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Russia Embassy dismisses reports on military deal between Moscow, Pyongyang
Russian Ambassador Andrey Kulik was summoned Seoul's foreign ministry on Tuesday over Moscow's alleged discussions of military cooperation with Pyongyang during the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yonhap news agency reported.
Mexico spells out plan to take active role in G77+China
"Mexico will analyse the group's agenda to find those areas where it can contribute by joining together to act in one voice," the Mexican Foreign Ministry said, Xinhua news agency reported.
Biden 'highly concerned' over India-Canada diplomatic row
The US has expressed concerns over the incident and deteriorating relations between India and Canada on the issue, US media reports said.
Singapore Parliament rejects proposal to suspend Indian-origin MP
The Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) motion had called for Iswaran -- who was arrested in July and is under investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau -- to be suspended as an MP for the remaining session of Parliament. In response, Rajah filed a counter-motion for Parliament to consider the matter when the outcome of ongoing investigations against Iswaran is known.
10 killed in clashes between army and civilians in South Sudan
Lul Ruai Koang, spokesperson for the South Sudanese army, told Xinhua news agency on Tuesday that the clashes that broke out on Sunday started after the army pursued an officer who had escaped detention. He said the escapee had gone into hiding at the home of his former commander, Okony Okwom Othow, who had himself absconded from duty in May after refusing orders to deploy him to another station.
India-Canada row: Ottawa's allies 'not keen' to take sides
"Prime Minister Trudeau has called for that, and so we'll see how Canada moves forward on this. It's certainly well within their capacity to do this, and we urge India as well to participate and cooperate in that investigation," Kirby said, adding it is important to find out exactly what happened.
US consulting countries to break deadlock on adding UNSC permanent members: Biden
Speaking to world leaders at the high-level annual session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, he said: "We need to be able to break the gridlock that too often stymies progress and blocks consensus on the Council. We need more voices and more perspectives at the table."
Biden trails Haley, leads Ramaswamy in 2024 race: Poll
The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll poll released this week found the US president trailing behind GOP candidates, Donald Trump, Haley and Tim Scott but ahead of Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Canada updates travel advisory to India, urges citizens to avoid visiting J&K, Manipur, Assam
Canada while updating its travel advisory asked its citizens to exercise a high degree of caution in India due to the threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country. "Avoid non-essential travel to the following states due to the risk of terrorism and insurgency in Assam Manipur," it said.
SFJ chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on top of security agencies' radar
Facing 22 criminal cases in Punjab, including three of sedition, Pannun is known to be operating from Khalistani terrorists’ safe heaven Canada.
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