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India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands

September 25 2023
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NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 Summit, hosted by India earlier this month, couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His pledge to make the African Union a permanent member became reality. And under his leadership, the fractu

As the world's diplomacy roils a few feet away, a little UN oasis offers a riverside pocket of peace

September 24 2023
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Inside, with speeches and machinations and carefully deployed elbows, those who administer the world persist in their search for the elusive path to peace. Outside, on the wooded grounds of a place founded on the premise of

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters

September 24 2023
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet that left

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?

September 21 2023
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NEW DELHI, Sept. 21: Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights activist by Sikh organizations and a criminal by India

N.Korea's Kim leaves Russia, given drones as gift

September 18 2023
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MOSCOW, Sept 18: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday on his armoured train, Russian news agencies reported, wrapping up a six-day trip which has focused largely on military matters.

Kim Jong Un's train travel has a storied history. His father and grandfather did the same thing

September 13 2023
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NEW YORK (AP) — In a vast and elaborate complex on the edge of the North Korean capital, they sit frozen in time; two luxurious train carriages designed specifically for two supreme leaders — father and son, the predecessors of the man who is no

Engineers’ forum insists on popularizing household solar projects

September 13 2023
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Guwahati: Expressing concern over the erratic supply of electricity across Assam for many days because of power deficiency, a forum of graduate engineers urged the government to encourage more people to nurture solar power consumption initiative

Even Manipur scribes put EGI in troubles

September 13 2023
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When we used to presume the Editors Guild of India (EGI) as a national forum of editors, the journalists-editors of Manipur changed the perception. Two major local media bodies have challenged the EGI over its fact-finding report on the ongoing

Kim Jong Un heads to Russia. What do Pyongyang and Moscow want from each other?

September 12 2023
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that is likely to focus on Russia’s desire to buy ammunition to refill reserves drained by its war in Ukraine.

UK foreign minister to warn of Iran threat on visit to Israel

September 11 2023
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LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly will travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories this week, where he will press for renewed dialogue on a two-state solution and commit to tackling threats to regional security, inc

G20 stops short of condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in joint declaration

September 10 2023
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Leaders gathered here for the annual Group of 20 summit managed to agree on a joint statement laying out shared views on climate change and economic development but showed the fractures within the group by stopping short of explicitly condemning

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 800 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech

September 09 2023
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MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known a

The Group of 20 has agreed to make the African Union a permanent member, Indian leader Modi says

September 09 2023
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NEW DELHI (AP) — The African Union has been granted permanent member status in the Group of 20 top world economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, adding momentum to his drive to give a greater voice to the Global South as h

UPDATE 1-It is for China to explain Xi's absence from G20 summit, US official says

September 09 2023
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NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Only China can explain the reason for the absence of President Xi Jinping from the annual G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

Factbox: What is the G20 and what are the key issues for the 2023 summit?

September 09 2023
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Sept 9 (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's biggest economies begin a two-day G20 summit on Saturday in India's capital of New Delhi.