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An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border HAS killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close ties to the government of Syria’s President Bashar Assad

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Monday asked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal to appear in person before the Akal Takht to submit a written explanation on rebel leaders' accusations that «he did not represent the sentiments of the panth». The rebel Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders had appeared before the jathedar of the Akal Takht on July 1 and apologised for the «mistakes» committed when their party was in power in the state between 2007 and 2017. The jathedar has asked Badal to give an explanation within 15 days. Besides, a clarification has also been sought from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) regarding the allegations levelled by some Akali leaders on spending Rs 90 lakh on advertisements.

Powell participates in a discussion at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

G20 task force on digital public infrastructure (DPI) has suggested that countries use plug-and-play models to deploy certain DPI while ensuring their sovereignty and data ownership, exhorting them to make their existing infrastructure universally applicable for common good. Releasing the task force's report on Monday, India's G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant said the country's fast-growing DPI has enabled it to achieve in nine years what would have taken it 50 years to realise without the DPI. India's push for interoperable DPI during its G20 presidency last year had faced resistance from developed countries, who feared it could undermine the growth of global private payments entities. The plug-and-play method mooted by the task force appears to be aimed at addressing this fear.

Donald Trump is now a martyr for the 'cause', no longer an ordinary candidate against Joe Biden. His supporters believe nothing less than the hand of god came between him and the assassin's bullet. Within hours, Republicans were sharing an image of Christ with his hand on Trump's shoulder. Political benefits were instant. Elon Musk endorsed Trump, as did another billionaire. The script flipped: it was the Democrats' demonisation of the Republican candidate that led to the assassination attempt, not the general political tinderbox that American politics has become over the past decade to which Trump has generously contributed, as have fringe Left groups. For the Democrats, an already dicey election just got harder. Internal turmoil is currently their signature tune. Biden has been fighting polls and party leaders to insist he is their best bet even though voters vehemently disagree. Debates on TV channels are a sad reflection on a party seeped in doubt, despair and disarray. Biden hopes the assassination attempt will unite Dems behind him, but the opposite may happen now that Trump is stronger.

Donald Trump, having just survived an attempted assassination, enters the Republican National Convention having not yet announced his vice presidential pick — but he said he'd make that choice on Monday. It remains unclear whether the shooting Saturday at his Pennsylvania rally has changed the former president's thinking about his potential second-in-command. He told Fox News Channel host Bret Baier in a call that he planned to make his pick on Monday. After the shooting, Trump's choice carries considerably more gravity. If a bullet had struck just a little bit to the right, Trump likely would have been killed or seriously injured. The close call puts in stark relief the significance of a position that is a heartbeat away from the presidency. Trump has repeatedly claimed that choosing someone who was qualified to take over as commander in chief was his top consideration for the role.

The leaders of Wall Street's most powerful firms are speaking out to condemn the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend.

In a significant political and crypto development, former President Donald Trump is about to name his Vice President elect. This decision has sent waves through both sectors. As the MAGA movement accelerates, the MAGA VP ($MVP) token is positioned to become a significant player in this historic event.

Images of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many corners of the internet

Indian rupee weakened against the dollar as the greenback strengthened globally due to investors’ risk aversion after an assassination attempt on former US president Donand Trump and as weakness in the Chinese yuan weighed on Asian currencies, dealers said. The rupee closed at 83.59 against the US dollar on Monday, versus the previous close of 83.53, LSEG data showed. The dollar index touched a high of 104.32

Donald Trump cements his hold on his Republican Party at its 2024 convention this week, having survived an assassination attempt and navigated numerous legal tangles on the road to the party's presidential nomination. During the four-day event beginning on Monday, the former president will announce his choice for a running mate, having cited as frontrunners Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, all of whom will speak at the gathering. While the event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will be a festive affair to formally nominate Trump, it occurs at a tense moment in U.S. history on the road to the Nov. 5 election rematch between President Joe Biden, 81, and Trump, 78.

Lupin announced on Monday that it has divested its US commercial women’s health specialty business to Evofem Biosciences, a US biopharmaceutical company focused exclusively on women’s health. Lupin’s US Commercial Women’s Health Specialty Business is primarily focused on commercializing Solosec (secnidazole) 2g oral granules. This FDA-approved single-dose antimicrobial agent provides a complete course of therapy for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and trichomoniasis, two common sexual health infections. Under the terms of the deal, Lupin can receive a potential total consideration of up to USD 84 million based on future contingent milestones.

Donald Trump a security lapse? Though there is no foolproof security anywhere in the world, the question being asked is why it happened, and how it can be prevented in the future. Also, it was not the first assassination attempt on a former president or an incumbent one. Ronald Reagan was attacked in 1981 when he was the US president. Former Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy, who defended Reagan from a gunman, has compared the recent assassination attempt to the Reagan shooting. Talking to the local television channel 'WGN News', he said that it was a plain and simple security failure. He added that when President Regan was shot, that was also a failure.

assassination of former US President Donald Trump who is the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party on Saturday. One such video which has been shared by Collin Rugg on X (formerly Twitter) shows how Trump was saved by a whisker. It is often that split second that makes the differences between life and death and it appeared to be the same in the case of Trump. What may have saved Trump’s life is a policy that he often espouses at all meetings and for which he was heavily criticized during his first term.

BJP retired, reducing the party’s strength in the Upper House to 86 and the NDA’s to 101, from a current total of 226 due to 19 vacancies. Despite this reduction, the NDA can still pass key legislation with the support of seven non-aligned nominated members, two Independents, and allied parties such as AIADMK and YSRCP during the upcoming budget session. However, promptly filling the vacancies in the nominated category is essential to minimize the alliance's reliance on these external supports. The retiring nominated members include Rakesh Sinha, Ram Shakal, Sonal Mansingh, and Mahesh Jethmalani. They had joined the BJP after their nomination to Rajya Sabha. Another nominated member currently with the BJP is Gulam Ali, who will retire in September 2028.

Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, briefly appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock Inc., the company said on Sunday. 

US stock index futures opened little changed as investors weighed the market implications of the attack on Donald Trump that threatened to upend the US election.

As world financial markets reopened after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, one thing was clear: The Trump trade is gaining momentum. 

water business AO Smith, for an enterprise value of Rs601 crore. Launched two decades ago, the water purification brand is part of HUL's home care business with revenues of Rs 293 crore during FY24. “This move is in line with our strategic intent to focus sharply on our core categories," said Rohit Jawa, CEO and Managing Director of HUL. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and HUL will continue to manage the business until the completion of the transaction, which will take about three months. The proposed transaction is to be undertaken by way of a slump sale through a business transfer agreement, it said.

Former United States President Donald Trump remains committed to speak at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, after surviving an assassination attempt on July 13 during a rally in Pennsylvania.

BUTLER, Pa.—The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump occurred in a largely rural slice of western Pennsylvania that in many ways typifies the regions Trump is leaning on for strong support in the coming election. Butler County, the site of Saturday’s Trump rally, and the surrounding area are home to an economy that has swung significantly in recent decades. The shift, from the decline of steel and manufacturing jobs to the rise of the natural-gas fracking industry, has left many workers displaced and unsettled.