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Djokovic breaks tie with Nadal by reaching 17th French Open quarterfinals

Nadal is a 14-time champion in Paris but is missing this time because of a hip injury; he had arthroscopic surgery Friday night

Russia-Ukraine war: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says at least 500 children killed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia's war, now in its 16th month, has killed at least 500 Ukrainian children

Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out of WTC final against India

The WTC final is scheduled at the Oval from June 7-11

India win two gold and one bronze in Asian U-20 Athletics Championship

Fast-rising Rezoana Heena and Bharatpreet Singh clinched a gold medal each in women's 400m race and men's discus throw respectively to launch India's campaign at Asian U-20 Athletics Championship

Biden will address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening

Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation night, ready to sign the agreement averting the country's first-ever government default

BRICS no longer an alternative but an 'established feature': Jaishankar

The BRICS grouping is not only an expression of multipolarity but of the many ways of meeting international challenges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday

British govt appoints new acting chair for BBC to 'provide stability'

British govt appointed a new acting chair for the BBC on Friday, five weeks after the resignation of Richard Sharp, who was found to have failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest

Ford urges owners of Lincoln SUVs to park outdoors as they can catch fire

Ford is telling owners of more than 140,000 SUVs in the US to park them outside because they can catch fire even when the engines are turned off.

Boris Johnson offers unredacted WhatsApp messages to UK Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson, who was the British prime minister during the height of COVID, on Friday offered to hand over all his unredacted WhatsApp messages to the public inquiry

Pakistan anti-terrorism court extends bail of former PM Imran Khan

Imran Khan appeared before an anti-terrorism court and secured an extension to his pre-arrest bail till June 13 commander's residence in Lahore, a court official said

No Ukraine cease-fire without deal that includes Russia withdrawal: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that there can be no cease-fire in the war in Ukraine unless it is part of a just and lasting peace deal that includes Russia's military withdrawal

US revokes nuclear inspectors visas to suspend Russia from New START treaty

The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia's suspension of the New START nuclear treaty, announcing on Thursday it is revoking the visas of Russian nuclear inspectors

Amazon to pay $31 mn in privacy violation penalties for Alexa, Ring camera

Amazon agreed to pay a 25 mn civil penalty to settle FTC allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and location data recorded by its Alexa

Russian minister set for BRICS meet in Africa with war in Ukraine on agenda

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was meeting in South Africa with counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc of developing nations for discussions Thursday

Govt body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany

Germany's disease control agency warned Thursday that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in country

Japan police say security flaws allowed attacker to throw bomb at PM Fumio

Japan's Police said flaws in basic security such as an absence of metal detectors and bag checks allowed an attacker to enter a campaign crowd unnoticed and throw a bomb at PM Fumio in April

Recession already here, as earnings shrink and Wall St fears worse to come

The latest round of corporate earnings is leaving Wall Street with a confounding sense of relief and lingering anxiety

Jaishankar holds meetings with his counterparts from Africa, Saudi Arabia

Jaishankar held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from South Africa and Saudi Arabia during which they exchanged views on the global situation and reviewed the progress in ties

NATO presses Turkey to drop objections to Sweden's membership as meet nears

NATO ramped up pressure on its member Turkiye to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organisation seeks to deal with the issue by the time US Biden and his counterparts

Toyota debuts hydrogen Corolla race car in a bid to shift to green energy

In a sprawling circuit near Mount Fuji, a humble Corolla running on liquid hydrogen has made its racing debut