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As the resolution process of the West Asia crisis drags on, an increasing number of economic metrics are exposing key weaknesses in the Indian economy. Many of these existed before the crisis broke out in late February and are now becoming apparent as the economy faces stress. The latest data on the Index of Eight…
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Keir Starmer entered Downing Street in July 2024 with a landslide victory. Ending 14 years of Conservative rule, marked by Brexit and the chaos that followed, he promised to build a government for all and bridge the widening trust deficit between the public and the political elite. Less than two years later, the former lawyer…
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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal on June 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters For generations of Uzbek football fans, Cristiano Ronaldo was the dream. His shirts filled the bazaars of Tashkent and Samarkand, and his celebrations were copied in every playground. On Tuesday, those supporters finally had the chance to watch their…
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a complaint seeking the registration of a case against Hindu Aikya Vedi leader R.V. Babu, who allegedly made remarks against the Muslim community after Samastha president Jifri Muthukoya Thangal participated in a campaign with Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala as part of the State government’s anti-narcotics enforcement drive, Operation…
Iran team pose for a group photo prior to the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, on June 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran’s World Cup team, allowing the squad to travel into the country two days…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media upon his arrival at Al Bateen Executive Airport to discuss the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on June 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the…
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Formula One likes to tell itself that every race counts the same. 25 points are available on a Sunday whether the paddock is in Melbourne, Monaco or Monza. Yet some weekends carry a significance that stretches beyond the numbers on the championship table. They trends, alter narratives and force teams to rethink what they thought…
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England will aim to become the latest of the World Cup big guns to book their place in the knockout rounds on Tuesday (June 23, 2026). A day after Argentina and France sailed into the last 32, England face Ghana in Group L knowing that victory will see them safely into the next phase of…
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A person walks along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after recent renovations following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump to paint it blue ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday (June 23, 2026) that six people…
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Only 24% of Americans think the war with Iran was worth the costs. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Just one in four Americans believes President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was worth its costs and a majority worry that a truce with Tehran is unlikely to last, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The five-day poll, which…