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Arshad Nadeem
personArshad Nadeem, 27, smashed the Olympic record in the javelin with a monster throw of 92.97m. The giant from Lahore, who's nearly 6ft 3' and weighs in at almost 15 stone, won the hearts of his home nation. India's Neeraj Chopra, who was also the defending champion, got silver.
Letsile Tebogo
personLetsile Tebogo clocked an African record of 19.46sec for gold. American Kenny Bednarek took silver in 19.62sec and Noah Lyles fading to bronze in 18.70sec. Lyles was hoping to become the first American to complete the sprint double since Carl Lewis 40 years ago.
Arshad Nadeem
personPakistan's Arshad Nadeem wins gold with a monumental throw of 92.97 meters. India's Neeraj Chopra takes silver with a throw of 89.45 metres. Anderson Peters of Grenada takes the bronze medal.
Tim Walz
personMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces fresh allegations of "stolen valor" Walz has been called everything from a ‘radical leftist’ to ‘Tampon Tim’ The mild-mannered Minnesota governor has been attacked from all angles by Republicans. Walz falsely claimed he is a “retired Command Sergeant Major” in a resurfaced 2009 video the then-Congressman recorded for soldiers from his own former division deploying to Iraq.
Noah Lyles
personBotswana’s Letsile Tebogo claimed 200 meters gold in Paris. Lyles was hoping to become the first man since Usain Bolt to secure both the 100 metres and 200 metres titles.
Adam Britton
personBritish zoologist Adam Britton sentenced to 10 years and five months in prison. Britton pleaded guilty to 63 charges including bestiality and child abuse. The 53-year-old lured pet owners on Gumtree to leave their animals in his care.
Muhammad Yunus
personYunus landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday afternoon. He will be sworn in on Thursday night by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work developing microcredit markets.
Taylor Swift
personThree Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called off. Officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area. Swift has yet to address the alleged plot or share plans for the remainder of her tour.
Sobhita Dhulipala
personNaga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala got engaged in Hyderabad on Thursday. Chay's father, Nagarjuna Akkineni, officiated the ceremony. The couple are expected to tie the knot later in 2024.
Taylor Swift
personTaylor Swift was due to perform at Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Officials announced they had made arrests over the plot to attack the Vienna area.
Cori Bush
personCori Bush lost her bid for re-election in Missouri’s First Congressional district by a landslide. She was defeated by Democrat Wesley Bell, who does not share her stridently anti-Israel views. Bush earned AIPAC's ire for calling Israel an "apartheid state"
Tim Walz
personKamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her 2024 vice presidential running mate. Walz, 60, served in the National Guard for 24 years after joining in 1981 when he was just 17 years old. In a video clip that the Harris campaign first posted, Walz is heard claiming he carried 'weapons of war' in war. He never deployed to “war” or a combat zone throughout his 24-plus years in the Army National Guard.
Vinesh Phogat
personVinesh Phogat is the first Indian woman to compete for Olympic gold in wrestling. She will face American Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the women's 50kg freestyle category final. #Dangal2 trended on X (formerly Twitter) as netizens wanted filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari to make a sequel.
George Mills
personTeam GB runner George Mills fell over in the final 100m of the 5000m. The 25-year-old became entangled with his opponent Hugo Hay's legs. Mills confirmed he would appeal, claiming he had been "taken out"
Vinesh Phogat
personVinesh Phogat was found to be overweight by 100 grams on day two of the weigh-in. The Indian Olympic Association confirmed her disqualification at 8.30am Paris time. Vinesh will be replaced by the Cuban wrestler, Yuznelys Guzman.
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Sheikh Hasina
personSheikh Hasina forced to leave the country amid mass protests against her government. She landed at a military airfield near New Delhi on Monday after leaving Dhaka. Hundreds broke into her residence, vandalising and looting the interiors.
Kamala Harris
personKamala Harris is the first Black woman and Asian American to top a major party ticket. Walz will be a good surrogate for Harris across the upper Midwest. He has a background representing rural communities and enacting progressive priorities.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk accused of being an ‘attention seeker’ and ‘PR manager for the far right’ Social media expert Matt Navarra called Mr Musk the ‘world’s biggest attention-seeking billionaire’ Musk escalated his spat with Sir Keir Starmer, calling him ‘Two-tier Keir’ He has been praised by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson.
Cole Hocker
personCole Hocker wins men's 1500m title in Olympic record time. Josh Kerr claims 1500m silver for Great Britain in Paris. Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe, and Hamish Turnbull win men's team sprint silver.