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 The death toll from an explosive fire at a Bangkok live music pub has risen to 32 after two people died ​from their injuries, the Police Hospital said on Wednesday, as ‌police investigate the possibility of negligence as a factor in the blaze. The fire, one of the deadliest in recent years in Thailand, tore through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in the city’s northern Chatuchak area close to midnight on Sunday, with witnesses describing an explosion, a horizontal ⁠burst of fire and smoke engulfing the single-storey venue. The Erawan Emergency Medical Centre said 30 people were still…

An Indian national who went missing after an attack on commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman is dead, his father-in-law said on Wednesday. • Heramb Karmarkar, 30, was a marine engineer on the Cyprus-flagged container ship that was attacked off the coast of Oman on Sunday. • The vessel, with 11 Indians in its 24-member ⁠crew, was struck by an “unidentified projectile”, Cyprus authorities had said. • Iran said it had struck the ship after it attempted to transit through an unauthorised route despite warnings to correct its course. • Karmarkar’s father-in-law, Vivek Tandon, told Reuters that…

Indian actress Shehnaaz Gill has spoken about her relationship with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and the support he extended to her during Bigg Boss 13. In an interview with Indian media, the 32-year-old actress said Salman Khan supported her during the reality show, but only because he always stood by the truth. Shehnaaz said she initially believed she was Salman Khan’s favourite contestant, but later realised that was not the case. She said Salman Khan always supported what was right and did not back her in every situation, adding that he also scolded her when she was wrong. Praising Salman…

British singer Dua Lipa said in a podcast published Tuesday that the protest movement in Albania was “inspiring”, as demonstrations against a resort linked to US President Donald Trump’s family rattle the government in Tirana. Since late May, protests have been held against the planned construction of a luxury hotel linked to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner in a nature reserve on the country’s coast. Lipa, speaking on her Service95 Book Club podcast with Albanian author Lea Ypi, said she shared the protesters’ concerns about the government’s transparency in approving the development. “What I actually find concerning…

Ever since Aamir Khan tied the knot with Gauri Spratt, the actor has been facing one attack after another over his personal life. What began with protests, effigy burning and disturbing love jihad allegations from Bajrang Dal members and political leaders has now escalated into an open death threat against the Bollywood superstar. Ayodhya-based religious leader Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya has publicly announced a reward of Rs 5 crore for anyone who kills Aamir. He also claimed that he would bear the legal expenses of the person responsible for the actor’s death. Paramhans, who heads Tapasvi Chhawani, made the statement while…

Lionel Messi’s Argentina clash with England in a marquee World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, with Spain lying in wait after shattering French hopes of a third triumph. The fixture between two of the big beasts of global football is mouthwatering enough but is given added spice by long-standing political tensions. Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina are seeking to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups, which would be a staggering send-off for the incomparable Messi. The 39-year-old, joint top of the Golden Boot standings with eight goals, inspired his team to victory in Qatar in 2022…

 India bounced back strongly from a 4-0 Twenty20 series whitewash to beat England by six wickets in the first one-day international at Edgbaston on ‌Tuesday. Captain Shubman Gill top scored with 80, before retiring hurt with his side needing 110 runs from 24.2 overs, and Axar Patel hit 57 as they reached their target of 259 comfortably on a balmy evening. Washington Sundar (52) wrapped up the match with a flourish, hitting a six that also brought up the 100 partnership with Patel, for a final score of 262-4 off 45.2 overs. Patel had earlier taken four wickets in a…

The International Olympic Committee has received a complaint alleging FIFA president Gianni Infantino has repeatedly breached rules on political neutrality in his support of President Donald Trump. FairSquare, a nonprofit organisation and advocacy group, asked the IOC to investigate, among several instances, Infantino’s possible involvement in the suspension ​of a one-game ban for striker Folarin Balogun, enabling him to play for the United States in a round of ‌16 match on July 6 against Belgium. Infantino acknowledged receiving a call from Trump, who publicly lobbied for Balogun to play, but the FIFA president said he did not interfere with the…

Russia sent two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station on Tuesday from Kazakhstan, resuming crewed flights from a recently repaired launchpad with a rare joint attendance by the heads of NASA and Russia’s space agency. US astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft at 10:47am EDT (1447 GMT), bound for the ISS, where they will spend about eight months as the station’s 75th rotation crew. The crew arrived at the football field-sized space laboratory just over three hours later as they orbited…

Britain will introduce a default overnight curfew on  social media  apps for 16- and 17-year-olds, the government said, adding new restrictions for ​older teenagers to its plan to introduce a sweeping ban on social ‌media for under-16s. Affected users would be blocked from using apps between midnight and 6 a.m. unless they change the default setting. Features designed to keep users scrolling for longer, ​including videos that automatically play one after another, would also be ​switched off by default. The new measures aim to prevent a ⁠cliff edge for those who will gain access to social media when ​they turn…