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Time of India
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Putin, Trump discuss India-Pakistan ties: Trump claimed he stopped conflict; Kremlin silent on details
Putin Trump discussion A recent phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump touched upon an unexpected flashpoint: the recent India-Pakistan conflict, a Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. According to Yury Ushakov, a senior advisor to Putin, the conflict was "stopped with the personal participation of President Trump. " 'They also touched upon the Middle East and the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, which was stopped with the personal participation of President Trump,' Ushakov said, as reported by Russia's state-run TASS news agency. However, Ushakov offered no details of Trump's involvement or timing. Trump claims credit, India cites military diplomacy Trump has in the past taken credit for de-escalating South Asia tensions, particularly during his presidency. However, India has consistently maintained that the cessation of hostilities was the result of direct military dialogue. Officials confirmed that the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both nations coordinated the ceasefire following cross-border exchanges in early May. The recent skirmish began after a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, prompting India to carry out precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7. Pakistan responded with aerial aggression over the next three days, targeting Indian military bases, but was met with strong retaliation. A mutual understanding to halt operations was reportedly reached on May 10 via DGMO-level talks. Pakistan seeks Putin's help, India gets diplomatic backing In a parallel development, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a letter to President Putin seeking Russia's involvement in diffusing tensions. The letter was delivered by Sharif's aide Syed Tariq Fatemi during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday. "We are ready to sit down with them at the negotiating table," Fatemi said, expressing Islamabad's desire for Russian-led diplomacy. But India has been busy building a contrasting narrative in Moscow. Days before Fatemi's visit, a multi-party Indian parliamentary delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi received 'solid Russian support' for India's zero-tolerance policy against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, sources said. The rare moment of diplomatic shadowboxing in Moscow underlines the lingering mistrust between India and Pakistan, and the global interest in containing a regional crisis with nuclear stakes.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Women won't be battered to death by men': JK Rowling hails Imane Khelif boxing ban
Rounding on Human Rights Watch, which said during the Paris Games that the International Olympic Committee were 'right to stand against sex testing', Rowling said: 'To paraphrase Marie Shear: Feminism is the radical notion that women, too, are humans with rights.' Juxtaposing an image of the Black Power salute at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 with a picture of Turkey's Esra Yildiz Kahraman making a double 'X' sign in Paris to denote XX chromosomes, she said: 'Some Olympics will be forever defined by photos the organisers would have preferred not to be taken.' While the International Boxing Association banned Khelif from its events on the basis of biology, strictly defining womanhood by chromosomes, the IOC allowed the athlete to compete on the grandest stage in global sport because of female passport status. The consequence was an international scandal, with both Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting unanimously winning every bout in Paris en route to Olympic golds, despite both having failed sex tests the previous year. Lin, likewise, did not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over that verdict. The IOC failed to respond to multiple requests for comment on the leaking of Khelif's chromosomal results or the official certification of the Delhi laboratory that administered the tests. Mark Adams, the organisation's spokesman, described the tests at a Paris press conference last year as 'ad hoc' and 'not legitimate'. While president Thomas Bach has sought to portray the banning of Khelif as a Russian-led misinformation exercise. But the IBA, under Russian president Umar Kremlev, hit out strongly, calling on Khelif and Lin to apologise to the women whom they deprived of Olympic medals. 'The IBA remains unwavering in its decisions,' it said. 'We stand firmly by our assessments and intentions. Notably, as World Boxing is set to receive identical results from these evaluations, we anticipate a forthcoming gesture of accountability – a formal apology from those athletes whose actions, inadvertently or otherwise, diverted well-deserved Olympic accolades away from our rightful female boxers.' Kotinos, the Qatari PR company representing Khelif, said: 'Imane is a proven champion who has earned every step of her journey through hard work, discipline and heart.' The statement offered no suggestion that Khelif would submit to a further sex test.
The Age
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
‘Women won't be battered to death by men': JK Rowling hails Imane Khelif boxing ban
Rounding on Human Rights Watch, which said during the Paris Games that the International Olympic Committee were 'right to stand against sex testing', Rowling said: 'To paraphrase Marie Shear: Feminism is the radical notion that women, too, are humans with rights.' Juxtaposing an image of the Black Power salute at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 with a picture of Turkey's Esra Yildiz Kahraman making a double 'X' sign in Paris to denote XX chromosomes, she said: 'Some Olympics will be forever defined by photos the organisers would have preferred not to be taken.' While the International Boxing Association banned Khelif from its events on the basis of biology, strictly defining womanhood by chromosomes, the IOC allowed the athlete to compete on the grandest stage in global sport because of female passport status. The consequence was an international scandal, with both Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting unanimously winning every bout in Paris en route to Olympic golds, despite both having failed sex tests the previous year. Lin, likewise, did not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over that verdict. The IOC failed to respond to multiple requests for comment on the leaking of Khelif's chromosomal results or the official certification of the Delhi laboratory that administered the tests. Mark Adams, the organisation's spokesman, described the tests at a Paris press conference last year as 'ad hoc' and 'not legitimate'. While president Thomas Bach has sought to portray the banning of Khelif as a Russian-led misinformation exercise. But the IBA, under Russian president Umar Kremlev, hit out strongly, calling on Khelif and Lin to apologise to the women whom they deprived of Olympic medals. 'The IBA remains unwavering in its decisions,' it said. 'We stand firmly by our assessments and intentions. Notably, as World Boxing is set to receive identical results from these evaluations, we anticipate a forthcoming gesture of accountability – a formal apology from those athletes whose actions, inadvertently or otherwise, diverted well-deserved Olympic accolades away from our rightful female boxers.' Kotinos, the Qatari PR company representing Khelif, said: 'Imane is a proven champion who has earned every step of her journey through hard work, discipline and heart.' The statement offered no suggestion that Khelif would submit to a further sex test.
