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Modi is visiting Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy in ’19

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NEW DELHI — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday is making his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019. Thousands of armed paramilitary troops and police in flak jackets maintained extra vigilance across the Kashmir Valley, the heartland … Read more

Putin signs bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty

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President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill revoking Russia’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban ByThe Associated Press November 2, 2023, 6:18 AM Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is seen … Read more