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The Supreme Court has opened the door to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies

Danny Trejo doesn’t want people to mess with him, even if it’s just with a water balloon.The Machete actor was involved in a streetside fist fight during an Fourth of July parade in Los Angeles. The fight, which grew to involve several bystanders, was filmed and posted to social media.During the celebration, Trejo drove in a vintage convertible with his name taped to the side door.

Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader on track to be the UK's new prime minister, on Friday thanked voters and said the people of the country are «ready for change» and to «end the politics of performance». Starmer, 61, in his victory speech after winning from Holborn and St Pancras, said whether people voted for him or not, «I'll serve every person in this constituency.» According to the exit poll, which is often quite close to the final tally, Labour could win as many as 410 seats, comfortably crossing the half way 326 mark and notching up a 170-seat majority with the incumbent Tories led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak down to just 131 seats. «I will speak out for you, have your back, fight your corner every single day,» he said, adding people are «ready for change» and to «end the politics of performance».

Two aid workers have been killed in eastern Congo when their convoy was attacked

WASHINGTON—As President Biden continues to grapple with the fallout from his bad debate against former President Donald Trump, more Democrats are publicly and privately suggesting Vice President Kamala Harris is the only viable replacement if Biden were to bow out of the race. The president has insisted he will not step aside, arguing he is best positioned to defeat Trump in November. But Democrats are nonetheless weighing the possibilities ahead, including the prospect that the party might find itself scrambling to nominate a successor if Biden, 81, is unable to overcome the increased skepticism from donors, party strategists and some Democratic lawmakers over his political future.

Iranian model deployed in Ukraine, European officials familiar with the matter said, a sign that Beijing may be edging closer to providing the sort of lethal aid that western officials have warned against. The companies held talks in 2023 about collaborating to replicate Iran’s Shahed drone, and started developing and testing a version this year in preparation for shipment to Russia, said the officials, who asked not to be identified to discuss private information. The Chinese drones have yet to be used in Ukraine, they said. Providing Russia a Shahed-like attack drone would mark a deepening of Beijing’s support for Russia despite repeated warnings from the US and its allies. President Xi Jinping has sought to portray China as neutral in the conflict in Ukraine even as western officials say it’s provided components and other support for President Vladimir Putin’s forces.

tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden crashed out of the Wimbledon 2024 after their defeat in the second-round match on Saturday. The Indo-Aussie duo of Bopanna-Ebden conceded defeat to Hendrik Jebens and Constantin Frantzen of Germany 6-3, 7-6(7-4). The game lasted for one hour and 18 minutes. Bopanna and Ebden failed to control the match in the opening stage and gave their opponents Jebens and Frantzen a 4-1 lead without any struggle.

PARIS : A new European rocket is poised to blast into space with a mission officials here say is vitally important: reducing the region’s reliance on Elon Musk and SpaceX. Europe’s satellites and military intelligence have come to depend on the U.S. company after delays and malfunctions left the continent unable to get to orbit with its own rockets.

solar-powered EV charging infrastructure and vertical forests are among the new ideas the Delhi government is contemplating to address the twin challenges of air pollution and climate change. The other innovative ideas include creating charging sites and battery-swapping stations by repurposing lamp posts, parking spots and petrol stations. Also, "smart poles" combining fast-charging functions, public Wi-Fi, and the internet of things could soon become a reality in Delhi, a government official said. These ideas were discussed at a meeting of Delhi's State-Level Steering Committee on Climate Change in June and are likely to be incorporated in the city government's new action plan on climate change. While climate change is exacerbating heatwaves and heavy rain events in the crowded and land-locked city, studies show that air pollution is shortening the lives of Delhi residents by 11.9 years.

Israel carried out deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its tenth month on Sunday, with fighting raging across the Palestinian territory and fresh diplomatic efforts under way to halt the violence. Israel has said it will send a delegation in the coming days to continue truce talks with Qatari mediators that began recently in Doha. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman said «gaps» remained with Hamas on how to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

ovarian cancer, leaving behind two daughters. Her grieving mother, Darlene, blames Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder — and she's pursuing a lawsuit her daughter started a decade ago, alleging the company's talc caused the deadly illness. The 71-year-old Houston-area grandmother has drained her savings caring for the girls, she said. Now she and tens of thousands of other claimants face a July 26 deadline to vote on J&J's third attempt at a controversial bankruptcy maneuver that would cap its liability and set up a fund to pay victims. «I don't know how much longer I can carry on,» Evans told Reuters. «I feel pressure that I should probably vote 'yes.'»

trade imbalance with Russia and securing the discharge of Indians misled into fighting in the Ukraine war will be among Prime Minister Narendra Modi's priorities during talks in Moscow next week, a top official said on Friday. Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 for talks with President Vladimir Putin as part of annual summits between New Delhi and Moscow, launched in 2000. Modi's visit coincides with the July 9-11 NATO summit in Washington at which the Ukraine war will hold centre stage, and the timing has raised questions about the signal India could be sending.

