Category: INTERNATIONAL
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Before a significant fundraising event, Biden’s campaign war chest surpasses Trump’s
Before November’s election, U.S. President Joe Biden’s campaign raised more money than that of Donald Trump, his Republican opponent. This is because Biden is the incumbent and has the backing of Democratic predecessors, according to observers.
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Men Are Charged With Smuggling An Indian Family Into Canada, Where They Froze to Death, Deny Guilt
A man entered a not-guilty plea to human smuggling on Wednesday. He is suspected of aiding in the smuggling of individuals from the state of Minnesota from the US into Canada, including four members of an Indian family from Gujarat who froze to death in 2022.
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South China Sea: Marcos Declares That China Won’t “Cow the Philippines Into Silence”
Following incidents in the South China Sea that resulted in injuries to Filipino soldiers and damage to boats, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Thursday that the Philippines would not be “cowed into silence” by Beijing.
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Lawmakers in Thailand adopt a same-sex marriage bill
Bangkok: A marriage equality bill was overwhelmingly adopted by the lower house of parliament in Thailand, making it the first nation in Southeast Asia to provide equal rights to spouses of either gender. With the support of 415 members, 400 approved the bill on its final reading. app
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As Gunawardena meets Xi, China and Lanka sign nine agreements
In the midst of Colombo’s attempts to reorganise in order to resuscitate its bankrupt economy, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qing on Wednesday and the two countries inked nine new agreements.
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After colliding with a bridge in Baltimore, one of the 22 Indian crew members suffered a “minor injury”: shipping firm
The owners of the Singapore-flagged ship said on Wednesday that one of the 22 Indian crew members on board the damaged cargo ship that crashed into a bridge in Baltimore had sustained a “minor injury.” All other crew members are safe on board.