Month: July 2024

U.S. hails ‘productive’ meeting between Blinken and China FM in Laos

July 27, 2024 admin

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they meet on the sidelines of the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane on July 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The United States hailed “open and productive” discussions between China’s Foreign Minister…

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US Condemns Horrific Missile Attack In Israel

July 27, 2024 admin

Washington: The White House on Saturday condemned a missile attack on a Druze village in northern Israel, calling the strike, which killed 11 people, including children, on a soccer pitch “horrific.” Israeli authorities blamed Hezbollah for the attack and vowed to respond against the Iran-backed Lebanese group, though Hezbollah denied any responsibility. “Our support for…

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Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz Win Paris Olympics 2024 Double Opener

July 27, 2024 admin

Rafael Nadal (L) and Carlos Alcaraz© AFP Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz brought the Roland Garros crowd to its feet as the Spanish dream team opened their Olympic Games doubles campaign with a straight sets victory over Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni on Saturday. In front of a packed, raucous crowd under…

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Canada Olympic Women’s Football Team Docked Six Points Over Drone Scandal

July 27, 2024 admin

Canada’s Olympic women’s football team have been deducted six points and their coach Beverly Priestman suspended for a year after a staff member used a drone to spy on a rival team at the Paris Games, FIFA said on Saturday. Canada’s football association was “responsible for failing to respect the applicable FIFA regulations…

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Will Quit Politics If Attempts Are Made To Disturb Reservation: Praful Patel

July 27, 2024 admin

MahaYuti government is committed to providing the quota, said Praful Patel (File) Gondia: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Working President Praful Patel on Saturday said that he will retire from politics if any attempts are made to disturb the reservation. “… in such a situation there will be no point to hold any post or remain…

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Rafael Nadal-Carlos Alcaraz Men’s Doubles Live Streaming Olympics 2024 Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

July 27, 2024 admin

File image of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz ahead of Paris Olympics 2024.© X (Twitter) Rafael Nadal/Carlos Alcaraz Men’s Doubles Olympics 2024 Live Streaming: Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz team up for tennis men’s doubles at Paris Olympics 2024, in what is the most anticipated duo. As the games take place on…

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At least 10 killed in rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights

July 27, 2024 admin

Residents comfort each other as they gather at a site where a reported strike from Lebanon fell in Majdal Shams village in the Israeli-annexed Golan area on July 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on July 27 killed at least 10 people and…

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Paris Olympics 2024: India Beat New Zealand 3-2 in Men’s Hockey Opener

July 27, 2024 admin

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh saved his best for the last as he scored the winner from the spot a minute from full time to hand India a 3-2 win against New Zealand in their opening Pool B match of the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Sam Lane (8th minute) and Simon Child (53rd) were the…

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Russia says Kyiv’s statements on peace talks contradictory

July 27, 2024 admin

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday he “does not listen” to what he called Ukraine’s contradictory statements on peace talks. Mr. Lavrov spoke after Ukrainian Foreign…

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Gaganyaan astronaut to travel to ISS in joint mission with NASA, says Centre

July 27, 2024 admin

One of the four astronauts undergoing training for the Gaganyaan mission will travel to the International Space Station as part of a collaborative effort with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Union Minister Jitendra Singh has informed the Lok Sabha. In a written reply, Mr. Singh said NASA has identified a private entity Axiom Space…

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