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At least 9 killed in building collapse in Brazil

At least nine people have been killed, including four children after a building collapsed in Brazil, CNN reported on Saturday.

2023-07-08T15:10:10.934140+00:00 IST

Former Afghan interpreter who fled Taliban fatally shot in US

A former Afghan interpreter who immigrated with his family from Afghanistan to America in 2021 was shot and killed in Washington, DC on Monday, while on an extra shift as a Lyft driver, authorities said, CNN reported.

2023-07-08T12:46:53.882380+00:00 IST

US completes destruction of chemical weapons stockpile: Blinken

Blinken said US has successfully completed the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile.

2023-07-08T05:10:30.118558+00:00 IST

US special envoy to travel to India, Bangladesh

Uzra Zeya, US Under Secretary of State for democracy and human rights, will travel to India and Bangladesh July 8-14, informed US State Department.

2023-07-08T01:16:04.265944+00:00 IST

"They needed them": Biden on sending cluster munitions to Ukraine

President Joe Biden on Friday said providing Ukraine with cluster munitions for the first time was a "difficult decision," but he was ultimately convinced to send the widely-banned weapons because Kyiv needed the ammunition against its ongoing counteroffensive against Russia, reported CNN.

2023-07-07T21:54:43.863509+00:00 IST

Ukraine's NATO membership won't be final at ensuing summit

Sullivan noted that Ukraine would have the chance to talk about the reforms that are still essential for Kyiv to match NATO standards.

2023-07-07T21:33:20.995200+00:00 IST

US to send widely-banned cluster munitions to Ukraine

The announcement came following months of debate within the Biden government about whether to provide Ukraine with the controversial weapons banned by over 100 countries including key US allies.

2023-07-07T20:26:45.719863+00:00 IST

Law officer Deepika Deshwal 1st Indian girl to address UN thrice

Law officer Deepika Deshwal has become the first and the youngest Indian girl to deliver an address at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

2023-07-07T19:31:09.458929+00:00 IST

US: Over 75 people injured after two buses collide in New York

The sight-seeing tour bus crashed into the back of an MTA express bus on East 23rd Street and First Avenue in Manhattan at about 7:15 pm (local time) on Thursday.

2023-07-07T07:28:07.015707+00:00 IST

After Threads launch, Twitter threatens Meta with lawsuit

An attorney for Twitter on Wednesday sent a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg while accusing Meta of stealing trade secrets by employing former Twitter employees

2023-07-07T01:30:04.367854+00:00 IST

US lawmakers condemn attempted arson at Indian Consulate

Several lawmakers in the United States condemned the attempted arson and violent rhetoric aimed at Indian diplomats, including the Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

2023-07-07T00:45:21.068132+00:00 IST

India Caucus co-chairs denounce Khalistan rally in San Francisco

Congressman Khanna's remarks came days after the arson attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco by pro-Khalistan elements.

2023-07-06T21:54:28.261445+00:00 IST

Child killed after car crashes into school building in London

In southwest London, a car collided with an elementary school, killing one child while injuring two adults and six other children, CNN reported citing the statement of London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday.

2023-07-06T18:10:48.259491+00:00 IST

US: Shark patrols ramped up in NY's Long Island

Officials in Long Island's eastern Suffolk County, where three of the attacks occurred, have increased beach patrols and are using drones to scour the water for potential threats, the Suffolk County Police Department said on Tuesday.

2023-07-06T17:34:48.721380+00:00 IST

US: San Diego man found dead in Death Valley National Park

The man was found dead by a maintenance worker on July 3 at around 10 am local time in a sedan, the park said in a news release. The car's tracks had run along a road's shoulder and rocky berm before veering farther away from the paved road.

2023-07-06T16:56:39.588048+00:00 IST

Blinken extends wishes to Dalai Lama on his 88th birthday

"I extend my warmest wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of his 88th birthday, an auspicious day for the Tibetan community," Blinken said in an official press statement.

2023-07-06T14:06:23.741734+00:00 IST

Attack on consulate "deeply regrettable": White House official says US will ensure Indian diplomats feel safe

"We are trying to take the necessary steps to ensure that the Indian diplomatic community feels safe and secure here. And we'll continue with that work going forward," Campbell, the United States National Security Council's coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs told ANI.

2023-07-06T07:53:44.933311+00:00 IST

"Lot of signs India taking principled stand on Russia"

Campbell said that PM Modi engaged in a "positive way" with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima and expressed concerns regarding the war during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US pointperson on Asia in an interview with ANI on Thursday said also said that the China dimension is important to both India and the United States but it is not enough to take the two countries to where they want to go in their relationship.

2023-07-06T07:27:31.809618+00:00 IST

"Don't think US can or should lecture India any other country"

Kurt Campbell called Prime Minister Narendra Modi one of the "most effective successful, popular and democratically elected leaders" on the planet."

2023-07-06T06:03:52.947867+00:00 IST

US; Lab tests confirm substance found at White House was cocaine

Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday, "Does anybody really believe that the COCAINE found in the West Wing of the White House, very close to the Oval Office, is for the use of anyone other than Hunter & Joe Biden."

2023-07-05T21:42:41.810500+00:00 IST

4th victim dead after shooting at Fourth of July block party

According to Shreveport police spokesman Sgt Angie Willhite, at least ten persons were shot during the melee Tuesday night, with six sustaining non-life threatening injuries.

2023-07-05T19:32:43.441122+00:00 IST