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PKK fighters gathered in northern Iraq to symbolically cast their weapons into a fire, marking the start of disarmament.

Amid the ongoing trade tariff related concerns, Indian pharmaceutical firm Wockhardt Ltd on Friday said it has decided to exit the US generic pharmaceutical segment, paving the way for deeper focus and investment in its advanced product portfolio. Over the past several years, Wockhardt’s US generics business has been incurring losses, it said. In FY 2025 alone, the generics business incurred a loss of nearly US $ 8 million, it said. “Following a comprehensive strategic review, the company has concluded that continuing in this segment would detract from its broader innovation agenda,” the company said in an exchange filing. Accordingly,…

Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina – In a grassy valley dotted with white gravestones, thousands of people gathered to mark 30 years since the Srebrenica massacre on Friday. Seven victims of the 1995 genocide, some of whose remains were only discovered and exhumed in the past year from mass graves uncovered in Liplje, Baljkovica, Suljici and Kamenicko Brdo, were buried during the sombre anniversary on Friday. Limited remains of one of the victims, Hasib Omerovic, who was 34 when he was killed, were found and exhumed from a mass grave in 1998, but his family delayed his burial until now, hoping…

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was first observed July 1 with a NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. ATLAS/University of Hawaii/NASA hide caption toggle caption ATLAS/University of Hawaii/NASA The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was first observed July 1 with a NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. ATLAS/University of Hawaii/NASA A rare visitor from another star system has been spotted. It’s the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and it was detected on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. This system is a network of four telescopes – two in Hawaii, one in Chile and one in South Africa –…

Justice Michael Cunha submitting the report of the inquiry commission regarding the stampede at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: The Justice Michael Cunha-led judicial inquiry report submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday reportedly indicts Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise, event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and several city police officials for the stampede at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in which 11 persons died on June 4. The report also has several recommendations to prevent a repeat of such tragedies.Sources said that apart from the…

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A report by professors from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) recommended that open source software should be promoted with greater institutional support from the government, such as by ensuring that existing policies to promote the procurement of open source software should be enforced, and grants should be provided to open source contributors. The report lays out a case for greater proliferation of free open source software (FOSS), by citing examples from different parts of industry which rely on it.Open source software, unlike proprietary software, is developed and modified…

There are always tons of things to do in New York City, but we’ve got an activity alert for visitors right now: Did you know Saturday, July 12 is City of Water Day? This special day of initiatives sees environmentally conscious events and activities pop up all around the city. It’s a great way not only to keep cool but also to keep the summer momentum going past July 4. Events include community kayaking, picnicking, stand-up paddle boarding lessons, and more. For exhaustive details, browse the City of Water Day website and nycgovparks.org. Below, we break down what you need…

Russia ratcheted up air attacks by drones and missiles on Ukraine this week. The increase comes as President Trump has expressed frustration at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seeming unwillingness to enter talks to end the war. Trump indicated the U.S. would resume shipments of weapons to Ukraine that had previously been suspended. Our correspondent in Kyiv gives us the latest.

It wouldn’t be a season of Love Island if viewers weren’t discussing someone’s plastic surgery. In June, Love Island USA contestant Vanna Einerson enjoyed a brief stint on the show before being eliminated by her castmates. But before she left, she caused a stir on social media for what many deemed “too much” facial filler. Users circulated a screenshot of her facial profile and announced their disbelief that she was only 21. Medical professionals on TikTok posted their own videos dissecting what they believed had been done to her face and detailing where her injector supposedly went wrong.Vanna has since…

Washington, DC – The United States government has acknowledged its use of Canary Mission — a shadowy pro-Israel website — to identify pro-Palestine students for deportation, sparking anger and concern by rights advocates. Activists have long suspected that the administration of US President Donald Trump is gathering information from the Canary Mission website to target students and professors. But on Wednesday, that suspicion was confirmed when a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official testified in a court case challenging Trump’s efforts to deport pro-Palestinian student protesters. Peter Hatch, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said the department had…