Moscow, Kyiv trade blame over nuclear plant

ZAPORIZHZHIA (Ukraine), Sept 02 (Reuters): Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over each others' actions around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Friday as a team of inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog tried to check the safety of the facility and avert a potential disaster.Ukraine's state nuclear company said the...

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EU uneasy about Truss as UK leader

PARIS/LONDON/BERLIN, Sept 02 (Reuters): Europe is anticipating the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain's next prime minister with a mixture of irritation and unease: diplomats say that with the war in Ukraine and rampant inflation, the last thing they need is another Brexit battle.Frontrunner in a ruling Conservative party contest...

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Modi commissions India’s first home-built aircraft carrier

NEW DELHI, Sept 02 (Express Tribune): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first home-built aircraft carrier on Friday, underlining his government's efforts to boost domestic production to supply a military deployed on two contentious borders.After 17 years of construction and tests, Modi commissioned the INS Vikrant - the navy's...

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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years for voting fraud

BANGKOK, Sept 02 (AP): A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of involvement in election fraud.The ruling adds more jail time to the 17 years she is already serving for other offenses. It also...

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UK former ambassador jailed in Myanmar

LONDON, Sept 02 (BBC): The UK's former ambassador to Myanmar and her husband have each been sentenced to one year in prison by the country's military authorities.Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin, a former political prisoner, were charged with breaching immigration laws.The couple were arrested last week in their home in...

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