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The west’s Modi problem | Financial Times (www.ft.com)

The US and its allies are cultivating India as an economic and diplomatic partner. But its prime minister’s authoritarian streak is becoming harder to ignore

California Sues Giant Oil Companies, Citing Decades of Deception (www.nytimes.com)

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Latin America’s Progressive Bloc Lines up at the UN against Washington Sanctions (resumen-english.org)

China lab suspected of Covid leak stripped of US funding for violating biosafety rules (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court (apnews.com)

COSTA DA CAPARICA, Portugal (AP) — Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic wildfires in central Portugal killed more than 100 people in 2017. She “felt it was now or never to raise our voices” as her country appeared to be in the grip of deadly human-caused climate change.

Europe Made a Bold Pledge of Ammunition for Ukraine. Now Comes the Hard Part. (www.nytimes.com)

Japanese startup to develop refueling satellite for U.S. Space Force (japantoday.com)

India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests (apnews.com)

Inside the Race to Stop a Deadly Viral Outbreak in India (www.wired.com)

Quick thinking and medical sleuthing allowed Kerala to contain a potentially disastrous Nipah virus outbreak this month—but with viral spillovers happening more frequently, containment is a fragile shield.

‘Anything for my family’: Venezuelans in US welcome temporary protected status (www.theguardian.com)

Asylum seekers who arrived before the end of July – about 472,000 – will now be able to legally live and work in the US

Venezuela Signs Agreement with Trinidad and Tobago for Joint Gas Projects (orinocotribune.com)

Under French-Backed Military Ruler Mahamat Deby, Chad is a "Pressure Cooker Waiting to Explode" (peoplesdispatch.org)

Centre to cancel OCI cards over pro-Khalistan and anti-india propaganda (www.livemint.com)

While OCI doesn’t confer political rights, it is in effect a multiple entry, multi-purpose, life-long visa for Indian-origin people living abroad....

India has officially labeled Canada an international terrorist sanctuary — “a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists, and for organized crime,” in the words of the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. (www.mea.gov.in)

Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. (September 21, 2023)

A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm (www.wired.com)

Yoon: Seoul will not ‘stand idly by’ if Russia and North Korea make weapons deal - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned during an address to the United Nations General Assembly that Seoul and its allies will not "stand idly by" if Russia gives North Korea technical assistance with its nuclear and missile programs.

Interview - ‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech (www.theguardian.com)

Leader of Canada's House of Commons apologizes for honoring man who fought for Nazis (apnews.com)

Indian politician threatens to nuke Canada on live show (www.samaa.tv)

A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says (apnews.com)

Whole Foods argues it can ban BLM masks because the Supreme Court let a Christian business owner refuse same-sex couples (fortune.com)

Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market doesn’t want to be forced to let workers wear “Black Lives Matter” masks and is pointing to the recent US Supreme Court ruling permitting a business owner to refuse services to same-sex couples to get federal regulators to back off....

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