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Ground staff covers the field as rain delays the IPL 2024 T20 cricket match between SRH and GT at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on May 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI If the game of cricket remains tilted heavily in the favour of batters, not many youngsters would be lining up to…
A youth under mysterious circumstances died while being in police custody. (Representational) Noida: The Gautam Buddh Nagar Police have suspended all police personnel stationed at the Chipiyana ‘chowki’ in Greater Noida West over the death of a youth under mysterious circumstances while being in police custody. The youth reportedly hanged him inside the chowki, however,…
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Spill booms surround a barge at the Pelican Island bridge in Galveston, Texas on May 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas, the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on May 16 reaffirmed their “no-limits” partnership that has deepened as both countries face rising tensions with the West, and they criticized U.S. military alliances in Asia and the Pacific region. At their summit in Beijing, Mr. Putin thanked Mr. Xi for China’s proposals for ending…
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Indian American lawmakers said that lecturing New Delhi on human rights issue is unlikely to work. Washington: Reiterating that they would continue to raise the issue of human rights in India with its leadership, Indian American lawmakers on Thursday, however, said that lecturing New Delhi on this issue is unlikely to work and they favoured…
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Armenians protest against land transfer to neighbouring Azerbaijan, in Yerevan on May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Armenia and Azerbaijan said on May 16 they had agreed a deal on disputed sections of their shared border, a new step towards normalising ties between the historic rivals. The deal between the two Caucasus nations, both…
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Israel is pressing on with its attacks in Rafah despite “explicit warnings” The Hague: South Africa has urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to halt its assault on Rafah as part of its case accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinians, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. South Africa, which filed its…
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Russian forces have advanced 278 square kilometres in their week-old offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region and in the south, their biggest gains in a year-and-a-half, AFP has calculated using data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Between May 9 and 15, Moscow’s military gained 257 square kilometres (99 square miles) of…
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The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms. It’s the latest round of scrutiny for parent company Meta Platforms under the 27-nation EU’s Digital Services Act, a sweeping set of regulations…
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to send arms to Israel. Washington: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more…
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