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China encroaching along Nepal border
It is the first time there have been official claims from Nepal of Chinese interference in its territory, a BBC report said. The report was commissioned last September following claims that China has been trespassing in the district of Humla, in the far west of Nepal. China's embassy in Kathmandu denies there has been any encroachment. The Nepalese government has not yet responded to queries from the BBC.
US Air Force ordered to pay $230mn over 2017 Texas church shooting
In an ongoing civil lawsuit, US District Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Monday ruled that the federal government failed to flag a conviction that might have kept the gunman from legally buying the weapon used in the shooting, reports Xinhua news agency. On November 5, 2017, 26 people were killed and 22 others injured when Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire during a Sunday service at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. Kelley died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound afterwards.
Iran nuke talks to resume in Vienna on Tuesday: EU
In a statement, the European External Action Service (EEAS) said that the participants in the eighth round of negotiations will "continue the discussions on the prospect of a possible return of the US to the JCPOA and how to ensure the full and effective implementation of the agreement by all sides", reports Xinhua news agency.
Bell at Washington National Cathedral tolls for 905k Covid victims
On Monday evening, the funeral bell at the cathedral tolled 900 times, once for every 1,000 people who had died since the pandemic started in early 2020, reports Xinhua news agency. The mourning, also live-streamed on social media, took nearly 90 minutes. "I remember when this particular sad tradition began in 2020, when 50,000 and 100,000 seemed horrible and unthinkable," tweeted Susan B. Glasser, a staff writer at The New Yorker and former editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine.
1 dead during Washington grocery store shooting
The shooting incident inside a Fred Meyer grocery store in the southeastern Washington city of Richland was reported at 11.03 a.m. on Monday, Xinhua news agency quoted the Richland Police Department as saying in a statement. "One person has died and another is in the hospital with injuries. The suspect has been described as a middle-aged white male," the statement added. Police said that officers are still actively searching for the suspect who is "believed to be armed and dangerous".
Taliban rejects UN report of foreign terror groups in Afghanistan
In a statement on Monday, the Taliban's Foreign Ministry said: "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly rejects the recent report by the UNSC Monitoring Team asserting an increase of foreign groups in Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate deems such reports lacking evidence, documents and addresses neither in the interest of Afghanistan, the region or the world."
Politicians criticising AstraZeneca vax 'killed thousands': Scientist
The vaccine was developed and rolled out in less than 12 months in the UK. It was celebrated as a UK success story and billed as "Britain's gift to the world", BBC reported. But a link to very rare blood clots was also found. As a result, government advisers recommended under-40 should be offered an alternative vaccine.
Iran urges US to lift 'maximum pressure' sanctions to reach good nuclear deal
"The Iranian negotiators' agenda for continuing the eighth round of talks has been carefully specified," Shamkhani tweeted on Monday, adding "an agreement in which the 'maximum pressure' sanctions are not lifted will have an impact on the country's (Iran) economy, and cannot be the basis of a good agreement." The eighth round of Vienna talks, which had been postponed for a few days, was expected to continue in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Turkish Prez, NATO Chief discuss Russia-Ukraine tensions
The phone talk comes amid NATO member Turkey's mediation efforts to defuse tensions between Ukraine and Russia. Turkey acts in a "logic of calming the tensions," Erdogan told the NATO Chief on Monday, according to a presidential statement. Stoltenberg tweeted that he exchanged views with Erdogan on "Russia's buildup in and around Ukraine.
Ukrainian, German FMs discuss cooperation in Normandy format
Speaking at a meeting after their talks, Kuleba on Monday said currently, diplomats are preparing for talks of the advisors of the Normandy format, a four-party diplomatic group consisting of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, in Berlin. "The preparations for the meeting in Berlin are not easy. But we are working to ensure that, at least after the meeting in Berlin, negotiations at the level of Normandy format advisers continue," the Ukrainian Foreign Minister told reporters.
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