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Japan canceled more than 200 flights and suspended dozens of train services as the country prepared for a pair of tropical storms approaching from different directions on Friday. Hurricanes Mekkhala and Higos were approaching from the southwest and east respectively and were likely to converge over or near the main archipelago. Which path is Tropical … Read more

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan this week sentenced two civil rights activists to life imprisonment over the killing of a paramilitary force soldier during the July 2024 protests. Mehrang Baloch, 33, is a prominent campaigner against alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan and a leader of the Balochistan Unity Committee (BYC). On 25 June, he was … Read more

Ousmane Dembélé scored a magnificent hat-trick on Friday, his first with Les Bleus, as France beat Norway 4-1 to finish top of Group I. Here’s what the striker said when asked if this was his best ever performance with France Source link

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival, a commemorative event titled “Silenced Voices” will take place on July 26, before the premiere of the opera “Rienzi”. The program will feature works by Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler and the Jewish composer Pavel Haas, who died in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Organizers also invited broadcaster, … Read more

A California appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 sentence on rape and sexual assault charges, but vacated a 16-year prison sentence and ordered the trial judge to resentence him. “The conviction has been vacated and the case has been remanded for resentencing,” an online update posted by the California Second District Court of … Read more

Uruguay crashed out of the World Cup on Friday after goalkeeper Fernando Muslera’s costly error handed Spain a 1-0 victory in Guadalajara, sending the European champions through as Group H winners. Cape Verde also reached the knockout stage after a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia, becoming the smallest nation to do so. Source link

When the UAE appointed Omar Sultan Al Olama as the world’s first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in 2017, he promised to make the UAE the world’s most prepared country for Artificial Intelligence. Only six years later, Al Olama was listed Time magazine’s inaugural TIME100 AI list and Abu Dhabi was well on its … Read more

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his government are setting a fast pace for reform. In his first few weeks in office, Magyar lifted the EU blockade introduced by his predecessor, Viktor Orbán, and began a dialogue with Ukraine, which Orbán had labeled the “Evil Empire”. Back home in Budapest, the parliament approved cuts to … Read more

The debate over banning Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gained new momentum this week when Society for Civil Rights (GFF) A legal assessment was presented which concluded that the party was “patently unconstitutional” and that attempts to ban it could succeed. The GFF was originally founded by a Green Party politician, who still serves … Read more