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Indian, Chinese military officials hold talks in eastern Ladakh

The talks come amid a lingering standoff between the two sides at several friction points in the region.

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak waves as he stands next to co-candidate Liz Truss during a hustings event, part of the Conservative party leadership campaign, in London, Britain, on August 31, 2022.

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak make final pitches to Conservative voters in London

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Jharkhand Congress MLA Pradeep Yadav arrives at the Birsa Munda International Airport in Ranchi on August 31, 2022 to leave for Raipur.

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Virat Kohli of India and Suryakumar Yadav of India during the DP World Asia Cup T20 match between India and Hong Kong at Dubai International Stadium on August 31, 2022

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India rides on Kohli-Suryakumar partnership to beat Hong Kong by 40 runs

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A member of an International Atomic Energy Agency inspection team walks in front of the Hyatt hotel in Kyiv on August 31, 2022, before departing to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

Questions, tensions swirl as U.N. mission heads to Ukraine nuclear plant

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Singh Tejinder (in picture) abused Krishnan Jayaraman at Grimmer Boulevard in Fremont, California on August 21, 2022. Photo: YouTube/Kn Jn

Indian-American racially abuses Indian-American in California

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Internally-displaced flood-affected people stand in a queue while waiting to receive relief food packets in the flood-hit area of Sukkur in Pakistan’s Sindh Province on August 31, 2022.

Pakistan floods highlight need for climate ‘loss and damage’ help

Whether through new emerging traditions or through more confrontational techniques, the memory of Partition, its decade-long prelude of deadly communal politics and the aftermath of human tragedy and triumph will remain relevant for every generation of South Asians. File

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Fishers and citizens during their protest against Adani Group’s port development project at Vizhinjam, in Thiruvananthapuram

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Serena Williams reacts after defeating Anett Kontaveit during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships on August 31, 2022, in New York.

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Williams was again buoyed by a loud crowd at a full Arthur Ashe Stadium, just as she was in the first round two days earlier

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