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global challenges such as addressing financing gaps, pushing economic growth and ensuring sustainable development, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Saturday. He also described the ongoing discussions at the third Sherpas' meeting in this heritage city as a «very huge success» and that the negotiators were supportive of priorities of the Indian presidency of the G20.

US President Joe Biden has cracked a joke after media reports suggested that Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin could be in danger for carrying out an attempted mutiny last month against Russian President Vladimir Putin and briefly capturing Moscow's military facility. In a press conference in Helsinki, Biden said, "If I were he I’d be careful what I ate...I would keep an eye on my menu". The joke was a reference to high-profile instances of Russian security services using nerve agents and polonium to poison and kill political enemies of President Vladimir Putin.

Syria across the Middle East. Speaking to Pentagon reporters, the official said the US will send F-16 fighter jets to the Gulf region this weekend to augment the A-10 attack aircraft that have been patrolling there for more than a week.

Chandrayaan-3 was successfully launched using the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Here are the top ten developments. 1.

AP, a high-ranking defence official revealed on Friday that the US is bolstering its efforts to safeguard ships from potential Iranian aggression. The official further emphasized the mounting apprehension regarding the strengthening alliances between Iran, Russia, and Syria across the Middle East.

Wimbledon, England | Come Sunday, 37 days will have passed between the previous meeting of the Spaniard and the Serb.

Investing.com — A strong consumer sentiment report — not one that would make the Fed particularly happy — gave the longs in oil an excuse to take some profit Friday on a market that’s run up more than many expected, with a second week of gains.

The unions have called for a strike demanding higher wages and better service conditions. The staff are not employed by Gatwick Airport, they work for four companies- ASC, GGS, DHL Services, and Menzies Aviation. The representatives of the DHL Services and Unite are holding talks to resolve the issue and avoid the strike. But there are problems as Unite has rejected a demand for an 11 percent hike in wages. A spokesperson for Menzies Airlines said that this hike is in addition to the pay revision of 2022. But he said that negotiations are being held and both sides want to avoid the strike. But the unions point out that most of the workers get an average of GBP 12 per hour and work in difficult and demanding conditions. Many companies cut many jobs and many roles were made redundant during the pandemic. Now they are denying the much-awaited pay hike. The experts feel that if the strike takes place, it will further complicate the issue and put the British aviation industry under pressure as it is already under strain due to limited air space caused by Russia-Ukraine War. Besides, workers in air traffic controls are also planning a strike. It may force some airlines to cut flights. EasyJet has already canceled more than 1,700 flights. Airlines strike is looming large at a time there have been several strikes in other sectors like nursing, railways, metro services, Border Force staff, and Civil Services. They all are demanding increased wages as the living cost has gone up in the country.

Wimbledon 2023 semi final: Defending champion Novak Djokovic on Friday powered through to the finals, his ninth time, after defeating Italy's Jannik Sinner. Djokovic served his way out of potential trouble to beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the semi-finals on Friday. Friday's semi-final win puts Djokovic closer to a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title.

NASA's database on Moon missions.India on Friday launched its third mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-3, with an aim to soft-land on the surface of Earth's only natural satellite. A successful landing would make India the fourth country to achieve the rare feat after the United States, China and the erstwhile USSR. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the technically challenging soft landing on the lunar surface, which Chandrayaan-2 could not achieve, has been planned for 5.47 pm on August 23. Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said the success rate of lunar missions is nearly 50 per cent because of the uncertainties when the rockets leave Earth's gravitational field. «The influence of other planets, from the Sun, is quite a bit. A lot of radiation conditions exist in space and this leaves some equipment or components prone to failure. In India's both missions (Chandrayaan 1 and 2), we have precisely reached the moon's orbit,» Nair told PTI.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Wagner paramilitary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin “simply doesn’t exist," as he moves to dismantle an organization that was critical to Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine before it turned on the Russian establishment in a short-lived mutiny last month. Putin’s comments, in an interview published late Thursday in Russian newspaper Kommersant, came days after Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had taken control of Wagner tanks, artillery and guns after its involvement in the biggest challenge to Putin in his 23 years in power.

Emerging markets bank KNG Securities has hired a senior markets professional from VTB Capital, which shuttered its London investment bank in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.

WTI Crude oil futures experienced slight pressure in mid-Asia electronic trades following a rise to two-and-a-half-month highs of $77.33 a barrel. The gains were driven by a drop in the US dollar, which fell below the 100 mark, reaching its lowest level since April 2022. The decline in the dollar was triggered by cooling inflation numbers in the US, the world's largest oil-consuming nation.

Investing.com — Crude oil prices edged lower Friday but remained on course for hefty weekly gains on the back of disrupted global supplies, hopes for higher U.S. demand and a weaker dollar.

RBI official as saying. The official added that some exporters had approached the commerce ministry saying there are some issues with the generation of e-BRC (electronic bank realization certificate). ALSO READ: RBI cancels registration of four NBFCs, 11 surrender certificates "So we have taken this issue with the RBI.

New Delhi: International crude oil prices traded flat on Friday after a surge in the previous session due to concerns of supply disruption. At 5.25 pm, the September contract of Brent on the Intercontinental Exchange was trading at $81.40 per barrel, higher by 0.05% from its previous close. The August contract of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was just 0.01% higher at $76.90 a barrel.

Wimbledon 2023 is grabbing all the attention for its Men's single semi-final tournament today, i.e., July 14 as it is all set for a much-awaited match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. Four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic is to face Jannik Sinner today in a semi-final encounter at Centre Court, Day 12 of the Wimbledon Tournament 2023. This is the first match of this year which is scheduled to be played on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 14, Friday. Djokovic defeated Russia's Andrey Rublev to come into play for Semifinals on Day 12. Djokovic has been unbeaten on the Centre Court since his last defeat against Andy Murray in the 2013 finals. Jinner on the other hand made his way to the semifinals after defeating Russia's Roman Safiullin in the Quarter-finals. Fans across the globe are eagerly waiting to see the next-gen winner who marks his name in the history of the Wimbledon tournament as this year if Djokovic makes way for his victory, it would break the all-time record of Chris Evert. Also, if Sinner wins, he would be the only second Italian player to be winning after Matteo Berrettini in Wimbledon final.

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Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for successfully launching Chandrayaan-3 into the orbit and for scripting «a new chapter in India's space odyssey». «Chandrayaan-3 scripts a new chapter in India's space odyssey. It soars high, elevating the dreams and ambitions of a every Indian.

India’s palm oil imports jumped 56% to a three-month high in June, as buyers took advantage of a dip in prices to increase purchases, a leading trade body said on Friday. Imports rose to 683,133 metric tons in June, up from 439,173 metric tons in May as prices fell to their lowest in 28 months, the Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) said in a statement.

Chandrayaan-3, India’s third moon mission and its second attempt to make a soft lunar landing, took off successfully on July 14 at 2:35 pm aboard the aboard the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM 3) rocket from the second launchpad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. At the end of the countdown, the LVM3-M4 rocket lifted off majestically at the prefixed time. The lift-off was normal and smooth, ISRO said.