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The UK’s Covid-19 inquiry requested access to former prime minister Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp communications and pandemic diaries, but Rishi Sunak’s administration refused. This sparked a legal spat that might fuel allegations of a cover-up.On Thursday, the Cabinet Office said that it would seek a judicial review of Heather Hallett’s request for the unredacted records. Hallett is the retired judge who was selected by the government to head the investigation. Tuesday is the day of the preliminary hearing, according to an email from a spokeswoman for the investigation.

Since moving into No. 10 Downing St. in October of last year, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been plagued by the ghosts of his predecessors, Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, who were both ousted following disastrous forays into trickle-down economics and serial scandals, respectively. Sunak’s administration has until Thursday afternoon to deliver over Johnson’s Covid-era text messages, diaries, and notebooks to a committee looking at Britain’s response to the pandemic. It is the most recent installment in what seems to be an endless reckoning with Johnson’s disorganised tenure.

This month, the Qatari prime minister met in secret with the Taliban supreme leader to discuss easing tension with the outside world, according to a source briefed on the conversation. This encounter appeared to indicate a new openness on the part of the Afghan government to talk about methods to break their isolation. The meeting between Haibatullah Akhunzada and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on May 12 in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar is the first one the reclusive Taliban leader is known to have had with a foreign leader.

According to local media, the South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to every foreign participant in BRICS-related events taking place in the nation, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior Russian officials. The privileges and immunities under the United Nations Convention provide protection from personal detention or arrest.

The likelihood of Lionel Messi making his fanciful comeback to FC Barcelona has been significantly diminished by rumours that the Argentine star wants to decide on his future quickly. As of right now, the Catalan club hasn’t made a formal offer to Messi since they haven’t heard back from La Liga regarding their alleged “viability plan.” In essence, the strategy details Barcelona’s suggested actions to adhere to Financial Fair Play standards and sign the FIFA World Cup champion at the same time. Barcelona is required to carry out the suggested actions even if the plan is approved.

At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni pulled off a lightning-quick stumping to dismiss Shubman Gill. Ravindra Jadeja’s pitch was flat, but Gill made an effort to play for the turn. After utterly missing the delivery, the batsman briefly lost his equilibrium as the ball maintained its course. Dhoni was able to remove the bails before Gill could return to the crease thanks to the split-second opportunity. After completing 20 balls and scoring 39, Gill was ejected.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team defeated the defending champion Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets in the rain-drenched final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, matching Mumbai Indians’ (MI) record of five Indian Premier League (IPL) championships.

At the Community Event in Sydney, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a new consulate would be built in Brisbane.In response to a long-standing request from the Indian community in Australia, he declared that India will open a new consulate in Brisbane, Australia.More than 21,000 people from all throughout Australia, including Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albane, attended Narendra Modi’s speech at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena, where it was announced.

Shubman Gill’s performance this season has been nothing less than extraordinary, highlighted by two centuries that have a lasting impression. Shubman’s amazing temperament, unflappable composure, hunger for runs, and astute dashing between the wickets were what I found most impressive about his batting, according to Sachin Tendulkar.

Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal said that the India-US Commercial Dialogue will help in rapidly expanding India-US business to business engagement. He said that Top US companies will be presenting on Friday’s CEO Forum meeting.