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India slams Chinese envoy's remarks on vessel visit to Sri Lanka
Without directly referring to India, the Chinese envoy in Colombo Qi Zhenhong had stated that "External obstruction based on so-called security concerns but without any evidence from certain forces is de facto a thorough interference into Sri Lanka's sovereignty and independence."
Trump wrong on legal status of President Biden's student loan write off: Education Dept
Right before President Biden announced this broad relief, his Education Department responded to the conclusion former President Donald Trump made in a January 2021 memo during his time in office: that the authority does not exist to cancel student debt for all federal borrowers. The department's General Counsel Lisa Brown said, "We have thus determined that the January 2021 memorandum was substantively incorrect in its conclusions."
UN General Assembly President to visit India on Sunday
Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to meet Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and discuss the "ongoing issues at the General Assembly, and India's engagement with the United Nations", according to his Spokesperson Paulina Kubiak. Shahid will be coming to India from Tajikistan, which he visiting after a trip to Kuwait, as he prepares to wrap up his term in office next month.
Uproar in Pak city after women's park closed following protest by Islamists
The decision has triggered an uproar among women, who said the move is illegal and are calling on the authorities to fend off pressure from hard-line clerics, RFE/RL reported. Observers said the move is part of a broader push by Islamists for Talibanisation, a term denoting growing Islamic fundamentalism in Muslim-majority Pakistan inspired by the Taliban's extremist rule in neighbouring Afghanistan, the report said.
Balochistan loses communication as floods damage optical fiber
Already battered by flash floods, the province lost communication with the rest of the country after overnight rains as the South Asian nation struggles to cope with the humanitarian disaster, The Express Tribune reported citing officials as saying. The destruction of infrastructure and breakdown in communication links adds to the difficulties faced by the authorities in rescue and relief efforts in the region.
Israel to reappoint envoy to Turkey 'within weeks'
Lillian said Israel will never give up on the natural gas pipeline project in the Eastern Mediterranean but his country "shares views on energy with Turkey", reports Xinhua news agency. She reiterated that Israel is expecting the Hamas office in Istanbul to be closed, saying closing the office will make a positive contribution to Turkey-Israel relations. The Turkish government has warm relations with Hamas, the ruling faction of the Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip.
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29
"The SLS rocket and integrated Orion spacecraft will help us get a feel for what astronauts will experience on future flights. Artemis I is an important step in NASA's long-term goals for space exploration, paving the way for us to land the first woman and the first person of colour on the Moon," the space agency said in a statement.
Czech Parliament approves NATO's northern expansion
The Chamber of Deputies voted nearly unanimously to endorse the accession of the two Nordic countries in an overnight session that ended early Saturday, reports dpa news agency. The Senate voted in favour earlier this month. The last step for ratification in the Czech Republic is the signature of President Milos Zeman.
Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg not to depose in Cambridge Analytica scandal lawsuit
The depositions were set to happen sometime before September 20 where Zuckerberg was to answer questions for up to six hours, while Sandberg could face up to five hours of deposition. The deposition came as part of a lawsuit filed in a California court on behalf of Facebook users impacted by Meta's partnership with Cambridge Analytica.
Donald Trump takes victory lap over heavily redacted affidavit
On Friday, Trump took to TruthSocial, his social media app, to ostensibly rejoice that the document was "heavily redacted" before pointing out that "nothing mentioned on 'nuclear'" and a "total public relations subterfuge by the FBI and DOJ".
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