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A 55-year-old Nepali man has climbed the world’s highest mountain 31 times, breaking his own world record.

31 years after climbing the mountain’s 8, 849-meter (29, 032ft) peak, Sherpa climbing guide Kami Rita, who is known as “Everest Man,” reached it.

According to officials, he climbed the summit using the southeast ridge route while serving as a guide for a 22-person Sherpas-composed Indian army team.

The legendary Kami Rita Sherpa has the most successful 31 ascents in history, according to expedition organizer Seven Summit Treks, and it is “grateful to him” for his 31st successful ascent of Everest.

“No one needs to introduce you to Kami Rita Sherpa. He is a “global symbol of Everest itself,” it continued. He is not just a national climbing hero. Kami Rita was heading down to lower camps on Tuesday, according to a company director.

Kami Rita, the son of a Sherpa guide, first climbed Everest in 1994, and he has since reached the top almost every year. The only time the mountain has been closed to climbers has been when Kami Rita first visited.

Kami Rita, who had previously broken the previous record-breaking height in May 2024, claimed he was “just working” and that he was not particularly motivated by breaking new records.

He said, “Records eventually get broken, but I’m glad for the record.”

“It makes me happier that my climbing contributes to the recognition of Nepal in the world.”

Another Sherpa, Pasang Dawa, has 29 summits, making them the second-highest number of Everest summits. The pair have been competing to reach Everest’s top three times.

Nepal’s tourism ministry’s mountaineering and adventure division director Himal Gautam claimed Kami Rita’s success had “helped take Nepal’s mountaineering sector to the next height.”

More than 800 lawyers, academics, and former judges signed a letter calling on the United Kingdom to “prevent and punish genocide” in Gaza, as well as impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers.

The British government was urged by the open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday to take concrete steps to stop Israel’s “serious violations of international law.”

The letter stated that “genocide is occurring in Gaza or that there is a serious risk of genocide,” adding that “war crimes, crimes against humanity, and serious violations of international humanitarian law are also occurring.”

It demanded that Starmer take immediate action because “urgent and decisive action is required to prevent the Palestinian people of Gaza from being destroyed.” Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, recently stated in the letter that Israel intends to “take control of all the territory of the Gaza Strip” and “conquer, cleanse, and stay – until Hamas is destroyed.”

The letter, which included former supreme court and court of appeal judges, included a statement by UK, French, and Canadian leaders that the suffering in Gaza was “intolerable,” expressing the governments’ willingness to act.

The letter urged the British government to “use all available means to secure an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to ensure the urgent, unconditional, and unimpeded resumption of aid” to Palestinians.

In order to achieve this, it demanded that the government review existing trade ties with Israel, impose trade sanctions, and suspend a roadmap for a closer UK-Israel partnership. It also requested that the government take action to impose sanctions on Israeli government ministers and other civilian and military personnel.

Last week, the UK began to work on a new trade agreement with Israel.

Unrelenting violations of international law

In response to Israel’s actions in Gaza, the letter also asked the UK to confirm that it would comply with its obligation to execute arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are currently facing charges of genocide in Gaza from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for crimes against civilians, as well as a genocide case.

According to Sir Alan Moses, a former judge of the appeals court and signator of the letter, “We, in the UK, cannot expect peace until we fulfill our obligations under international law.”

If a government doesn’t demonstrate it, it is futile to say it upholds the rule of law.

Another signatory claimed that “the very future of international law itself” was threatened by Israel’s “unrelenting breaches of international law.”

Conor Gearty, a professor of human rights law at the London School of Economics, said in a statement, “Imagine a world without rules: anarchy loosed upon the world.”

“These attorneys are desperate to avoid it,” they say, “and because they know what that would look like.”

In a previous open letter from UK lawyers, it was stated that the UK was arming Israel in violation of international law.