International Business Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- International Business Times
Imane Khelif: Newly Leaked Lab Results Reveal Olympic Gold Medalist Is Biologically Male and Has XY Chromosomes
Newly leaked medical test results suggest that Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is biologically male, more than a year after her striking appearance at the Paris 2024 Olympics drew widespread criticism. The 26-year-old athlete was found to have XY chromosomes, according to the leaked findings from a 2023 examination conducted by a certified Indian doctor. The test results prompted the Russian-led boxing federation to disqualify Khelif from competing in the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championship in India. Despite the controversy, Khelif was allowed to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics by the event's governing body, which sparked intense public debate. Khelif went on to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Shocking Proof of Being Male "Chromosome analysis reveal male karyotype," mentioned the document, referencing the presence of male chromosomes, according to the test results reported by 3 Wire Sports. The tests were conducted at Dr. Lal Path Labs in New Delhi, a facility accredited by the American College of Pathologists and certified by the International Organization for Standardization, according to The Telegraph. Despite the lab's credentials, officials at the Paris Olympics dismissed the findings as "not legitimate" when they allowed Khelif to compete, implying that Russian authorities may have spread false information about her in an attempt to gain a competitive advantage. Khelif — who has consistently denied being male and maintained that she was raised as a girl — ultimately won a gold medal at the Paris Games. Earlier several of Khelif's rivals and training partners have claimed that she is biologically male. Bulgarian-Nigerian boxer Joana Nwamerue, a former training partner of Khelif, had labeled the Algerian athlete "a man" and claimed that Khelif has been "biologically altered" by living in the mountains. Nwamerue recounted how, during a sparring session in February, she witnessed what she described as Khelif's "male strength and male techniques." Proved Male Again "[Khelif] has some kind of internal issues. But he is a man. I will stay [by] my words until he/she does a test to prove to the world that he/she is a woman. But we all know that won't happen," Nwamerue told Reduxx at that time. "I think we played 3-4 sparring sessions. I have a record of everything. I can confirm that this is a man to me. Male power. Men's techniques, everything," she added. Nwamerue said that Khelif's coaching team told her that Khelif had been "biologically altered" by living in the mountainous regions of Algeria. Nwamerue said: "[Khelif's] teammates came to me and told me 'Imane is not a man.' She is a woman and just lives high in the mountains with her relatives and parents and so there may be a change in her testosterone or chromosomes and the like." Khelif was born female and is not transgender.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Boxer Imane Khelif is biologically male, claims leaked medical report
Medical test results from the 2023 World Championships revealed that Paris Olympics women's boxing champion Imane Khelif has male chromosomes, according to documents published for the first time. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The disclosure comes just 36 hours after World Boxing mandated sex screening for Khelif's future eligibility in female competitions, adding complexity to the controversial saga surrounding the Olympic gold medallist. The test results published on 3 Wire Sports website, conducted at Dr Lal PathLabs in New Delhi in March 2023, showed "abnormal" findings stating "Chromosome analysis reveals male karyotype." The laboratory is accredited by the American College of Pathologists and certified by the Swiss-based International Organisation for Standardisation. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. The published documents challenge IOC spokesman Mark Adams's claims, who had described the results as "ad hoc" and "not legitimate" during a Paris Olympics news conference. IOC president Thomas Bach suggested the results were part of a Russian-led misinformation campaign, noting that the International Boxing Association, led by Russia's Umar Kremlev, had lost IOC recognition over ethics and financial management concerns. 'Impossible' IOC Declares Final Standing On Boxing Gender Row Imane Khelif's Father Shows Evidence Khelif, aged 26, has maintained a defiant stance and expressed intentions to win another Olympic gold medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. World Boxing has established new rules requiring all athletes over 18 to undergo polymerase chain reaction genetic testing to determine their sex through mouth swab, saliva, or blood samples. A medical report has been leaked which claims boxer Imane Khelif is biologically male. (Image: 3 Wire Sports) Khelif, who competed in Paris based on female passport status, has not provided evidence of female chromosomes since the controversy began nine months ago. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "I don't think I had ever felt like that in my 13 years as a boxer, nor in my sparring with men," said Mexican boxer Brianda Tamara, who fought Khelif in 2022. Bombay Sport Exchange Ep 5: Shane Watson on how IPL gave him a lifeline & his tribute to Phil Hughes Italy's Angela Carini, who faced Khelif, reported being punched so forcefully that she feared for her life. The controversy extends beyond individual experiences. Latin American boxing federations have been instrumental in pushing World Boxing to focus on biological sex for ensuring fairness and safety in women's competitions. The Honduran federation communicated to the Women's Rights Network that "necessary measures should be taken so that only women by birth can compete in women's competitions." The scandal gained additional attention when both Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting won Olympic titles in Paris, despite previous IBA bans for not having XX chromosomes. Alan Abrahamson, an American journalist, first revealed during the Paris Games that the IOC had received warnings about Khelif having male DNA more than a year before the competition.
