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India's javelin star Neeraj Chopra threw a season‑best 88.05 metres to finish second in Lausanne, clinching qualification for the 2026 Diamond League final where he will meet Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage.
A bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded in a busy market in Wana, South Waziristan, killing a shopkeeper and wounding nine civilians, police said.
President Donald Trump announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while the US military confirmed that Iranian sea mines have been cleared, allowing 20‑30 tankers to pass nightly, though volumes remain below pre‑conflict levels.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow over the death of King Harald V, recalling his May 2023 visit to Norway, as Crown Prince Haakon prepares to ascend the throne.
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More than 70 heads of state and senior officials from BRICS members and invited partners will gather in New Delhi next month, with China sending a 400‑strong entourage and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin confirmed to attend.
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An internal CBC memo advising journalists not to label the September 11 attacks as ‘terrorist attacks’ has drawn criticism from U.S. lawmakers and social media users ahead of the 25th anniversary.
The devastating flash floods in Nepal have left 320 Indians unaccounted for, while a group of 21 Tamil Nadu tourists were rescued and reached Delhi, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Japanese telecom KDDI will conduct a public test of a humanoid robot serving commuters on Osaka’s subway system, marking one of the first deployments of physical AI in Japanese public transport.
A gang chief in Haiti warned he will kill more than 50 hostages held by his men, days after 47 residents of a farming community were shot dead.
In 1905, Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore repurposed the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan as a symbol of Hindu‑Muslim unity, urging people across Bengal to tie rakhis as a peaceful protest against the British‑imposed partition of the province.