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      3 August

      Pelosi meets Taiwan’s president, China starts military exercises

      Beijing: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday during a visit to the island that has drawn Beijing’s ire. Pelosi also visited the Taiwan parliament during the trip, which made her the highest-ranking US official to visit the island in 25 years, dpa news agency reported. Beijing views the self-governing island as a breakaway territory that will one day be reunited with the mainland and warned the US against allowing Pelosi to visit. In response to her arrival late Tuesday, China launched military exercises in six areas in the waters surrounding Taiwan. They are expected to include long-range live-fire exercises and last through Sunday. The manouevres are seen as the biggest show of military muscle…

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    • 3 August

      ‘Monkeypox becoming endemic in US, can be worst public health failure’

      New York: Monkeypox becoming endemic in the US would be the “worst public health failure in modern times” because it could have been prevented, says former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) director Scott Gottlieb. Writing in the op-ed, Gottlieb said should the disease become endemic, it would be a serious failure because this could have been prevented, reports the Daily Mail. “If monkeypox gains a permanent foothold in the US and becomes an endemic virus that joins our circulating repertoire of pathogens, it will be one of the worst public health failures in modern times,” Gottlieb was quoted as saying. “Not only because of the pain and peril of the disease, but also because it was so avoidable,” he added. Gottlieb…

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    • 3 August

      US blacklists Putin’s rumoured girlfriend in latest round of sanctions

      Washington: The United States has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rumoured girlfriend Alina Maratovna Kabaeva in a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russian elites over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. According to the Treasury Department, the 39-year-old Kabaeva was in a “close relationship to Putin.”She is a former member of the State Duma and is the current head of the National Media Group, a pro-Kremlin empire of television, radio, and print organizations. “Kabaeva was designated today pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the Government of the Russian Federation. Kabaeva has a close relationship to Putin and is the current head of the National Media Group,…

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    • 3 August

      US Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying China

      Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years. Pelosi’s visit has triggered increased tensions between China and the United States. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, to be annexed by force if necessary, and views visits by foreign government officials as recognition of the island’s sovereignty. China had warned of “resolute and strong measures” if Pelosi went ahead with the trip. The Biden administration did not explicitly urge her to call it off, while seeking to assure Beijing it would not signal any change in U.S. policy on Taiwan.

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    • 3 August

      Nepal nationals held in Delhi for duping people on matrimonial site

      New Delhi: Two Nepali nationals, including a woman, were arrested here for cheating a woman through a matrimonial website, a Delhi Police officials said on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Renuka Gusain alias Manju and Amos Gurang alias Yadab Gurung, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer, Sameer Sharma said. Police received a complaint from a woman who stated that she is a widow and had created a profile on matrimonial site Jeevansathi.com, where she came in contact with a person called Naresh Andrews, who was settled outside of India. Both of them started talking and later decided to get married. “Andrews told her that he is coming to India to marry her. Later on, he said that after he reached…

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    • 2 August

      Who is Al Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri?

      Washington: Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded as the leader of the global terror group Al Qaeda after former US President Barack Obama took out the dreaded Osama Bin Laden in a planned attack in Abotttabad in 2011. Al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a US drone strike carried out by the CIA in Kabul on Sunday, was a top deputy to bin Laden before taking the helm of the group. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed and condemned the attack on Twitter, calling it “a clear violation of international principles”. However, the 2020 Doha Agreement, which preceded US President Joe Biden administration’s highly criticized withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan last year, called for the Taliban to combat terrorism within the country. Al-Zawahiri was also…

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    • 2 August

      US kills Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike

      Washington [US]: Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed on Saturday in an air strike by the United States, US President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday (local time). “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed Al Qaeda Amir Ayman al-Zawahiri,” Biden said in a media briefing. The US President said that justice has been delivered, adding, “No matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the US will find you and take you out.” “He carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens, American service members, American diplomats, and American interests. Zawahri was Bin Laden’s leader, his number…

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    • 2 August

      India, Maldives ink six agreements to expand cooperation

      New Delhi: India and Maldives on Tuesday inked six agreements to expand cooperation in several key areas with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that New Delhi has been and will continue to be the “first responder” to any need or crisis facing the island nation. After wide-ranging talks with visiting Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Modi announced a Line of Credit of USD 100 million (one million = 10 lakh) for the neighbouring country for the completion of development projects in a time-bound manner. “We also reviewed projects for the construction of 4000 social housing units in Greater Male today. I am happy to announce that we will additionally provide financial support for 2,000 social housing units,” he said in…

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    • 2 August

      Australian indigenous senator calls British Queen a ‘coloniser’ while taking oath

      The swearing in ceremony for new senators in the Australian parliament became a topic of controversy when indigenous politician Lidia Thorpe called the Queen of England a coloniser during her oath of allegiance. “I sovereign, Lidia Thorpe, do solemnly and sincerely swear that I will be faithful, and I bear true allegiance to the colonising her majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” she said. The word “colonising” was not part of the oath and she had to repeat the process once again. She also faced criticism from her parliamentary colleagues who were not happy with the decision. Thorpe was not present for the initial swearing-in ceremony which took place last week and she was among a few politicians who were doing the…

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    • 2 August

      Liz Truss leads UK PM race by 90 per cent against Rishi Sunak

      British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is leading the race to replace Boris Johnson as UK’s next Prime Minister by 90 per cent, according to a latest survey by betting exchange firm Smarkets. According to Smarkets, the chances of Liz Truss becoming the next permanent member of the Conservative Party after Johnson are 90.91 per cent whereas Rishi Sunak’s chance of becoming the next UK PM has shrunk by 9.09 per cent. Both contenders have to undergo bouts of 12 nationwide events and the first bout took place in Leeds, Northern England as the members elect a new leader. Truss is leading in surveys of Tory members after vowing immediate tax cuts as Britain confronts a slump in living standards. Sunak…

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