Top 10 world news: Kremlin's silence on Putin-Kim Jong Un meet, chorus grows to rename India as Bharat & more
Top 10 world news
The Kremlin on Tuesday (September 5) said that it has "nothing to say" about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's reported plans to travel to Russia this month and meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss the supply of weapons for the Ukraine war. In other news, in a potential overhaul that could reset the central identification point of the Indian Republic, top Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hinted that the official name of the Indian Republic is set to be changed to Bharat.
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Kremlin has 'nothing to say' on reports of Putin-Kim Jong Un summit
The Kremlin on Tuesday (September 5) said that it has "nothing to say" about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's reported plans to travel to Russia this month and meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss the supply of weapons for the Ukraine war.
'Republic of Bharat': Chorus grows to rename India as it was known in ancient times
In a potential overhaul that could reset the central identification point of the Indian Republic, top Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hinted that the official name of the Indian Republic is set to be changed.
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US vs China over South China Sea: Washington backs Philippines, Beijing hits back
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Bigg Boss 20: Isha Rikhi evicted after three weeks in Salman Khan’s show
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Musk plans to more than double xAI's chips to over 1.2 million Nvidia GPUs by year-end
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After JU, clash erupts at SRFTI: BJP’s ‘Dimagi Naxal’ jibe sparks political firestorm after students protest RSS-linked event
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‘Anti-social elements spreading false rumours’: LPU issues statement amid massive unrest over alleged rape
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LPU students go on rampage, vandalise campus amid widespread protest: What's happening
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Trump asked Xi to pressure Iran. China did not say yes — here’s what Beijing wants
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines
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An OpenAI agent escaped its locked test cage again, by hiding questions in DNS lookups
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'Our video was trimmed': LPU girls who featured in rape-denial video make U-turn
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3 males killed, four others injured in shooting after fight at strip club in Detroit
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'Victory for low-budget consumers': Raghav Chadha hails 30-day telecom recharge rules
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Claude rebuilt the 1989 game 'Prince of Persia' by reusing the original's own code
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Beyond metros: How Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities could drive India’s next AI wave
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Tesla builds first Cybertruck with its own refined lithium: Elon Musk's $1 billion Texas bet pays off
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IndiGo flight suffers tail strike in Bengaluru while landing; DGCA to probe incident
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The US and China set up an AI 'red telephone', but skipped the rulebook
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‘Terror suspects arrested near UK air base were looking to do big damage’: Trump
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Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’
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IND vs WI 1st ODI: Kohli breaks Sachin's most runs in one country record with unbeaten 139 as India thump West Indies by 8 wickets
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Researchers rebuilt exactly how 700 AI agents hacked Hugging Face: a 900-link chain trick
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‘Olympic inclusion is our major target’: WPA President Ishaun Singh on pool’s global ambitions
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Nations League: Spain sink England at Wembley; Modric shines for Croatia
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Why has Iran released no proof of life of Mojtaba Khamenei? Araghchi reveals...
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'What kind of confession is this?': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 'terrorists would be roaming New York' remark goes viral, raises alarm online. Watch
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South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean prisoners' transfer
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Beyond BrahMos: India targets Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports with unmatched price edge
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Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India
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Muslim marriage cannot shield sex with minor wife from prosecution under POCSO: Delhi HC
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'Can't help but draw painful parallels to Nirbhaya case': SC on latest incidents of rape cases in Delhi-NCR
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99.9% more powerful - Scientists find boy who can recall memories from just 3 months of age
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'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey
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UNSC reform momentum grows: Russia, Portugal, Mauritius push for India's permanent seat bid
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8 US marines injured in Iranian missile attack on vessel in Strait of Hormuz: Report
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Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed in clash near Pakistan border, Islamabad denies
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Ceuta migrant crisis: Protesters take to streets as Spain grapples with migrant challenge
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LPU suspend classes, postpones exams as violence escalates over rape claims: What's happening
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New York City wants a 'kill switch' on every AI, and will pay whistleblowers who report violations
Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025: Report
Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025, the news agency AFP reported citing party officials. This is following acoup d'état started in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the country's military.
Chinese ambassador to Nepal attempts to downplay Indo-Nepal ties
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song appeared to violate diplomatic conventions as he attempted to project Nepal's ties with India in a negative light while pitching China as a better partner for the Himalayan nation.
Sunak insists on free trade deal with India which works for all of UK
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he will only secure a trade agreement with India that serves the best interests of the entire United Kingdom, media reports said quoting his spokesperson.
Explained: Use of cluster bombs cause over 1,000 casualties globally; Ukraine war drives surge
The report by the CMC campaign group recorded some 353 deaths due to cluster munitions which is the most since the group began compiling its annual reports over a decade ago. What is driving this rise in casualties due to the use of the bomb? WION Explains.
Africa Climate Summit: UAE pledges $4 billion for clean energy in the continent
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday (September 5) pledged USD 4.5 billion to invest in clean energy in Africa at a landmark climate summit aimed at project the continent's potential as a green powerhouse.
After ‘largest ever’ wildfires, Greece witnesses heavy rains and flooding; one dead
At least one person was killed after torrential rains in Greece flooded homes and roads, said a report by Reuters citing the fire brigade on Tuesday (September 5).This comes a day after officials in Greece reported that the firefighters were gaining the upper hand on a massive blaze as deadly wildfires dubbed the “largest ever” in European Union history.
French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove abayas
Dozens of girls were sent back home by French schools for refusing to remove their abayas. This happened on the first day of the school year.Education minister Gabriel Attal told the BFM broadcaster on Tuesday (September 5) that nearly 300 girls showed up Monday morning wearing an abaya, defying a ban on the Muslim dress.
‘ASEAN centrality is a central point…’: India ahead of PM Modi’s ‘short visit’ to Indonesia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to participate in the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit, both of which are being hosted in Jakarta by Indonesia, the current chair of ASEAN, said the Indian foreign ministry, on Tuesday (September 5).