
China willing to make efforts with Russia to assume the role of great powers, President Xi tells President Putin
"China is willing to make efforts with Russia to assume the role of great powers, and play a guiding role to inject stability and positive energy into a world rocked by social turmoil," Chinese President Xi Jinping told the Russian President Vladimir Putin during a leaders' summit at the SCO.
UK: Calls for 'Elizabeth the Faithful' as 'the Great' has been linked with 'despotic rulers' like Genghis Khan
Senior UK politicians, including Boris Johnson, the former prime minister, have referred to Elizabeth II as 'the Great' since she died last Thursday at the age of 96, Daily Mail reported. But Security Minister Tom Tugendhat referred to her as 'the Faithful' last week and today a former Conservative Party Treasurer insisted that it was the best moniker to use.
Iran to become full member of SCO
The Middle-Eastern nation, Iran which the US has long sought to undermine with diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions, made a formal step on Thursday to become the ninth member of the organization. Among the SCO's heavyweights are Russia and China, two major powers that are on Washington's list of geopolitical opponents.
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