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Over 3,800 evacuated after dike breach in China
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Over 3,800 evacuated after dike breach in China

Beijing, July 29: A total of 3,832 residents have been evacuated after a river dike breached in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday morning. The dike breach occurred at around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City,...
Russia to counter US missile deployment in Germany: Putin
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Russia to counter US missile deployment in Germany: Putin

St. Petersburg, July 29: Russia will take corresponding countermeasures if the US deploys long-range weapons in Germany, President Vladimir Putin has said. "If the US implements such plans, we will consider giving up the previously assumed unilateral moratorium on the deployment of medium and...
EAM Jaishankar opens Quad meet; focus on economy, security in Indo-Pacific
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EAM Jaishankar opens Quad meet; focus on economy, security in Indo-Pacific

New Delhi, July 29: Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar addressed the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tokyo as he opened it in the presence of his counterparts and dignitaries from Australia, Japan and the US on Monday. The highlight of the address was the discussion on deepening...
Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan as mercury may hit 40 degrees
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Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan as mercury may hit 40 degrees

Tokyo, July 29: Heatstroke alerts have been issued for 38 of Japan's 47 prefectures as an intense heatwave on Monday may drive temperatures to 40 degrees Celsius in some regions, a government agency said.The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a high-pressure system continues to bring sunny and...
US-British coalition launches air strikes on Yemeni airport
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US-British coalition launches air strikes on Yemeni airport

Sanaa, July 27: The US-British naval coalition has launched three air strikes on Houthi-held Yemeni airport in the port city of Hodeidah, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The television did not provide further details. Local residents said on social media that the strikes hit Houthi...
Massive fire rages in California, thousands evacuated
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Massive fire rages in California, thousands evacuated

Sacramento, July 27: Crews in northern California continued battling the largest wildfire of the year in the western US state, which has left more than 130 structures destroyed and thousands of people evacuated.The Park Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon near Chico, north of California's...
UN continues providing aid supplies to landslide-hit Ethiopia
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UN continues providing aid supplies to landslide-hit Ethiopia

United Nations, July 27: Humanitarians said that the United Nations and its partners are continuing to support the Ethiopian government in responding to the devastating landslides in the south of the country. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the aid supplies...
PM Modi to visit Kyiv in August, his first since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022
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PM Modi to visit Kyiv in August, his first since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022

New Delhi, July 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Kyiv in August, his first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 24, 2022, sources said. July saw high-level exchanges between the two nations with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Ukraine counterpart...
Over 200 affected after dam burst in Russia
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Over 200 affected after dam burst in Russia

Moscow, July 27: About 200 people have found themselves in a flood zone near Karabash in Russia's west-central region of Chelyabinsk following a dam burst at the Kialimskoye Reservoir, local authorities said."Water broke through the dam in the Kialim reservoir, one of the major sources of drinking...
US senator moves bill to help India take on China
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US senator moves bill to help India take on China

Washington, July 26: US Republican senator Marco Rubio on Thursday said he has introduced a bill US-India Defense Cooperation Act to enhance the strategic diplomatic, economic, and military relationship with New Delhi to counter China.“Communist China continues to aggressively expand its domain in...
Sri Lanka hits back at Canadian PM over
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Sri Lanka hits back at Canadian PM over 'Black July genocide' charge

Colombo, July 26: Sri Lanka has once again rejected allegations of the Tamil minority 'genocide' charge by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and claimed the accusation was 'arising from local domestic vote bank politics. Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected the allegation made by...
2 Indian military teams plant tri-colour on Mt. Elbrus in multinational military
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2 Indian military teams plant tri-colour on Mt. Elbrus in multinational military...

Terskol, July 26: Two teams representing the Indian Armed forces have planted India's tri-colour on the summit of Europe's highest mountain, Mt. Elbrus, during the Third 'Climb for Peace' event of the International Military Sports Council (CISM). Lt. Colonel Manoj Joshi led the six-member...
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