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A 25-year-old married woman from Delhi allegedly killed herself by jumping in front of a metro train at a Yellow Line station on Friday, officials said. The incident, which delayed the services on the busy corridor for some time, took place at Adarsh Nagar metro station in the morning, according to a senior Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC)official. The woman, identified as Anita, got hit by the train that was going towards Vishwavidyalaya Station from Jahangirpuri station. “A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) inquiry has been ordered,” a senior police official said. The Yellow Line connects Jahangirpuri station in northwest Delhi to Huda…

The White House has advanced a proposal to sell US$8 billion worth of advanced F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a move that would likely anger strategic rival Beijing, a senior US senator confirmed Friday (Aug 16). Marco Rubio, a Republican on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, called the administration’s decision to forward Taiwan’s request for 66 F-16s to Congress for approval “an important step in support of Taiwan’s self-defense efforts.” “As the Chinese government and Communist Party seeks to extend its authoritarian reach in the region, it is critical that the United States continue to enhance our strategic relationship with…

Greenland on Friday dismissed the notion that it might be up for sale after reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had privately discussed with his advisers the idea of buying the world’s biggest island. “We are open for business, but we’re not for sale,” Greenland’s foreign minister Ane Lone Bagger told Reuters. Trump is due to visit Copenhagen in September and the Arctic will be on the agenda during meetings with the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. ‘We’re not for sale’, says Greenland’s foreign minister Talk of a Greenland purchase was first reported by the…

A 15-year-old Nigerian boy has been arrested for demanding a ransom from his father after staging his own kidnap with his friends in the central city of Jos, police said Friday. The teenager and four accomplices aged between 15 and 22, were apprehended by police last week, after demanding a 500,000 naira (US$1,370) ransom from his distressed father. “It was staged perfectly”, Plateau State police chief Terna Tyopev told. “We are detaining them to ascertain why they did it and whether they have been behind other kidnaps that have been occurring in the area,” he said. When the boys were…

British police launched a murder investigation after an officer was killed in southeast England, the latest in a spate of violent crimes that have forced new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to pledge to do more to protect law and order. Police said on Friday (Aug 16) that constable Andrew Harper was killed while attending a reported burglary late on Thursday near a major road. Ten males aged between 13 and 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. “I am deeply shocked and appalled by the death of a brave officer on duty in Thames Valley last night,” Johnson said…

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday had a telephonic talk with US President Donald Trump on the Kashmir issue, according to Pakistan’s state media. Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Khan took the US President into confidence regarding the UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in which the Kashmir issue is being discussed, the Radio Pakistan reported. “Prime Minister Khan conveyed Pakistan’s concern on recent developments in Kashmir and the threat they pose to the regional peace,” Qureshi said. The foreign minister said the conversation between the two leaders was held in a cordial environment. They also agreed to remain in contact with the Kashmir issue.…

Founded in 2015, Sharechat is considered to be India’s “fastest-growing social media platform in local languages.” It currently reportedly has 60 million monthly users across 15 regional languages, according to TechCrunch.The round is notable in that it gives Twitter a foothold in one of the world’s largest countries and marks its first significant commitment to another region outside the U.S. Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey had firsthand involvement in securing the financing. By investing in Sharechat, Twitter will have the ability to “go deeper into India’s smaller towns at a time when its user growth has plateaued.” TrustBridge Partners, Shunwei Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SAIF…

To address deadly human traffic jams on Mount Everest and weed out inexperienced climbers, Nepali officials on Wednesday formally proposed new safety rules that could significantly reduce the number of permits issued for the world’s highest peak. Under the measures, would-be climbers would have to prove that they have scaled another major peak, and tourism companies would be required to have at least three years’ experience organizing high-altitude expeditions before they can lead climbers on Everest, Nepal’s tourism ministry said. To discourage cost-cutting that can put climbers’ lives at risk, the ministry also said that clients of expedition companies would…

Daredevil Alain Robert – dubbed the ‘French Spiderman’  climbed a Hong Kong skyscraper on Friday and unfurled a”peace banner” as the financial hub is rocked by historic political unrest. The 57-year-old adventurer, who specializes in unsanctioned ascents of tall buildings, shimmied up the 68-storey Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong’s main business district in hot and humid conditions on Friday morning. During the climb, he attached a banner featuring the Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as well as two hands shaking. Before the ascent, Robert put out a statement saying the message of his climb was to make “an urgent appeal for peace and consultation…

HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of HM the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs and President of the Supreme Council of Youth and Sports praised the victory achieved by Chairman of the Horses Care Affairs Authority Shaikh Duaij bin Salman Al Khalifa-owned mare Al Aqeer in the Salisbury race. Moreover, HH Shaikh Nasser congratulated Shaikh Duaij on this victory, stressing the importance of this triumph to maintain Bahrain’s prominent position in the horse sports field at the international level. Furthermore, he praised the efforts exerted by the Chairman of the Horses Care Affairs Authority to prepare the mare and the jockey ahead of the race. Besides,…