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Trump plans to leverage on his surrender to garner public sympathy
One of the main reasons for Trump skipping the Milwaukee Republican sponsored debate on Wednesday is to avoid taking any risks where he would have to defend himself against eight contestants led by his arch enemy former VP Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and instead give his side of the story face-to-face with Tucker Carlson on Fox TV.
Joint naval exercise Malabar concludes off Australian coast
The exercise was conducted in two phases, which included a harbour phase from August 11-15, and a sea phase from August 16-21. The Ministry of Defence said that the Indian Navy was represented by indigenously built destroyer INS Kolkata, frigate INS Sahyadri and P8I maritime patrol aircraft.
Hun Manet confirmed as Cambodia's new PM in Parliament vote
Nearly 123 lawmakers in attendance unanimously voted for Hun Manet as the new Prime Minister, Xinhua news agency reported. The National Assembly consists of 125 lawmakers, including 120 from the CPP and five from the royalist Funcinpec Party.
Indian-American admits embezzling more than $2.7 mn from employer
Varun Aggarwal, who worked at a commercial real estate agency in California, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of wire fraud for submitting fictitious invoices for companies controlled by his family and friends, whose services never were performed. Aggarwal's sentencing is scheduled for January 22, 2024, and he faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
TLP writes the end of minorities in Pakistan
The foundation anniversary of the nation had barely passed when five churches and a few Christian houses were already burning in the fire of religious hate crimes in Jaranwala (Faislabad), Punjab.
Pakistan forms special court for Army Act & OSA related cases
The special court will be headed by Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) court number 1’s judge Abdul Hasnat, while proceedings into all cases that come under the two Acts will be heard in the Judicial Complex building in Islamabad.
Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in California
"Preparations for flooding impacts across the southwestern US should be completed with the peak intensity of heavy rainfall expected later today through early Monday morning," the US National Hurricane Center said in an advisory on Sunday.
30K households in Canadian province asked to evacuate due to wildfires
In a statement late Sunday, the provincial Emergency Managaement Minister Bowinn Ma said officials "cannot stress strongly enough how critical it is to follow evacuation orders", reports the BBC.
Trump won't participate in first Republican debate this week
Trump, America's 45th President in 2017-21 who has been criminally indicted four times, has repeatedly suggested that he would not join the Republican debates.
Trump says will slap reciprocal tax on India if voted to power
Referring to the import tariff on the Harley Davidson motorcycles, Trump has been wanting India to reduce the export duty to zero since 2019 when he was the president.
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