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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been making headlines for their much-awaited UK visit with their children, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie. As the family stays under the radar, reports suggest that the Duke of Sussex feels betrayed by the former actress after the changes to the plan at the 11th hour. Despite facing issues regarding security provided by the state, the family decided to pursue the trip for the one-year countdown celebrations for the 2027 Invictus Games. However, the Duchess of Sussex’s constant change in plans has reportedly left the Prince feeling isolated and confused. Prince Harry feels confused…
Rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 gainst the U.S. dollar on July 17, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (July 17, 2026), on possible intervention from the Reserve Bank of India after four consecutive sessions of decline.Elevated tensions in West Asia, which pushed up global oil prices, maintained pressure on the local unit, forex traders said.In the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 96.35 against the greenback and traded in a narrow range of 96.27-96.41. Eventually it settled at…
A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York.It is the second most valuable football jersey sold behind the Argentina shirt Diego Maradona wore when he scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal against England at the 1986 World Cup – which went for £7.1m in 2022.Having received a total of 10 bids from more than five bidders, Pele’s shirt from the 1958 final is his most valuable item of memorabilia ever sold at auction.This very shirt sold in 2004 for $105,600 (£70,505).Pele scored twice against Sweden…
An Iran-backed militia umbrella calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) has announced a $10 million reward for anyone who kills US President Donald Trump. The group claimed it is retaliation for the 2020 US drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.According to Iran-owned Press TV, the group said the money had been collected through donations from its members and supporters.In a statement dated July 16, the group said it was offering the reward to “whoever kills the criminal Trump, or whoever eliminates him personally, directs others to do so, or…
Russian women have called on the authorities to adopt a domestic violence law as lawmakers debate whether such legislation would discourage marriage amid the Kremlin’s push to promote what it calls “traditional values.” Russia decriminalized first-time domestic violence offenses causing “minor harm” in 2017. Attempts by activists and opposition lawmakers to pass legislation to protect victims in the years since have so far been unsuccessful. In videos circulated on social media, women criticized lawmaker Nina Ostanina’s claim that a domestic violence law could make men avoid marriage because they would fear punishment over what she described as women’s “impulsive complaints” to…
The accident happenednear the Sendrayampatti bus stop on Friday morning KRISHNAGIRI: A college student died after a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus rammed his two-wheeler in Krishnagiri on Friday.The deceased has been identified as Madesh, 18, of N Thattakkal village near Pochampalli in Krishnagiri. He was a first-year degree student at a private college. The accident happened when Madesh was returning home from Velampatti after seeing off some relatives. As he was negotiating a narrow, sharp curve near the Sendrayampatti bus stop, a TNSTC bus coming from the opposite direction rammed his motorcycle. Madesh fell under a front wheel…
A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the machete murder of a nurse, who he was distantly related to MANGALURU: A day after a 21-year-old nurse was hacked to death at a crowded bus stand in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, the accused was admitted to hospital after allegedly consuming rat poison during interrogation, police said on Friday.The accused, identified as 22-year-old Chetan, a distant relative of the victim, Lavanya, was arrested hours after the attack that police said stemmed from his one-sided obsession with her.According to Dakshina Kannada superintendent of police Arun K, the murder was reported on…
Ronald L Fischer was taken into custody by US Marshals. (Photo: FBI Boston) A man who spent more than two decades evading US authorities after fleeing during his criminal trial has been arrested aboard a sailboat off the coast of New York.Ronald L. Fischer, 70, was taken into custody by US Marshals after investigators traced him to a 56-foot sailing vessel during a multi-agency operation involving the FBI and the US Coast Guard.According to the New York Post, authorities intercepted the boat about an hour offshore and arrested Fischer without resistance.Fled before trial endedFischer had disappeared from Rhode Island in…
The court heard that on 16 July a 999 call was made from York Street and that a white Mazda car was found resting on the footpath against a wall.Police told the court that “the driver was captured on CCTV leaving the scene on foot”.The court also heard that the defendant’s mother had received a call from him, in which the defendant said he was suicidal.A pre-prepared statement was read out to the court in which Donaldson said he accepted what had happened and was having a mental health crisis.Through the pre-prepared statement read out in court Donaldson said: “I…
Across South Africa’s Greater Kruger landscape, a pioneering group of women is challenging conventional ideas about how endangered wildlife should be protected. Known as the Black Mambas, these unarmed female rangers patrol the bush looking for snares, damaged fences, footprints and other signs of illegal activity. Rather than confronting suspected poachers with guns, their approach focuses on prevention, surveillance and early detection, helping protect rhinos and other vulnerable animals before they are targeted. Recruited largely from communities surrounding protected areas, the women have also become conservation ambassadors, showing how protecting wildlife can go hand in hand with creating opportunities and…