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How Olympic Rings On Eiffel Tower Turned Into Political Battle In France

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Monday September 09, 2024, Paris

The Olympic rings will remain on the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced. The rings were mounted ahead of the Paris Olympics and became a popular tourist attraction.

China, Russia Send Greetings To Kim Jong Un On North Korea's Founding Anniversary

Reuters | Monday September 09, 2024, Seoul

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the occasion of North Korea's founding anniversary, state media KCNA said on Monday.

Ukraine Attacks Oil Storage Depot In Russian Border Region, Reservoirs Catch Fire

Reuters | Monday September 09, 2024, Belgorod, Russia

The governor of Russia's southern Belgorod region said on Sunday Ukrainian forces attacked a fuel depot, triggering a series of fires after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of launching overnight attacks on border regions.

Protests Held Across 25 Countries Over Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder

Reuters | Monday September 09, 2024, Washington

Thousands of diaspora Indians were protesting in more than 130 cities across 25 countries on Sunday, organisers said, to demand justice after last month's rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in the city of Kolkata.

Greece To Impose Fee On Cruise Passengers To Mykonos And Santorini

Reuters | Sunday September 08, 2024, Athens

Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.

Egyptian Archaeologist Calls On Berlin To Return Queen Nefertiti Bust

Reuters | Sunday September 08, 2024, Cairo

Prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass has launched a petition for the return to Egypt of the pharaonic bust of Queen Nefertiti from the Neues Museum in Berlin.

First The Middle East, Then Europe - S Jaishankar's Key Meetings This Week

Edited by Apurva Bharadwaj | Sunday September 08, 2024

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for a key Gulf summit, will travel to Germany and Switzerland later this week on an official visit.

Explained: India's Global Role As PM Sends Ajit Doval With Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan

Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Sunday September 08, 2024, New Delhi

After PM Modi's historic visit to Ukraine, India finds itself in a position to play peacemaker in the years-long Russia-Ukraine war. NSA Ajit Doval will be travelling to Moscow this week to hold crucial discussions in this regard.

Ajit Doval Headed To Moscow As PM Modi Tries To Broker Russia-Ukraine Peace

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Sunday September 08, 2024, New Delhi

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will be travelling to Moscow this week to hold discussions aimed at resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, sources have said.

"I Was Told I May Be...": What Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Said On Arrest In France

Edited by Muskaan Sharma | Sunday September 08, 2024

CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov has spoken for the first time since his arrest last month. The Russian-born CEO was arrested in Paris on charges of publishing extremist and illegal content.

5 Killed In Russian Shelling In Ukraine's Donetsk Region

Reuters | Sunday September 08, 2024, Donetsk, Ukraine

Russian shelling killed five people in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, officials said.

Iran's Secret Service Accused Of Plots To Kill Jews In Germany, France

Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 08, 2024, Paris, France

A Paris court in May detained and charged a couple on accusations that they were involved in Iranian plots to kill Jews in Germany and France, police sources told AFP.

Over 1,00,000 Protest Against New French PM, Denounce Macron's "Power Grab"

Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 08, 2024, Paris

More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France on Saturday to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab".

UK Tycoon Mike Lynch Likely Died Of Suffocation In Yacht, Suggests Autopsy: Report

Reuters | Saturday September 07, 2024, Palermo

UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch died of suffocation after running out of oxygen, an investigative source said, citing initial examinations carried out on Saturday after his body was recovered from the family yacht that sank off Sicily's coast last month.

UK Woman Uncovers Brothers' Remains In 'Landfill For Babies' Mass Grave

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Saturday September 07, 2024

The shocking find was made by a woman who had spent decades searching for her twin brothers who passed away in 1962.

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