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On Monday, the Bidens toured the charred ruins of the historic town of Lahaina, which has completely been destroyed in the fires, and also met first responders, the BBC reported.Since the fires first broke out on August 8, at least 114 people have died and 850 people are still missing.”For as long as it takes, we’re going to be with you. The whole country will be with you. The country grieves with you, stands with you and will do everything possible to help you recover,” the President was quoted as saying.President Biden, who also took an aerial tour, described the…

Vikramjit Sharma, who was sentenced at Worcester Magistrates’ Court this month, was asked to pay a 250-pound fine and a victim surcharge of 100 pounds. In addition, the court ordered him to pay the full 1,663.80 pounds prosecution costs and a collection order was imposed, a release by UK’s Security Industry Authority (SIA) said on Monday. The case began when West Mercia Police joined SIA investigators to carry out a routine inspection of Worcester’s night time economy on November 4, 2022. The investigators approached a well-known pub chain where two men were working as door supervisors. Sharma was one of…

“I am visiting the Republic of South Africa from 22-24 August 2023 at theinvitation of Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, to attend the15th BRICS summit being held in Johannesburg under the South Africanchairmanship.”BRICS has been pursuing a strong cooperation agenda acrossvarious sectors. We value that BRICS has become a platform for discussingand deliberating on issues of concern for the entire Global South,including development imperatives and reform of the multilateral system,”he said in his departure statement.Prime Minister Modi added that the BRICS summit will provide a useful opportunity for BRICS to identify future areas of cooperation and review institutionaldevelopment.”During my…

Thaksin, the 74-year-old head of a famed political dynasty and a former owner of Manchester City Football Club, was in office from 2001 until he was ousted in a military coup in 2006 while in New York attending a UN meeting, reports CNN.He returned to Thailand briefly before fleeing the country in 2008 over a corruption conviction and could face up to 10 years in prison upon his arrival.Thaksin arrived at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport by a private jet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning.He exited the airport’s private jet terminal some 90 minutes later, greeting a crowd of…

On the day of her arrival, she will lay a floral wreath at Martyr’s Memorial at Azad Maidan at Panaji. In the evening, the President will attend a civic reception hosted by the state government in her honour. On Wednesday,Murmu will address the 34th Convocation of Goa University at Durbar Hall, at Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula and interact with Vulnerable Tribal Group members. Later in the evening, she will address the members of Goa Legislative Assembly at Assembly Complex, Porvorim. –IANS sbk/ksk

Although the video posted on Telegram channels linked to the mercenary group is yet to be officially verified, it shows Prigozhin in combat gear, saying the group is making Africa “more free”, reports the BBC.In the video, he says Wagner is exploring for minerals as well as fighting Islamist militants and other criminals.”We are working. The temperature is +50, everything as we like. Wagner PMC conducts reconnaissance and search actions, makes Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even more free,” tPrigozhin can be heard saying.”Justice and happiness — for the African people, we’re making life a nightmare for…

Varun Aggarwal, who worked at a commercial real estate agency in California, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of wire fraud for submitting fictitious invoices for companies controlled by his family and friends, whose services never were performed.Aggarwal’s sentencing is scheduled for January 22, 2024, and he faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.According to his plea agreement, from 2008 to January 2022, Aggarwal worked in the internal auditing department of the Newport Beach-based KBS Realty Advisors and rose to the level of the department’s director.Beginning at least as early as January 2012 and continuing…

During his visit on Monday, Zelensky met separately with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.He also joined an informal meeting of European leaders on enlargement of the EU here in Athens, Xinhua news agency reported.The invitation was made on the occasion of the 20-year anniversary of the EU-Western Balkans summit hosted in the city port of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, Greek national news agency AMNA reported.The Ukrainian leader’s visit to Greece was announced after his arrival.–IANSint/khz

Nearly 123 lawmakers in attendance unanimously voted for him as the new Prime Minister, Xinhua news agency reported.The National Assembly consists of 125 lawmakers, including 120 from the CPP and five from the royalist Funcinpec Party.–IANSint/khz

“Jean-Pierre Lacroix has concluded his visit to the country, after a series of meetings with senior officials from the transitional government, including Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga,” said Stephane Dujarric, Chief Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday, at the end of Lacroix’s two-day visit.Dujarric said Lacroix discussed lessons learned during the first phase of the mission’s withdrawal, expected to be completed by month’s end, Xinhua news agency reported.Last week, members of the mission, known as MINUSMA, pulled back from a few of their smaller bases in the northern Timbuktu region, peacekeepers reported.The target is for the entire mission…