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President of Colombia Gustavo Petro gives a speech as part of the 2024 International Workers Day in Bogota, Colombia, on May 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Colombian President Gustavo Petro on May 1 announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective May 2 in the latest escalation of tensions between the…
Members of Pakistan cricket team’s selection committee, from left to right, Abdul Razak, Mohammad Yousaf and Wahab Riaz give a press conference to announce squad for upcoming T20 cricket matches against Ireland and England, in Lahore, Pakistan on May 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistani selectors on May 2 dropped leg-spinner Usama Mir for…
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US and Chinese officials resumed nuclear weapons discussions in January (Representational) A senior US official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons. State Department arms control official Paul Dean told an online briefing…
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CBI said it has received around 900 complaints relating to illegal land grabbing in Sandeshkhali. kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Thursday, submitted a preliminary status report on its investigation into the cases of illegal land grabbing, extortion and harassment of women in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali to the division bench of the Calcutta…
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The statement ‘go hang yourself’ need not be considered abetment of suicide in all cases. Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has declined to categorise the statement ‘go hang yourself’ as abetment of suicide. Justice M Nagaprasanna addressed the complexity of determining abetment of suicide in cases involving contentious statements. The recent ruling stemmed from a petition…
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India has voiced hope that Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the U.S. last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world organisation will get endorsed. The U.S. vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on a Palestinian bid…
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AB de Villiers said he is fed up with seeing “data-driven pundits” criticizing Virat Kohli.© BCCI Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers heaped praise on India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli and said he is one of the best players to ever play cricket. Currently, Kohli is the second-highest run-getter in…
Heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed the UAE today, leading to the cancellation of several flights Dubai: Heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed the UAE today, leading to the cancellation of several international flights, two weeks after Dubai was hit by unprecedented storms that paralysed the emirate for days. On Wednesday, the country’s National Emergency Crisis and…
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SunRisers Hyderabad have played nine matches so far. They are ranked fifth on the points table with 10 points. Rajasthan Royals have also played nine matches and have earned 16 points. They will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot. In the last match played by SRH against Chennai Super Kings, CSK…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Iran announced on Thursday sanctions on several American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Islamic republic, the regional arch-foe of Israel, unveiled the punitive measures in a statement from its Foreign Ministry. It…
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