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The Katchatheevu controversy explained
By T. Ramakrishnan/The Hindu Chennai, August 19: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin, on Friday, revived the debate over Katchatheevu, an uninhabited and barren 285 acre…
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Europe’s air traffic controllers are falling off the radar
This article is part of the Bridging the Skills Divide special report, presented by Cisco. Europe’s air traffic controllers should be retiring — but no…
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It’s England vs Spain in World Cup final. But where are Sunak and Sánchez?
It’s a time-worn World Cup photo opportunity — prime ministers and presidents gurning away high in the stands beside stone-faced football officials. But when Spain…
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Russian missile kills six in Ukraine, including child
A missile launched by Russian forces into the center of the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killed six people — including a six-year-old girl — and…
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Time to cut back on Huawei, German minister tells telecoms giants
The German government is calling time on national telecoms operators’ reliance on Chinese 5G equipment. Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told German newspaper Handelsblatt that…
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There’s no coup! Slovak president calls for calm after arrest of spy chiefs
Slovakia’s police are not carrying out a coup, the country’s president said Friday, hours after the arrest of several spy chiefs. President Zuzana Čaputová held…
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Netherlands, Denmark confirm US has approved sending Ukraine F-16 jets
The Netherlands and Denmark confirmed Friday they received approval from the U.S. to hand over F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as soon as pilot training…
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Von der Leyen condemns Turkish Cypriot attack on UN peacekeepers
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen joined the U.K., France and the U.S. in expressing shock and disapproval over an assault on U.N.…
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Biden hails ‘new era of partnership’ for US, South Korea and Japan
President Joe Biden on Friday signed historic agreements with the leaders of South Korea and Japan, bridging the fraught history between the two countries with…
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France, US relations grow tense over Niger coup
The coup in Niger is injecting fresh tension into the France-U.S. alliance. The two countries are at odds over how to respond to the ouster…
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