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Rishi Sunak’s gambit: the bid to make Britain the world’s AI referee

During Rishi Sunak’s recent visit to Washington, he announced the UK would host “the first global summit” on artificial-intelligence regulation later this year, said Astha Rajvanshi in Time.

The Week

US President Joe Biden, First Lady extended "exceptional warmth, hospitality" to PM Modi: Foreign Secy Vinay Kwatra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received "exceptional warmth and hospitality" extended to him from United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden during his "truly pathbreaking" first state visit, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Major League Cricket 2023: List of Indian players who will feature in MLC

NEW DELHI: The stage is perfectly set for the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket (MLC), which will showcase six teams - Texas Super Kings, Los Angeles Knight Riders, Seattle Orcas, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, and Washington Freedom.

The Times of India

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After Modi denies discrimination in India, NYT newsletter notes it’s what ‘his govt usually says’

There is no space for discrimination in India and “democracy is in our spirit”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden in Washington, when asked about the steps his government is willing to take to “improve the rights of Muslims and other…

Newslaundry

From ‘new dawn’ to ‘Modi ducks’, Modi-Biden meet is top story in Indian newspapers

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and US president Joe Biden concluded day three of the PM’s trip to the United States with a state dinner in Washington, DC that saw Modi cracking jokes. He had also said there is “no discrimination in India” when he took two questions at a…

Newslaundry

Diabetes Cases To Double By 2050 Due To Global Obesity Crisis

Unhealthy lifestyles and environmental factors trigger metabolic disorder, says University of Washington study

Zenger

US county sues oil companies for $51 bn over 'Heat Dome' disaster

WASHINGTON - A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel companies seeking more than $51 billion over the 2021 "Heat Dome," one of the United States' deadliest weather-related disasters.

Bangkok Post

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Sorry prime minister, Joe Biden was right – Xi Jinping really is a ‘dictator’

It’s not every day that a New Zealand prime minister takes China’s side in a disagreement between Washington and Beijing over whether the leader of China is a dictator.

The Conversation

Dismissing tensions, Biden expects to see Xi despite 'dictators' jab

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to "dictators."

Bangkok Post

White House says Modi’s first press conference in almost a decade ‘big deal’

Modi is on a high-level, three-day state visit to Washington that includes talks in Oval Office

The Independent UK

Biden and Modi to unveil new science and defence cooperation between US and India

Prominent Democrats still plan to boycott Indian prime minister’s speech to Congress on Thursday

The Independent UK

‘Initially pushed for joint statements’: In rare press conference, Modi to take two questions with Biden

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will take two questions each during a joint press conference in Washington on Thursday. A senior White House official has called it a “big deal”, according to reports.

Newslaundry

Why does the West love Modi?

Modi is being feted at the White House despite concerns over India’s democratic decline. The reason? China.

Al Jazeera

What to know about India's ties with Russia

India considers Russia a time-tested ally from the Cold War era with key cooperation in defense, oil, nuclear energy and space exploration

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The Independent UK

A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks

Three Native American tribes have devoted decades to returning their ancestral land in Washington to the days before they became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation’s nuclear weapons complex

The Hindu

Marinated millet, stuffed mushrooms and risotto on White House State dinner menu for PM Modi

More than 400 guests have been invited for the dinner at the specially decorated pavilion on the South Lawn of the White House. Read more on The Hindu

The Times of India

Global money flocks to India as PM Modi hobnobs with Elon Musk, Ray Dalio

WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the US couldn’t have come at a better time. A buzzing economy, equity benchmarks at record highs and a rapidly growing consumer market all make for a great advertisement as he pitches the country’s potential to American corporate executives and investors.

Al Jazeera

Critics decry Modi’s US visit as he begins day with UN yoga event

Calls mount for Biden to address human rights concerns during the Indian prime minister’s Washington, DC, visit.

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The Hindu

PM Modi lands in U.S. capital, to meet Joe Biden

The main part of the state visit is scheduled for Thursday, when Mr. Modi will be formally welcomed to the White House and where he will hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #66

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Bangkok Post

US regulator approves lab-grown chicken for sale: spokesperson

WASHINGTON - The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, paving the way for lab-grown meat to be offered to consumers.

Bangkok Post

US approves lab-grown chicken for sale

WASHINGTON - The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells, paving the way for lab-grown meat to be eaten by consumers.

The Hindu

As India seeks new LNG supplies, speculation over possibility of reviving Trump-era deal

During PM Modi’s visit to Washington, experts are watching closely to see if energy deals, which were the highlight of his last big bilateral visit to the United States in 2019, will find a mention

The Independent UK

MASN agrees to payment in dispute over Nationals-Orioles TV rights, AP source says

The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network has agreed to pay the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles around $100 million each following a protracted dispute over the value of the Nationals’ television rights from 2012 to 2016, a person familiar with the matter said

The Guardian - US

Queen City: remembering the black neighbourhood erased for the Pentagon

A new monument has been crafted in Virginia to commemorate the historically black neighbourhood destroyed in 1941 for the construction of the Pentagon

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