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Top 10 world news: PM Modi's address begins in New York; Dissanayake elected as Sri Lankan president, & more

Top 10 world news: PM Modi's address begins in New York; Dissanayake elected as Sri Lankan president, & more

Top 10 world news

Indian PM Narendra Modi is addressing the Indian diaspora at a mega event in New York.Earlier, event organisers said more than 500 artists will performduring the event at the Nassau Coliseum. In other news, Sri Lanka's election commission said on Sunday (September 22) that Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, and will replace the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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Indian PM Narendra Modi is addressing the Indian diaspora at a mega event in New York.Earlier, event organisers said more than 500 artists will performduring the event at the Nassau Coliseum.

Sri Lanka elects Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president

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Sri Lanka's election commission said on Sunday (September 22) that Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, and will replace the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Gaza war | Half of hostages held by Hamas since Oct 7 have died: PM Netanyahu

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly told lawmakers in a closed meeting that half of 97 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7 have died.

Netanyahu says Hezbollah will ‘get the message’ after Israeli strikes

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday (Sep 22)that Hezbollah will soon understand Israel's message following recent Israeli military actions.

Kejriwal claims PM Modi ‘conspired’ against him, attacked his ‘honesty’

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Former chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Sunday (Sep 22) launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming the PM conspired to prove that he is corrupt. In his first public address following his release from jail in a graft case linked to liquor policy, Kejriwal said at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar that PM Modi hatched a major conspiracy against top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.

WATCH | Confused Biden snaps before introducing PM Modi during Quad meet, shouts, 'Who's next?'

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US President Joe Biden was part of another gaffe during the Quad Summit meeting at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday (Sep 21) with leaders of the powerful alliance around. As Biden was finishing up his speech and preparing to introduce Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,he lost his train of thought and snapped at one of the staffers.

Israeli troops raid Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau, issue closure order to Qatari broadcaster

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The Israeli military on Sunday (Sep 22) raided the offices ofAl Jazeera in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and issued a 45-day closure order. The Qatari broadcaster saidarmed Israeli troops had confiscated the cameras and prevented the staff from reporting on the ongoing raid.

Netflix being probed for racial discrimination, visa violations by Indian government

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India is investigating the business practices of US streaming giantNetflix's local operations, including allegations of visa violations and racial discrimination, according to a government email sent to a former executive.

Chess Olympiad: India win historic double gold in men's & women's open events

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The Indian contingent brought home the laurels with their maiden Open event gold medal wins in men's and women's competitionsat the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad in Hungary, Budapest on Sunday (Sep 22).

Janet Jackson believes in false claim on Harris’ race, says she’s not ‘black’

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Kamala Harris' racial identity has become a point of discussion for a while now, and the most recent one to get embroiled in this debate is singer Janet Jackson.

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