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Indian badminton star PV Sindhu advanced to the semifinals of the Malaysia Masters on Friday, May 24, by defeating top-seed Han Yue from China. Sindhu triumphed in the quarterfinal with a 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 victory, marking her first semifinals appearance on the BWF tour in 2024. This progress is significant for the 28-year-old, who has been struggling with form recently, …

Novak Djokovic moved closer to ending his 2024 title drought by defeating Dutch player Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday, securing a spot in the Geneva Open semi-finals. The world number one, who accepted a late wildcard to participate in the ATP 250 tournament before defending his French Open title, faced a challenging moment in the 10th game. Down 0-40, …

Rafael Nadal will face world number four Alexander Zverev in a thrilling first-round match at his farewell French Open. Women’s champion Iga Swiatek and four-time major winner Naomi Osaka could meet in the second round. Defending men’s champion and 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will begin his campaign against French veteran Pierre Hugues-Herbert. Nadal, who has claimed Roland Garros …

The idea of reading someone else’s mind might sound like something out of a fantasy novel, but scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) claim to have made this possible. They have reportedly developed a machine that can translate human thoughts into text in real-time, boasting an impressive accuracy rate of 79%. This breakthrough represents a significant advancement in …

Leaders of the Iran-led “axis of resistance,” including Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem, convened in Tehran to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza, state media reported Thursday. This meeting took place on the sidelines of President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral. The “axis of resistance” consists of Iran’s regional allies against Israel, including Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis, and Iraqi …

French efforts to resolve the Israel-Hezbollah border conflict are still underway, according to diplomatic sources in Paris. “The Lebanese issue was a central topic in the discussions between Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné,” the sources informed al-Joumhouria newspaper, as reported on Thursday. “New ideas are being explored to achieve a political solution that accommodates …

The announcement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity has sparked intense debate about the court’s role as an independent adjudicator. The request by Prosecutor Karim Khan to arrest the leader of a close U.S. ally comes as the United Nations’ International …

Iran prepared on Thursday to lay its late president to rest at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, the most sacred site for Shiite Muslims in the country. This final honor is for Ebrahim Raisi, who was a close associate of Iran’s supreme leader and died in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Raisi’s burial concludes a series of processions …