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Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat announces retirement after surprise disqualification at Olympics

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat (Veenay-sh Fo-gaat) has announced her retirement from the sport after being disqualified from the finals in the Paris Olympics. She was set to compete for the gold in the women's 53 kilogram category but could not make weight on the day of the fight - leading to her disqualification. Ishan Garg tells us more.

8 August, 2024

World

UK officials will remain on alert for further disorder

UK officials will remain on alert for further disorder, despite Wednesday seeing counter-demonstrators outnumbering expected far right gatherings. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's thanked the thousands of police officers on duty across parts of the UK. Thousands of anti-racism demonstrators were on the streets of English towns and cities despite fears of dozens of flashpoint far right protests. Former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office Chris Phillips believes the […]

8 August, 2024

World

Bangladesh’s interim governemnt to be sworn-in

Muhamman Yunus, the Nobel winner, will take oath as the head of Bangladesh's interim government today. This comes merely days after Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee the country. Yunus, widely regarded as Hasina's rival, has appealed for calm as sporadic instances of violence continue to be reported from across Bangladesh. Our South Asia correspondent Neha Poonia has more.

8 August, 2024

World

Man sentenced to prison for attack on Danish Prime Minister

A man has been sentenced to prison time after attacking Denmark's Prime Minister last June. Police believe the attack was not politically motivated. Alex Cadier reports from Brussels.

8 August, 2024

Science & Technology

Starliner astronauts may be stuck in space until 2025

Two NASA astronauts who piloted Boeing's Starliner spacecraft into orbit may not be able to return to earth until 2025. They have already been in space for seven weeks longer than planned. Nick Harper reports.

8 August, 2024

World

Hamas appoints mastermind of 7 October attacks as new leader

Hamas has appointed the mastermind of the 7 October attacks on Israel, Yahya Sinwar, as its new leader. This follows the death of Ismail Haniyeh in an alleged Israeli strike in Iran last week. Sinwar’s appointment reportedly signals Hamas’s continued hardline stance amid ongoing conflict and escalations. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said late Tuesday that Sinwar's promotion was "yet another compelling reason to swiftly eliminate him and wipe this […]

7 August, 2024

Sport

Women’s boxing in Olympic storm: who is Algeria’s Imane Khelif and what are the issues she’s facing?

By Anne Tjønndal, Nord University Imane Khelif will be competing for gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, overcoming a furore that erupted around her and another boxer a few days earlier. Ugly issues of gender testing and testosterone levels once again raised their head in elite women’s sport, as they did in the case of South African runner Caster Semenya. Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting failed a […]

7 August, 2024

World

US election 2024: as Kamala Harris consolidates her campaign, abortion likely to be a major focus

By Emma Long, University of East Anglia Kamala Harris has been the presumptive Democratic nominee for US president for less than a fortnight, but some key themes are becoming clear from her campaign. One of those is abortion, about which she has spoken frequently since Joe Biden declared her his preferred successor. Just over two years ago, the US Supreme Court overruled the 49-year-old precedent of Roe v […]

7 August, 2024

World

UK police say they’re prepared ahead of possible disorder on Wednesday

Officials have been monitoring reports of far-right calls for gatherings in dozens of locations. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says rioters can expect rapid sentencing within days. Tuesday night saw relative calm compared to previous days. Home affairs expert Danny Shaw thinks some of the response so far could have been more rapid.

7 August, 2024