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      17 November

      Trump announces official bid for 2024 presidential election

      Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has officially announced his third run for the White House, kicking off the 2024 presidential election cycle even as the country is still wrapping up the 2022 midterms, which have left him a much diminished figure on account of the defeat of Republican candidates backed by him. “To make America great again, I am today announcing my candidacy for the President of the United States,” Trump announced at an event on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago, his resort-cum-residence in Palm Beach, Florida. The former President read from a teleprompter, which he had disparaged earlier as a prop for less accomplished speakers, and stuck to the script, which was also unusual. And, he seemed to lack the energy that…

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    • 17 November

      New scheme to grant 3,000 UK visas to Indians annually

      London: In a new scheme introduced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to fortify bilateral and economic ties, 3,000 Indians will be granted visas annually to come to the UK. Under the new UK-India Young Professionals Scheme, the country will offer 3,000 places annually to 18-30 year-old degree educated Indian nationals to come to the UK to live and work here for up to two years. The move comes as Sunak met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 summit in Indonesia. “The Indo-Pacific is increasingly crucial for our security and our prosperity. It is teeming with dynamic and fast-growing economies, and the next decade will be defined by what happens in this region,” Sunak said in a statement…

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    • 17 November

      US fines Air India $1.4 mn for ‘extreme delays’ in giving passengers refunds

      The US government has fined Air India $1.4 million for “extreme delays” in refunding passengers $121.5 million for flights cancelled or changed significantly. Announcing the action against the Indian flag carrier and five other airlines on Monday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said: “A flight cancellation is frustrating enough, and you shouldn’t also have to haggle or wait months to get your refund.” If passengers don’t get refunds promptly for cancelled flights, “we will act to hold airlines accountable on behalf of American travellers and get passengers their money back”, he warned. The Department of Transportation (DOT) said that the six airlines together were made to return nearly half a billion dollars to affected passengers and it collected fines totalling about $7.25 million. Some of…

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    • 17 November

      Kuwait puts to death seven inmates in rare mass execution

      Kuwait on Wednesday put to death seven prisoners in a rare mass execution in the small, oil-rich nation despite facing international criticism over its plans. The state-run KUNA news agency described those executed as all facing premeditated murder and other charges in the sheikhdom.It identified those killed as three Kuwaiti men, one Kuwaiti woman, a Syrian man, a Pakistani man and an Ethiopian woman. Kuwait said the executions took place at its central prison. It did not identify the method it used to carry out the executions, though the sheikhdom typically hangs its condemned prisoners. However, it can use firing squads as well. Source

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    • 17 November

      UAE’S first-ever casino is coming soon

      Looks like gambling is legal now! The United Arab Emirates is soon to be home to a casino bigger than the one in Las Vegas. The UAE is never on the list when it comes to casinos and gambling as they adhere to strict Islamic laws.  However, things seem to be changing now as it has been announced that the 1,000-room luxury hotel, Wynn Marjan – which will have 10 restaurants, lounges, a spa, a convention centre, shopping areas, and a gaming centre – is all set to open in 2026 in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. This hotel will feature the first casino for the Gulf Arab region. It is said that the casino on the man-made island will be somewhat larger than…

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    • 17 November

      Indonesia hands over G20 presidency to India as Bali Summit ends

      Indonesia on Wednesday handed over the G20 presidency to India for the coming year at the Bali summit here with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it a matter of pride for every Indian citizen. At a brief ceremony, Indonesian President Joko Widodo handed over the G20 presidency to Prime Minister Modi at the conclusion of the two-day G20 Summit here. “Together with every countries’ efforts, we can make the G20 summit a catalyst for global welfare,” Modi said.The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies.The handing over ceremony came as the member states issued a joint declaration. Earlier, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that India has contributed ‘constructively’ to drafting of G20 ‘outcome document’.Delegations from…

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    • 17 November

      G-20 leaders end summit condemning Russia despite divisions

       Members of the Group of 20 leading economies ended their summit Wednesday with a declaration of firm condemnation of the war in Ukraine and a warning that the conflict is making an already delicate world economy worse. The summit’s closing statement was noteworthy because world leaders managed to highlight a denunciation of the war despite the divisions among the group, which includes not only Russia but also countries such as China and India that have significant trade ties with Moscow and have stopped short of outright criticism of the war. “Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine and stressed it is causing immense human suffering and exacerbating existing fragilities in the global economy,” the statement said. The use of the words “most members”…

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    • 16 November

      New scheme to grant 3,000 UK visas to Indians annually

      London: In a new scheme introduced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to fortify bilateral and economic ties, 3,000 Indians will be granted visas annually to come to the UK. Under the new UK-India Young Professionals Scheme, the country will offer 3,000 places annually to 18-30 year-old degree educated Indian nationals to come to the UK to live and work here for up to two years. The move comes as Sunak met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 summit in Indonesia. “The Indo-Pacific is increasingly crucial for our security and our prosperity. It is teeming with dynamic and fast-growing economies, and the next decade will be defined by what happens in this region,” Sunak said in a statement…

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    • 16 November

      Oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off Oman amid tensions with Iran: Report

      Tehran and Israel have been engaged in a yearslong shadow war in the wider Middle East, with some drone attacks targeting Israeli-associated vessels traveling around the region. An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, an official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The attack happened Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, the Mideast-based defense official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they did not have authorization to discuss the attack publicly. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, a British military organization in the region monitoring shipping, told the AP: “We are aware of an incident and it’s being investigated…

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    • 16 November

      Watch | Joe Biden stumbles at stairs during visit to Bali forest

      The visit to Bali’s Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest was planned as a lighter moment during the summit but the schedule was disrupted after Biden convened an ’emergency’ meeting over the missile strike in Poland. United States president Joe Biden Wednesday stumbled while climing a small staircase during his visit to a forested area in Bali in Indonesia, where the G20 is meeting. A video of the stumble has been widely shared online and shows Biden tripping at the top step.. He is helped by Indonesian leader Joko Widodo. #WATCH | US President Joe Biden stumbles at the stairs as Indonesian President Joko Widodo holds him during their visit to a Mangrove forest in Bali at #G20Summit2022 pic.twitter.com/5graKRK82K— ANI…

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