Protesters, including current and former Microsoft workers, staged a sit-in at company president Brad Smith's office, demanding the tech giant sever ties with the Israeli government. The demonstration led to a temporary lockdown of a building at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters. Brad Smith addressed the incident, emphasizing the company's commitment to human rights and contractual obligations while condemning the protesters' actions.
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India and Japan have launched an Economic Security Initiative, focusing on supply chain resilience and collaboration in sectors like semiconductors and clean energy. The countries are also strengthening ties through the Japan-India Artificial Intelligence Initiative, aiming to enhance cooperation in AI technologies. Both nations plan to increase people-to-people exchanges and foster business collaboration.
Donald Trump defended his trade policy after a court declared most of his tariffs illegal. He thanked a judge who sided with him. Trump claimed tariffs brought trillions of dollars to the US. A court ruled Trump overstepped his authority with the tariffs. The levies were set to cover about 69 percent of US imports.
Divya Deshmukh, after her Women's World Cup victory, revealed her mentors, Csaba Balogh and Abhimanyu Puranik. At the Grand Swiss 2025, Puranik, who had just enjoyed a Disneyland vacation, defeated his protégé, Divya. Puranik, a Mumbai-born Punekar, started chess at five and praised Divya's amazing mentality and potential for future dominance in Indian chess.
In Mathura, a special SC/ST court sentenced a 50-year-old man to death for the 2020 abduction, rape, and murder of an eight-year-old Dalit girl. The court deemed it a "rarest of rare case" due to its brutality. The autopsy revealed horrific injuries, including severe damage to the victim's private parts and internal organs.
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