Name: Ahead of PM Modi's trip, US lawmakers raise lengthy visa wait time for Indians
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Amid tensions between India and Canada, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has a way of making outrageous allegations without any supporting proof.

Justin Trudeau makes outrageous allegations sans proof: Sri Lanka minister on India-Canada tensions

Amid tensions between India and Canada, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has a way of making outrageous allegations without any supporting proof.

Sri Lanka&rsquo;s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said that Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has a habit of making outrageous allegations without any supporting proof.
&nbsp;"Some of the terrorists have found safe haven in Canada. The Canadian PM has this way of just coming out with some outrageous allegations without any supporting proof," said Sabry.
"The same thing they did for Sri Lanka, a terrible, total lie about saying that Sri Lanka had a genocide. Everybody knows there was no genocide in our country," he added.
Sabry further said, " I saw yesterday he had gone and given a rousing welcome to somebody who have associated with the Nazis in the past during the Second World War. So this is questionable and we have dealt with it in the past. I am not surprised that sometimes PM Trudeau comes out with outrageous and substantiated allegations."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reacted to the row over honouring of a Ukrainian Nazi veteran in the country's Parliament

Honouring Nazi-linked veteran embarassing, unacceptable: Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reacted to the row over honouring of a Ukrainian Nazi veteran in the country's Parliament

Canada's prime minister said Monday the singling out of a Ukrainian veteran alleged to have fought for the Nazis during World War II for a standing ovation during a visit by Kyiv's leader was shameful and intolerable.
The speaker of Canada's parliament, Anthony Rota, has apologized for the gaffe.
He'd paid homage to Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian immigrant, during President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Canada on Friday, telling the House of Commons Hunka had "fought for Ukrainian independence."
It was later pointed out that Hunka served in the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, a Nazi military unit.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this was "clearly unacceptable."
"This is something that is deeply embarrassing to the parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians," he told reporters.
A small faction allied with Trudeau's Liberals called for Rota to resign while the main opposition Conservatives slammed the Trudeau administration for failing to properly vet Hunka, despite claims it had no advance notice he'd been invited to the event.
A Jewish advocacy group called the incident "shocking" and "incredibly disturbing."
Rota, a Liberal MP, apologized on Sunday, saying that he had "subsequently become aware of more information" which caused him to "regret" his recognition of Hunka.
"This initiative was entirely my own... I particularly want to extend my deepest apologies to Jewish communities in Canada and around the world," he said, repeating his comments on Monday in the House.

SGPC said that everything said by Canadian PM Justic Trudeau cannot be rejected easily and demanded a sincere approach by both countries.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | Can't reject everything said by Canada PM: SGPC

SGPC said that everything said by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau cannot be rejected easily and demanded a sincere approach by both countries.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has passed a resolution expressing serious concerns over Canada's allegations against India on Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Everything said by the Prime Minister in the Parliament cannot be rejected easily. The truth of the allegations made by the Prime Minister of Canada should be brought to the light of the people through a sincere approach by both countries by going beyond politics. If this case is suppressed only because of politics, it will be considered as an injustice to human rights,&rdquo; SGPC said.
The resolution condemned the alleged hate propaganda being spread against Sikhs and Punjab in the mainstream media and on social media platforms.
&ldquo;The India-Canada issue has been deliberately focused by a large part of the media only on character assassination of Sikhs,&rdquo; it said.

Refugees continue to head to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan took control of the disputed area. 

Thousands flee into Armenia after Azerbaijan retakes Nagorno-Karabakh

Refugees continue to head to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan took control of the disputed area.&nbsp;

