Author: Disha Mishra

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will resign as member of the Olympic body after handing over to his presidential successor in June, the IOC said on Wednesday. Bach, an Olympic fencing champion in 1976, steps down from his post this year after 12 years in charge. He will hand over on June 23 to the new president to be elected on March 20. “The IOC Executive Board today agreed to accept the resignation of IOC President Thomas Bach as an IOC Member, effective after 23 June 2025,” it said in a statement. Bach, 71, could have stayed on as…

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify where water – a precious resource for lunar missions – resides on the moon’s surface in places such as the permanently shadowed craters at its poles. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral carrying NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer orbiter. The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft was built by Lockheed Martin’s (LMT.N), opens new tab space division. The satellite was a secondary payload onboard the rocket, with the primary payload being a lunar lander mission led by Intuitive Machines(LUNR.O). The lunar surface…

On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump declined to comment in answer to a question about whether the U.S. would ever permit China to take charge of Taiwan by force, as per Reuters report. “I never comment on that,” Trump said at the White House. “I don’t want to ever put myself in that position.” Trump spoke during a Cabinet meeting in response to a reporter’s question about whether it was his policy that China would never take Taiwan by force while he is president. He said he intended to have good relations with China, including cross-border investment, despite his imposition…

(Forelines) – Rachin Ravindra remarkable his Champions Trophy debut with a century in New Zealand’s win over Bangladesh on Monday but it was the 25-year-old’s ability to handle the pressure while batting in an unknown position that impressed teammate Tom Latham, as per Reuters report. Rachin Ravindra was rested for New Zealand’s opening victory over Pakistan following taking a blow to his forehead in a tri-series match in Lahore prior this month but returned in place of the unwell Daryl Mitchell in Rawalpindi. Batting at number four for the first time in a one-day international with the Black Caps 15-2…

On Sunday Hamas condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and arrestees, stating its claim that the hostages’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was wrong and a pretext to flee Israel’s obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s decision reflects a deliberate attempt to disrupt the agreement, represents a clear violation of its terms, and shows the occupation’s lack of reliability in implementing its obligations,” according to a statement by Ezzat El Rashq, a member of the Hamas political bureau. Israel stated prior it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it…

Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free the day before until militant group Hamas met its conditions, underscoring the fragility of the Gaza ceasefire accord. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement in the early hours of Sunday saying that Israel was waiting to deliver the 620 Palestinian prisoners and detainees “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies.” That was a reference to recent handovers by Hamas that U.N. officials have said went against international law because they were…

Europe won’t have a seat at the table for Ukraine peace talks, Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy said on Saturday, after Washington sent a questionnaire to European capitals to ask what they could contribute to security guarantees for Kyiv. Trump shocked European allies this week by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin without consulting them or Kyiv beforehand and declaring an immediate start to peace talks. Trump administration officials have also made clear in recent days that they expect European allies in NATO to take primary responsibility for the region as the U.S. now has other priorities, such as border security and…

Wang Yi , Chinese Foreign Minister stated on Friday that China will “play along to the end” if the U.S. is bent on suppressing the nation even though Beijing does not wish to be in dispute with Washington, according to Reuters. Wang Yi, briefing at the Munich Security Conference, stated Beijing would reply resolutely to unilateral “bullying” practices, but hopes the United States can collaborate with it in the same direction. Prior this month, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped a further 10% tariff on all Chinese products despite having what he had explained as a “good” telephone call with Chinese…

A world-renowned U.S. program for international disaster and crisis assistance can no longer deploy in the event of a major emergency due to the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. foreign aid agency, nine sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The Disaster Assistance Response Teams, or DARTs, involve highly trained staff who specialize in mobilizing within 24 to 48 hours of a disaster to lead the U.S. government’s humanitarian response on the ground. DARTs have deployed in the worst emergencies in recent history, including the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed 300,000 people, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami…

India and the U.S. agreed on Thursday to start talks to clinch an early trade deal and resolve their standoff over tariffs as New Delhi promised to buy more U.S. oil, gas and military equipment and fight illegal immigration. The series of agreements emerged after talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, just hours after Trump railed against the climate for U.S. businesses in India and unveiled a roadmap for reciprocal tariffs on countries that put duties on U.S. imports. “Prime Minister Modi recently announced the reductions to India’s unfair, very…