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Mystery as Russian soldiers killed in 'unexplained incident' at Ukrainian nuclear power plant
Dmytro Orlov, the mayor of Enerhodar where the station is based, said the troops were "so scared that they ran around in a panic", with some now in intensive care in hospital, Daily Mail reported. The cause of the sudden hysteria is not known, although Russian President Vladimir Putin's men had been using the power plant to store many of their weapons, including missile systems.
Putin arrives in Iran to forge 'fearsome' new anti-West alliance
The Russian leader will meet President Ebrahim Raisi and Ayatollah Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, during the talks aimed at boosting ties between the regimes, Daily Mail reported. It is only the second time that Putin has been abroad since launching his invasion of Ukraine five months ago. The meeting comes amid warnings from the US last week that Iran is preparing to sell drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, Daily Mail reported.
Over 1.63 lakh renounced Indian citizenship in 2021, US top choice
Data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lok Sabha disclosed that the US was the top choice with almost half of Indians - 78,284 - preferring to become US citizens. In 2021, as many as 1,63,370 Indians gave up their Indian passports. The corresponding number in the year 2019 and 2020 was 1,44,017 and 85,256, respectively.
Conservative Party MPs to vote again with Sunak close to securing place on final ballot
Rishi Sunak is now on 115 votes and once a candidate gets 120 (just over a third of the total), it is mathematically impossible for two other candidates to get more votes. Sunak is also particularly well placed to pick up many of the 31 Tom Tugendhat votes now up for grab; Sunak, like Tugendhat, presents as a mainstream pragmatist, not an ideological rightwinger, the Guardian reported.
Iranian FM urges US to stop excessive demands, move toward agreement
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone conversation with the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday night, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website. Amir-Abdollahian also urged the United States to refrain from repeating its former "ineffective approach" and "unproductive behaviour" of resorting to pressure and sanctions as leverage.
NASA delays mission to study ice and water on lunar surface to 2024
NASA's CLPS initiative allows rapid acquisition of lunar delivery services from American companies for payloads that advance capabilities for science, exploration or commercial development of the Moon. The delay is for additional ground testing of the Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander, which aims to reduce the overall risk to VIPER's delivery to the Moon, NASA said.
Wickremsinghe among 3 leaders in race for Sri Lankan President post
Leader of Samgai Jana Balawegaya (SJB) or United People's Power party and the Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa withdrew from the contest and proposed the name of Dullas Alahapperuma, former Media Minister of Rajapaksa government and also a member of the SLPP for the presidential post while it was seconded by SLPP chairman G. L. Peiris.
Delhi, London could run out of water amid rising heatwave: Report
The charity has warned that without action to cut emissions and better management of freshwater resources, the toll will be felt acutely by the poor. The report is supported by polling that shows the UK public believe that rich countries should pay to mitigate the impact of drought (36 per cent), while almost half (49 per cent) of adults are now concerned about the impact of drought on people in the UK.
US military biological activities warrant closest attention: Lavrov
According to him, the traces that the Russian military has discovered in the military-biological labs in Donbass and adjacent areas clearly indicate that the Pentagon has directly violated the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons (BTWC). "We have presented the documents to Washington and to the UN Security Council. The procedure has been initiated under BTWC to demand explanations," Lavrov wrote.
Nawaz, Zardari, Maulana Fazl talk strategy after PML-N loss
The three leaders have reportedly agreed that a detailed plan of action will be adopted in consultation with other allies, Geo News reported on Monday. According to sources, Nawaz, Zardari and Maulana Fazl reviewed the results of the Punjab by-elections and discussed the future strategy of the coalition government in Punjab and the centre, Geo News reported. In Sunday's Punjab by-polls, the PTI bagged 15 out of the 20 constituencies up for grabs in the province.
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