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UK enters mourning before Queen Elizabeth's funeral as US pays tributes to 9/11 victims
The UK entered a period of weeklong mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, who died at 96, even as the US mourned the death of over 3,000 on this day in 2001 in the worst-ever terror attacks in American history. Both the mighty democracies were in mourning on Sunday, as US President Joe Biden went to the British Embassy here to sign a long eloquent tribute to the passing of the Queen who had met no less than 13 of 14 US Presidents during her 70-year reign.
Controversial Trump aide lashes out at 'hypocrisy' of fellow Indian Americans
"I think it's the height of hypocrisy that they won't support people who are first generation Indian Americans, who have made it to somewhat the highest levels of the United States government just because they disagree with you politically," Patel said in an exclusive interview to IANS, which is his first to an Indian news publication.
Ukraine says it has tripled retaken area in rapid counteroffensive
The remarkable advance, if confirmed, means Kyiv's forces have tripled their stated gains in little over 48 hours. On Thursday evening, President Volodymyr Zelensky put the figure at 1,000 sq km, and then 2,000 sq km on Saturday evening. On Saturday, the eastern counter-attack saw Ukrainian troops enter the vital Russian-held supply towns of Izyum and Kupiansk. But UK defence officials have warned that fighting has continued outside those towns.
Pakistan faces shortage of fever medicines amid dengue outbreak
In Pakistan's Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan, dengue has started to take a dangerous turn, Geo News reported. Karachi reported another death from dengue virus in the last 24 hours, with over 2,000 people affected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after excessive rains left breeding sites for mosquitoes, the report stated. The wards reserved for dengue patients in Karachi's hospitals have been are full. Punjab reported 125 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease. Moreover, dengue claimed four lives in the province, data from the Health Department showed.
Ukraine's army liberate another settlement in Kharkiv Oblast: Volodymyr Zelensky
Zelensky added: "Another liberated settlement! Thanks to the 14th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great, the Ukrainian flag returned to Chkalovske, Kharkiv Oblast. And it will be like that everywhere. We will expel the occupiers from every Ukrainian town and village. Thank you to all our heroes!." The Head of state shared a video of the Ukrainian flag being hoisted in this settlement, Ukrainska Pravda reported. The Ukrainian armed forces have launched a counteroffensive on the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia.
'We have shown that we can defeat Russians, but we still need more weapons': Ukraine's FM
Kuleba said that some allies initially hesitated to provide Ukraine with weapons, citing the risk of angering Russian President Vladimir Putin, but "now, thank God, we no longer hear that argument .. We have demonstrated that we are capable of defeating the Russian army. We are doing it with these armaments," he added "the more weapons we get, the faster we will prevail against Russians, and the faster this war will end." As Reuters report said that Baerbock promised further military assistance and did not rule out the supply of Western-style battle tanks.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant completely shut down: Energoatom
Energoatom has said that for the past three days, the sixth power unit has been working in island mode at a critically low capacity, feeding only the plant's own needs, as all of the ZNPP communication lines with the Ukrainian power grid were damaged due to Russian shelling. On September 1, the International Atomic Energy Agency Mission arrived at the ZNPP in occupied Enerhodar, Ukrainska Pravda reported. On September 5, four of the six participants of the IAEA mission completed their mission at the station, while two representatives of the organisation were to remain there
Iran calls European statement on nuclear talks 'unconstructive'
"It is surprising and regrettable that under the current circumstances when diplomatic interactions and exchange of messages continue between the negotiating sides and the coordinator of the Vienna talks to finalise the negotiations, the EU troika issues such a statement in a move that deviates from the path of the fruitful approach during the talks," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying on Saturday. The spokesman also cautioned the European countries against resorting to threats, Xinhua news agency reported.
Negotiations with Russia currently impossible: Volodymyr Zelensky
"We want to end the war, but (our) circumstances and capabilities have changed. (Our people do) not want to negotiate with terrorists. Although one can communicate even with terrorists, because at least they know what they want," Zelensky said on Saturday. He emphasised that there is no confidence that the Russian side will keep any of the promises it makes, Ukrainska Pravda reported. The President added that before diplomatic negotiations with the Russian Federation become possible, the Russian army has to withdraw from Ukraine and Russia has to "stop behaving like a terrorist".
Hindu temple in Pakistan becomes refuge for flood-hit Muslim families
The village was cut off from the rest of the province due to inundation in the Nari, Bolan, and Lehri rivers, leaving the residents of the remote area to fend for themselves. During these testing times, the local Hindu community opened the doors of the Baba Madhodas Mandir to the flood-hit people and their livestock, Dawn reported.
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