Thousands of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh streamed into Armenia Monday as a deadly blast rocked a fuel depot in the rebel enclave and Azerbaijan and ally Turkey hailed Baku's victory over the majority ethnic Armenian area.
While Azerbaijan showcased its regional alliances, Russia hit back at embattled Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after he blamed Moscow for the swift defeat of the breakaway territory.
Several days after the fighting, the first refugees arrived in Armenia on Sunday and 6,650 people have so far entered, Yerevan said on Monday.
AFP reporters saw the refugees crowding into a humanitarian hub set up in a local theatre in the city of Goris to register for transport and housing.
"We lived through terrible days," said Anabel Ghulasyan, 41, from the village of Rev, known as Shalva in Azeri.
She arrived in Goris with her family by minibus, carrying her belongings in bags.
An explosion at a fuel depot wounded more than 200 people, according to Armenian separatist authorities which have been supplying those seeking to leave the territory with petrol and diesel.
"As a result of the explosion in the fuel warehouse, the number of injured exceeds 200. The health condition of the majority is severe or extremely severe," the region's rights ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said on social media.
"The medical capacities of (Nagorno-Karabakh) are not enough," he added, calling for air ambulances to be allowed to land.
An official had earlier indicated there were fatalities without giving a toll.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars in the last three decades over Nagorno-Karabakh, a majority-ethnic Armenian enclave within the internationally recognised border of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan launched a lightning operation on September 19 to seize control of the territory, forcing the separatists to lay down their arms under the terms of a ceasefire agreed the following day.
It followed a nine-month blockade of the region by Baku that caused shortages of key supplies.
The separatists have said 200 people were killed in last week's fighting.
Baku announced two of its soldiers also died when a mine hit their vehicle on Sunday.
Azerbaijan's state media said officials held a second round of peace talks with Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian community aimed at "reintegrating" them.
But on the road heading to Armenia, more and more residents from the region appeared to be trying to get out as the witnesses said cars were snarling up in traffic.
At the refugee centre in Goris, Valentina Asryan, a 54-year-old from the village of Vank who fled with her grandchildren, said her brother-in-law was killed and several other people were injured by Azerbaijani fire.
"Who would have thought that the 'Turks' would come to this historic Armenian village? It's incredible," she said, referring to the Azerbaijani forces.
She was being housed temporarily in a hotel in Goris and had "nowhere to go".

The killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was caught on the security camera of the gurdwara outside which he was killed, The Washington Post reported

Hardeep Nijjar's killing caught on CCTV, 6 people involved: Washington Post report

The killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was caught on the security camera of the gurdwara outside which he was killed, The Washington Post reported

The Washington Post has reported that the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada's surrey was caught on CCTV and the footage shows that at least 6 people with 2 cars were involved. The American news outlet wrote that the accounts of the witnesses it spoke to 'suggest a larger and more organized operation than has previously been reported.'
The Washington Post reported that a 90-second recording of the video reviewed by it starts with Nijjar&rsquo;s grey truck pulling out of the gurdwara's parking space and a white sedan appearing in an adjacent lot and then pulling up to the truck. The two vehicles are initially separated by a walkway and then the truck enters the sedan's lane.&nbsp;
The white sedan then pulls up in front of Nijjar's truck to block its exit from the parking lot.&nbsp;
The Washington Post further reported that 'two men in hooded sweatshirts emerge from under a covered waiting area and move toward the truck.'
The video then shows the two men pointing firearms at the driver&rsquo;s seat. The sedan exits the parking lot and drives out of view with the two men running in the same direction.
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The Washington Post has reported based on eyewitness accounts that the two attackers of Hardeep Singh Nijjar fled in a silver car

Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing: Washington Post report details eyewitness accounts

The Washington Post has reported based on eyewitness accounts that the two attackers of Hardeep Singh Nijjar fled in a silver car

The Washington Post has reported that at least 6 people and 2 vehicles were involved in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18. The news outlet said its report was based on CCTV footage and accounts of eyewitnesses it spoke to.&nbsp;
Bhupinderjit Singh, a volunteer at the gurdwara outside which Nijjar was killed, told The Washington Post that he was playing football roughly 100 yards away when he heard the gunshots. Singh, the first witness to reach Nijjar&rsquo;s truck, opened the driver&rsquo;s side door and grabbed the gurdwara leader, who did not seem to be breathing.&nbsp;
Singh then drove off in pursuit of the attackers with another gurdwara member who was also on the spot.&nbsp;
A gurdwara member named Malkit Singh was also playing football in the area and saw the two hooded men who had fired at Nijjar running away from the spot. He chased them. Washington Post quoted Malkit as saying that the attackers were wearing &lsquo;a Sikh get-up&rsquo;. He described one attacker as &lsquo;over five feet tall and heavyset&rsquo; and the other as &lsquo;about 4 inches taller and leaner.&rsquo;&nbsp;
The men reportedly got into a waiting silver car with three other men waiting inside it. Malkit told the Washington Post that one of the running men even pointed a pistol at him before getting into the car.&nbsp;
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EAM S Jaishankar might respond to Canada's allegations during his UNGA address in New York.

