Morning brief: Covid scare back in India, SC gives Trump relief in immunity case, and more
Morning brief
The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected to immediately decide whether Donald Trump was immune to the alleged crimes that he committed while being in the White House.The ruling came as a setback for special counsel Jack Smith, who wanted the case to be heard in an expedited manner. Covid scare is back in India, with authorities reporting22 cases of the COVID-19 subvariant JN.1.While all reported cases exhibit mild symptoms, officials are closely monitoring the situation to prevent any clustering of infections.
Meanwhile, India on Fridaysupported a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly to affirm the right of Palestinian people to self-determination. The resolution received overwhelming support from 172 member nations, with the United States and Israel being the sole dissenters.
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US: Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump immunity case, delaying his trial
The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) on Friday (Dec 22) rejected to immediately decide whether former President Donald Trump enjoys immunity for crimes that he allegedly committed while being in office.
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US vs China over South China Sea: Washington backs Philippines, Beijing hits back
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Bigg Boss 20: Isha Rikhi evicted after three weeks in Salman Khan’s show
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After JU, clash erupts at SRFTI: BJP’s ‘Dimagi Naxal’ jibe sparks political firestorm after students protest RSS-linked event
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‘Anti-social elements spreading false rumours’: LPU issues statement amid massive unrest over alleged rape
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Trump asked Xi to pressure Iran. China did not say yes — here’s what Beijing wants
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines
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An OpenAI agent escaped its locked test cage again, by hiding questions in DNS lookups
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'Our video was trimmed': LPU girls who featured in rape-denial video make U-turn
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3 males killed, four others injured in shooting after fight at strip club in Detroit
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'Victory for low-budget consumers': Raghav Chadha hails 30-day telecom recharge rules
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Claude rebuilt the 1989 game 'Prince of Persia' by reusing the original's own code
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Beyond metros: How Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities could drive India’s next AI wave
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Tesla builds first Cybertruck with its own refined lithium: Elon Musk's $1 billion Texas bet pays off
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IndiGo flight suffers tail strike in Bengaluru while landing; DGCA to probe incident
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The US and China set up an AI 'red telephone', but skipped the rulebook
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‘Terror suspects arrested near UK air base were looking to do big damage’: Trump
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Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’
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IND vs WI 1st ODI: Kohli breaks Sachin's most runs in one country record with unbeaten 139 as India thump West Indies by 8 wickets
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Researchers rebuilt exactly how 700 AI agents hacked Hugging Face: a 900-link chain trick
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‘Olympic inclusion is our major target’: WPA President Ishaun Singh on pool’s global ambitions
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Nations League: Spain sink England at Wembley; Modric shines for Croatia
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Why has Iran released no proof of life of Mojtaba Khamenei? Araghchi reveals...
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South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean prisoners' transfer
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Beyond BrahMos: India targets Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports with unmatched price edge
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Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India
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Muslim marriage cannot shield sex with minor wife from prosecution under POCSO: Delhi HC
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'Can't help but draw painful parallels to Nirbhaya case': SC on latest incidents of rape cases in Delhi-NCR
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'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey
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UNSC reform momentum grows: Russia, Portugal, Mauritius push for India's permanent seat bid
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8 US marines injured in Iranian missile attack on vessel in Strait of Hormuz: Report
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Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed in clash near Pakistan border, Islamabad denies
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Ceuta migrant crisis: Protesters take to streets as Spain grapples with migrant challenge
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LPU suspend classes, postpones exams as violence escalates over rape claims: What's happening
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New York City wants a 'kill switch' on every AI, and will pay whistleblowers who report violations
India has reported a total of 22 cases of the COVID-19 subvariant JN.1, prompting health authorities to implement precautionary measures to curb further spread.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a post on X said “nothing can possibly justify the horrific terror attacks launched by Hamas on 7 October, or the brutal abduction of some 250 hostages.”
Elijah McClain's death: Paramedics convicted, found guilty of injecting fatal ketamine overdose
Two paramedics from the Denver area, Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain.
Watch:Last French troops leave Sahel as military cooperation officially ends
The last French troops deployed in Niger to help fight a decade-old Islamist insurgency in the Sahel left the country on Friday, sealing a withdrawal that has dealt a further blow to France's influence in West Africa.