India rejects Washington Post report on alleged plot to kill US-based Sikh activist
Voice of America
FILE - Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office in New York, Nov. 29, 2023/
A day after The Washington Post named an official of India’s spy agency for plotting the killing of a U.S.-based Sikh separatist leader, the Indian government on Tuesday dismissed the media report, calling it an “unwarranted and unsubstantiated” accusation.
FILE - Nigeriens gather in a street to protest against the U.S. military presence, in Niamey, Niger April 13, 2024. A screengrab of a satellite image shows the view of Airbase 101, next to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger, April 21, 2024. (2024 Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS)
FILE - A man smokes cannabis popularly known as marijuana in Lagos, Nov. 11, 2019. The country's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said over 14 million Nigerians use illegal drugs. The majority use locally-grown cannabis. FILE - A vendor cuts cannabis popularly known as marijuana for sale in Lagos, on Nov. 11, 2019.
FILE - A person jogs past dead seals washed up on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Makhachkala, Russia, Dec. 6, 2022. One impact of the sea's shrinking is on the habitat for seals and sturgeons. The dropping water levels have also hurt local residents' livelihoods. The yellow area indicates the approximate drainage area around the Caspian Sea. FILE - A dirt road stretches through the desert that used to be the bed of the Aral Sea, on the outskirts of Muynak, Uzbekistan, June 27, 2023. Some environmentalists warn that the Aral offers a cautionary tale for the Caspian Sea. In July 2008, the level of the Caspian Sea was more than two dozen meters higher than in 2024, near Aktau, Kazakhstan.
This handout picture released by the Israeli army on May 14, 2024 shows Israeli soldiers during military operations in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. An Israeli military Apache helicopter fires missiles towards Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, May 14, 2024.