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Rajapaksas to launch political bid in Sri Lanka, to target elections

Earlier this month, the Elections Commission said the presidential election would be conducted at a date between September 17 and October 16

Hamas representative denies new negotiations with Israel amid truce talks

Hamdan expressed scepticism about Israel's willingness to accept fresh proposals, cautioning against granting Israel additional time to perpetuate aggression in the absence of substantial guarantees

Scuffles erupt as protesters demand return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza

The protesters also called for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded new elections

Fed's favourite underlying inflation gauge cools, shows modest relief

Economists expect the personal consumption expenditures price index minus food and energy, due on Friday, to rise 0.2 per cent in April

Tesla shareholders should reject CEO Musk's pay package, says Glass Lewis

The recommendation to large institutional investors may sway their vote over Musk's pay at the carmaker's June 13 annual meeting

US 'deeply concerned' about China's military drills around Taiwan

Matthew Miller stated that US remains committed to its longstanding one China policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act

Restrictions on Afghan girls will increase child marriages by 25%: UN

According to the two-page brief, the continuation of restrictions by Taliban on women and girls will impact child marriages by an increase of 25 per cent, increase early childbearing by 45 per cent

Baltimore police fatally shoots man who pulled gun during interrogation

A detective was shot in the chest, and his protective vest likely saved his life, Police Commissioner Richard Worley told

Ten people, including children killed after drone strike hit school in Gaza

The Al-Nazla school in Saftawawy, on the outskirts of Jabaliya, was being used as a temporary shelter by people fleeing violence when the drone strike took place

UN court orders Israel to cease Gaza offensive, isolating US position

The court's demands go beyond what the US has asked of Israel at the moment, though Washington has nonetheless signaled that it remains opposed to a more intrusive operation in Gaza

Elon Musk plans xAI supercomputer to power next version of chatbot Grok

Musk said he wants to get the proposed supercomputer running by the fall of 2025, as per the report, adding that xAI could partner with Oracle to develop the massive computer

US won't finalise global tax deal until India, China resolve issues: Yellen

'India, in particular, has been a holdout and China has not really engaged very much in these negotiations at all,' Yellen told reporters Sat on the sidelines of a G7 finance minsters meeting in Italy

Consensus growing on rate cut as inflation diminishes: ECB's Panetta

Panetta has said inflation is showing a common underlying trend as it is declining in all major economic areas and that risks to financial stability have reduced

Damascus car bomb kills 1, 2 vehicles targeted in Israeli drone strike

Hours after the blast in Damascus, an Israeli drone strike reportedly targeted a car and a truck outside the western Syrian town of Qusair, northwest of Damascus, close to Lebanon's border

Ukraine has taken back control in embattled Kharkiv region: Zelenskyy

Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered, Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Friday evening

WIPO concludes treaty to protect genetic resources, traditional knowledge

Treaty will provide additional protection for Indian genetic resources and traditional knowledge. Although these are currently protected within India, they are prone to misappropriation in countries

G7 to explore ways of using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

The G7 and its allies froze some $300 billion of Russian assets shortly after Moscow invaded its neighbour in February 2022

SIA passengers endured 62 sec of extreme turbulence on May 21 flight

One passenger -- 73-year-old Briton Geoffrey Kitchen -- died, and dozens were injured in the incident

Nasa to soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts: Garcetti

The US-India Commercial Space Conference underscores the importance of fostering strategic partnerships to drive innovation and propel the space industry forward

Pak PM Sharif to visit China next month for launch of 2nd phase of CPEC

The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is opposed by India as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)