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Highest winter temperature record broken in Australia
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Highest winter temperature record broken in Australia

Sydney, Aug 27: A remote region in northwestern Australia set a new all-time national record for the highest winter temperature, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Tuesday. The weather station at Yampi Sound, approximately 2,000 km north of Perth in the state of Western Australia (WA), recorded...
Thailand issues
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Thailand issues 'situation alert' for its citizens travelling to Israel, Lebanon

Bangkok, Aug 27: Thailand's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a "situation alert" for its citizens travelling to Israel and Lebanon following escalating tensions in the West Asian region. "Thais are advised to delay travel to Israel/Lebanon and monitor embassy alerts, while embassies are to be...
Nepal: 14 killed, 16 injured after bus carrying Indian passengers falls into river
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Nepal: 14 killed, 16 injured after bus carrying Indian passengers falls into...

Guwahati, Aug 23: As many as 14 Indian passengers were killed and 16 were injured after a bus carrying Indian passengers in central Nepal plunged into a river.The unfortunate incident unfolded when the Indian-registered bus carrying 40 passengers plunged into the Marsyangdi River in Tanahun...
Finnish environmental groups take govt to court over climate change
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Finnish environmental groups take govt to court over climate change

Helsinki, Aug 23: Several Finnish environmental organisations have launched a renewed legal challenge against the Finnish government over its climate policies, local media reported. This new complaint, filed by groups, including Greenpeace Finland, alleges that under Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's...
Former minister recalls how PM Modi
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Former minister recalls how PM Modi's 'exceptional leadership' secured safe...

New Delhi, Aug 23: Just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic first visit to Kyiv, V. Muraleedharan, the former Minister of State for External Affairs, on Friday recalled the Indian PM's "decisive leadership during the 2022 evacuation of Indian students from war-torn areas of Ukraine. In...
Volcano erupts in Iceland
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Volcano erupts in Iceland

Helsinki, Aug 23: A new volcano erupted on Thursday on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, marking the sixth eruption in the area since December 2023. The eruption began at 9:26 p.m. local time (2126 GMT), and follows a series of small yet intense earthquakes that started at 8:48 p.m....
Factually incorrect: India rejects Bangladesh media reports
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Factually incorrect: India rejects Bangladesh media reports' claims of floods...

New Delhi Aug 22: Amid reports in Bangladesh dailies that current flood situation in the neighbouring country has been caused by opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gumti River in Tripura, India on Thursday pointed out that the flood is not because of release of water from Tripura dam."We have...
Heavy rains, flooding kill 114 in war-torn Sudan since June: Health Ministry
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Heavy rains, flooding kill 114 in war-torn Sudan since June: Health Ministry

Khartoum, Aug 22: Heavy rains and flooding from Sudan's rainy season, which began in June, have resulted in 114 fatalities, the Sudanese Health Ministry reported. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry's Autumn Emergency Room said that the death toll has risen to 114, with 281 injuries, reports...
PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine
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PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine

New Delhi, Aug 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine to lay the foundation for stronger bilateral ties with the two nations. He will first arrive in Poland on Wednesday, marking the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister in 45 years. The visit...
Australian politicians to be sanctioned for bad behavior by new standards commission
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Australian politicians to be sanctioned for bad behavior by new standards...

Canberra, Aug 21: Australian politicians could be fined up to 5 per cent of their salary or suspended from the Parliament for bad behaviour under new government workplace laws. The governing Labor Party on Wednesday introduced new legislation to establish an Independent Parliamentary Standards...
Korea denuclearisation would remain goal if Kamala Harris wins: Pentagon
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Korea denuclearisation would remain goal if Kamala Harris wins: Pentagon

Washington, Aug 21: The denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula would remain a US policy objective should Vice President Kamala Harris win the White House race in November, said a former Pentagon official, dispelling concerns about the exclusion of the goal in the Democratic Party's new policy...
Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks
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Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks

New Delhi, Aug 21: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on an official visit to the United States from August 23 to 26, at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, to further enhance the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The four-day visit, starting...
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