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World Witnessed Second-Hottest May On Record: EU's Climate Monitor
Records were broken in Britain, France, Ireland and Portugal last month as a "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa pushed temperatures well above normal levels across western Europe.

Google Cloud Outage In India As 3rd-Party Data Centre Fire Triggers Shutdown
The cloud-computing unit said the fire led to an emergency power shutdown at the facility, isolating a local point of presence in Delhi.

Meet Indian-Origin Man Behind Drone Boat That Rescued US Pilots From Hormuz
Vibhav Altekar is a highly accomplished perception engineer with expertise in the field of autonomous systems and maritime technology.

"Epstein Was A Monster, Master Manipulator": What His Ex-Aide Told Congress
Groff described Epstein as a "master manipulator" who kept his criminal activities hidden from those working closely with him.

US Man Loses Rs 3.7 Crore In Retirement Savings After Responding To Phishing Mail
A 77-year-old US man lost Rs 3.7 crore ($390,000) in a phishing scam involving fake PayPal refund and gold purchase.

Opinion: Opinion | America Has Never, Ever Looked This Humiliated: The Story Of A Superpower's Fall
America's position was not this weak until recently; in fact, it was riding high. Then it chose to make all the wrong choices, and turned into a 'superpower' no one takes seriously anymore.

12 Killed, 9 Injured In Mass Shooting In South Africa's Johannesburg
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Palantir To Challenge London Mayor Sadiq Khan Over Scrapped 50 Million Euros Police Deal
Sadiq Khan's office says the procurement process failed to demonstrate value for money and did not follow required procedures

Trump Family Made $500 Million In Crypto Deal Before Firm's Collapse Hit Investors
Less than a year after the deal was celebrated at the Nasdaq stock exchange by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, AI Financial Corp. saw its share price plunge by more than 90 percent.

Uranium Ban To Site Closures: What US Wants From Iran In Nuclear Talks
If Iran accepts this demand, along with the other three conditions being discussed, it would be a much stricter arrangement than the nuclear deal reached in 2015.

Indian-Origin Cop Killed In Canada After 18-Year-Old Man Hit Him With Car
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an 18-year-old man for the first-degree murder of Bali. The accused has been charged with two counts each of flight from police and dangerous driving.

Death Count In 7.8 Magnitude Philippines Earthquake Rises To 46
The 7.8-magnitude tremor just off the coast of Mindanao on Monday brought down buildings, triggered landslides and set off tsunami warnings across a swathe of the southern island.

Carriage Horse Tragically Dies In Front Of Crowd In New York's Central Park As Ban Push Intensifies
A 16-year-old carriage horse collapsed and died 10 minutes later in front of a traumatised crowd in New York's Central Park.

"Disproportionate, Unlawful": Global Rights Bodies On Crackdown In PoK
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11 Children Killed In Sleep In Pak Strikes On Afghanistan, Claim Taliban
The latest strikes are the deadliest in weeks and follow a period of relative calm at the border after conflict between the two countries erupted in late February, when escalation saw fierce fighting along the frontier and unprecedented Pakistani air

Donald Trump Breaks On Being Booed At NBA Finals Game 3: “Mostly Cheers”
Donald Trump attended the NBA Finals with his granddaughter Kai, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan.

Meet NASA's Artemis III Crew: A Test Pilot, Italian, Record-Holder, First-Timer
US astronauts Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio and Randy Bresnik and Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency will be the crew for Artemis III.

A Woman In-Charge Of UN? Candidates Say "After 80 Years, About Time"
Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are all standing to succeed Antonio Guterres.

US-Canada Bridge Threatened By Trump To Open This Week: Mark Carney
Work on the $4.7-billion Gordie Howe Bridge that links the Canadian province of Ontario with the US state of Michigan started in 2018, and it was due to be operational this year.


