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Iranian diplomats are meeting their counterparts from Germany, the United Kingdom and France for renewed nuclear talks, amid warnings that the three European powers could trigger “snapback” United Nations sanctions outlined under a previous 2015 deal. The meeting, which is underway in Turkiye’s Istanbul on Friday morning, will be the first since Israel’s mid-June attack on Iran, which led to an intensive 12-day conflict with the United States militarily intervening on Israel’s behalf also attacking key Iranian nuclear sites. Israel’s offensive – which killed top commanders, nuclear scientists and hundreds of civilians as residential areas were struck as well –…

At the end of April this year, as the sun was blazing and summer holidays were in full swing south in Tamil Nadu a tragic, completely avoidable drowning incident took place – a four-year-old girl, while attending a summer camp at a kindergarten, fell into a water tank in the premises, and died. Media reports indicate that the 11-feet deep tank was uncovered. The police and government officials swung into action, detaining teachers and school authorities, and sealing the school. Beyond the immediate police and government action that was taken however, the larger question remains as to how safe urban…

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Wednesday invited Pakistan to join the top-tier Pro League after New Zealand, who had originally qualified, chose not to field a team. However, the invite has triggered a series of crises in Pakistan hockey with calls now for the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to intervene. Pakistan finished second in the FIH Nations Cup, a second-tier tournament whose winner gets promoted to the Pro League. The Green Shirts lost in the final to New Zealand, who informed the FIH that they wouldn’t be sending their team. Consequently, the world body formally invited Pakistan and…

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The ruling might set a precedent to allow prosecution of other government leaders linked to atrocities.France’s highest court is set to rule on whether it can strip the state immunity of Bashar al-Assad, the toppled Syrian leader in exile in Russia, because of the sheer brutal scale of evidence in accusations documented against him by Syrian activists and European prosecutors. If the judges at the Cour de Cassation lift al-Assad’s immunity on Friday, it could pave the way for his trial in absentia over the use of chemical weapons in Ghouta in 2013 and Douma in 2018. It could also…

A home is seen for sale on April 24 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America President Trump blames the country’s high home prices on one of his frequent targets: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump argues that the Fed — which sets interest rates that help determine mortgage rates — should lower interest rates and that the move would help people afford homes. Home prices hit an all-time high in June, and sales dropped to a nine-month low as hopeful first-time buyers shied away, likely due to elevated mortgage…

New poster for ‘Love Insurance Kompany’ | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @wikkiofficial Director Vignesh Shivan marked actor Pradeep Ranganathan’s birthday on Friday by unveiling a new poster for their upcoming film Love Insurance Kompany, with fresh momentum to the promotional campaign ahead of the film’s newly announced August 1 release.Taking to Instagram, Shivan extended his wishes to the actor, writing, “Happy Birthday @pradeep_ranganathan. Wishing you only blockbuster years! God bless you with all the happiness in the world.” The poster, which features Ranganathan sporting a robotic arm and surrounded by a backdrop of futuristic robots, included the phrase “First Punch on…

Posters with the picture of a young woman wearing a faint smile, and her educational qualifications highlighted in bold red, are plastered across the village of Jheepa in Uttarakhand’s Almora district. Though at first glance it looks like any other poster, the message behind the absence of a man in the frame is not lost on anyone.Sunita Devi, 32, is vying to become the gram pradhan of Jheepa, which votes in the second phase of the panchayat elections on July 28. She is the president of a women’s group called the Rachnatmak Mahila Manch that has thrown its hat in…

President Trump stands with Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day (R) as he welcomed the 2025 College Football National Champions from Ohio State University to the White House during a ceremony on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump’s new executive order seeks to ban “pay-for-play” deals and requires schools to provide scholarships in women’s and Olympic sports — and it dangles the threat of withholding federal funds to schools as an enforcement mechanism. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Trump has taken aim at college sports with a new executive order signed…

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the army leaders at the Hotel le Brienne on July 13. Ludovic Marin/Pool AFP hide caption toggle caption Ludovic Marin/Pool AFP PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision. Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the U.N. General Assembly in September. “The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved,” he wrote.…