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Sri Lanka will host the Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) on October 11. The meeting will be attended by senior leaders from 16 countries, including India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Sri Lanka will assume the chairmanship of IORA for the period 2023 to 2025. The ministers will discuss cooperation in various areas such as trade and investment, maritime safety and security and fishery management. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/lLYV40S

Japan issued a tsunami advisory for some coastal regions early Monday following a series of shallow quakes in the Izu islands in the Pacific Ocean but it was later lifted after no damage was reported from the minor waves generated. Some regions urged residents in coastal areas to evacuate after the advisory, but the JMA said no damage has been reported and lifted the alert several hours later. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/eY3JhP6

Powerful earthquakes killed over 2,400 people in western Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said Sunday. Saturday's magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a densely populated area, near Afghanistan's fourth largest city, Herat. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre was about 40km northwest of Herat city. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/yYPtTAE

Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause held rallies in American cities to protest the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Palestinian Americans gathered outside Israeli consulates in Atlanta and Chicago, while a pro-Palestinian march took place in Times Square. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a Jewish community gathering in support of Israel in San Francisco. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Y6AjMJl

The leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group says militants in Gaza are holding dozens of Israeli captives, including more than 30 held by his group. Ziad Nakhaleh said in a televised speech Sunday night that the captives will not be released until all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are set free. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group took part in the operation that Hamas carried out Saturday in which hundreds of Israelis were killed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mLiaeHX

New findings from fossilized footprints challenge the belief that humans arrived in the Americas 14,000 years ago. The footprints were found in White Sands National Park, New Mexico, and are estimated to be between 21,000 and 23,000 years old. This discovery raises questions about how humans arrived in the Americas and their role in the extinction of megafauna. However, critics argue that the dating technique used in the study is flawed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/WaHO2fP