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October proclaimed as 'Hindu Heritage Month' in US state of Georgia
With this move, Georgia joins a list of states from across the country, including Texas, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Virginia, etc, to commemorate Hindu heritage, culture, values, and traditions.
Donald Trump mulling to skip Sept 6 hearing at Atlanta
Trump is scheduled to return to the city next week as all the 18 co-defendants in the election racketeering case will appear in a courtroom and plead to the charges brought against them by District Attorney (DA) Fani Willis.
Hurricane Idalia brings damages as it roars into US
Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, became the first major hurricane to enter Apalachee Bay since modern record-keeping started in 1851, according to the US National Weather Service office in Tallahassee, the state capital.
Four Russian Il-76 transport aircraft destroyed in drone attack: Ukraine
"Four Il-76 have been destroyed on Wednesday and cannot be restored. A few more (aircraft) units were damaged," Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence, told the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency.
N.Korea in active negotiations with Russia for arms deal: US official
John Kirby, NSC coordinator for strategic communications, said on Wednesday that the trip may be followed by high-level discussions that could lead to the provision of North Korean weapons to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, Yonhap news agency reported.
N.Korea conducts military drills in response to S.Korea-US joint exercise
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the drills during his visit to the training command post of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on Tuesday, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
US Senate Republican leader McConnell again freezes during presser
The incident occurred on Wednesday at the press event in Covington when the 81-year-old McConnell, who leads the Republican party's narrow minority in the upper chamber of Congress, asked whether he would run for-re-election in 2026, reports the BBC.
Indian American scientist hopes to be 1st woman to jump from stratosphere
Swati Varshney is one of the three candidates selected by the Hera Project of Rising United that seeks to empower women in science and technology, the organisation has announced.
Floods hit Russian national parks
According to the local media, habitats birds and reptiles were washed away, and some animals, including rare Far Eastern leopards and Amur tigers, had to escape from the water to the hills, reports Xinhua news agency.
Gabon military claims takeover, cancels election result
In a video message, a group of senior Gabonese officers announced that they had seized power and also closed the country's borders until further notice, reports Xinhua news agency.
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