Zelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament’s ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazis (forward.com)
Zelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazis (forward.com)
Kosovo monastery siege ends after heavy gun battles (www.bbc.com)
At least four people are dead after Kosovan police cleared a monastery held by at least 30 heavily armed men near the border with Serbia.
Louisiana police accused of ‘unconscionable’ abuse in ‘Brave Cave’ (www.theguardian.com)
Europe Made a Bold Pledge of Ammunition for Ukraine. Now Comes the Hard Part. (www.nytimes.com)
Plot for 30 simultaneous explosions in Tehran foiled, Iran says (www.aljazeera.com)
Canada imposes 63 sanctions against Russian individuals, entities – another big blow for Putin’s Russia (ptv-news.com.pk)
AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan separatists (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists to keep himself in office after an election he failed to win.
North Korean opera stars are giving concerts to encourage farmers to finish this year’s harvest - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Opera singers and artists in North Korea are giving daily concerts at farms in the western part of the country to "encourage" farmers to finish this year's harvest.
Kosovo police surround 30 gunmen in monastery after officer shot (www.bbc.com)
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)
Russia dismisses Ukraine peace plan: ‘Let’s decide it on the battlefield’ (www.scmp.com)
Proposed changes to Indian patent law could affect pharma industry, drive up international drug prices (www.thehindu.com)
India manufactures a significant share of the world’s pharmaceuticals, thanks in part to strict laws against frivolous patents and evergreening. However, a proposed change could make it harder for third parties to object to the granting of patents. This could hurt the Indian pharmaceutical industry as companies shift...
Indian state Tamil Nadu to conduct funerals of organ donors with state honours (www.thehindu.com)
In a bid to encourage organ donation, the government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has offered to conduct the funerals of donors with state honours.
1 Kosovo police officer killed and 1 wounded in an attack in the north, raising tensions with Serbia (apnews.com)
Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air (www.theguardian.com)
Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year
Ukrainian parents invited to ‘collect their children’ from Russia - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov invited Ukrainian parents to "collect their children" taken from Ukraine amid the ongoing war.
Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption (apnews.com)
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