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August 28, 2023 9:00 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, responding to calls by a US senator this week to announce elections in 2024, said yesterday that voting could take place during wartime if partners shared the cost, legislators approved, and everyone got to the polls. Elections cannot currently be held in Ukr...
August 28, 2023 8:58 AM
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term in results announced much earlier than expected. An opposition party spokesperson said within minutes of Mnangagwa being declared the winner that they would reject the results as hastily assembled without pr...
August 27, 2023 9:33 PM
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Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pranay Verma and Bangladesh Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak today jointly laid the foundation stone of the Knowledge Park at Chattogram. The IT park is being built with Government of India’s financing supp...
August 27, 2023 8:48 PM
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In Afghanistan, the Taliban government has banned women from visiting the Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan province. According to local media reports, Acting Minister of Virtue and Vice, Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, said women had not been wearing hijab inside the park. He called on religious clerics...
August 27, 2023 8:36 PM
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Russian officials have confirmed the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, after genetic analysis of bodies found in Wednesday's plane crash. Prigozhin led a short-lived armed rebellion against Russia’s military leadership in June. It was seen as the biggest challenge ever to President Vladi...
August 27, 2023 8:28 PM
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In Sri Lanka, the annual Kandy Esala Perahara is being celebrated with deep devotion at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. The sacred tooth relic which is believed to have mystic powers was sent from India in the fourth century AD and since then it has been worshipped as the living Lord ...
August 27, 2023 7:15 PM
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A Pakistani doctor living in the United States was sentenced to 18 years in jail for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. A statement by the US Justice Department said, a Rochester man has been sentenced to 216 months in prison, equivalent to 18 years, followed by five years of supervised...
August 27, 2023 7:14 PM
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In the week-long celebration of National Sports Day to promote fitness and to encourage indigenous sports under the Fit India Mission, the Embassy of India in Nepal organized a full-day sports event titled "Aau Khel Khelau" in association with the National Police Training Academy, Kathmand...
August 27, 2023 4:59 PM
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Sri Lanka hosted its very first Karnataka cultural festival on Friday. It was organized by the International Cultural Council of India in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre and M.E Global Peace Foundation. The event showcased a mesmerizing lineup of performances by over 30 artists ...
August 27, 2023 4:56 PM
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A United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying troops crashed on a north Australian island today, killing three Marines and injuring 20 others during a multi-nation training exercise. A statement from the Marines said, Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed this morning. It said, the rec...
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