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Kashmir: Militant killed in Uri as encounter is under way
Security forces had cordoned off the area, and while they were combing the area, the militants started firing at them. As many as 19 soldiers were martyred after a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) fidayeen group attacked the administrative station of the Indian Army's 12 Brigade on September 18 past year. [Full Article...]
Stevie Wonder joins National Football League player protest by taking a knee
Stevie Wonder joined the solidarity movement which now targets Donald Trump .by taking a knee at a NYC festival. But not just one knee. "Not just one knee, but both knees in prayer for our planet, our future, and leaders of our world". Wonder also spoke out in April this year while accepting the "Key of Life" award in Los Angeles, saying when people hate each other over their sexual preferenc... [Full Article...]
Tamil Nadu minister: Afraid of Sasikala, we lied about Jayalalithaa's health
We did not want the secret of the party to get leaked. A stream of leaders, including Vice President Venkaiah Naidu (who was a Union minister then) and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited the hospital, but could not meet Jayalalithaa, he said. [Full Article...]
Trump Tweets New Threat To North Korea After Foreign Minister's UN Address
The ongoing war of words between the two leaders on opposite sides of the Pacific have been exacerbated in recent months amid growing tension over North Korea's nuclear weapons build-up. "And, we are engaging with North Korea's most important supporters, economic supporters - their friends, China and Russian Federation to have them engage with Kim Jong Un on this issue", Tillerson said. [Full Article...]
Backed SDF says it took Syria's largest gas field from IS
The Russian Defence Ministry said the SDF had taken up positions on the eastern banks of the Euphrates with US special forces , and had twice opened fire with mortars and artillery on Syrian troops who were working alongside Russian special forces. [Full Article...]
Multiple Players Kneeled During National Anthem of Ravens-Jaguars London Game
The Guardian counted around 12 players from the Jaguars and 14 from the Ravens. Trump had increased his criticism of National Football League players on Saturday, not only suggesting that fans of the sport should "refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag & Country" but also urging any players who took a knee to be fired or suspended. [Full Article...]
Hawaii prepares for nuclear attack amid North Korea threats
Pyongyang says it will not give up on its nuclear deterrence unless Washington ends its hostile policy toward the country and dissolves the US-led United Nations command in South Korea. The latest test was followed by a second magnitude 4.1 quake that experts said could have been caused by landslides or a tunnel collapsing after the explosion. [Full Article...]
Rohingya Crisis: The Larger Geopolitics Nobody Is Talking About
It is just the latest restriction imposed on the Rohingya who have fled in huge numbers from violence in neighbouring Rakhine State into squalid camps in Bangladesh's southernmost Cox's Bazar district in the past four weeks. The top USA diplomat for Southeast Asia said the United States remains deeply troubled by the ongoing crisis and allegations of human rights abuses in Rakhine. [Full Article...]