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Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Bow Out Of BWF World Tour Finals
Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand missed out on a semifinal spot at the BWF World Tour Finals after losing to Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in straight games in their third and final group A match in Hangzhou on Friday. Treesa and Gayatri, who won their maiden BWF Super 300 title at Syed Modi International in Lucknow recently, lost 17-21 13-21 to their world number 4 opponents in 49 minutes. It was the fourth defeat for the Indian pair against the Paris Olympics bronze medallists Japanese rivals in five meetings. World number 13 Treesa and Gayatri, the only Indians to have qualified for the prestigious season-ending tournament, needed a win to secure a spot in the knockout stage of the tournament.
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A recent roundtable discussion titled "Ukraine – NATO 2024: From Strengthening Partnership to Exploring Security Paths" took place in Kyiv. It was organized by the Ukraine-NATO Public League jointly with the Public Council within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of the NATO Representation in Ukraine. Held at the Ukrinform news agency, the event brought together prominent figures from military sectors, diplomacy and security. The key speaker in the discussion of NATO's support for Ukraine was NATO's Senior Representative in Ukraine Patrick Turner. Other participants included Serhiy Dzherdzh, Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Chairman of the Ukraine-NATO Public League, Senior Lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Maksym Yemelianov, Deputy Director of the EU and NATO Department, Head of the NATO Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; Ihor Dolhov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Turkey, Germany, Belgium and Georgia, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to NATO (2010-2014); Colonel Hennadiy Kovalenko, Director of the Department of International Defense Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Director of the Foundation's Ukrainian representative office Mykola Hirni,and others.
Infected blood compensation update as DWP and inheritance impact clarified ahead of first payments
The Government has announced more than £13million in compensation spread across 10 people affected by the infected blood scandal, with 25 more victims invited to claim and further compensation rollouts expected to follow. In total, £11.8billion has been set aside for the victims as announced by Rachel Reeves.
Suspected Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew banned from UK
A Chinese businessman and suspected spy for Beijing with close ties to Prince Andrew has been barred from the UK on national security grounds.
LIVE: Emergency services descend on street after stabbing with nearby school 'on lockdown' - updates
Police and paramedics have been called out to a Greater Manchester street following a stabbing. Officers were called out to Alexander Street in Tyldesley, Wigan borough, this morning (December 13).
Man United star Amad sends message after Rasmus Hojlund row as Ruben Amorim stance emerges
Amad has responded to Manchester United returning to winning ways under Ruben Amorim as they came from behind to record a 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League.
Tyson Fury learns Anthony Joshua’s clear fight verdict ahead of Oleksandr Usyk rematch
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is confident Oleksandr Usyk will once again triumph over Tyson Fury.