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Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage clinches Diamond League title; India's Sachin Yadav finishes eighth

Rome [Italy], June 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage came within touching distance of Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem's Asian record...

UN Warns Middle East Conflict Pushing Millions Into Hunger

New posts 11:59 WFP Warns Middle East Conflict Pushing Millions Into Hunger Millions of people are being pushed closer to the...

US Central Command Denies Naval Clash With Iran

New posts 15:33 US Central Command Denies Naval Clash With Iran An Iranian claim that its forces fired on two US destroyers has...

(SP)ITALY-ROME-ATHLETICS-DIAMOND LEAGUE-JAVELIN THROW

(260605) -- ROME, June 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage of Sri Lanka competes during the men's javelin throw at the 2026...

SRI LANKA-HORANA-ELDERLY CARE FACILITY-FIRE-AFTERMATH

(260604) -- COLOMBO, June 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2026 shows a scene at an elderly care facility after a fire...

Rubio Condemns Iranian Attack On Kuwait

New posts 21:14 Rubio Condemns Iranian Attack On Kuwait US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has condemned Iran's outrageous and...

"Each team will be worth billions": Lalit Modi predicts Women's Cricket to become world's no 2 sporting league

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Lalit Modi has made a stellar forecast for the future of women's...

"Felt like I was dreaming": Harsh Dubey on receiving Team India Test, ODI call-ups

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): Ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, uncapped Indian spin all-rounder Harsh Dubey...

All-format India series headlines New Zealand's blockbuster home summer schedule

Wellington [New Zealand], June 3 (ANI): New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has unveiled a blockbuster home summer schedule, with their men's...

SAFF Women's Championship: India look to continue winning run in semi-final against Bhutan

Margao (Goa) [India], June 2 (ANI): India will look to take another step towards reclaiming the SAFF Women's Championship crown when...

West Indies Academy squad embarks on Development Tour of Sri Lanka

Saint John's [Antigua and Barbuda], June 2 (ANI): A 16-member West Indies Academy squad has departed the region for a reciprocal tour...

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Trump administration plans fresh tariffs on key partners

Trump administration plans fresh tariffs on key partners

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has proposed new tariffs of 10 percent or more on imports from dozens of major U.S. trading...

U.S. stocks end divided Thursday but Dow notches up huge gain

U.S. stocks end divided Thursday but Dow notches up huge gain

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday, led by a blockbuster rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average,...

SpaceX seeks $75 billion raise in unprecedented public debut

SpaceX seeks $75 billion raise in unprecedented public debut

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning an unprecedented stock market debut, aiming to raise a record US$75 billion...

Microsoft unveils AI-designed quantum chip, eyes 2029 debut

Microsoft unveils AI-designed quantum chip, eyes 2029 debut

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Microsoft said it expects to have commercially useful quantum computers by 2029 after unveiling a new quantum...

Dangote eyes global jet fuel market amid export surplus

Dangote eyes global jet fuel market amid export surplus

LONDON, U.K.: Nigeria's Dangote refinery has built up a significant surplus of jet fuel and is well-positioned to supply markets around...

Markets crater: Dow, S&P 500, dive tumble as Iran conflict flares up

Markets crater: Dow, S&P 500, dive tumble as Iran conflict flares up

NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street suffered a dramatic sell-off on Wednesday as a new outbreak of hostilities in the U.S.-Iran conflict...

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Storm Jangmi hit Japan; train, air travel, and power lines affected

Storm Jangmi hit Japan; train, air travel, and power lines affected

TOKYO, Japan: Severe tropical storm Jangmi hit Japan on June 3, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that disrupted transport and businesses...

19 countries and regions benefiting from Laos, China railway

When a refrigerated freight train packed with fresh durians and mangosteens arrived at the Chinese rail station of Mohan after journeying...

Newark airport dispute risks major hit to US tourism

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. travel industry is warning that any move to halt the processing of international passengers and cargo at...

Photographer captures visual journey of China's green transition

CHONGQING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- For centuries, the wind swept through China's Gobi Desert and grasslands remained largely untouched by...

InPics | Long March landmark witnesses rural development in Yihai

LIANGSHAN, June 5 (Xinhua) -- This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, the historic military maneuver...

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Prospects for ending war hit as Hezbollah rejects ceasefire deal
Prospects for ending war hit as Hezbollah rejects ceasefire deal

DUBAI/BEIRUT: The Iran-backed Hezbollah group rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on June 4, while Israel said it would not pull its...

Criminals in Ireland grooming children to work in drug trade
Criminals in Ireland grooming children to work in drug trade

DUBLIN, Ireland: Children as young as seven are being targeted by criminal gangs in parts of Ireland and trained to carry drugs and...

Washington targets Iranian digital asset firms in crackdown
Washington targets Iranian digital asset firms in crackdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration this week imposed sanctions on Iran's largest digital asset exchange and three other cryptocurrency...

Storm Jangmi hit Japan; train, air travel, and power lines affected
Storm Jangmi hit Japan; train, air travel, and power lines affected

TOKYO, Japan: Severe tropical storm Jangmi hit Japan on June 3, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that disrupted transport and businesses...

Belfast court jails man for 31 years over murder of girlfriend
Belfast court jails man for 31 years over murder of girlfriend

BELFAST, Northern Ireland: A man who pretended to be live-streaming a video game on YouTube to create an alibi while he killed his...

Women, the worst casualties in Sudan’s ongoing war, UN says
Women, the worst casualties in Sudan’s ongoing war, UN says

KHARTOUM, Sudan: The United Nations says sexual violence has become one of the main features of the war in Sudan, which is now in its...

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Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...

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