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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: AP Israel warned Hamas on Sunday (August 23, 2026) that it would step up operations in Gaza if launches of kites, drones and balloons towards Israel continued, after a recent increase in such incidents, while Hamas denied responsibility. Israeli media reported that four kites were found…
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Chang’e-7 lunar probe. File photo: Xinhua via AP China said on Sunday (August 23, 2026) it was postponing its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which was set to carry out explorations including searching for water ice on the moon. The Chang’e-7 spacecraft was originally set to lift off in the coming days from the Wenchang…
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Harry Kane. File, | Photo Credit: AP Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane has been voted Germany’s player of the year 2026 and Vincent Kompany won the coach’s accolade after another outstanding season for the Bavarian powerhouse. Kane scored 61 goals across all competitions, including the German Supercup for Bayern last season, helping the team defend…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Two inmates booked in separate cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act escaped from the Central Jail in Srinagar on Sunday (August 23, 2026) after scaling the front-side wall of the high-security prison, officials said. The escaped inmates have been identified as Farman Khan,…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray participates at the ‘Maidan Bachao Tiranga Andolan ‘ in Mumbai on August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday (August 23, 2026) accused the BJP-controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of giving open spaces to institutions linked to the party’s lawmakers. If a…
Visibly emotional and fighting back tears, Indian leg-spinner Karn Sharma announced his retirement from all formats of competitive cricket. The 38-year-old made the announcement following the Kanpur Superstars’ 9-wicket defeat to the Meerut Mavericks in the UP T20 League Season 4, confirming that the reverse fixture against Meerut on Tuesday (August 25, 2026), will be…
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Manchester City’s head coach Enzo Maresca shakes hands with Bournemouth’s head coach Marco Rose after the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Bournemouth in Manchester, England, on August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Manchester City made a winning start to life without Pep Guardiola as late goals from Marc Guehi and…
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McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain holds the trophy after winning the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Netherlands, on August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Lando Norris gave McLaren a third successive Dutch Grand Prix victory on Sunday (August 23, 2026) in a race of shifting fortunes that had to be re-started…
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A file image of Syria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. | Photo Credit: AFP Syria’s Foreign Minister met the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency in Jordan on Sunday (August 23, 2026), two sources told AFP, a move aiming to ease tensions after an Israeli attack on an airbase in Syria’s northwest. The talks, which…
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Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Defending the announcement of an exclusive mandapam (resting hall) for devotees cured of chickenpox at Sri Mariamman Temple at Anbil, Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Ramesh on Sunday accused the DMK of spreading false propaganda to demean…