Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the army near Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have been creating a “buffer zone” for their own security. Also, The Israeli Defence Defense Forces (IDF) said that they have recovered the bodies of three hostages in a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, said IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari during a press briefing on Friday (May 17).
In other news, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent another surgery following the shooting on Wednesday (May 15).
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday (May 17) said that their current plan does not include capturing the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. He added that the Russian forces, which have been operating close to Kharkhiv, have been creating a “buffer zone” for their own security and to protect Russian border regions.
The Israeli Defence Defense Forces (IDF) said that they have recovered the bodies of three hostages in a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, said IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari during a press briefing on Friday (May 17).
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico remained in “very serious” condition on Friday (May 17), two days after being shot, according to his deputy and close ally. Robert Kalinak stated that Fico underwent a second surgery. “His state is still very serious. I think it would take a couple of days to see the course of the development of his state,” Kalinak told reporters outside the hospital.
Israel on Thursday (May 16) slammed South Africa for its International Court of Justice (ICJ) case, alleging that the ‘genocide’ case was “presenting biased and false claims” that “rely on unreliable Hamas sources”.
An Air India flight bound for Bengaluru on Friday (May 17) evening returned to the New Delhi airport due to a suspected fire in the aircraft’s air conditioning unit, said news agency PTI reports citing sources.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) countered Swati Maliwal’s allegations that she was “slapped seven times (and) kicked in the stomach” by an aide of Arvind Kejriwal inside the Chief Minister’s residence on Friday (May 17), by accusing her of collaborating with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to tarnish the party’s reputation during the current general election.
North Korea on Friday (May 17) launched multiple suspected short-range ballistic projectiles off its east coast, said South Korea.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty, who made their debut in the annual ‘Sunday Times Rich List’ two years ago, have moved up the ranks in the 2024 edition released on Friday thanks to the Akshata Murty’s lucrative Infosys shareholding.
The Indian Cricket Board has approached two-time World Cup winner and former opener Gautam Gambhir to become Team India’s head coach following Rahul Dravid’s tenure, which ends with the conclusion of the 2024 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA. The BCCI is keen on having Gambhir on the board as the next head coach, whose tenure would run for three and a half years, starting July 1, 2024.
In a shocking turn of events, Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan’s uncle and aunt passed away in the horrific and unfortunate Ghatkopar hoarding collapse in Mumbai. The actor’s relative, identified as retired Air Traffic Control (ATC) officer Manoj Chansoria and his wife Anita Chansoria, were among the 16 deceased in the hoarding collapse incident.
