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      19 September

      Ukraine allocates additional $11.96 bn for defence

      Plans to source funds from hiked taxes, additional placement of domestic government debt bonds Kyiv: The Ukrainian parliament has voted to allocate an additional 495.3 billion hryvnias (about $11.96 billion) for defence, the country’s Finance Ministry has said. The voting on Wednesday was supported by 298 votes in favour, surpassing the required minimum of 226, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said. With the sum, Ukraine‘s expenditures for defence will reach 3.73 trillion hryvnias (about $90 billion) in 2024, Zheleznyak wrote on Telegram. Ukraine will source additional funds for military needs from hiked taxes and additional placement of domestic government debt bonds, among other sources, according to lawmaker Rolsolana Pidlasa. Last year, it spent about $64 billion, or about 40.5 per cent of its gross…

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    • 19 September

      UN chief alarmed by communication devices explosions in Lebanon, Syria

      Urges all concerned actors to exercise maximum restraint, recommit to full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), return to cessation of hostilities to restore stability United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by reports that a large number of communication devices exploded across Lebanon and in Syria on Tuesday and Wednesday, his spokesman has said. “The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by reports that a large number of communication devices exploded across Lebanon, as well as in Syria, on September 17 and 18, killing at least eleven people, including children, and injuring thousands,” said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, in a statement on Wednesday. Dujarric said the UN chief urged all concerned actors to exercise maximum restraint to avert any further escalation, and urged the parties to…

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    • 19 September

      Kim Jong Un oversees tests of 2 missiles, calls for bolstering military

      North Korea has been pushing to introduce variety of sophisticated weapons systems designed to attack South Korea, mainland US to deal with intensifying security threats Seoul: North Korea said on Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead” and the other likely for a nuclear warhead, as he ordered officials to bolster up his country’s military capabilities to repel US-led threats. The tests were apparent references to the multiple missile launches that neighbouring countries said North Korea performed off its east coast on Wednesday, extending its run of weapons display as confrontations with the US and South Korea escalate. The official Korean Central News Agency said that Kim oversaw the…

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    • 19 September

      Indian-origin man fined for cussing at cops, doctor in Singapore

      Mohanarajan Mohan, who is going through a divorce and was drunk at the time of the offences, pleads guilty Singapore: An Indian-origin man was fined SGD 7,000 for having hurled vulgarities at a security officer, police officers and a doctor who was treating him at a hospital. Mohanarajan Mohan, 30, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges under the Protection from Harassment Act, as reported by The Straits Times. State Prosecuting Officer A Majeed Yosuff said that on April 14, Mohanarajan was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital in an unconscious state. As he was being examined by a doctor at the hospitals accident and emergency (A&E) department, he woke up. The prosecutor said Mohanarajan, who was drunk, insisted on being discharged…

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    • 19 September

      Eight killed as Israel bombs Gaza school housing displaced people

      Forces say it targeted Hamas militants at a command and control centre previously known as the Ibn Al-Haytham school in Gaza City Gaza: At least eight Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people east of Gaza City, said Palestinian sources. Israeli aircraft bombed the ‘Ibn Al-Haytham’ school housing displaced people in the Shuja’iyya neighbourhood on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Palestinian security sources. “Our teams recovered the bodies of eight victims, including five children and two women, as a result of the Israeli airstrike,” the Gaza Civil Defence said in a press statement. Local sources and eyewitnesses said the airstrike caused significant destruction to the schoolyard and classrooms. Meanwhile, the Israeli army said in a statement…

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    • 19 September

      Tupperware files for bankruptcy: What caused the iconic brand to go bust?

      Florida-based suffering from waning sales, rising competition, limitations of direct-to-consumer marketing model that once defined its success New York: The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionised food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to the parties where women seeking a measure of financial independence and fun in midcentury America sold the colourful products, has filed for bankruptcy. Tupperware Brands, the Orlando, Florida-based consumer goods company that produces the iconic line of containers, said it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling to revitalise its core business and failing to secure a tenable takeover offer. Despite enjoying the same cultural ubiquity as Kleenex, Teflon and other brands whose trademarked names are eponymous with entire product categories, Tupperware has…

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    • 17 September

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      US ‘frustrated’ with Israeli actions in Gaza, says strike ‘preventable’ Israel repeatedly says it targets Hamas militants in retaliation for the October 7 attacks in southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people United Nations: The US ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza in a sign of growing American frustration with its close ally as the war approaches its first anniversary. Israel has repeatedly said it targets Hamas militants, who often hide with civilians and use them as human shields, in retaliation for the October 7 attacks in southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people and launched the war in Gaza. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield was unusually outspoken against the Israeli military at…

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    • 16 September

      Joe Biden condemns all violence following assassination attempt on Trump

      “There is no place for political violence or any violence in our country,” Biden said after being briefed on the shooting at Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. He added, “I have directed my team to ensure the Secret Service has every resource and measure necessary to guarantee the former President’s safety.” Washington: US President Joe Biden has said “there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country” and praised law enforcement for helping keep former President Trump safe during a shooting incident that investigators said “appears to be an attempted assassination” of the Republican presidential nominee on Sunday. “As I have said many times, there is no place for political violence or for…

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    • 16 September

      Trump targeted in apparent assassination attempt, this time at his Florida golf club

      The former President says he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody West Palm Beach: Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former President said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody. US Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course, roughly 400 yards away. An agent fired and the gunman dropped the rifle and fled in an SUV,…

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    • 16 September

      Musk sparks row, says ‘no one even trying to assassinate Biden or Kamala’

      US Secret Service confirms one or more of its agents “opened fire on a gunman” located near boundary of Trump’s golf course, and an “AK-47 style rifle” was recovered New Delhi: Reacting to the incident of an alleged assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, Tech billionaire Elon Musk made a controversial statement saying why “no assassination attempts were being made on US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris“. Trump on Sunday (local time) faced the second assassination attempt after gunshots were fired outside a golf course in Florida where he was playing. He was the target of an alleged assassination attempt in Florida, the FBI said, with the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign and law enforcement reporting he was safe and unharmed. Responding to a…

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