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A fire brigade vehicle destroyed by a wildfire stands on a road near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) | Photo Credit: AP Greek authorities placed a town Mayor who owns an electrical company and two others in pre-trial detention on Friday (August 7, 2026) after charging them…
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Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges including murder and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety. Also Read | Fear, personal safety cannot decide my duty to the people: Sheikh…
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This image from video shows Sri Lankan army soldiers moving towards Kuruwita prison premises following an unrest in Kuruwita, Sri Lanka, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Three inmates were killed and 23 others injured in separate clashes at two prisons in Sri Lanka over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday….
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Home Minister V. Anitha receiving a handloom saree from the weavers community during National Handloom Day celebrations at Payakaraopeta in Anakapalli district on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGMENT Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha reiterated that the State government is committed for the welfare of handloom weavers and stated that many initiatives were being implemented to…
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V. Baskaran. | Photo Credit: File photo: Akhila Easwaran India’s Olympic gold medal-winning captain V. Baskaran believes the current team is well prepared for the Hockey World Cup to be held in Belgium and the Netherlands from August 15. Speaking on the sidelines of the renaming and relaunch of the Hockey Tiruvallur as Tamil Hockey…
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Houthi activists stand on a platform against a banner depicting Houthi missiles, at an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Houthi attacks on Yemen’s Marib province killed at least five people on Friday (August 7, 2026), according to a Minister and military source,…
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White House Ballroom construction continues Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday (August 7, 2026) ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the…
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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney. File | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday (August 6, 2026) that trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” after President Donald Trump derided America’s neighbour and its leadership while threatening to expand tariffs. Mr. Carney said Canada remained engaged in the negotiations despite…
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Agriculture and Handlooms & Textiles Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao at a stall in the handloom expo opened at People’s Plaza on the occasion of National Handlooms Day in Hyderabad on Friday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement HYDERABAD The State Government is working towards a common goal of improving the lives of farmers and weavers with…
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The decision rules out veteran administrator Anil Khanna’s return. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AKHILESH KUMAR The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has capped the upper age limit for its Executive Committee members at 70. At the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on July 26 to adopt the new constitution, there were sharp divisions on…
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