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When it comes to hostile exchanges between prosecutor and felon, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are old hands. But Tuesday’s high-stakes debate will be new territory for the Democratic vice president and her Republican rival, due to meet for the first time in front of a prime-time television audience of millions. “The striking thing about this debate is, it’s the first time in history where we’ll see a prosecutor and convicted felon facing off against each other,” Andrew Koneschusky, a PR expert and former press secretary for US Senate leader Chuck Schumer, told AFP. “That’s an incredible contrast. I wouldn’t expect a lot of intricate policy discussion. I expect we’ll see more style than substance.”… Read More »“Prosecutor vs Convicted Felon”: The Donald Trump-Kamala Harris Debate

Two unidentified individuals posing as crime branch officers have absconded with Rs 5 lakh from a lawyer in Mumbai, said police. The Khar police have registered a case against the perpetrators, who claimed themselves as crime branch officials and robbed the lawyer under the pretence of conducting an investigation. According to the Khar police, the victim, 37-year-old Tausif Sheikh, is a lawyer residing in Bandra. Sheikh lodged a complaint stating that his relatives are involved in a tourism business, handling tasks such as booking air and railway tickets and money transfers. The collected funds are deposited into the company’s account. Sheikh’s complaint details that his brother had given him Rs 5.70 lakh to deposit into… Read More »Fake Crime Branch Officials Steal Rs 5 Lakh From lawyer In Mumbai: Cops

A Gaza civil defence official told AFP early Tuesday that “40 martyrs and 60 injured were recovered and transferred” to nearby hospitals following an attack inside the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis, the Palestinian territory’s main southern city. The Israeli military said in a statement that its aircraft had “struck significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control center embedded inside the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis”.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons “exponentially,” state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Kim gave a speech on North Korea’s founding anniversary on Monday, KCNA said. North Korea must more thoroughly prepare its “nuclear capability and its readiness to use it properly at any given time in ensuring the security rights of the state,” Kim said, according to KCNA. A strong military presence is needed to face “the various threats posed by the United States and its followers,” Kim added.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that diplomatic opportunities still exist to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Kanaani stated on Monday that the path to an agreement remains open if other involved parties show a practical commitment to fulfilling their obligations, Xinhua news agency reported. “We believe that the diplomatic opportunity still exists for all parties, especially those that refrained from implementing the agreement,” Kanaani told reporters in Tehran. He noted that Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi recently had a “good phone conversation” with the European Union (EU)’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, expressing optimism about potential talks between Iran and the EU. Iran signed the nuclear… Read More »Iran Says It Sees “Diplomatic Path” For Reviving 2015 Nuclear Deal