Morning brief: Trump defends not returning classified documents, Indian PM Modi leaves for US, & more
Morning brief: Here's a look at the top stories.
Former United States president Donald Trump, who was recently indicted on 37 counts for carrying confidential and classified documents, on Monday (June 19) defended not returning these documents as they had personal items. “I want to go through the boxes and get all my personal things out. I don’t want to hand that over to (National Archives) yet. And I was very busy, as you’ve sort of seen,” Trump said during an interview with Fox News.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for a state visit to the United States at the invitation of President Joe Biden. In his departure statement, Prime Minister Modi said the visit was an opportunity to enrich the depth and diversity of the Indo-US partnership.
Amid the warring factions in Sudan agreeing to a new three-day truce, the United Nations on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis.
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Former US president Donald Trump in a recent Fox interview has given reasons for his rather callous handling of the alleged classified documents. When quizzed about why he failed to comply with the request from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to return the documents, Trump said he had personal items mixed with the official items.
Opportunity to enrich Indo-US partnership, says PM Modi as he leaves for US
The visit to the United States, at the special invitation of US President Joe Biden, willprovide an opportunity to enrich the depth and diversity of the Indo-US partnership, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday as he embarked on his four-day visit.
Sudan conflict: UN says $1.5 billion pledged to combat humanitarian crisis
The United Nations (UN) said on Monday (June 19) that donors at a UN conference pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and help its neighbouring countries host refugees fleeing the conflict.
In the times of instant messaging, this Indian state's police maintain carrier pigeons
In today's world of instant gratification where you can connect to someone via a voice call, a message, or a video call instantly, police in this Indian state are holding on to a flock of carrier pigeons for their communication needs. Police in the eastern Indian state of Odisha are preserving carrier pigeons for use in scenarios where a disaster might compromise communication links.
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