The Hindu top news of the day, November 8 2022
The HinduUkraine conflict | India counsels a return to dialogue and diplomacy, says Jaishankar in Moscow External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held talks in Moscow covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests. U.S. votes with Biden agenda at stake — and Trump in the wings Mr. Biden’s Democrats are facing a gargantuan struggle to hang on to Congress, after a race the president has cast as a “defining” moment for U. S. democracy, while Mr. Trump’s Republicans campaigned hard on kitchen-table issues like inflation and crime. COP27 | Leaders push for climate action, fossil tax at U.N. talks World leaders are making the case for tougher action to tackle global warming on Tuesday, as this year’s international climate talks in Egypt heard growing calls for fossil fuel companies to help pay for the damage they have helped cause to the planet. Three-member committee to probe Danushka Gunathilaka incident The probe panel comprising retired High Court judge Justice Sisira Ratnayake, attorney Niroshana Perera and attorney Asela Rekawa will also investigate various other alleged incidents involving the reigning Asia Cup winners during their stay in Australia, Sri Lanka Cricket stated. ICC Twenty20 World Cup | Unpredictable Pakistan to test consistent New Zealand Unlike Pakistan’s roller-coaster and miraculous journey into the last-four, the Kiwis had a straightforward passage into the knockout stage as they finished on top of Group 1 following wins over reigning champions Australia, Sri Lanka and Ireland in a group of ‘death’.