Rishi Sunak as Britain's first Prime Minister of Indian origin and the leader of the Conservative Party — fighting anti-incumbency of 14 years — hangs in the balance as millions of voters cast their ballots in a historic general election on Thursday. The British Indian leader and the man who wants his job — Labour leader Keir Starmer were among the early voters from an estimated 46 million registered voters as around 40,000 polling booths opened across the country at 7 am local time. Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty walked hand-in-hand to their local polling booth on a sunny day in his constituency of Richmond and Northallerton in Yorkshire, northern England. A little later, Starmer and wife Victoria were at their polling station in Camden, north London, sporting Labour red colours.

Spain midfielder Dani Olmo said on Friday that the team enjoyed the challenging path they faced to reach the Euro 2024 final, winning a tough group and taking down Germany and France, and are pumped up for their clash against England on Sunday. Olmo came on as a substitute to grab a goal and an assist to help Spain beat the hosts in the quarter-finals and scored the winner against France after they had initially gone behind. The 26-year-old said that doing things the hard way was the perfect motivation for a competitive group of players.

Sonowal rushed to take stock of the flood situation plaguing the greater Dibrugarh region and review the relief operations undertaken by the government for the benefit of the flood affected people. Sonowal visited the flash flood affected areas of Dibrugarh city including Graham Bazaar, AT Road, HS Road, RKB Path, Mancotta Road, Thana Chariali, Jhalukpara. Sonowal also visited and reviewed the embankment sites at Tengakhat and Hatibandha. Dibrugarh is one of the worst affected districts. Sonowal also visited the relief camp of flood affected people at Tengakhat. Sonowal assessed the condition of flood-affected individuals, spoke with them to evaluate the material damage. Sonowal instructed the District Commissioner to maintain cleanliness in the shelter camps and implement measures to prevent disease outbreaks. Sonowal also directed that medical treatment be provided at the camps and emphasized giving special attention to the elderly, women, and children.

Russia's parliament has approved a bill that would raise income taxes for the rich, in a move to help fill government coffers during the fighting in Ukraine

8848 feet and that too for a viewing point to get a selfie? Incredible and ludicrous? Yes, but true. When two separate groups of tourists from China reached the 8848 Viewing Platform, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, they decided to take selfies to make the trip memorable. After a tour guide asked them to pose together for a photo beside the Everest Elevation Monument, each group wanted to grab the best place for the selfie. According to the 'Independent', they argued over the optimal viewing position and it snowballed into slugfest and fisticuffs.

Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors

Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh, releasing an audio recording with BJP’s Maniktala nominee and All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey, has accused Chaubey of offering a post in national football if Ghosh helped him to win the bypoll. The conversation puts the BJP candidate in a tight spot, only a day ahead of the by-poll. Ghosh has been appointed as a convener of the Trinamool’s four-member committee to manage the Maniktala constituency, which was represented by the late state minister Sadhan Pande. Pande’s wife Supti Pande is fighting for the seat.

Zimbabwe pulled off an upset of massive proportions when they stunned an Indian team brimming with an array of Next-Gen stars by 13 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series here on Saturday. India, who were recently crowned champions in the T20 World Cup albeit with a different set of players, were expected to trot past an unfancied Zimbabwe and the script followed that line when the hosts were restricted to 115 for nine. But from there, Zimbabwe wrote their own narrative, reducing India to 28 for four in the Power Play and then eventually bowled them out for 102 in 19.5 overs. Pacer Tendai Chatara (3/16) and skipper Sikandar Raza (3/25) led the home side bowling with aplomb.

agitation against Bandhan founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh and the Trust’s management, seeking legal help to fight for their rights allegedly violated. They are also alleging possible misappropriation of funds at the entity, while the Trust itself has sought legal help to end the dispute. The total assets managed by the trust weren’t immediately known, although it owns nearly a sixth in Bandhan Financial Services, which is the promoter of Bandhan Financial Holdings and Bandhan Bank.