India downplayed a key Russia-friendly summit, but Putin and Xi may not be complaining

Last year, the world watched closely as China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi of India and other world leaders within a Moscow-friendly group gathered in the Uzbek city of Samarkand for a high-profile, two-day summit.
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Was the last battle of the American Revolution fought in India? A growing number of historians think so

A number of historains are reassessing the American Revolutionary War and looking at it as much more of a global conflict than previously portrayed, with one of the last battles between key protagonists actually fought in India.
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13 prisoners on the run after violent jailbreak in Pakistan

Police in Pakistan are searching for 13 prisoners who broke out of a jail in the country's southwestern province of Balochistan last week, in a dramatic and deadly escape that saw one inmate killed.
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Israel forces launch lethal strike on West Bank's Jenin

Israeli forces launched a large military operation in Jenin in the northern West Bank overnight Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring 25 others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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Woman dies after tree falls on her car during Saturday's severe weather in St. Louis

Severe weather continues to affect millions across the US Sunday, one day after a woman died in St. Louis when a tree fell on her car during a bad storm.
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Mayor says home 'rammed' and set on fire as France detains hundreds more protesters

The mayor of a Paris suburb has said his home was attacked early Sunday morning, calling it "an assassination attempt" on his family amid ongoing unrest in the country.
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Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones

Fire threats and environmental concerns have prompted some US cities to forego traditional Fourth of July fireworks in favor of spectacular drone light shows this year.
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