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None of Rishi Sunak's backers in Liz Truss cabinet
Kwasi Kwarteng has been made the Chancellor, James Cleverly became Foreign Secretary and Suella Braverman replaced Priti Patel as Home Secretary, reports the BBC. One of Liz Truss's closest friends, Therese Coffey, has been appointed as Health Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister. Her new cabinet will meet ahead of her first Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
IAEA calls for safety zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuke plant
The IAEA is ready to start immediate consultations for establishing such a safety zone to "prevent a nuclear accident arising from physical damage caused by military means", the UN watchdog said in a report issued on Tuesday on Ukraine's nuclear safety, security and safeguards situation.
India calls for 'mutual restraint' around embattled Ukrainian nuke plant
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for demilitarising the area around the facility, warning that "any damage, whether intentional or not, to Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, or to any other nuclear facility in Ukraine, could spell catastrophe, not only for the immediate vicinity, but for the region and beyond".
Fugitive hijacker of 1981 IA flight reveals his location in Pakistan
On September 29, 1981, an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 domestic passenger flight from the Delhi's Palam Airport to the Amritsar's Raja Sansi Airport was hijacked by five militants of the Dal Khalsa led by Gajinder Singh and was taken to Lahore Airport in Pakistan. The plane had 111 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
N.Korea calls US human rights abuse accusations 'grave provocation'
In July, a US State Department spokesperson expressed concerns over the North's rights situation following Seoul's appointment of a new envoy for Pyongyang's human rights, reports Yonhap News Agency. A researcher at the North's Korea Association for Human Rights Studies dismissed the remarks and accused Washington of using the issue to strengthen its "hostile policy", according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
US reports over 20,000 monkeypox cases
The US has confirmed more than 20,000 monkeypox cases, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 20,733 known monkeypox cases had been reported nationwide as of Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the CDC data. California had the most cases with 3,833, followed by New York with 3,526 and Florida with 2,126, the data showed.
Under new rules, Russians now to pay more to enter EU
According to the European Commission, these new rules should continue until Russia continues to wage its ongoing war against Ukraine, reports the BBC. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday evening, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "There can be no business as usual with Russia. "We propose to fully suspend the EU Visa Facilitation Agreement and not to recognise Russian passports issued in occupied Ukrainian regions.
UK's new PM prioritises economy, energy, health service
"I am confident that together we can ride out the storm. We can rebuild our economy," Truss said in her first address to the nation as Prime Minister, outside 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency. The UK is facing a worsening cost of living crisis, as food and energy prices continue to soar. Inflation has kept rising since the winter of 2021.
President Biden puts democracy at centre of his mid-term campaign, denies vilifying Trump supporters
"I want to be very clear upfront. Not every Republican is a MAGA-Republican. Not every Republican embraces that extreme ideology. I know because I've been able to work with mainstream Republicans my whole career," President Biden said in a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee that forms part of his election tour of his birthplace, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin ahead of the November midterms for the House of Representatives.
Vladimir Putin appears to limp as he observes major Russian war games
The Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, observed the major military exercises from inside a command post while sitting next to his defence minister Sergei Shoigu who is said to have been 'sidelined' by Putin due to Russia's heavy losses in Ukraine. As Putin arrived at the command post at the Sergeyevsky training range in Russia's Far East, he appeared to be walking with a limp when he crossed the room to watch the war games, Daily Mail reported.
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