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20 Indian sailors safely return from ship that caught fire off Dutch coast
An Indian died and several others jumped off to save themselves from the fire that erupted late on July 25 on the 199-metre Panama-registered Fremantle Highway as it was en route from Germany to Egypt.
Wildfire raging in California, Nevada spreads to 94,009 acres
The fire, dubbed York Fire, was first reported on private property in the New York Mountain Range inside California's Mojave National Preserve (MNP) and crossed the state border lines into Clark County of Nevada on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Two detained after 'biggest robbery' at Barcelona airport
According to the police, the suspected thieves made off with a Louis Vuitton designer handbag containing a haul of jewelry and high-value watches belonging to the family, which in terms of value is thought to be the biggest robbery of its kind in Spain. Among the items in the handbag were a golden ring weighing 47 carats, which is estimated worth over $5 million, and 20,000 euros in cash.
At UN, India tells Pakistan to concentrate on its own problems
Responding to Pakistan bringing up the Kashmir issue while the Security Council was discussing food security on Thursday, R. Madhu Sudan, a counsellor in India’s UN Mission, said: “To best utilise this Council's time, I suggest the concerned delegation concentrate on addressing their internal matters and restoring order within their own borders, rather than indulging in frivolous allegations against my country.
Swiss embassy denies suspending Schengen visa appointments for Indians
"We have almost 800 daily appointments through the end of September 2023. These include 22 groups," the mission said in a statement released on Thursday. Asserting that people-to-people contact is at the core of Swiss-Indian relationship, the Embassy said that it has processed more visa applications in the current year than it did in 2019.
Obama warns Biden of Trump's 'strengths'
Trump is a "more formidable candidate" than many Democrats realize, Obama told Biden in a private meeting warning him not to lower his guard indicating he could be more powerful in his clout with voters than his nearest rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who seems to have lost the early advantage he had.
2 US Navy sailors arrested for sharing sensitive info with China
According to a statement released on Thursday by the US Attorney for the Southern District of California, one of the sailors, Jinchao Wei, was arrested on Wednesday as he arrived for work at Naval Base San Diego -- one of the largest Navy installations in the Pacific, reports CNN.
After New York, Chicago's downtown buildings are slowly sinking: Study
As the ground heats up, it also deforms. This phenomenon causes building foundations and the surrounding ground to move excessively (due to expansions and contractions) and even crack, which ultimately affects structures’ long-term operational performance and durability.
Donald Trump pleads not guilty in election case, his third criminal case yet
Donald Trump was arrested and released on his cognisance, as he has been twice before in the last four months in connection with cases in New York City and Florida on Thursday. The former President appeared before Magistrate Moxila A. Upadhyaya, an Indian-American born in Gujarat. She won't, however, handle the trial.
India to leverage G20 presidency to 'depoliticise' global food, medical supplies
Speaking on Thursday at the Security Council, India's Permanent Representative to UN Ruchira Kamboj quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that India's presidency of the G20 is committed "to depoliticising the global supply of food, fertilisers and medical products so that geopolitical tensions do not lead to planetary crisis".
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