00:00 On Sunday, Russia said that it downed two Ukrainian drones flying over border regions
00:12 after the governor of Belgorod region said that a drone carrying explosives had killed
00:16 a man.
00:17 Russia and the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula have been hit by a wave of attacks in the
00:22 past month since Kiev warned in July it aimed to return the conflicted Russian territory.
00:27 The governor of Russia's Kursk region, which lies next to the Ukrainian border, said that
00:31 a drone had crashed into an apartment building in Kursk city overnight, blowing out windows
00:36 on several floors.
00:37 It was not clear whether this was one of the drones reportedly shot down by defence ministry
00:41 earlier.
00:45 The US military said that three US Marines died during military exercises in northern
00:49 Australia on Sunday in a helicopter crash that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called
00:54 tragic.
00:55 According to reports, a B-22 Osprey helicopter with about 20 US Marines on board had crashed
01:00 off the coast of Darwin.
01:02 The Australian Broadcaster Corporation had earlier said that one person was in critical
01:06 condition, two were stable and there were no reports of fatalities.
01:10 Albanese, speaking at a previously scheduled press conference, declined to provide details
01:15 about the crash or rescue efforts, which he said took place on Melville Island north of
01:19 Darwin during Exercise Predators Run 2023.
01:25 The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on the highest alert, citing an increased
01:31 threat of attack, according to an internal document issued Friday by its defence chief.
01:36 The document, which was shared widely online, said the order to be on maximum alert would
01:40 allow forces to respond adequately in case of any attack and avoid a general surprise.
01:45 The military junta said that the decision to put troops on the highest alert came in
01:50 response to the threats of aggression that are becoming more and more palpable and to
01:53 be ready with an adequate response to these warnings.
02:00 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been wrapped up in a new conflict of interest row.
02:04 Allegations have cropped up against him that his family would financially benefit from
02:09 a post-Brexit trade deal between India and the UK.
02:12 The controversy comes ahead of his visit to India for the G20 summit next month.
02:16 Since this year, both India and the UK have been negotiating to implement a free trade
02:20 deal.
02:21 Trade experts and parliamentarians have raised concerns over potential transparency issues
02:26 related to Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy's shareholdings in Infosys.
02:33 Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican Party's youngest presidential contender,
02:37 Vivek Ramaswamy, stressed that a stronger US-India relationship is the key to economic
02:42 independence from China.
02:44 He said that the country is economically dependent on China today.
02:47 Ramaswamy said that it would be easier to declare independence from that Chinese relationship
02:51 if the US had a stronger relationship with India.
02:53 At 38, Ramaswamy is the youngest Republican presidential candidate ever.
02:58 He is currently on a two-day swing to the crucial state of Iowa.
03:01 On January 15, Iowa will kick off the 2024 Republican presidential primary season.
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