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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the decision was tied to preparations for U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to visit Kyiv for peace talks
Russias latest attempts to jam the satellite network are about more than disrupting internet access; Starlink sits behind drone operations, battlefield communications, and command networks that stretch across hundreds of kilometres of the war front
A group of masked men blocked the entrance to Britains busiest ferry port in Dover, bringing traffic to a standstill as police responded to what they called an ongoing public order incident. The protest caused a 6.4-kilometre traffic jam and came amid renewed tensions over immigration and Channel migrant crossings.
Our clear message is that crime is crime, terror is terror. When people do it, they should expect that they will have severe consequences, said Mike Huckabe, U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Fighting between Iran and the U.S. resumed last Sunday (September 5, 2026) with U.S. attacks on Iran as their war passed its six-month mark
A woman was saved from a Nuwakot home, and a man from a flood-damaged hydropower project tunnel in Rasuwa
In recent weeks, Ali Taher Hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes by Israel's military. Hezbollah has repeatedly attacked Israeli forces in the area with drones.
The Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels on September 2 imposed a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for pupils up to eighth grade for the 202627 academic year
India has deployed specialised teams to assist Nepal following the devastating flash floods of August 26, which swept through northern and central parts of the country
The U.N. has backed a map that more accurately represents Africas true size, challenging the centuries-old Mercator projection. The resolution promotes the Equal Earth projection as a more accurate representation of the worlds continents.
According to the data released by the Nepal Police, a total of 843 bodies have been successfully recovered, consisting of 758 adults and 85 children
A U.S. judge declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the case of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three young children in Massachusetts in 2023
If convicted, 50-year-old Kawal Preet Singh faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison, plus a fine of up to $10 million, for drug trafficking.
The final agenda and participants remain in flux, the sources cautioned.
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The immediate deadlines demanded by the Postal Services rule would create chaos for groups that provide information about how to vote, the Judge said
The duo had been planning to travel to Moscow over the weekend followed by a visit to Kyiv
I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us. It's not a big thing, said U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance
Piyush Goyal says India-EU Free Trade Agreement will create opportunities for farmers, fishermen, MSMEs, startups, women entrepreneurs, manufacturers and service providers across India and Europe
More than a week after catastrophic floods struck Nepal, rescue teams continue searching for the missing as authorities assess the scale of destruction. Heres a look at what caused the disaster, the latest casualty figures, and the ongoing relief and recovery efforts.
16th-century Mercator map diminishes size of Africa; Togo-led U.N. initiative to further African Union campaign for new map; West African nation aims to use Equal Earth map in schools by the end of the year; United States was the only country to vote against
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said developed countries responsible for emissions must take the lead and support developing nations through finance and technology transfer
The alleged inclusion of Chakma and Hajong communities in the electoral rolls led to violence in the State, with one person injured; the Chakmas have stated that members of their group were prevented from appearing at the SIR hearing
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, said she would immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, asserting that the decision has thrust our State into a full-fledged Constitutional crisis. Missouri's new districts were used in the August primaries
Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands agreed to the initiative as Copenhagen hosted talks on the creation of migrant detention centres outside Europe
Sunni scholars call came after BJP workers in Palakkad burned his effigy. He urges his followers not to fall for provocation and called for a measured response
Indira Iyyappan, 49, and Vijaya Karuppuswamy, 48, were ordained to the ministry on September 2 at CSI Christ Church, Munnar.
While AI models did not replace a mathematician in either development, mathematicians have remarked on their ability to find new arguments in the pursuit of cracking old problems
A week after the floods, Indian volunteers are travelling up to 10 hours over damaged mountain roads to reach families who have lost homes and livelihoods, while some areas of Rasuwa remain accessible only by helicopter.
Health authorities are already watching for fever and diarrhoea in displacement centres, the UN appeal added
On Friday, Israeli authorities transferred four people who had been detained in Israel to Lebanese authorities via the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed officials to conduct a fresh, comprehensive survey of street vendors at the earliest
Part of Operation Chakra-VI, searches aimed at tracing proceeds of fraud and identifying beneficiaries and handlers behind syndicates
Why did the Supreme Court strike down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020? What did it say about maternity leave for adoptive mothers? What did the Court recommend that the Union government do regarding paternity leave?
Eight days after the devastating Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods in Nepals Rasuwa district, rescue teams continue to battle mud, floodwater and debris while searching for workers trapped inside tunnels of the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project. Amid the rescue operation, families are still searching for their missing loved ones. Rishi travelled from Nepals Kavre district to Rasuwa in search of his brother, Ang Thung Tamang, a truck driver who went missing after the flash flood on August 26. The last
Commission has made the suggestion on the assumption that shifting production to night will help address the after-6 p.m. electricity shortages, thereby avoiding expensive power procurement from outside the State. Commissions rationale is that Keralam has surplus power during the daytime on account of the sharp rise in solar power capability in recent years
The disclosures highlight a growing national security concern: that location data collected by the advertising industry and sold by data brokers companies that collate and resell personal data can be used to track and target military personnel deployed to war zones
The report, released ahead of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva beginning next week, comes even as President Dissanayake completes two years in office, after a historic mandate, including from the island nations ethnic minorities
A long therapy session gave Sulagna Chatterjee the beginnings of Olakh; months of crowdfunding gave her the means to make it. The short film, starring Suhasini Mulay and Nikita Grover has travelled from a Mumbai kitchen to the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Among them were Rajesh Kannan (50), his wife Anandhi (43), relatives of Akash Delison, who allegedly died in police custody at the Manamadurai police station in March this year.
The anti-graft probe centres on claims that the European manufacturer channelled part of the money from the purchase to senior Sri Lankan officials and politicians
From Baby Jeans hip-hop beats to Shobanas Bharatanatyam, the eighth edition of South Side Story brought the fluid, contemporary pulse of South Indian culture to the capital
Calls for intervention by human rights institutions to address risks posed by internet and AI
The court, while dismissing the Forest Departments petition seeking to shift the exotic animals to a zoo, has permitted officials to periodically inspect them at the place where they are housed
The court, while dismissing the Forest Departments petition seeking to shift the exotic animals to a zoo, has permitted officials to periodically inspect them at the place where they are housed
Police said the library in Udhagamandalam had found the book missing soon after the literature fest in October

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