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Greek authorities say that customs agents have seized around 93 kilograms or 205 pounds of cocaine at the port in the northern city of Thessaloniki

Nishant Dev faced a contentious quarter-final defeat at the Paris Olympics, losing to Mexico’s Marco Verde with a 4-1 split decision. Despite appearing dominant in the early rounds, Dev's performance did not reflect in the final score, igniting controversy over the scoring system used. Controversy Over Scoring System Nishant Dev’s close loss has drawn significant criticism from notable figures. Former Olympic bronze medalist Vijender Singh expressed his doubts about the scoring on X, stating, “I don’t know what’s the scoring system, but I think very close fight… he played so well… koi na bhai #NishantDev.” Actor Randeep Hooda also voiced his frustration, writing, “Nishant had won it. What’s this scoring? Robbed of the medal but won hearts. Sad!!! Many more to go chore!!”

India's Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh finished at lowly 30th and 37th positions respectively while national record-holder Akshdeep Singh pulled out after the 6km mark as Indian race walkers produced a disappointing performance in the 20km event of the Olympics here on Thursday. Vikash clocked 1 hour 22 minutes and 36 seconds while Paramjeet crossed the finish line in 1:23:48sec in the race won by Brian Daniel Pintado (1:18:55) of Ecuador.

Meta's newsroom, the AI chatbot is now accessible in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Cameroon. Additionally, the chatbot's multilingual functionality has been upgraded to include French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, with plans to incorporate more languages in the future.Enhanced Image Generation and Editing FeaturesThe latest update also brings advanced image generation and editing features to the AI chatbot.

Meta AI is now available in seven new languages, including Hindi, according to the social media giant. The move, which extends capabilities of Meta's AI assistant in the multilingual domain, essentially means users will be able to also interact with Meta AI across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger and Facebook in these new languages.

Small-scale fisher organisations from India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Ecuador, and Gambia have asked fisheries subsidies negotiations to be kept out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and said that the ongoing negotiations on curbing overcapacity and overfishing (OCOF) subsidies are “unfair and unbalanced”. They said that the exemptions for small-scale fishers across developing countries is being restricted by imposing irrational conditionalities. The World Forum of Fisher Peoples and World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers have raised concerns at the negotiations which seek disciplines on subsidies such as those for construction, acquisition and modernisation of vessels.

Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia will be live telecast on Fox. One can also live stream the soccer game on DirecTV Stream which offers five-day trial. This means one can watch the match for free. Colombia are likely to make an upset in the biggest stage of South American soccer tournament by defeating Argentina.

Dozens of classic sailing vessels from 13 countries that are plying the Baltic Sea have arrived in the Finnish capital at the end of the first leg of the Tall Ships Races that began in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda in late June

UN Security Council members confronted Russia on Tuesday over a missile strike the previous day that destroyed part of Ukraine's largest children's hospital, pouring out condemnations at an emergency meeting chaired by Moscow's own ambassador. Russia denies responsibility for the strike at the hospital, where at least two staffers were killed. France and Ecuador asked for the session at the Security Council, but Russia led it as the current holder of the council's rotating presidency, putting Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia on the receiving end of the criticism. «Mr President, please stop this war. It has been going on for too long,» Slovenian Ambassador Samuel Zbogar appealed.

Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan" will return for Season 5 on Nickelodeon. The kids’ comedy series will begin production on July 8 at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, a Variety report said.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. The plea was entered Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, an American commonwealth in the Pacific that is relatively close to Assange's native Australia and that accommodated his desire to avoid setting foot inside the continental United States.

Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks, has been freed after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Assange reached a deal with authorities that will see him plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act.

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the US Justice Department, according to court documents filed on Monday night. This plea deal aims to resolve a protracted legal battle involving multiple countries over the release of classified information. Assange will plead guilty to conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information under the Espionage Act.

Government officials say Dollar Tree stores failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to illness in more than 500 U.S. children

Ecuador has announced the suspension of an agreement with China that had waived visas for Chinese citizens traveling to the South American country

Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday predicted «history being made» at the Swiss-hosted conference that aims to plot the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though experts and critics don't expect any major breakthroughs because Russia isn't attending. The presidents of Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Somalia joined dozens of Western heads of state, other senior government leaders and high-level envoys at the meeting, in the hopes that Russia could join in one day.

Lionel Messi's Argentina will play Guatemala on Friday. This will be the reigning FIFA World Cup and defending Copa America champions' final game ahead of the show-piece continental tournament. Manager Lionel Scaloni will want to test team's strength, especially after a fighting win against Ecuador. Argentina versus Guatemala soccer game is set to be played on Friday, June 14 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The soccer game is scheduled to start at 8 pm (ET).

Copa America 2024 schedule, matches, fixtures, teams details are out. The continental soccer tournament, featuring FIFA World Cup 2022 winners Argentina and Brazil, will be played in the US between June 20 and July 14.

Casual dining chain Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Landy Parraga Goyburo, met a tragic end as she was shot dead during a shocking incident at a restaurant. The assailants, two unidentified gunmen, located her through social media, specifically an Instagram post moments before the attack.

The Supreme Court is allowing a soccer promoter’s antitrust lawsuit to go forward against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy of not permitting a country to host league matches involving teams from other countries