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Trump-Gov. launches games to expel illegal immigrants: Players will be chased and caught; Mexico will build a wall on the border
US President Donald Trump's White House has launched an online video games website. In which players can chase illegal immigrants and catch them, deport them and build a wall on the US-Mexico border. One of the games on the website 'Rio Run' is based on the classic 'Snake'. In which the digital character of US Border President Tom Homan chases tourists near the Rio Grande River. The second game is 'Build the Wall'. In which players build a wall on the US-Mexico border by joining blocks. The game reads, "Protect the border from the incoming crowd." The White House said that a way to bring achie
Two trapped workers rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after flash floods, more breakthroughs expected
Two hydropower workers in Nepal were rescued on Friday after being trapped inside tunnels buried under debris during catastrophic floods more than a week ago, government ministers said. Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha confirmed that one worker was safely rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project. A second worker was rescued shortly afterwards.
Estonia defence minister resigns over botched Rs 700 crore deal with Indian-owned firm; all about the case
Estonia’s Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur has resigned after a €70 million (over Rs 768.50 crore) ammunition procurement deal intended to support Ukraine became embroiled in a scandal involving an Indian-owned company with no previous record of selling artillery shells.
Jaishankar meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv, says talks centered on approaches to end the ongoing conflict
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his one-day trip to Ukraine, where he discussed India’s approach to ending the ongoing conflict. Significantly, he visited Ukraine after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s peace message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying India was prepared to help end the Russia-Ukraine war.
'India ready to help end Russia-Ukraine war': Jaishankar offers mediation, backs dialogue and diplomacy
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has offered India's assistance in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, saying New Delhi is ready to help in "any manner" if its involvement can contribute to ending the conflict. Speaking to the media during his visit to Kyiv on Thursday, Jaishankar said India has consistently maintained that this is not an era of war and that lasting solutions cannot come from the battlefield. The External Affairs Minister's remarks came during his discussions with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its wider consequences for
China: Young man leaves PhD to find research paper errors: 40 scientists caught cheating, Xi Jinping government snatches funding and awards
In China, action has been taken against more than 40 researchers after a former PhD student gang Hongwei's research paper was found to be tampered with. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China's main research funding organization, has taken action in 31 cases. This is considered to be the biggest action of the organization so far. Senior professors from many reputed universities are also under the purview of the proceedings. Among them are 4 scientists, whose paper was questioned on social media by former PhD student Gang Hongwei. The gang is known as the 'Student Gang'.
Destruction in the Himalayas in 7 minutes, China's preparations failed: The last time the lake burst, this time the glacier broke
On 26th August, such a disaster occurred in a valley of the Himalayas on the China-Nepal border, in which more than 1200 people lost their lives. Surprisingly, China had already made preparations to face such a disaster in this area. 14 months ago, a glacier pond burst in the same area causing a landslide. Trucks, houses and a bridge were swept away. After this, China closed the border ports for about six months and strengthened the flood protection system. The water level was monitored 24 hours a day, embankments and flood-resistant walls were built and canals were prepared to change the cour
Earthquake in Tibet: 5.0 magnitude quake jolts Nepal border town days after flash floods kills over 1200
Tibet was jolted by an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on Thursday, with the epicentre reported to be in a town near Nepal just days after catastrophic flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse killed over 1,200 people in the Himalayan nation.
40 ships, 18 million barrels of crude oil moved: US marks a record day in Strait of Hormuz during Iran war
The US carried out a massive operation amid the fresh wave of strikes as its military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying around 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a wartime high as Tehran and Washington continue to exchange fresh waves of strikes, according to US officials.
'Didn't hold trade talks,' Rubio reacts to PM Modi's meeting with Iran President Pezeshkian
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that he does not believe that India and Iran are talking about trade deal, even as he warned countries against helping the Islamic Republic amid its ongoing conflict with the United States.
RECENT NEWS
- Trump-Gov. launches games to expel illegal immigrants: Players will be chased and caught; Mexico will build a wall on the border
- Two trapped workers rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after flash floods, more breakthroughs expected
- Estonia defence minister resigns over botched Rs 700 crore deal with Indian-owned firm; all about the case
- Jaishankar meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv, says talks centered on approaches to end the ongoing conflict
- 'India ready to help end Russia-Ukraine war': Jaishankar offers mediation, backs dialogue and diplomacy
