Top Stories | - Part 681

Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations.

ION correspondentAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

Storm Hans has battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days, causing rivers to overflow, damaging roads and injuring people with falling branches. A house being swept...

Hard-partying Puerto Rico capital faces new code that will limit alcohol sales.

ION correspondentAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

FILE – Tourists walk through the docking area after exiting Carnival’s Mardi Gras cruise ship in the bay of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 3, 2021, marking the first...

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Maharashtra minister courts controversy after remark on Aishwarya Rai’s eyes.

ION correspondentAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

‘Eat fish, become Aishwarya Rai’: Maharashtra minister Vijaykumar Gavit courts controversy. He justified his remarks and said, ‘The fish contain some oils, it makes your skin smooth’. August 21,...

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US Announces New $1.3B Military Aid Package for Ukraine.

Deepak BoraAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

Members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group outside of the United States, are projected on a video monitor during the group’s virtual meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin,...

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Tribal Group Again Blocks National Highway In Manipur After 3-Day Ultimatum.

ION correspondentAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on a national highway, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state....

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US Marines Activate First Tomahawk Missile Battery.

Deepak BoraAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

In a historic event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, the 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division activated the Marine Corps’ first long-range missile battery during a ceremony...

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French Army Showcases ARQUUS Grizzly at National Day Military Parade 2023.

Deepak BoraAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

On July 14, 2023 , the French Army 11th Parachute Brigade unveiled the Grizzly (Sabre) reconnaissance and anti-tank light wheeled vehicle during the national military parade in Paris. Developed...

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Amid countdown to touchdown, Chandrayaan-3 shares fresh images of moon

ION correspondentAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

The latest images of the Moon taken by the Chandrayaan-3’s lander identified some of the prominent craters on its far side, which always faces away from the Earth. The...

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France Receives 500th. Griffon and 50th. Jaguar Multi-Role Armored Vehicles.

EditorAugust 20, 2023August 20, 2023

Griffon multi-role armored vehicle. Photo, Thales. 17th. July, 2023. In a significant achievement, Nexter, Arquus, and Thales have jointly presented the French armament general directorate (DGA) with the 500th...

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EU Considers $22 Billion Ukraine Defense Fund.

ION correspondentAugust 20, 2023August 20, 2023

Ukrainian soldiers on patrol. Photo, Sergei Supinsky. The European Union is drawing up plans to set up a 20-billion-euro ($22 billion) fund to be spent over four years to...