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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strongly condemned the Iranian attacks on the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait using ballistic missiles and drones.In a statement issued on Sunday, GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi said that these treacherous attacks constitute a direct threat to the security, stability, and safety of citizens and residents in Bahrain and Kuwait, and a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. He noted that these attacks undermine international and regional efforts aimed at establishing security and peace and resolving the crisis.The GCC affirmed its support for all measures taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait to strengthen their security, safeguard their sovereignty, and preserve the integrity of their territories. Related Story Source link
A US judge ordered the Justice Department on Friday to justify its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, declining to rule immediately on Adani's lawyers' request to dismiss the case. Brooklyn-based US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said federal prosecutors' May 18 announcement that they would no longer pursue the case, which charged Adani with securities fraud and wire fraud stemming from an alleged bribery scheme, did not sufficiently explain their decision. ‘The Government's terse, bland and conclusory statement affords the court neither a sufficient basis to reach any conclusion, nor the opportunity to conduct any analysis of the Government's request for dismissal,’ wrote Garaufis, who gave the Justice Department until July 13 to submit more information. The Adani case was brought in 2024 at the end of Democratic President Joe Biden's term. The decision to drop the charges marked the latest instance in which the Justice Department has sought to end a high-profile white collar criminal prosecution during Republican President Donald Trump's second term in the White House. Legal experts say US judges have little discretion to compel prosecutors to continue with criminal cases they no longer wish to pursue, but the charges remain officially pending until Garaufis orders them dismissed. A spokesperson for the Brooklyn US Attorney's office, which brought the charges, declined to comment. Adani Group, Adani's company, has consistently denied wrongdoing. Adani himself has not appeared in US court to respond to the charges. Robert Giuffra, a lawyer for Adani, referred to the letter he wrote to Garaufis on Wednesday, arguing the case should be dismissed because it was beyond the reach of US law and prosecutors would be unable to prove the alleged bribery in India.Adani was charged in 2024 with agreeing to bribe Indian government officials so a subsidiary of his Adani Group could win approval to develop a solar energy plant, then misleading US investors by providing reassuring information about his company's anti-corruption practices.The US Securities and Exchange Commission also brought civil charges. The SEC has reached a settlement in which Adani would pay $6mn and his nephew, Sagar Adani, would pay $12mn.Adani Enterprises Limited has separately agreed to pay $275mn to the US Treasury Department to settle alleged violations of Iran sanctions. In his June 24 letter to Garaufis, Giuffra said lawyers for Adani and his co-defendants had several meetings with Justice Department officials and submitted nearly 500 pages of materials to convince them the case was flawed. ‘The DOJ’s decision reflects its careful consideration of the indictment’s legal and factual weaknesses,’ Giuffra wrote.In their brief letter to Garaufis last month, senior officials said the Justice Department ‘decided, in its prosecutorial discretion, not to devote further resources to these criminal charges against individual defendants.’ The rank-and-file prosecutors who brought the case did not sign the letter. Justice Department officials in Washington last year dropped corruption charges brought under Biden against then-New York Mayor Eric Adams over the objections of the career prosecutors who brought the case, several of whom resigned. Source link
Top seed Elena Rybakina came within two points of being sliced out of the Queen's Club Championships by defending champion Tatjana Maria but switched on the power to reach the quarter-finals with a 6-7(4) 7-5 6-0 victory on Friday.The Kazakh will be back on court later for her quarter-final against Britain's Katie Boulter as tournament organisers play catch-up after persistent rain washed out play on Thursday to leave a backlog of matches. Boulter beat Romania's Jaqueline Cristian 6-1 6-3.Britain's Emma Raducanu delighted the home crowd at the prestigious London club as she beat Romania's seventh seed Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-2 to also reach the quarter-finals.She will face Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, a lucky loser from qualifying, later on Friday after she beat British wildcard Harriet Dart 5-7 6-1 7-5. Donna Vekic, another lucky loser, beat Czech Marie Bouzkova 7-6(9) 6-3. Rybakina lost to veteran unorthodox Maria at Queen's last year and was again baffled at times by the unique style of the 38-year-old German who hits every ground stroke with under-spin.But she eventually solved the puzzle.’I was battling with myself but I found the way and found the rhythm,’ former Wimbledon champion Rybakina said on court.Her level fluctuated wildly in the opening set as she began strongly, then fell 5-3 behind, saved set points as she hit back to force a tiebreak before eventually succumbing.Qualifier Maria had voiced her frustration earlier in the week at not being handed a wildcard despite winning the title last year, and looked determined to make a point as she continued to torment Rybakina in the second set with her undercut strokes skimming low on the lush turf and drawing errors. Fans expecting the usual power rallies from the baseline were entranced as Maria went about her business in her unique way, chopping and chipping, and were clearly just happy to be watching tennis after this week's weather interruptions.They even gave Maria a round of applause for changing her shoe midway through the second set after she snapped a lace.Rybakina leaked errors and at 4-5 0-30 in the second set she seemed set for a repeat of her defeat by the German last year. But she found her range in the nick of time. She held serve, though, and then reeled off eight successive games for the win.The first quarter-final under way was an all-American clash between second seed Amanda Anisimova and teenager Iva Jovic. Source link
A student from MES Indian School, Doha, has brought pride to Qatar by earning an invitation to present her scientific work at Indoor Air 2026, a prestigious conference of International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate to be held in Singapore from June 14 to 18, 2026.Grade 6 student Alima Bint Hashir PK (11) first developed an innovative, low-cost air filter during her Grade 5 school exhibition. Using a simple tiffin box, a car AC filter, and a small DC fan, and inspired by the Corsi–Rosenthal box concept, she created an affordable air-cleaning device aimed at making public awareness about improving indoor air quality using easily available materials.Her project was subsequently featured on the official platform of the Corsi–Rosenthal Foundation (USA), along with her photograph in school uniform, and was widely appreciated and shared by leading international experts in the field.Impressed by her enthusiasm and potential at such a young age, Dr Asit Kumar Misra, Research Fellow at University College Cork, Ireland, mentored Alima in converting her school project into a full research paper. The paper was submitted to Indoor Air 2026 and has now been accepted for presentation at the conference, where she will share the stage with senior researchers, academics, and professionals from around the world.Indoor Air 2026, organised under the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), is recognised as one of the world’s leading scientific platforms dedicated to healthy indoor environments. Alima’s participation highlights not only her individual talent and dedication, but also underscores the growing role of students from Qatar in global scientific and environmental discourse.The management and staff of MES Indian School, along with Alima’s teachers and family, have expressed immense pride in her achievement. They described her success as a powerful inspiration for other students in Qatar, demonstrating how a simple classroom idea, when nurtured with curiosity, guidance, and hard work, can reach an international stage. Source link
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