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Terrorism must be quelled in all forms, including financing it: India at UN
The official also called for taking proactive steps to prevent the spread of radicalisation among the youth
 "Terrorism must be quelled in all forms, including financing it: India at UN")
Marine accused of Nazi salute during Capitol riot gets almost 5 yrs of jail
US District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced Dykes, who's 26, to four years and nine months of imprisonment, the Justice Department said
 "Marine accused of Nazi salute during Capitol riot gets almost 5 yrs of jail")
US elections: Trump indicates tough policy against China, Russia if he wins
Trump, 78, is seeking his second term. China was mentioned a maximum number of 14 times in his lengthy speech that lasted over an hour and a half
 "US elections: Trump indicates tough policy against China, Russia if he wins")
Biden will stay in race for US Presidential polls: Campaign chairwoman
Biden campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillion acknowledged slippage in support for the president
 "Biden will stay in race for US Presidential polls: Campaign chairwoman")
Meta chief Zuckerberg won't endorse Trump or Biden in elections: Report
Meta has frequently called out Trump's posts for containing misinformation and breaching content rules on its platforms
 "Meta chief Zuckerberg won't endorse Trump or Biden in elections: Report")
Banking to healthcare operations: What caused the global cyber outage?
George Kurtz, CrowdStrike's CEO, said in a post on X that CrowdStrike had deployed a fix for the issue. "This is not a security incident or cyberattack," he wrote
 "Banking to healthcare operations: What caused the global cyber outage?")
Data that powers artificial intelligence is disappearing a rapid pace
Over the past year, many of the most important web sources used for training AI models have restricted the use of their data, according to a study by the Data Provenance Initiative
 "Data that powers artificial intelligence is disappearing a rapid pace")
Govt cancels two Kolkata to Bangladesh trains amid violent protests
The cancellations come amid violent protests in Bangladesh over demands for an end to a quota system in jobs in the country, affecting normal life in several places
 "Govt cancels two Kolkata to Bangladesh trains amid violent protests")
Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal: UN court
It said such acts render "Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian territory unlawful. It says its continued presence was illegal" and should be ended as rapidly as possible".
 "Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal: UN court")
Russia convicts WSJ reporter of espionage, sentences 16 years in prison
Gershkovich, his employer and the US government vehemently denied the charges. US officials and The Wall Street Journal have denounced the trial as a sham
 "Russia convicts WSJ reporter of espionage, sentences 16 years in prison")
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80
Vietnam's President To Lam took over Trong's duties on Thursday when the party announced aging leader needed to focus on medical treatment
 "Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80")
Germany's new lithium deal aims to reduce Europe's reliance on China
The excavation of lithium was back in the limelight after Serbia's constitutional court earlier this month overturned a previous ruling to cancel a USD 2.4 billion mining project
 "Germany's new lithium deal aims to reduce Europe's reliance on China")
UK airports, trains, LSE, NHS impacted by global Microsoft outage
Outage, believed to be related to an issue at US-headquartered prolific cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and Microsoft, seems to be affecting Windows PCs globally and also forced Sky News' off the air
 "UK airports, trains, LSE, NHS impacted by global Microsoft outage")
Major US airlines ground flights amid global Microsoft outage roils ops
American Airlines, however, later said in a statement it had re-established operations. Frontier and Spirit too cancelled directives to ground planes
 "Major US airlines ground flights amid global Microsoft outage roils ops")
Crowdstrike's update on Microsoft outage: 'Issue found, fix deployed'
Microsoft outage: Crowdstrike clarified that the outage was not caused by a cyberattack but due a defect in an update, which has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed
 "Crowdstrike's update on Microsoft outage: 'Issue found, fix deployed'")
Early US back-to-school sales accelerate peak ocean shipping season
"It looks like this year, July is in fact the peak of peak (season), instead of the beginning," said Stephanie Loomis, Rhenus Logistics' head of ocean freight for the Americas
 "Early US back-to-school sales accelerate peak ocean shipping season")
Ex-foreign secretary Kwatra appointed as India's next ambassador to US
Former Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra was on Friday appointed as India's ambassador to the United States.
 "Ex-foreign secretary Kwatra appointed as India's next ambassador to US")
Russia seeks 18-year sentence for WSJ's Gershkovich on espionage charges
Russian prosecutors sought a prison sentence on Friday for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial on espionage charges that he, his employer and the US vehemently deny.
 "Russia seeks 18-year sentence for WSJ's Gershkovich on espionage charges")
Investors in Asia see Biden withdrawal as benefiting 'Trump trade'
Global investors see the Republican's policies on tariffs, immigration and deficits leading to a stronger dollar and higher bond yields
 "Investors in Asia see Biden withdrawal as benefiting 'Trump trade'")
Trump basks in total control of GOP as President Biden's campaign hits low
Trump's address in Milwaukee on Thursday was the finale of a raucous convention
 "Trump basks in total control of GOP as President Biden's campaign hits low")