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'Racist' author slammed for ‘Hindu business’ tweet on Haley, Ramaswamy
Responding to Coulter's tweet, Ramaswamy’s senior adviser and communications director, Tricia McLaughlin, told NBC News: "Ann can tweet whatever she wants to. Vivek shares and lives by the same Judeo-Christian values that this nation was founded on -- and the way Vivek lives his family life offers a positive example for their own children and grandchildren."
Norway joins Denmark, Netherlands to donate F-16s to Ukraine
“We are planning to donate Norwegian F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, and will provide further details about the donation, numbers and time frame for delivery in due course,” CNN quoted Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store as saying on Thursday. Norway had first announced its plans to support the training of Ukrainian personnel on F-16 fighter jets in May.
Russia claims to destroy 42 Ukrainian drones over Crimea
In a social media post, the Ministry said that nine of the drones were shot down and the remaining 33 were jammed by electronic warfare equipment and crashed without reaching their targets, CNN reported. “Overnight, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles on Russian Federation territory has been thwarted,” the post added.
Fukushima water release carried out as planned: S.Korea
"So far, the discharge is proceeding stably as originally planned, and it is understood that there are no abnormal situations," said Park Ku-yeon, the first deputy chief of South Korea's Office for Government Policy Coordination, during a daily briefing on the Fukushima issue.
Donald Trump mocks Indian-American VP Kamala Harris' accent
While his Republican rivals engaged in a war of words at the first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Donald Trump appeared on former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson's show where he took digs at President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Narendra Modi becomes first Indian PM to visit Greece in 40 yrs
Taking to X, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Landed in Athens. Looking forward to a productive Greece visit aimed at deepening India-Greece friendship. I will be holding talks with @PrimeministerGR Kyriakos Mitsotakis and also interacting with the Indian community."
PM Modi meets Iranian Prez, several African leaders on sidelines of BRICS summit
The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields, including trade and investment, connectivity, energy and counter-terrorism. Both sides agreed to fast-track infrastructure cooperation, including the Chabahar project. The leaders also exchanged views on regional developments, including Afghanistan.
Ukraine marks Independence Day under tight security
While addressing the Independence Day celebrations at Saint Sophia Square in Kiev on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced his belief that Ukraine is capable of maintaining its independence. "We will not lose grip on Ukrainian independence. We are all united by this feeling," Zelensky said.
US to host Ukrainian pilots for training on F-16s in September: Pentagon
The training, which will include "several pilots and dozens of maintainers," will start in September with English-language classes to be offered at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder told a press briefing on Thursday. After the trainees grasp the necessary language skills, they will then be trained on how to actually fly the F-16, and this process will begin in October at Morris Air National Guard Base in Arizona, Ryder said.
Donald Trump arrested, released for the fourth time; poses for mugshot
Trump was arrested and released on bail. The former President was made to pose for the procedural mugshot, like some of the 18 co-accused who had surrendered and everyone else who went through this process. He will be arraigned -- his first appearance in a court in connection with this case -- in September.
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