Biden raises human rights in India with Modi
NEW DELHI, Sept 11: US President Joe Biden has said that he raised issues of human rights in India and the importance of a free press with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. Mr Biden was in the Indian capital to attend the G20 summit. He also held a bilateral meeting with Mr Modi. Activists and rights groups have questioned India's deteriorating human rights track record under Mr Modi. His government has denied allegations that attacks on minorities, especially Muslims, have risen since his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014. — AP
Ukraine regains Black Sea oil platform control
KYIV, Sept 11: Kyiv said Monday its forces had retaken control of an oil and gas drilling platform in the Black Sea that had been controlled by Moscow since 2015. "Ukraine regains control of the so-called 'Vyshki-Boyka' (platform)," Kyiv's military intelligence said in a statement. "During one phase of the operation, a battle took place between Ukrainian special forces on boats and a Russian Su-30 fighter jet," it said, claiming that Moscow's plane was "hit and forced to retreat." — AFP
24 perish in north Nigeria boat accident
KANO, Sept 11: At least 24 farmers died and dozens of others were missing after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria on Sunday, according to emergency officials. The boat was ferrying more than 100 farmers to their crop fields on the other side of the Niger River in Niger state's Mokwa district when it overturned, Garba Salihu, head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said in a statement. "So far, 24 corpses have been recovered while over 30 have been rescued, as the operation is ongoing," Salihu said. — AFP
Israeli team makes first open Saudi visit
RIYADH, Sept 11: An Israeli delegation is in Riyadh for a UNESCO meeting, an Israeli official told AFP on Monday, marking the country's first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia. The visit, for UNESCO's World Heritage Committee session, coincides with speculation about a potential normalisation of ties between the two countries in future. "We are happy to be here-it's a good first step," an Israeli official who did not want to be named, given the sensitivities of the visit, told AFP during the meeting. — AFP
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