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India donates $1 mn to promote Hindi at UN
Acknowledging India’s contribution Melissa Fleming, the Global Communications under-secretary-general, tweeted on Monday: "We are grateful to @IndiaUNNewYork and @ruchirakamboj for their generous investment in our @UNinHindi service to bring UN news and stories to Hindi speaking audiences in India and beyond."
Russia, China object to G20 Finance Ministers' meet outcome document deploring 'aggression against Ukraine'
While China stated that the G20 FMCBG meeting was not the right forum to discuss geopolitical issues, Russia dissociated itself from the status of the document. The outcome document deplored "in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine and demands its complete and unconditional withdrawal from the territory of Ukraine.
Ukraine hopes to continue grain deal without Russia: Volodymyr Zelensky
"Even without the Russian Federation, everything must be done so that we can use this Black Sea corridor," Zelensky was cited as saying. Zelensky noted that he ordered the Foreign Ministry to prepare "official signals" to the United Nations and Turkey regarding the continuation of the deal, Xinhua news agency reported.
Joe Biden invites Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington: Israeli PM's office
The Prime Minister's office said in a statement on Monday that the two leaders had "a long and warm conversation", the first time in months, and Biden extended an invitation for Netanyahu to visit the White House "soon". The talk focused on bolstering the bond between the two close allies, Iran and the needed efforts to de-escalate violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement.
Americans sent millions of sensitive military emails to Mali due to ‘typo’
A Dutch entrepreneur named Johannes Zuurbier brought this to notice that such mistake "has been happening for over a decade despite his repeated attempts to warn the US government”. Since January alone, Zuurbier reportedly intercepted 117,000 misdirected emails, several of which contain sensitive information related to the US military.
Russia terminates Black Sea grain deal: Kremlin
"The Black Sea agreements are no longer in effect. The deadline, as the Russian President said earlier, is July 17. Unfortunately, the part of the Black Sea agreement that concerns Russia has not yet been fulfilled.
2 dead, 1 injured in emergency incident on Crimea bridge
The governor of Krasnodar, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that an operational headquarter was set up in the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory
Afghan singer who sought refuge in Pakistan, killed
The Afghanistan-based AMU TV reported that the motive behind the killing remains unknown. The sources said on Sunday that Pakistani police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
Over 1,500 flights canceled as storms hit US
Thunderstorms and heavy rain have caused massive flight disruptions and ground stops at major airports in New York and New Jersey, Xinhua news agency quoted the FAA as saying late Sunday.
From vandalism of temples to forced conversions, Pakistani Hindu community remains in shambles
In the latest incident, a gang of alleged robbers fired mortar shells at the Gulshan Dera Baba Sanwal Shah in Sindh province's Kashmore district, damaging a portion of the compound. Locals told IANS that the miscreats had also fired at residences of Ramdas Baghwano Das, Rehari Kumari and others.
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