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Hillary Clinton ready for ‘wacky’ debate with Donald Trump
White House hopeful Hillary Clinton suggested that rival Donald Trump could be an unpredictable adversary in upcoming presidential debates, saying she is girding for ‘wacky stuff’. With the first debate scheduled to take place a month from now near New York, Clinton joked about what to expect from her unorthodox opponent.
Putin ready to host talks between Israel and Palestine
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his Russian counterpart and close ally Vladimir Putin wants to host an Israeli-Palestinian summit to revive peace talks, in an interview published on Monday.
Pakistan launches fresh drive to gather support for NSG bid
Pakistan has launched a fresh drive to gather support for its NSG membership bid with a top official on Tuesday embarking on a visit to Belarus and Kazakhstan to gain their backing.
New evidence for northern movement of eastern Himalayan syntaxis
The eastern Himalayan syntaxis (convergence of mountain ranges, or geological folds), a gorge along the Parlung river in Tibet, is tectonically active.
Hundreds of flights grounded as typhoon nears Japan
A powerful typhoon was on course for a direct hit on Tokyo on Monday, with nearly 400 flights grounded due to heavy rain and strong winds.
Shinzo Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but show-stopping gig at the Olympic closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the 2020 games.
The good, the bad and the indifferent in the big event
What went right and what went wrong at the 2016 Rio Games, the first Olympics to be held in South America:
After Rio, Olympics headed for Asian venues seen as safe
For the Olympics, it’s so-long Rio, hello Asia.The next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea, Japan and China following the organizational drama surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia
India’s new threats: From Islamic State to FETO
India could face a threat from Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation – (FETO) warned Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during his visit to India where he met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.