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India demands UNSC reform documents name opponents of African permanent seats
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India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj said on Monday that "there needs to be a clear attribution of groups and member states" who "do not support permanent seats for African states and try to dilute their claim by inventing new categories like 'regional permanent seats'".
Majority of Americans approve of Trump indictment: Poll
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Trump will be the first former President to be arrested and face a trial in the nation's 246-year history, sending the US into unchartered legal and political territory. Trump is facing charges relating to the $130,000 payment he allegedly made before the 2016 election through his former lawyer Michael Cohen to Daniels, who claimed to.
Chinese spy balloon gathered intel from sensitive US military sites: Report
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"China was able to control the balloon so it could make multiple passes over some of the sites (at times flying figure-eight formations) and transmit the information it collected back to Beijing in real time," quoting the officials, the NBC report said on Monday. The intelligence China collected was mostly from electronic signals.
Defiant Trump flies to New York to ready for historic arrest of ex-president
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He will be coming face-to-face with Acting Justice Juan Merchan, whom he had attacked asserting, "He hates me." Manhattan Prosecutor Alvin Bragg, who Trump has accused of carrying out a "witch hunt" against him, will also be on hand. Trump will be the first former President to be arrested and face a trial in the nation's 246-year history, sending the US into unchartered legal and political territory.
SLINEX-2023 to strengthen bond between Indian, Sri Lankan navies
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The Indian Navy is represented by advanced anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kiltan and offshore patrol vessel INS Savitri, while Sri Lanka Navy will have advanced OPV SLNS Gajabahu and OPV SLNS Sagara. Indian Navy Chetak helicopter and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft, along with Sri Lanka Air Force Dornier and BEL 412 helicopters, would join the exercise which would also feature the Special Forces of the two navies.
Anti-war female assassin carried explosive-laden statue into St Petersburg cafe
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Tatarsky (40), a staunch supporter of Putin and his invasion of Ukraine, had been speaking at a political event at the Street Food No 1 cafe when the bomb exploded next to him, killing the propagandist and injuring 32 others in what the Kremlin claimed was a 'terrorist attack'.
37% of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: Survey
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Waseda University and a citizens group sent questionnaires to 5,350 households mainly in the Kanto region around Tokyo who had fled from Fukushima following the nuclear disaster, and obtained responses from 516, reports Xinhua news agency. The results indicated that 37.0 per cent of the evacuees had PTSD.
President Kagame re-elected as Rwanda's ruling party leader
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Kagame won 2,099 out of 2,102 total votes, defeating Abdul Karim Harerimana, at the party's 16th national congress held at its headquarters in Rusororo, on the outskirts of the capital Kigali, reports Xinhua news agency. On the last day of the party's two-day national congress, which coincided with the party's 35th anniversary, party.
As judgement day approaches, Trump vows to escalate attacks against Manhattan DA
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The DA has issued an internal memo to law enforcement agencies in the metro to be ready in uniform and vigilant against any possible law and order problem from Trump supporters. The entire nation is on alert against possible attacks by Trump supporters reminiscent of the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riot.
Ex-Arkansas Governor announces 2024 presidential bid
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Hutchinson, who served as governor from January 2015 to January 2023, made the announcement during an interview with ABC News on Sunday. "I have made a decision, and my decision is I'm going to run for president of the US," said Hutchinson, the 72-year-old Republican.
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