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US lawmaker urges Pentagon to reconsider beard-shaving policy for Sikhs

Highlighting concerns for Sikh Americans serving in the military, a prominent US lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to reconsider a policy that calls for a blanket beard-shaving mandate among service members, emphasising that retaining uncut hair and a beard is a core tenet of their faith.


Trump claims India to 'almost stop' buying Russian oil by year-end

US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that India has agreed to "stop" buying oil from Russia and would bring them down to “almost nothing” by the end of the year.

 


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Massive Russian drone, missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 6 people, officials say

Russia launched a wide drone and missile attack across Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people, Ukrainian officials said, a day after US President Donald Trump put his planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on hold, saying he didn't want it to be a “waste of time.”
Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have joined prominent computer scientists, economists, artists, evangelical Christian leaders and American conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck to call for a ban on AI “superintelligence” that threatens humanity.
North Korea has fired ballistic missiles toward the east, Seoul says

North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months on Wednesday, days before US President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea.
H-1B fee of USD 100,000 won't apply to status change or extension cases: USCIS

The USD 100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration on new H-1B visa petitions will not apply to applicants seeking a "change of status" or "extension of stay", according to fresh guidelines.

 
Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister

 Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.
Louvre to remain closed one day after jewel heist

The Louvre said on Monday it would remain closed a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world's most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist.
Trump says India to pay ‘massive tariffs’ if it continues to buy Russian oil

US President Donald Trump said that India is going to pay “massive tariffs” if it continues to buy oil from Russia, while reiterating that he got assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that New Delhi is going to halt its oil purchases from Moscow. 
Cargo aircraft skids off Hong Kong airport runway into sea, 2 dead

A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway into the sea when landing early Monday, killing two people.

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