Morning news wrap: Car ploughs into crowd in Liverpool, Mumbai sees earliest southwest monsoon; and more
Liverpool car incident; Mumbai rain
From a car ploughing into a crowd during Liverpool FC's victory parade to the earliest arrival of southwest monsoon in Mumbai, the past 24 hours brought several major headlines. Police have arrested a 53-year-old British man for the incident in Liverpool.
The southwest monsoon hit Mumbai - the earliest onset ever recorded for the country's financial capital.
Asaduddin Owaisi
mocks Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir over fake image of 'Operation Bunyan.' Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson makes fun of Emmanuel Macron after the French president was 'slapped' by his wife. In IPL, Rohit Sharma's poor form is hurting Mumbai India's campaign.
Car ploughs into Liverpool parade crowd, nearly 50 injured
A 53-year-old British man was arrested after he plowed a car into the crowd of pedestrians in England who were celebrating Liverpool's Premier League victory at a Monday parade, resulting in injuries to nearly 50 people.
Several videos and footage shared by the users n X, showed the car ploughing into the group of people and then speeding up before coming to a halt.
Other footage shows people striking the car after it stopped, with the back windscreen shattered.
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Mumbai reels under earliest ever arrival of monsoon
The southwest monsoon hit Mumbai on Monday - the earliest onset ever recorded for the city. The previous record was May 29, recorded in 1956, 1962, and 1971.
The early onset coincided with the island city breaking a 100-year-old record for rainfall received in May, which has now touched 295mm.
Shubhangi Bhute, head of IMD Mumbai, said, "Typically, the monsoon sets in around June 11, so this year's onset is significantly early... Tomorrow, Mumbai will be under a yellow alert."
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Asaduddin Owaisi's jibe at Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir over fake image of 'Operation Bunyan'
Speaking to Indian diaspora in Kuwait, Owaisi said, " Yesterday, the Pakistani Army chief gifted a photo to the Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif...these
stupid jokers want to compete with India, they had given a photograph of a 2019 Chinese Army drill claiming it is a victory over India. This is what Pakistan indulges in...'Nakal karne ke liye akal chahiye'...inke pass akal bhi nahi hai'...whatever Pakistan is saying, do not take even with a pinch of salt.
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Russian official mocks Macron's awkward moment with wife
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mocked a viral video in which French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to have his face pushed away by his wife Brigitte upon their arrival in Vietnam.
She wrote on Telegram that Macron had received "A right hook from his wife."The clip, widely shared on social media, appeared to show an awkward moment between the couple , sparking speculation about a possible dispute.
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How Rohit Sharma's poor form with the bat is hurting Mumbai Indians' IPL 2025 campaign
Rohit's overall numbers in IPL 2025 have been modest at best — 329 runs from 13 games at an average of 27.42, including three half-centuries. Crucially, 199 of those runs came in just three innings during MI's six-match winning streak, where he struck scores of 76* (vs CSK), 70 (vs SRH), and 53 (vs RR). Outside of those knocks, he has contributed only 130 runs in 10 innings, with scores like 0, 8, 13, 17, 18, 26, 12, 5 and 7 hurting MI's top-order stability.
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