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Mark Rutte, leader of Dutch caretaker cabinet, announces elections in November. Will not contest for 5th. Term as P.M.

ION correspondentAugust 1, 2023August 1, 2023

July 16, 2023 . Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will not run for a fifth term in office and will leave politics following the elections in November, he said on Monday. Rutte, the...

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Space Debris. India says object found in Australia is theirs.

ION correspondentJuly 31, 2023July 31, 2023

By Michael Baruah, our North America Correspondent. The barnacle-encrusted device, which is about the size of a small car, was found in mid-July. July 31, 2023. A mysterious object...

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Rice Shortage Panic Sweeps Across US As India’s Export Ban Bites.

ION correspondentJuly 28, 2023July 28, 2023

By Michael Baruah, Our USA Correspondent. Washington, July 27, 2023. Panic buying, hoarding, and price gouging have become rampant across the United States following India’s recent ban on non-Basmati...

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Niger’s military announces a coup on national television.

ION correspondentJuly 27, 2023July 27, 2023

Col. Major Amadou Abdramane, center, is shown speaking during a televised statement. Soldiers claimed on July 26, 2023, to have overthrown the government of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum in...

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Over 40 dead as Greece grapples with wildfires

ION correspondentJuly 27, 2023July 27, 2023

The extreme weather is partly due to the Charon anticyclone, which is pushing into Europe from North Africa. It is the second ‘heat storm’ in a week after the...

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Lockheed Delivers Aegis Combat Software for New US Navy Frigate.

Deepak BoraJuly 26, 2023July 26, 2023

Illustration of US Navy’s first Constellation-class frigate. Photo, Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin has delivered the combat systems software for the future FFG 62 Constellation-class lead warship. Lockheed has customized...

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UN Chief Eyes Reforms to Peacekeeping Operations.

EditorJuly 26, 2023July 26, 2023

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for a “serious, broad-based reflection” on reforming the global body’s peacekeeping operations, highlighting persistent “limitations” to their success. Presenting his most recent policy...

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Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan kill 31 people

ION correspondentJuly 24, 2023July 24, 2023

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighbouring Pakistan 13 people died due...

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Twitter set to be replaced with ‘X’ today

ION correspondentJuly 24, 2023July 24, 2023

After recently announcing that its micro-blogging application Twitter will be renamed to ‘X’, Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, has now revealed ambitious plans for a significant transformation of...

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Thousands of penguins wash up dead on Uruguay coast.

ION correspondentJuly 22, 2023July 22, 2023

Dead penguins washed up on the beach in Barra Laguna de Rocha, Uruguay on July 20, 2023. About 2,000 dead penguins have washed up on the coast of eastern...