'How has he done that?' - Rune tops shots of day four

Watch the best drop shots and volleys there were to see on day four of Wimbledon 2024.

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Ukraine calls them meat assaults: Russia's brutal plan to take ground

Russia is throwing wave after wave of men forward in Ukraine to make ground. The tactic is working.

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Leaders make final pitches ahead of polling day

Leaders have been touring the country in a frantic day of campaigning ahead of Thursday's election.

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Nobody Can Expect To Escape: Kiren Rijiju On Notice Against Rahul Gandhi

A day after the BJP submitted a notice against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha over alleged inaccuracies in his speech, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said any member trying to mislead the House will not get away easily and the "rules will get them".

Mr Rijiju was referring to a notice submitted in Lok Sabha by BJP member Bansuri Swaraj urging the Speaker to take cognisance of her notice against certain inaccuracies in Mr Gandhi's speech on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address.

"When the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha kept on lying about many things, including facts and figures, a notice was put to the Speaker and we have requested the Speaker to take appropriate action. We are waiting for the action," Mr Rijiju said in response to questions on the issue.

The minister said rules apply equally to everyone as no member is above the Chair in the House.

"Nobody can expect to escape. There is no special privilege for anyone just because he comes from a privileged family," Mr Rijiju said.

"If anybody wants to misuse the position in the House to mislead the House, he will not easily get away. Rule will get them," the Parliamentary Affairs minister said.

After Mr Gandhi's speech on Monday on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Mr Rijiju accused the Congress leader of making "untruthful" claims about a host of issues, including the Agnipath scheme and the compensation paid to locals in Ayodhya.

Under Direction 115 of the Speaker, a member wishing to point out any mistake or inaccuracy in a statement made by a minister or any other member can, before referring to the matter in the House, write to the Speaker pointing out the particulars of the mistake or the inaccuracy and seek permission to raise the issue.

The member may place before the Speaker such evidence that she or he has in support of the allegation.

The Speaker can bring the matter to the notice of the minister or the member concerned to ascertain the factual position. 

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Powerful Hurricane Beryl roars towards Jamaica

At least seven people die as a result of the powerful hurricane raging across the Caribbean.

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Israel conscription rule stokes ultra-Orthodox fury

But the move marks a significant step towards resolving one of Israel's most divisive issues.

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Steve Ballmer Is Now Richer Than Bill Gates, A First For Microsoft Employees

Steve Ballmer passed Bill Gates on Monday to become the sixth-richest person in the world, the first time the former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. has been wealthier than the company's co-founder.

The move came as Microsoft shares rose to a fresh record, bringing their total gain this year to 21%. The company, through its partnership with OpenAI, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence rally that has powered the US stock market higher.

More than 90% of Ballmer's $157.2 billion net worth is in Microsoft shares, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Gates, meanwhile, has diversified his $156.7 billion fortune: About half his wealth is held through Cascade Investment, which was created with the proceeds of Microsoft stock sales and dividends. He also owns a $21 billion stake in waste-management company Republic Services Inc. through Cascade. 

Gates, 68, has been slowly reducing his fortune through philanthropy. Along with his ex-wife Melinda French Gates and his friend Warren Buffett, Gates has funneled billions of dollars of his personal money to build up the $75 billion Gates Foundation, one of the biggest charitable organizations in the world.

Since they started the foundation more than two decades ago, Gates and his former wife have given almost $60 billion from their personal fortunes. French Gates recently stepped down as co-chair of the foundation and received $12.5 billion to use for her own charitable purposes.

In 2010, Gates, French Gates and Buffett also founded the Giving Pledge, an organization that encourages the world's richest people to give away the majority of their fortunes in their lifetimes or their wills. Ballmer, 68, who has not signed the Giving Pledge, has his own philanthropic work but nowhere on the scale of Gates.

Gates founded Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen in 1975 and led it until 2000, when Ballmer - one of the company's earliest employees - replaced him as CEO. Ballmer retired in 2014 and became Microsoft's largest shareholder that same year. He bought the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion in 2014, an investment that is estimated to be worth $4.6 billion today.

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Jay Slater's mum tells of ‘agony' as searches fail to find son

The 19-year-old has been missing since 17 June after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains.

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Doctor Chops Off Boyfriend's Genitals For Ghosting Her On Their Wedding

A female doctor allegedly chopped off the private part of her boyfriend in Bihar's Saran district on Monday.

Police have arrested the doctor under the relevant sections of attempt to murder.

The man, a councillor of Ward No. 12 in Madhaura block, has been admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment.

The accused claimed that she had an affair with the man for the last five years but he was refusing to marry her. She somehow convinced him for a registered marriage in court. Accordingly, she reached the court for the marriage but the victim did not turn up.

After this, she called the man to her house, and when he reached there, she allegedly chopped off his private part. On hearing the councillor's cry, the neighbours informed the police who found him lying on a bed in a pool of blood.

"The woman is a 25-year-old unmarried doctor from Hajipur. She was doing practice in Madhaura. The victim is also unmarried," said the SHO of Madhaura police station in Saran district.

"We have arrested the accused and further investigation is underway," he added.

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Raducanu credits England after 'winning ugly' at Wimbledon

Emma Raducanu makes a winning return to Wimbledon, but fellow Britons Heather Watson, Charles Broom, Liam Broady and Arthur Fery lose on day one.

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