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Niger soldiers declare coup, hold President hostage
Soldiers from the presidential guard in the West African nation reportedly barricaded Bazoum in his presidential palace on Wednesday, reports Xinhua news agency. In the TV announcement on Wednesday, Col Maj Amadou Abdramane, alongside nine other uniformed soldiers behind him, said: "We, the defence and security forces... have decided to put an end to the regime you know. This follows the continuing deterioration of the security situation, and poor economic and social governance."
Imran Khan’s legal battles continue
Currently, hundreds of cases, including treason, corruption, exposing state secrets and contempt, are registered against Khan, forcing him to spend hours with his legal team to find ways to get relief from the courts. For months now,Khan and his legal team have been trying to tackle the legal hearings either by questioning the legality of the cases, getting bails or by becoming part of the proceedings.
Indo-Canadian captures prestigious House of Commons seat
The prestigious seat, which was held by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper until his retirement, was left vacant after MP Bob Benzen quit last year. Majumdar, 43, secured the seat for the Conservative Party with 15,803 votes, while Liberal candidate Elliot Weinstein came in second with 3,463 votes, the Global News reported.
US Senate Republican leader McConnell freezes during presser
In the middle of remarks at his regularly scheduled weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, the 81-year-old Kentucky Republican stopped speaking on Wednesday, reports CNN. After a 30-second pause, his colleagues crowded around to see if "he was OK" and asked him "how he felt".
Ukrainian security service says it carried out attack on Crimean bridge last Oct
“SBU officers have been destroying the enemy in the hottest spots and doing everything to liberate our land as soon as possible. The destruction of the Crimean bridge is one of our achievements," CNN quoted the Security Service's chief Vasyl Malyuk as saying at a ceremony here on Wednesday.
Defence Policy Talks: India-Australia review bilateral cooperation in Canberra
The talks were co-chaired by Special Secretary in Ministry of Defence Nivedita Shukla Verma, and Acting Deputy Secretary in Department of Defence, Australia, Steven Moore on July 24-25, Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Wednesday. The discussions also focused on identifying ways to strengthen partnership in co-development and co-production of defence equipment.
India’s Look East in action, is China watching?
The move comes as Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has pursued warmer ties with the US, including giving the US access to more military bases in the face of China's increasingly aggressive actions in the area. However far more significant is the fact that India has revised its position on the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration.
World's largest private communications satellite to launch
Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter 3 built by Maxar Technologies is an ultra-high-density satellite that will be launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket at 11.04 p.m. on Wednesday (8.34 a.m. IST on Thursday) from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The powerful geostationary satellite will be positioned 22,300 miles above the Earth’s equator.
Indian-American Democrats support Ramaswamy amid attack on Hindu faith
Hank Kunneman, the senior pastor of the non-denominational Lord of Hosts Church in Nebraska, said Ramaswamy is Hindu and therefore anyone who supports him "will have a fight with God". Reacting to Kunneman's disparaging comments, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Ro Khanna said they don't agree much with Ramaswamy but condemned the "bigoted remarks" against the 37-year-old.
Indian-American teen fatally shot at in California
A social media post shared by the family members identified the victim as Jackson Kavil who passed away on the night of July 20. The victim was brought to Saint Louise Hospital just before 9 p.m. for medical assistance. After the staff attempted life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead, Kron4 news channel reported, citing Gilroy police.
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