EAM S Jaishankar likely to respond to Canada's allegations at UNGA: report

EAM S Jaishankar might respond to Canada's allegations during his UNGA address in New York.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will address a high-level session of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 26.
As per Hindustan Times, the minister might respond to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&rsquo;s allegations of possible involvement of the Indian government in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
While the relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate, Canada has so far not provided any substantial evidence to back its allegations.
Both countries have issued travel advisories warning their citizens to remain cautious in the foreign country. Both have expelled diplomats from the other side.
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A Great Depression-era note, originally worth $10,000, was auctioned off in the US for nearly half a million.

Rare $10,000 note auctioned off for $480,000 in US

A Great Depression-era note, originally worth $10,000, was auctioned off in the US for nearly half a million.

A $10,000 note printed during the Great Depression was sold for a whopping $480,000 at a US auction. The rare currency features a photo of Salmon P. Chase, who was Secretary of the Treasury in Abraham Lincoln&rsquo;s administration.
According to the Museum of American Finance, the $10,000 note was the highest denomination bill to be ever circulated in the country.
The US did print a $100,000 that featured Woodrow Wilson was printed but only used to for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. It was restricted from retail transactions, the museum&rsquo;s website said.
Currency at Heritage Auctions said that &ldquo;large-denomination notes always have drawn the interest of collectors of all levels,&rdquo; Hindustan Times reported.
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&ldquo;The $10,000 trails only the $100,000 gold certificate issued in 1934, and of the 18 examples graded by PMG, this example is tied for the highest-graded,&rdquo; the statement added.

South Korea displayed its military might in a rare street parade in Seoul.

Tanks, missiles and soldiers: South Korea’s show of strength in rare parade

South Korea displayed its military might in a rare street parade in Seoul.

About 4,600 South Korean soldiers, accompanied by more than 300 US combat troops, paraded through the streets of Seoul on Tuesday along with tanks, missiles and other weapons to display their readiness.
South Korea last held such a parade in 2013.
The show of force comes as concerns grow that <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-wraps-up-russia-trip-with-drones-gift-1695011924041">North Korea</a> is seeking Russian help in expanding its nuclear arsenal in return for supplying Moscow with conventional arms exhausted by its war with Ukraine.
Worries flared earlier this month when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to Russia&rsquo;s far eastern region to meet with President Vladimir Putin and visit key military sites.
North Korea reportedly wants to receive Russian technologies to help its development of spy satellites, nuclear-propelled submarines and powerful long-range missiles.
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Such weapons would pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US.

Now free of the sample capsule, Osiris-Rex is already targeting another asteroid. That encounter won't occur until 2029.

Video: Space capsule carrying NASA’s first asteroid samples returns to Earth

Now free of the sample capsule, Osiris-Rex is already targeting another asteroid. That encounter won't occur until 2029.

A space capsule carrying NASA&rsquo;s first asteroid samples touched down in the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.
Flying by Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out.
The capsule parachuted down four hours later onto the military&rsquo;s Utah Test and Training Range.
Scientists anticipated getting at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-rich asteroid known as Bennu. About a teaspoon was returned by Japan, the only other country to bring back asteroid samples.
The pristine samples are believed to be the leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system and will help scientists better understand how Earth and life formed.
Osiris-Rex rocketed away on the $1 billion mission in 2016. It reached Bennu two years later and, using a long stick vacuum, grabbed dust and pebbles from the small roundish space rock in 2020.
By the time it returned Sunday, the spacecraft had travelled 4 billion miles (6.2 billion kilometers).
Now free of the sample capsule, Osiris-Rex is already targeting another asteroid. That encounter won't occur until 2029.
NASA&rsquo;s recovery effort in Utah includes helicopters and a temporary clean room set up at the range. The samples will be flown Monday to a new lab at NASA&rsquo;s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Senator Bob Menendez and Congressman Michael Waltz asked the Biden government why visa wait-time for Indians is the longest globally.

Ahead of PM Modi's trip, US lawmakers raise lengthy visa wait time for Indians

Senator Bob Menendez and Congressman Michael Waltz asked the Biden government why visa wait-time for Indians is the longest globally.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, top American lawmakers have asked the Joe Biden government to address the lengthy visa wait times being faced by Indians.
Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, asked the Biden administration why India continues to face the longest wait time globally, which can range from 450 to 600 days.
Congressman Michael Waltz, Co-Chair of the House India Caucus, called Washington's ties with Delhi "one of the most consequential economic diplomatic security relationships" that the US has in the 21st century.
He added that despite this, one of the most consistent and painful complaints he receives regarding India is about the visa wait time.

Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia’s most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward.

Italy mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies after cancer battle

Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia&rsquo;s most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward.

Matteo Messina Denaro, a most-wanted Italian mafia leader, has died after a cancer battle and being in a coma since Friday. The 61-year-old was caught by police this year after avoiding arrest for 31 years.
Denaro was involved in dozens of murders and was given six life sentences. Pierluigi Biondi, a mayor in Italy, said Denaro&rsquo;s death &ldquo;puts the end to a story of violence and blood.&rdquo;
His arrest came 30 years and a day after the January 15, 1993, capture of the Mafia&rsquo;s &ldquo;boss of bosses,&rsquo;&rsquo; Salvatore &ldquo;Toto&rdquo; Riina in a Palermo apartment, also after decades in hiding. Messina Denaro himself went into hiding later that year.
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While a fugitive, Messina Denaro was tried in absentia and convicted of dozens of murders, including helping to plan, along with other Cosa Nostra bosses, a pair of 1992 bombings that killed Italy&rsquo;s leading anti-Mafia prosecutors &mdash; Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
(With AP inputs)

Pictures of young girls have been manipulated with AI and distributed in a Spanish town.

Teen girls victims of AI-morphed naked image circulation case

Pictures of young girls have been manipulated with AI and distributed in a Spanish town.

Pictures of young girls have been manipulated with AI and distributed in a Spanish town, with several saying the photos were taken from their social media accounts.
Parents of the victims said the girls were originally fully clothed in the now AI-morphed photos, a BBC report said.
While police have launched a probe, at least 20 girls have come forward as targets of the AI-based case.
So far Spanish law enforcement officers have identified 11 local boys, who reportedly circulated the image using WhatsApp and Telegram. All suspects in the incident are aged between 12 and 14, BBC reported.
Police are also investigating an alleged extortion case tied to the AI-generated photos, the report added.
&ldquo;One day my daughter came out of school and she said 'Mum there are photos circulating of me topless,&rdquo; the mother of a 14-year-old victim said.&nbsp;
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Parents of at least 28 girls have formed a support group in the small Spanish town of Almendralejo.&nbsp;

Pertinently, the Canadian PM stoked up an international controversy by accusing India of getting Nijjar--a Canadian national killed in June this year. 

Security deployed outside Indian missions in Canadian cities after SFJ's protest call

Pertinently, the Canadian PM stoked up an international controversy by accusing India of getting Nijjar--a Canadian national killed in June this year.&nbsp;

Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Canada over Khalistani terrorist Nijjar's killing, security has been beefed up outside Indian missions in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, as per India Today.&nbsp;
The development comes after protest calls by the banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).
Presently, the missions are surrounded by local police and federal police personnel to monitor the situation.&nbsp;
Heavy barricading has also been done.&nbsp;
Pertinently, the Canadian PM stoked up an international controversy by accusing India of getting Nijjar--a Canadian national killed in June this year.&nbsp;
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The United States is pushing for the completion of Canada's investigation into the murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Have publicly, privately urged India to cooperate with Canada's Nijjar probe: US

The United States is pushing for the completion of Canada's investigation into the murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

The United States has said Canada's investigation into the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar must proceed and the perpetrators brought to justice.
Canada has alleged that Indian authorities were behind Nijjar's killing. New Delhi has strongly denied the allegations as baseless.
"We are deeply concerned by the allegations referenced by (Canadian) Prime Minister (Justin) Trudeau. We remain in close contact with our Canadian partners," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference.
"We believe it's critical that Canada's investigation proceeds and that the perpetrators be brought to justice. And we have publicly &ndash; and privately &ndash; urged the Indian government to cooperate in the Canadian investigation," Miller said in response to a question.&nbsp;

Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India, asking them to remain vigilant and exercise caution.

'Remain vigilant': Canada updates travel advisory for India amid tensions

Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India, asking them to remain vigilant and exercise caution.

Amid tensions over Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder, Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India.
Noting that there are calls for protests and some negative sentiment towards Canada on social media, the Ottawa administration asked its citizens to remain vigilant and exercise caution.
The move comes after New Delhi issued a similar advisory for Indian nationals staying in Canada.
The Indian government has also suspended visa services for Canadians.
The row started after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau alleged the possible involvement of Indian agencies in the killing of Nijjar.

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