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Nepal Faces Political Uncertainty: Interim Government Stalls Amid Army, Gen Z, and Party Power Struggle
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However, naming an interim Prime Minister is constitutionally complicated, as the constitution allows only the serving member of Parliament to take over.
Watch | Shocking: Indian Man Beheaded in US After Clash Over Washing Machine
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The victim, who was 50-year-old Chandra Nagamallaiah from Karnataka, was allegedly attacked on Wednesday after a fight with employee Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37. The incident started when Nagamallaiah told Cobos-Martinez not to use a faulty washing machine. According to reports, the accused lost his temper when Nagamallaiah told another worker to translate his order rather than address him himself.
Watch | ‘Trump Shares Deep Friendship With PM Modi’: Trump's India Envoy Pick Sergio Gor on India-US Relations
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Answering a question from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on whether stronger US-India ties could help in resolving the Ukraine crisis, Gor remarked, “Our President has a deep friendship with Prime Minister Modi, and that is something unique.”
Watch | Netanyahu Compares Qatar Strike to 9/11, Says ‘Israel Did What the US Did’
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In a video message, the Israeli PM had labeled the October 7 attack as Israel's "9/11 moment" and blamed Qatar for harboring and supporting Hamas bosses. "I say to Qatar and all nations who harbour terrorists, you either expel them or you bring them to justice. Because if you don’t, we will," he said.
India Advises Citizens Against Responding to Russian Army Recruitment Offers
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India has long expressed concern that its citizens are being enticed to join the Russian military with Russian officials, most recently in a visit last month by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Moscow. Although Russia said in April 2024 that it had suspended recruiting Indians into its military forces, still there are reports of Indians fighting within Russian units in Ukraine.
Lula to Trump: Brazilians Are ‘Masters of Our Own Destiny’
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His words were made a day after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that Washington will not shy away from exercising its "economic and military power" to protect freedom of speech, when queried about the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Xinhua said.
EU ‘Unlikely’ to Accept Trump’s Call for 100% Tariffs on India, China Over Russian Oil Imports
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An EU delegation, which included the bloc's chief sanctions envoy on Russia, traveled to Washington this week to discuss how to coordinate responses to Moscow after it invaded Ukraine in full.
EU Moves to Impose New Sanctions on Russia, Increase Support for Ukraine
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Speaking in her traditional State of the Union address to the European Parliament on Wednesday (local time), von der Leyen stated that the bloc is working with partners on a 19th package of sanctions, including steps to speed up the phase-out of Russian fossil fuels and restrict Russia's so-called shadow fleet.
India Slams Switzerland Over Minority Remarks at UN, Says It Can Help Bern in Tackling Racism, Xenophobia
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The exchange took place on Wednesday during the General Debate on the oral update by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights during the Council's 60th Session in Geneva.
Watch | 'America does not need more visas for people from India': Here's What Charlie Kirk Said on Indians in US
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"America does not need more visas for people from India. Perhaps no form of legal immigration has so displaced American workers as those from India. Enough already. We're full. Let's finally put our own people first," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on September 2.
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