Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at age 90
US Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Three people familiar with the situation confirmed her death...
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New Spanish law strengthens animal rights
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Hawaii authorities search for man with handgun
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Troshev asked to take charge of ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine
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South Sudan’s leader discusses closer ties in energy, trade with Putin
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Pakistan seeks discounts in oil imports from Russia: Report
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Marcos says Philippines not looking for trouble but will defend waters’
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12 soldiers killed in Niger
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Over 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh population has fled
(): More than 70 per cent of Nagorno-Karabakh’s original population has fled to Armenia, authorities said, as the region’s separatist government said it would dissolve itself, and the unrecognised republic inside Azerbaijan would cease to exist by year’s end after a three-decade bid for independence. Armenian officials said that 84,770 people...
US quietly acknowledges Iran satellite reached orbit
The United States has quietly acknowledged that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard successfully put an imaging satellite into orbit this week in a launch that resembled others previously criticised by Washington as helping Tehran’s ballistic missile program. The US military has not responded to repeated requests for comment from The Associated...
Nikhat bags Olympic quota and medal
Without break a sweat, Nikhat Zareen secured a Paris Olympic quota place by reaching the semifinal of the Asian Games here on Friday, a just reward for the indomitable boxer who missed out on the Tokyo Games. The 27-year-old has come a long way since pleading for a “fair trial” for...
India off to winning start in chess team events
Indian men and women opened their campaign in the chess team event at the Asian Games with easy wins over Mongolia and Philippines respectively, here on Friday. Both the teams won by identical 3.5-0.5 margins in the first round. The team event at the Asian Games is being played in the classical...
Dominant India beat Malaysia 6-0 in women’s hockey
A dominant India defeated Malaysia 6-0 to register their second consecutive win in the women’s hockey competition at the Asian Games here on Friday. The Indians continued from where they left against Singapore in their campaign opener and pumped in four goals in the first quarter of the Pool A match. Monika...
India’s Esports contingent concludes campaign
India’s 15-member Esports contingent wrapped up its remarkable journey at the ongoing Asian Games after its DOTA 2 team exited the competition at the China Hangzhou Esports Centre here on Friday. The DOTA 2 squad led by skipper Darshan Bata (A35), and comprising Krish Gupta (Krish-), Abhishek Yadav (Abhi-), Ketan Goyal...
Bridge: Indian men maintain second place; women, mixed teams fail to impress
The Indian men’s team continued their excellent show by maintaining their second position but the women and mixed sides could not make much headway in the bridge competition of the Asian Games here on Friday. The men’s outfit is firmly entrenched in the second position with 155.09 points after playing 140...
