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protest since Friday over the abduction of some members of the minority community by bandits in riverine areas in southern Sindh province's Kashmore, according to a media report on Monday. Dr Chand Mahar, the senior vice president of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) minority wing in Sindh and one of the individuals leading the protest, said the demonstration was being staged at Dera More — an area near the Sindh-Punjab border — since Friday last week, Dawn.com reported. Three members of the Hindu community — identified as Mukhi Jagdish Kumar, Sagar Kumar and Jaideep Kumar — have been in dacoits' captivity after they were recently intercepted by them, Mahar said. He added that a Muslim doctor — Munir Naij — had also been held captive for the past 40 days. Mukhi was a 72-year-old businessman and Jaideep was nine years old, Mahar said, adding that they were kidnapped from Kashmore.

Russia says its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea, temporarily closing it for a third time in less than a year

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has meet with Vladimir Putin in a bid to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow broke off from in July

A Louisiana company will receive $2.6 million to relinquish the last remaining oil and gas lease on U.S. forest land near Montana’s Glacier National Park that’s sacred to Native Americans

Redefining the luxury car rental industry in California, Monza Exotics is the brainchild of Aamer Sakallah, a passionate entrepreneur and car aficionado. In just three short years, this thriving business has gone from one vehicle to now boasting over 30 high-end cars.

Mexican senator Xochitl Galvez has been announced as the presidential candidate of the opposition alliance that is set to take on President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) in polls next year. Galve's nomination as the presidential candidate of the opposition alliance Frente Amplio por Mexico - or the Broad Front for Mexico was officially announced in a ceremony on Sunday and witnessed her supporters rallying near the Angel of Independence monument in the capital.

Also Read: Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the man disrupting the 2024 US prez race Speaking at Fox News, Ramaswamy said, “We have some of our areas of differences, but they’re small. By and large, we are the two ‘America First’ candidates in this race, everybody else embraces the neo-con (neo-conservative) foreign policy view. So, I think we are deeply aligned on policies, 90 plus per cent of the way.

icebreaker was sailing to Antarctica on Sunday in a rescue mission to evacuate a researcher with a «developing medical condition» from a remote station. Icebreaker RSV Nuyina departed from Tasmania last week to rescue an unnamed individual from Casey, a research base on the frozen continent 3,443 kilometres (2,139 miles) away, the Australian Antarctic Programme said. The researcher «requires specialist medical assessment and care in Australia for a developing medical condition», a programme spokesperson said.

Typhoon Haikui made landfall in Taiwan on Sunday, reported CNN. According to Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA), the two people who were injured as a result of the Typhoon were travelling in a van, when a tree fell on the vehicle. They suffered injuries but were conscious and taken to hospital, it added. The storm made landfall in the southern coastal township of Donghe at about 3:40 p.m. local time, according to the weather bureau. According to Taipower, the state electricity provider, more than 9,300 households in Taitung and Hualien counties have lost power as of 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, reported CNN. Repairs are now underway. Taipei, Taiwan's capital, is currently receiving heavy rainfall.

Danube River port infrastructure that is critical to Ukraine's grain exports, injuring at least two people in the attack on southern parts of the Odesa region on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The Danube has become Ukraine's main route for exporting grain since July, when Russia quit a U.N. and Turkey-brokered deal that had given safe passage to Kyiv's exports of grains, oilseeds and vegetables oils via the Black Sea. Sunday's attack took place the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan are due to hold talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Turkey has been pressing to revive the grain deal. Ukraine's South Military Command said on social media that at least two civilians were injured in the early morning attack on what it called «civil infrastructure of the Danube». The Ukrainian Air Force said air defence systems shot down 22 of the 25 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched by Russia.

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United Kingdom is gearing up for the warmest weather of the year this week as a looming heatwave promises temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. While autumn officially commenced on September 1st, much of the UK will experience a late surge of summer heat, coinciding with the return of many students to school.

Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks on the Hindu religion sparked sharp reactions across southern India with the BJP units in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu coming down heavily on the young DMK leader. Stalin said at an event in Chennai on Saturday that the Sanatana Dharma was like dengue and malaria, and that they should think of not fighting it but eradicating it. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram’s endorsement of the statement fuelled demands for Karnataka’s ruling party to clarify its stand on the matter. The BJP's Karnataka unit said, «Rahul Gandhi's friend and ally Udhayanidhi Stalin spews venom against Hindus by saying Sanatana Dharma is like malaria, dengue and must be eradicated.

(Reuters) -Russian drones hit Danube River port infrastructure that is critical to Ukraine's grain exports, injuring at least two people in the attack on southern parts of the Odesa region on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said.

college football season, Week 1 witnessed thrilling matchups involving all top 25 teams from the preseason AP Poll. The headline event saw Colorado causing a major upset by defeating No. 17 TCU in Deion Sanders' debut as the Buffaloes' head coach. Scores, statistics, and TV information for all the top 25 games during Week 1 are detailed below. Additionally, we'll recap the preseason rankings to provide context for these exciting developments.

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Domestic flights were cancelled and almost 4,000 people were evacuated as Typhoon Haikui barrelled into southeastern Taiwan on Sunday bringing torrential rain and strong winds.

Antarctica last year, whole colonies of emperor penguins lost the all chicks they stoically incubated through weeks of darkness, -50° Celsius temperatures, and 160 km-per-hour winds. This sad discovery came through a combination of commercial and government satellites that scientists adapted to spy on these penguins.

Hindustan Times, it is known that PM Modi is inclined to arrange a dinner for one of his close friends and a lunch for the other, but the actual timing of these events will be contingent on President Biden's arrival schedule on Friday and President Macron's departure to Dhaka on Sunday, following the conclusion of the G-20 summit. President Biden is set to be extended an invitation for dinner on Friday, though the timing may take into account any potential jet lag.

Taiwan girded for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui on Sunday, which is expected to bring torrential rain and strong winds to the island's south and east. Haikui is forecast to make landfall in the mountainous and sparsely populated far southeast of Taiwan late Sunday afternoon, with counties and cities in the east and south cancelling classes and declaring a day off for workers. Haikui is a much weaker storm than Typhoon Saola which hit Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Saturday.

domestic flights and the evacuation of nearly 3,000 individuals. The typhoon is anticipated to bring heavy rainfall and powerful winds to the southern and eastern regions of the island. Haikui is predicted to hit the remote and thinly populated southeastern part of Taiwan, characterized by mountainous terrain, during late Sunday afternoon.

basic chemicals for the promotion of the overall chemical sector, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said here on Saturday. Mandaviya also said that his ministry has been working on an «international-standard» drugs and cosmetic bill which will be introduced in the Cabinet in a month's time before being passed in Parliament.