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Brics summit: China’s Xi to skip summit for first time in 12 years; Gordon Chang hints at Jinping’s losing influence | World News

China’s Xi Jinping to skip for first time in 12 years Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the upcoming Brics Summit in Brazil, marking the first time in 12 years that the Chinese leader will be absent from the annual gathering of major emerging economies. The two-day summit, taking place in Rio de Janeiro […]

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Historic First! India join fabled 1000-club in Tests, smash record for most runs in first two matches of a series | Cricket News

India captain Shubman Gill celebrates his century. (@BCCI X/ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a record-shattering spectacle at Edgbaston, Team India, led by Shubman Gill, scripted history by becoming the first Indian side to surpass 1,000 runs in a single Test match, achieving a monumental aggregate of 1,014 runs across both innings of the second Test […]

16 killed in Pakistan building crash

KARACHI: The death toll from a collapsed multi-story residential building in southern Pakistan rose to 16 as search operations to find survivors continued for the second day.Rescuers pulled 10 more bodies from the rubble during an overnight operation, officials said Saturday.The govt-run Civil Hospital said in a statement it had received the 16 bodies, adding […]

‘How Epaminondas beat Spartans’: Elon Musk cites Greek history; launches ‘America Party’ to fight ‘uniparty system’ | World News

Elon Musk has announced the formation of ‘The America Party’, in a move aimed at disrupting what he calls America’s ‘uniparty’ political system, drawing philosophical inspiration from ancient Greek history. Taking to X, Musk invoked the legacy of Epaminondas, the Greek general credited with ending Spartan dominance at the Battle of Leuctra.He said the new […]

Australia condemns arson attack on synagogue in Melbourne

SYDNEY: Australian authorities on Saturday condemned what they said was an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers in the building, the latest in a spate of incidents against the nation’s Jewish community.The fire at the entrance to the synagogue in the east of Victoria’s state capital was sparked on Friday night, police said […]

Hamas: Ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks ‘immediately’

Israel was considering its response on Saturday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks “immediately” on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire. The security cabinet was expected to meet after the end of the Jewish sabbath at sundown to discuss Israel’s next steps, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to head to […]

US Air Force suspends SpaceX rocket project

WASHINGTON: The US Air Force has suspended plans it had proposed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll, according to a report this week in Stars and Stripes, an independent publication of the US military. The suspension came after Reuters reported that biologists and experts said the […]

France urges tariff barriers to stop China from killing industry

French finance minister Eric Lombard said Europe must shore up its tariff barriers to counter Chinese imports that risk harming the continent’s industrial economy. Europe has already taken action on steel and automobiles, but rules must be changed to allow the wider use of measures against imports from China, Lombard said. “In the world we […]

Those convicted by ICT ineligible to participate in polls: Bangladesh AG

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said those convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) are ineligible to participate in elections, days after the tribunal sentenced Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina to six months imprisonment for contempt of court.Asaduzzaman remarks come ahead of the next year’s national polls, pending since the fall of […]

Trump to send tariff letters to 10-12 countries tomorrow

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said his administration is immediately sending letters to the first batch of 10 to 12 countries, sharing details of reciprocal tariff rates and the entire process could be completed by July 9.“We are going to start sending letters out to various countries starting tomorrow,” Trump told reporters at […]