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TV reporter, child among 3 people killed in Florida shooting spree
TV reporter, child among 3 people killed in Florida shooting spree

Moses is expected to be charged in four other shootings that occurred later in the day, including the killing of the Spectrum News 13 journalist, the Sheriff added.

  • Thursday, 23 February 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy announces Republican bid for President in 2024

Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American tech entrepreneur, announced that he's running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Air India
Newark-Delhi Air India flight diverted to Stockholm after oil leak

A Delhi-bound Air India flight from the Newark airport in New Jersey with nearly 300 passengers on board, was diverted to Stockholm following an oil leak.

Joe Biden
Putin's craven lust for land & power will fail: Biden

In a fiery address from Warsaw's Royal Castle, US President Joe Biden assured to continue supporting Ukraine as it enters a second year of the ongoing war and said Russian President Vladimir Putin's "craven lust for land and power will fail".

Indian Passport
US cuts visa delays in India, vows to do more

The longest wait-time, typically for first-time visitors, is down from over 1,000 days to about 580, as a result of such measures that also include interview waiver for repeat visitors.

Turkey Syria Earthquake
Quakes leave 1.5 mn people homeless in Turkey: UN

A UN Development Program (UNDP) official has estimated that 1.5 million people in Turkey have been left homeless by the recent earthquakes and some 500,000 housing units in the country will have to be rebuilt.

China goes silent on Mars rover at Tianwen 1 mission's 2nd anniversary
China goes silent on Mars rover at Tianwen 1 mission's 2nd anniversary

Zhurong was expected to wake up in December but Beijing and authorities have remained silent on the status of the rover, reports Space.com.

  • Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Putin accuses West, Ukraine of starting war in address to nation
Putin accuses West, Ukraine of starting war in address to nation

Putin also claimed that Russia tried to settle the conflict in Ukraine's separatist Donbas region by peaceful means.

Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to over 80% in US
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to over 80% in US

BQ.1.1 remains the second most prevalent strain at 12.1 per cent.

Indian-American wins National Geographic 'Pictures of the Year'
Indian-American wins National Geographic 'Pictures of the Year'

He titled the image as a homage to a fictional dragon war in George R.R. Martin's novel, 'A Dance with Dragons'.

  • Tuesday, 21 February 2023
UN Security Council calls for de-escalation of Israeli-Palestinian tensions
UN Security Council calls for de-escalation of Israeli-Palestinian tensions

The Security Council reiterates the obligation of all parties regarding the pursuit of accountability for all acts of violence targeting civilians, and recalls the obligation of the Palestinian Authority to renounce and confront terror, it said.

  • Tuesday, 21 February 2023
  • UN
3 dead, over 600 injured after new quake hits Turkey
3 dead, over 600 injured after new quake hits Turkey

More than 680 people have been injured in Turkey and Syria.

  • Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Can Nikki Haley be the Kamala Harris of the Republican Party
Can Nikki Haley be the Kamala Harris of the Republican Party

Despite a rabid call by a ultra right wing republican asking her to go back home to India, Nikki Haley has thrown the gauntlet for the republican nomination, like Kamala Harris, for the top post, in the 2024 presidential run to the White House, media reports say.

  • Sunday, 19 February 2023
Xi Jinping and Putin
China quietly aiding Russia's war effort, US warns

The US has recently begun seeing "disturbing" trendlines in China's support for Russia's military and there are signs that Beijing wants to "creep up to the line" of providing lethal military aid to Russia without getting caught, the media reported.

Antony Blinken meets Wang Yi
Blinken meets China's Wang Yi, warns Beijing against helping Russia and condemns its spy balloon

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned China that its material support for Russia's war against Ukraine would attract sanctions and condemned "unacceptable violation" of American sovereignty by an alleged Chinese spy balloon .

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