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Politicians warn of heightened threat at nuclear arms conference
The UN describes the NPT as a landmark international treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to promote cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, news agency dpa reported. It is subject to review every five years, and the 10th review was to have taken place in 2020 but was postponed on account of the coronavirus pandemic. It takes place now amid stalling negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal and Russia's war in Ukraine.
Pak military helicopter goes missing with 6 on board
The helicopter with six people on board was carrying out a flood relief operation in the area, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Passengers aboard the helicopter included army's commander of XII-Corps stationed in Quetta, capital city of Balochistan, who was supervising the relief operations in the province, it added.
Musk's father says he is not proud of his son
During an interview with the Australian radio The Kyle and Jackie O Show, 76-year-old was asked if he was proud of Elon's accomplishments, reports The Guardian. "No. You know, we are a family that have been doing a lot of things for a long time, it is not as if we suddenly started doing something," Errol replied. The interview did not just provide the elder Musk a chance to punch down on his child. In addition, Errol's interview also touched upon recent news that he fathered two children with his stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout.
US kills top Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in drone strike
Al-Zawahiri had overseen the September 11 attacks on the US in 2001, that killed 2,977 people, along with Osama bin-Laden, who was killed by the US in 2011 in Pakistan. Al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian by birth who had trained to be a medical doctor, had a US reward of $25 million for information leading to his capture. The US holds him responsible also for the bombing of its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 and on its naval ship USS Cole in 2000.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit mired in controversy
The Trump-era spy chief claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping is capitalising on President Biden's "weakness" as Beijing and its media mouthpieces are threatening of dire consequences if Pelosi visits Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, the Washington Examiner reported. "It's been mismanaged by the Biden administration," Ratcliffe said, responding in the affirmative to a question by Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo.
Trump prepping up defence against possible DoJ charges on overturning 2020 polls
Trump's legal team has begun strategising defence arguments, and the former President was briefed during at least two meetings over the summer, according to internal communications obtained by Rolling Stone. However, the efforts became more urgent after the devastating testimony of ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson about Trump's efforts to join rioters at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Ukraine President's comments likely to intensify fears of worldwide grain shortage
"Ukrainian harvest this year is under the threat to be twice less," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Twitter in English, The Guardian reported. His country's main goal, Zelensky said, was to prevent a global food crisis caused by the Russian invasion. His comments came as it emerged that the owner of one of Ukraine's largest agricultural companies had been killed in the shelling of the strategically important southern city of Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea.
Putin about to be getting a new palace on Black Sea in Georgia
Aslan Bzhania, de-facto leader of the breakaway Abkhazia region on the Black Sea, says he has been ordered to hand over a 'beachside paradise' near the resort city of Pitsunda by Putin himself. A 49-year lease has reportedly been signed in secret handing over control of 186 hectares of land, 115 hectares of water, and a nearby military camp to the control of Putin's Federal Protection Service - sparking protests among locals, the Daily Mail reported.
James Webb telescope likely spots first supernova
According to Mike Engesser of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the object is extremely bright compared to the rest of the galaxy. And Webb observed the galaxy, called SDSS.J141930.11+5251593, twice, five days apart; the object dimmed, just slightly, over those five days -- classic supernova behaviour, Inverse reported. "We suspect it's a supernova," Engesser was quoted as saying.
McKinney Fire grows to become largest in California this yr
The wildfire began on Friday afternoon in the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County near the California-Oregon border, reports Xinhua news agency. It has scorched over 52,000 acres (210.4 square km) with zero containment as of Sunday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
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