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India's daily COVID-19 cases have fallen to their lowest in nearly 8 months.
The country has reported under 20,000 daily infections for two consecutive days now.
But with the festive season just weeks away, authorities are urging caution.
Ishan Garg reports.
IN: India reported closeJapan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is voting for a new leader, who is set to become the country's next prime minister. None of the four candidates are predicted to secure a majority in the first round of voting, which will trigger a run-election.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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Australian welfare groups are worried more people will be driven into poverty when Covid Disaster Payments come to an end.
The benefit will be scrapped once each state and territory hits a full vaccination rate of 80 per cent for people over 16.
Shaun Bindley reports
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Hong Kong police have charged seven people, including two teenagers, with national security offences. Local media reports say the seven belong to a pro-independence group at the center of an investigation into an alleged bomb plot.
Richard Kimber reports.
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OUT: Richard Kimber, Hong Kong
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to stop panic buying after numerous petrol stations across the nation ran out of fuel.
Industry experts say there is no shortage of fuel supply in the UK, instead, the issue lies with a lack of heavy goods vehicles drivers to deliver it.
Chris Jones has more in London
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DUR: 55 secs (includes Sot from Boris Johnson)
Lawmakers are questioning top U.S. military leaders over the withdrawal from Afghanistan in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
They have been responding to questions over tactical decisions during chaotic evacuations, and on future counterterrorism operations.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
IN: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
OUT: Caroline Malone, Washington.
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The US Congress has heard warnings that Afghanistan could serve as a haven for ISIS terror attacks in as little as a year following the botched US military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has been taking testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and General Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command.
General Milley told Senators it's obvious the Afghan operation did not end on the terms that America wanted.
IN: "We must continue…."
OUT: "…12-36 months"
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Under questioning from Republican Senator James Inhofe, General McKenzie said he had backed a Pentagon plan to maintain 2500 US troops in Afghanistan, and he appeared to challenge claims by President Biden that those recommendations never reached the Oval Office desk.
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OUT: “….very thoughtfully”
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The UK has put its army on standby after fears of supply shortages sparked panic buying at petrol stations across the country.
Up to 150 military tanker drivers are preparing to help deliver fuel following days of long queues and pump closures.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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A controversial new law allowing child marriages to be registered in India's Rajasthan is facing strong criticism
Activists say the amendment legitimizes Child marriage.
The practice of often forcibly marrying minors has since long existed in the Western Indian state.
But is widely recognized as a social evil as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: The national commission for child protectionChina is condemning the U.K. for sailing a warship through the Taiwan strait.
The U.K. says the route is in line with international law.
But Beijing says it reflects "evil intentions" and undermines regional stability.
Samuel Wong reports.
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have praised the strong and long standing relationship between their two countries, as they signed a memorandum of understanding renewing the Singapore-United States Third Country Training Programme, for the tenth year.
The scheme aims to develop resilient institutions in Southeast Asia through training government officials to address challenges like climate change, pandemics and cyber security.
From Washington, Kate Fisher reports
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OUT: climate change
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