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Pope dissolves Knights of Malta leadership, issues new constitution
The new constitution eliminates the nobility rule as well as the tradition of Grand Masters being elected for life
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Indonesia hikes fuel prices to rein in ballooning subsidies
Southeast Asia's largest economy has already jacked up its energy subsidies to $34b, pushed by rising oil prices
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NASA calls off Artemis moon rocket launch for second time in five days
Latest attempt to launch the 32-story-tall SLS rocket and its Orion capsule was scrubbed after hydrogen leak
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Iran equips 51 cities with civil defence systems: official
Equipment enable Iran’s armed forces to identify and monitor threats by using round-the-clock software
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Erdogan accuses Greece of 'occupying' demilitarised islands
Historic rivals, Turkiye and Greece have been at odds over issues ranging from overflights to maritime boundaries
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Lightning strikes kill 23 people in India's Bihar
The deaths occurred during fierce weather between Wednesday and Friday
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Türkiye’s 2nd 'Kindness Train' sets off with aid for flood-ravaged Pakistan
Train carrying 394 tons of aid leaves from Ankara
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New York polio case stirs fear, vaccine push
The last naturally occurring US cases of polio were reported in 1979
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Sri Lanka's ousted President Rajapaksa returns home -official
Rajapaksa fled to Singapore via the Maldives and then spent the past few weeks in Thailand
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Floods in Pakistan threaten Afghanistan food supply: UN
UN's World Food Programme says much of the food aid to Afghanistan transited through Pakistan by road
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Google employee who opposed Israeli military contract resigns over ‘hostile environment’
Koren accuses tech giant of ‘systematically stifling Jewish, Muslim voices concerned about Palestinian human rights’
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Argentina's VP Kirchner unharmed in point-blank attempted shooting
President says the gun had been loaded with five bullets but failed to go off
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India's top court grants interim bail to Modi critic
Teesta Setalvad arrested on suspicion of faking documents about Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002
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China's Shenzhen extends COVID curbs but stops short of full lockdown
The megacity of Chengdu went into lockdown with mass testing for COVID-19 planned through the weekend
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Blast at Afghan mosque kills cleric, civilians: police
ISKP takes responsibility for blast at Guzargah mosque that killed Molvi Mujib Ansari
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As Mississippi capital endures fourth day without water, aid trickles in
Mississippi governor said 600 members of the National Guard would be deployed to the new water distribution sites
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Sri Lanka court allows former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas
In July, Rajapaksa was prevented from flying out of the country amidst a debilitating economic crisis
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Flash floods: British MP demands cancellation of Pakistan's int'l debt
Pakistan should instead be given reparations for the climate crisis, says Claudia Webbe
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From Pakistan to Texas, big rains after extreme heat deliver double punch
Experts believe same places can be expected to experience both flooding and drought in a hotter climate
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Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away
Gorbachev, unloved at home for chaos that his 'perestroika' reforms unleashed, will be buried on Saturday
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Indian troops join Russian military exercise despite US concerns
Indian Army contingent ‘arrived at the exercise location and over the next seven days will undertake joint manoeuvres’
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Low rate of flood insurance cover spells danger as climate crisis deepens
Torrential rains and flooding have also submerged a third of Pakistan
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IMF provisionally agrees on $2.9 bln loan for Sri Lanka
The IMF programme, spread over 48 months, will aim to raise government revenue to support fiscal consolidation
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India to commission first home-built carrier, but short of jets on deck
INS Vikrant will not have its own fleet of fighter jets on deck and instead will rely on few Russian-designed aircraft
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Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troop withdrawal
Skies above Kabul were lit up with fireworks and celebratory gunfire from crowds of Taliban fighters
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Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91
World leaders were quick to pay tribute
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Indian SC bars Hindus from holding religious event at Eidgah
Top court dismisses HC order allowing Karnataka govt to organise the religious function
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Saudi Arabia to restore five historical mosques related to Prophet’s era
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is said to have prayed at Al-Fath Mosque in Al-Jamoum area after Fatah-e-Makkah
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Indian tycoon becomes world's third-richest person
Gautam Adani, 60, makes his fortune in ports and commodities trading and now ranks just behind Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos
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Two more Turkish planes carrying relief goods for flood victims arrive in Pakistan
Ankara has so far delivered 7 planes loaded with relief supplies, with 2 more scheduled to arrive late Tuesday evening
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Deadly clashes rage in Baghdad in latest power struggle
Iraq's military declared an open-ended nationwide curfew and urged the protesters to leave the Green Zone
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Taliban officials nearing contract for purchase of gasoline from Russia
Contract comes after a Taliban delegation led by acting commerce minister visited Russia in mid-August
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NASA postpones debut Artemis test flight of new moon rocket after engine snag
US space agency cited a problem on one of the Space Launch System rocket's main engines
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Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report
In the United States, the world's biggest economy, losses could total $3.7 trillion
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India's status as world's fastest growing major economy to be short-lived: poll
Asia's third-largest economy is grappling with persistently high unemployment and inflation
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26 Muslims booked for offering congregational prayer in India
Police say the men were arrested as they 'offered prayers without prior permission from local authorities'
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Iraq's powerful Sadr says he quits politics, fuelling uncertainty
The current impasse between Sadr and rivals has given Iraq its longest run without a government
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Nepal seeks to pause recruitment of Gurkhas into Indian army under 'Agnipath' plan
An agreement between London, New Delhi and Kathmandu allows India and Britain to continue to recruit Gurkhas
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Texas woman arrested for hate crime against Indians in viral video
The video also appears to show Upton hitting the women
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India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle on winter smog
Report shows the helmet cut levels of lung-damaging PM 2.5 airborne particles to 8.1 micrograms
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Modi saddened over devastation caused by floods in Pakistan
World leaders send condolences over deaths
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Princess Diana's unique Ford Escort fetches $850,000 at auction
RS Turbo Series 1 usually made in white but royal family asked for Diana's to be painted black ‘for discretion’
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Israeli spy chief to meet US officials on Iran deal
Israel says a deal would facilitate the funding of Iran-supported militants
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Popes who resign are humble, Francis says in central Italy visit
In eyes of men, the humble are seen as weak and losers, but in reality, they are the real winners, says Pope Francis
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US warships transit Taiwan Strait, first since Pelosi visit
Pelosi's trip in early August infuriated China which saw it as a US attempt to interfere in its internal affairs
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Plumes of dust as India demolishes illegal skyscrapers
Thousands vacated apartments near blast site while crowds watching collapse from rooftops cheered as towers collapsed
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Pope urges aid for flood-hit Pakistan
Argentine pontiff appeals for ‘prompt international solidarity’ saying he is praying for the victims
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‘Romantically ruined’ by Shah Rukh Khan
Desperately Seeking Shahrukh is not a book about the Bollywood megastar, but about some of his female fans
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UK to provide ‘urgent support’ of £1.5m for flood relief efforts
This is a time to stand together, says British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner
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Veteran of India's Congress quits with broadside against Gandhi scion
Ghulam Nabi blamed the party's de facto second-in-command, Rahul Gandhi for its failings














































