US issues rare criticism of India in religious freedom report
The United States offered rare criticism of close partner India in a report published Wednesday on religious freedom, while also voicing alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Jews and Muslims.
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Morgan omitted from USA women's Olympics football squad
Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan has been left out of the USA women's team squad for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.
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US top court declines to curb govt contact with social media firms
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led bid to curb government contact with social media companies to moderate their content, a ruling that could bolster official efforts to fight misinformation in a key election year.
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Red Bull unveils star-packed lineup led by Roglic ahead of Tour de France
Red Bull on Wednesday unveiled its eight-rider cycling team to debut in this week's Tour de France, marking the energy drink maker's latest expansion of its sports empire.
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Climate protesters target UK's ruling Tories for second day running
Demonstrators targeted the general election campaign of the UK's ruling Conservatives again Wednesday, with a Greenpeace activist climbing atop the party's "battle bus" to unfurl a banner demanding clean energy.
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Sri Lanka seals debt deal with China, others after crash
Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with key bilateral lender China and other nations, covering up to $10 billion in debt, a critical step towards recovery after a 2022 financial crash.
Read more'The people have spoken': Kenya's Ruto pulls finance bill after protest deaths
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn", dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation.
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Keys reaches Eastbourne quarters, Boulter ousts Ostapenko
Defending champion Madison Keys beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 to claim a spot in the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International on Wednesday as Katie Boulter ousted fifth seed Jelena Ostapenko.
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Joshua to fight Dubois for IBF title vacated by Usyk
Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois in an all-British showdown for the IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley on September 21 after Oleksandr Usyk confirmed he was vacating the belt.
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'Potentially apocalyptic': stark UN warning if Gaza war spreads
The outgoing United Nations humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that a spread of the Israel-Hamas war to Lebanon would be "potentially apocalyptic", as fighting raged on in the southern Gaza Strip.
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