Morning brief: Republicans reject bill meant for funding US govt, Jaishankar slams Canada, and more

US: House Republicans on Friday rejected a bill presented by their leader meant for funding the government.The House, in a 232-198 vote, rejected a measure which would have extended the government funding by 30 days and stopped the agencies from shutting down.

Serbia-Kosovo: US has urged Serbia to withdraw its forces from the border with Kosovo amid heightened tensions between the two sides. However, Serbia denies claims that it has put its forces on high alert.

India-Canada tensions: "We are also open to looking at it," Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar said, while urging Canada to furnish some credible evidence linking New Delhi with the murder of Khalistani terrorist Nijjar.

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Republicans make shutdown imminent after rejecting bill to fund US government

Republicans in the House of Representatives of the United States on Friday (Sep 29) rejected a bill for temporarily funding the government which was proposed by their leader, ensuring that the federal agencies will partially shut down, starting from Sunday.

US urges Serbia to withdraw forces from Kosovo border, NATO bolsters forces

The US has called on the Serbian leadership to withdraw forces and ‘a large military buildup’ from the border with Kosovo, a separatist region. The buildup is a result of ongoing tensions between Kosovo’s majority Albanians and minority ethnic Serbs.

A decisive, historic event: Putin addresses Russia on first anniversary of Ukrainian regions annexation

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the country on Saturday (Sep 30) on the first anniversary of parts of four Ukrainian regions- Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia- being incorporated into Russia.

On row with Canada over Nijjar's murder, India's Jaishankar urges Ottawa to share specifics

India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who will be concluding his visit to the United States, on Friday (Sep 29) spoke about the ongoing diplomatic standoff between India and Canada over the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Elon Musk livestreams 'unfiltered' situation of migrants

Late on Thursday, Elon Musk went to the border between Texas and Mexico. He briefly live-streamed the visit and then joined a new US political debate, this one centered on immigration.