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US Says Blacklisting 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang
The US Commerce Department announced Monday, 7 October, it is blacklisting 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.
(Source: AFP)
'50-100' Troops Redeployed Inside Syria but No Retreat: US Official
The US has redeployed only 50-100 troops away from Syria's northern border as Turkish troops threaten to cross, a senior administration official said Monday, 7 October, denying reports that Washington is pulling out completely from the country.
"It appears the Turks are intent on some sort of military operation," the official said, adding: "There will be no US armed forces involvement."
(Source: AFP)
Turkish Air Forces Strike Kurdish SDF Base in Syria
According to Sputnik news, Turkish Air Forces strike Kurdish SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) base in Hasakah province of Syria.
(Source: ANI)
12-Year-Old Girl Among Two Electrocuted to Death in Thane
Two persons, including a 12-year- old girl, died of electric shocks in Kalwa town in Thane in Maharashtra on late night on Monday, 7 October, police said.
Preliminary reports indicated the duo came in contact with a 'live' wire of the MSEB at around 10:30 pm, they said.
The bodies of the duo were shifted to the Kalwa civic hospital for a post-mortem, the police said.
(Source: PTI)