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India's food safety regulator will conduct quality checks on products of popular Indian spice brands MDH and Everest after Hong Kong and Singapore red-flagged a cancer-causing ingredient in certain products of these brands.
Earlier this month, Hong Kong banned the sale of some of its products while Singapore recalled some products.
Priyata Brajabasi has more
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A US human rights report has found what it says are "significant" abuses in the northeastern state of Manipur.
It also reports attacks on minorities and journalists in the rest of the country. The Indian government has denied abuse of minorities, as prime minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term in power in an election that is underway.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday weighing up whether it's ok for a city to punish homeless people for camping on public property when they have nowhere else to go.
The case was ruled against in a lower court on appeal based on the Eight Amendment against 'cruel and unusual' punishment.
Caroline Malone reports.
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The United States and the Philippines have launched their most expansive and expensive joint military drills in years — a major show of allied force around the South China Sea.
The weeks-long combat exercises, featuring 16,000 military personnel, have caused alarm and anger in Beijing, but the Philippine army insists these trainings are not directed at a particular country.
Benji Hyer reports.
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The UK's upper and lower chambers of Parliament are facing a deciding showdown over the Government's Rwanda Safety Bill.
The House of Lords has repeatedly blocked or amended the Government's proposed legislation which seeks to rule Rwanda a safe country to send asylum seekers.
Lawmakers in the House of Commons are set to vote on the amended bill with the Prime Minister saying there will be no more delays to its passing.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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Talks are reportedly underway between Nigerian and Kenyan authorities to extradite Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance executive who fled custody in Nigeria last month.
He was arrested by the Kenya police service after Nigeria issued an international warrant for him to be apprehended.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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