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United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Lee Satterfield will visit India from August 22-27 to lead the US delegation to the G20 Culture Ministers' Meeting in Varanasi on Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/LImDGVS

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister and politician Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been granted four days' physical remand by a special court in a cipher case. Qureshi and his jailed boss, Prime Minister Imran Khan, are accused of using a diplomatic cipher for political gain. The court approved Qureshi's remand after the Federal Investigation Agency prosecutor sought 10 days' custody for the recovery of the allegedly missing cipher. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nZHjzOT

Cyprus police on Monday rescued 18 Syrian migrants after their boat started taking on water some 3.5 miles off the Mediterranean island nation's southeastern coast. Police said the 11 men, three unescorted minors, one woman and her three children had set sail from Tartus, Syria and were brought ashore aboard a police patrol vessel. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/AD7mIRT

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized the Facebook-parent company Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms. Trudeau said that the Meta was prioritizing profit over safety as wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes. Trudeau's comments represent the latest government attack on Meta, which this month started blocking news on its platforms for all users in Canada in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay for news articles. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/hgXI0ed