Naomi Osaka, the former World No.1, has announced the end of her four-year coaching partnership with Wim Fissette, marking a significant shift in her tennis journey. Osaka took to Instagram Stories on Friday to confirm the split, expressing gratitude and fondness for Fissette’s contribution to her career.

“Four years, two Slams and a whole lot of memories,” Osaka wrote in a post to her Instagram stories. “Thanks Wim for being a great coach and an even greater person. Wishing you all the best.”

Osaka and Fissette’s collaboration spanned two distinct periods. Their first chapter together began during the 2019 offseason and continued through the summer of 2022.

Top Iranian and Belarusian security officials highlighted the need to strengthen bilateral political, security and economic relations, Iran's official news agency reported.

During a meeting in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Alexander Volfovich, Belarus's State Secretary of the Security Council, on Friday, called for expanded cooperation in the industrial, mining, and trade sectors, reports news agency, quoting IRNA.

Local media reports suggest that the two sides also called for enhancing bilateral relations in strategic areas and fostering cooperation between Tehran and Minsk in international arenas, including frameworks such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS.

In a significant step to boost export of basmati rice, a premier GI variety rice of India, the government has removed the floor price on export of basmati rice, a move that will ensure good returns to farmers.

According to the ministry communication, it has been decided to remove the current minimum export price (MEP) of $950 MT for issuing registration-cum-allocation certificates (RCAC) for export of Basmati rice.

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) will closely monitor export contracts to prevent any non-realistic pricing of basmati rice and ensure transparency in export practices, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Two people died when their SUV drowned in the waterlogged Old Faridabad underpass in Haryana during the early hours of Saturday.

The incident occurred at around 2 a.m. when the speeding vehicle failed to stop despite warnings from police.

The underpass, filled with 10 to 12 feet of water, became a death trap for the SUV, which was travelling at a high speed.

Both occupants of the car drowned as the vehicle submerged completely. Despite police efforts, only one body was recovered during the night, while the second was retrieved in the morning.

Three Iranian border guards were killed and one civilian wounded in a "terrorist" attack by gunmen in southeastern Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province, the local media reported.

The three victims, one officer named Amin Narouei and two conscript soldiers named Parsa Soozani and Amir Ebrahimzadeh, were refuelling at a gas station in Mirjaveh county when a group of "unidentified armed individuals" opened fire on them, reports.

Mehdi Shamsabadi, Prosecutor of the provincial capital of Zahedan, informed that this incident took place on Thursday evening, and the civilian injured was present at the scene.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, who was on a 17-day US visit, returned to Chennai on Saturday morning after garnering investments totalling Rs 7,600 crore for the state.

Stalin was received by his cabinet colleagues, DMK leaders and officials at the airport.

He left for the US on August 17, accompanied by his wife Durga Stalin and a horde of officials.

During his visit, Stalin met the officials of the US automobile major, Ford in Chicago, and the company was all set to re-enter Tamil Nadu, three years after exiting from the state.

Czech is preparing for potential major floods after meteorologists extended an extreme flood warning to most of the country over the next few days.

"As a result of heavy rainfall, we expect significant rises in water levels from Friday evening. The highest rises with numerous excesses of the third level of flood activity are expected during Saturday and Sunday," the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute said on social media platform X on Friday.

Some 100,000 professional and voluntary firefighters are standing ready to deal with floods over the weekend, reports news agency.

The United Kingdom's public debt is projected to exceed 270 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2070, according to a report published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

The projection is based on policy settings as of March 2024.

In its latest Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report, the OBR forecast that public spending in the United Kingdom (UK) will rise from 45 per cent to over 60 per cent of GDP over the next 50 years, while revenues are expected to remain around 40 per cent of GDP, demanding higher borrowing and spending tightening policies.

Three people died in a fire at a store in the northern Italian city of Milan, Italian authorities and media said.

The victims were all Chinese nationals, the Chinese Consulate in Milan told news agency on Friday.

The incident occurred in a northern district of Milan late Thursday. The victims were two brothers, aged 17 and 19, and a woman, aged 24, reports.

Five firefighter brigades were called to the scene and were able to put out the fire in the early hours of Friday, the Fire Department confirmed on social media.

Congress MLA from Alwar's Ramgarh, Zuber Khan (61) passed away early on Saturday morning.

He breathed his last at his farm house in Dhai Pedi near Alwar city at 5:50 A.M.

His funeral will be held in Ramgarh on Saturday evening.

Party officials said that he had undergone liver transplant a year ago.

He was unwell for one-and-a-half years but due to exertion during the Lok Sabha polls, his health challenges worsened, said party workers.