Top 10 world news: Putin to skip G20 summit in Delhi, Denmark to ban Quran burning in public, and more

G20 Summit: Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not attend the upcoming G20 summit in Delhi, the Kremlin said as the Russian president earlier skipped BRICS summit in Johannesburg. Russia says Putin won't be attending the meet as he is preoccupied with the Ukraine crisis.

US Jet crash:A US F-18jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, on Friday.The media report citing officials said that the crash involving a F/A-18 Hornet happened near Interstate 15 early morning. According to Fox News, there was only one pilot on board whose condition was not immediately known.

Quran burning:Denmark govt is bringing a proposal to ban the burning of Holy Quran in public places in the country. This comes as both Sweden and Denmark have ramped up border security after a series of Quran-burning protests and the backlash in early August.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin not to attend G20 summit in India in person

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US F-18 military jet crashes near San Diego: Reports

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Denmark government to propose legislation to ban Quran burnings

The Danish government, on Friday (August 25) said that they are preparing to propose bills that would make it illegal to burn copies of the Quran in public places after a string of desecrations of Islam’s holy book in the Scandinavian nation which has sparked outrage in Muslim countries.

BRICS summit: India dismisses China's claim that New Delhi made a request for Modi-Xi meet

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Ukraine's F-16 pilots to start training in US in September: Pentagon

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