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Latest News India & World LIVE updates: Trump says Zelensky 'doesn't want' war settlement; 7.0 quake hits Russia’s Kamchatka; PM Modi slams Congress

Latest News India & World LIVE updates: Trump says Zelensky 'doesn't want' war settlement; 7.0 quake hits Russia’s Kamchatka; PM Modi slams Congress

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Catch today's top updates: Donald Trump says Volodymyr Zelensky 'doesn't want to settle' the war, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, and PM Modi's viral attack labels Congress a 'burden on the country'. Stay tuned for live news. 

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Oct 15), in an interview, said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was "not a good guy for us to deal with" and claimed that he does not want to help bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. He claimed that the Ukrainian president "doesn't want to settle" the ongoing war with Russia. "If they're going to end up with a settlement of some kind, they're not going to do it with him. He doesn't want to settle. He says he wants to settle, but he doesn't."

An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale has struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula region, according to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). There has been no reports of any casualties so far or a tsunami warning sounded.

A video of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a fiery critique of the opposition Congress party is making the rounds on social media. In the clip, Modi lambasts the Indian National Congress, asserting that "Congress has become a burden on the country."

Stay with us for the latest news, breaking updates and developments as they unfold.

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A video of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a fiery critique of the opposition Congress party is making the rounds on social media. In the clip, Modi lambasts the Indian National Congress, asserting that "Congress has become a burden on the country." The viral video comes amid a growing tussle between the Modi-led NDA government and opposition parties—including the Congress and the INDIA bloc—over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and opposition demands for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. What exactly did Prime Minister Modi say, and when did he give this speech? Has he broken his silence on the ongoing nationwide protests? Here is everything you need to know.

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