India's security chief in Moscow after US tariff threats
NEW DELHI, Aug 06 (AFP): India's national security adviser was in Moscow on Wednesday, media in New Delhi reported, after Washington threatened to hike US tariffs because of India's purchases of Russian oil.India is a major buyer of Russian oil, a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on...
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Overturned aid truck kills 20 in Gaza
GAZA, Aug 06 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that 20 people were killed when an aid truck overturned on a crowd of aid seekers in the central Gaza Strip."Twenty people were killed and dozens injured around midnight last night in a truck carrying aid overturned... while hundreds of...
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Putin-Witkoff talks constructive: Moscow
MOSCOW, Aug 06 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin held "constructive" talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow over the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said Wednesday after the three-hour meeting."A quite useful and constructive conversation took place," Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov told journalists, including AFP, adding that as well...
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Indian army searches for scores missing after Himalayan flash flood
NEW DELHI, Aug 06 (AFP): The Indian army brought in sniffer dogs, drones and heavy earth-moving equipment Wednesday to search for scores of people missing a day after deadly Himalayan flash floods.At least four people were killed and more than 50 are unaccounted for after a wall of muddy water...
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