According to local reports, South Korean authorities have placed travel bans on two former acting presidents as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection related to Yoon Suk-yeol’s alleged campaign to become a martial law leader last year.

Han Duck-soo and Choi Sang-mok, both of whom were being investigated as suspects in the insurrection case, were told by police to avoid traveling abroad in mid-May, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Yoon, who presided over the country for three years, claimed that anti-state and North Korean forces had hacked into the government and ordered troops to the capital’s streets in December 2024.

Parliament revoked the declaration hours later, leading to a unprecedented constitutional crisis in which Han and Choi served as acting presidents.

A special police unit interrogated the former acting presidents on Monday about the part they had played in Yoon’s short-lived martial law.

There have been questions about whether they had resisted the move as they had claimed since his impeachment.

Elections in June

Yoon was formally removed from office last month after a judge at South Korea’s Constitutional Court determined that he had overstepped his authority by deploying troops in the capital.

Senior military and police officers testified that rival politicians were given orders to detain them.

The former president is currently facing insurrection-related charges, which could lead to the death penalty or life in prison.

He would become the third South Korean leader to be found guilty of insurrection following two military leaders’ convictions in connection with a coup in 1979.

Next week will see the election of Yoon’s successor, ending months of political unrest since the declaration of martial law.

After declaring that a “chapter is over,” shortly after the Saudi Pro League was over, Cristiano Ronaldo indicated he could leave Al Nasrr.

Ronaldo, who poses in an Al Nassr shirt late on Monday, cryptically declared, “This chapter is over.”

“The narrative” Still being written. grateful to everyone.

The 40-year-old Portuguese international left Manchester United for Al Nassr in 2022, and his contract expires this summer.

The 32 FIFA Club World Cup participating clubs will have a special transfer window open between June 1 and June 10.

Al Nassr, in contrast to Al Hilal, and other Saudi clubs, did not qualify for the Club World Cup.

The former United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Sporting Lisbon superstar will play in the enlarged tournament in the United States starting on June 14th, according to FIFA President Gianni Infantino last week.

Al Nassr finished third in the Saudi Pro League and lost to Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale in the Asian Champions League semifinals last month.

With 24 goals, Ronaldo was the league’s top scorer.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner announced last year that he could leave Al Nassr for Al Nassr.

Lionel Messi’s greatest rival Ronaldo will compete against Inter Miami in the Club World Cup.

And Ronaldo might participate in one of the teams at the Club World Cup, Infantino said in a recent interview with YouTuber and streamer IShowSpeed.

Who knows, who knows, because there are discussions with some clubs about hiring Ronaldo for the Club World Cup.

In Game 4 of the Western Conference finals in Minneapolis, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, who had 40 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists.

Oklahoma City, which held the best-of-seven series to a 3-1 lead, added 34 points on 13-for-24 shooting. On 9-for-14 shooting, Chet Holmgren added 21 points.

In the final fifteen seconds of the game, Gilgeous-Alexander sank five of the six free throws to win on Monday night.

Off the bench, Minnesota led with 23 points. Donte DiVincenzo finished with 21 points off the bench, including Jaden McDaniels, who scored 22 points.

On Wednesday night, the Thunder will return to Oklahoma City for Game 5, where they will have the chance to wrap up the series and advance to the NBA Finals.

In the final moments, the Thunder and Timberwolves battled it out.

With 3:34 left, Gilgeous-Alexander showed his athleticism when he found Williams for a 3-pointer from the left wing. The 6-foot-6 inch guard slipped a pass between McDaniels’ legs to the open Williams while he was falling on the field.

With 1:11 remaining, the Thunder were able to extend their lead to seven when Williams hit a third 3-pointer.

With 1:10 left, McDaniels made a powerful layup and the Timberwolves won with a 3-pointer with 23.1 seconds left. The Thunder’s lead was sliced by the latter hoop, 123-121.

In the final seconds, both teams exchanged free throws.

With 3.5 seconds left, the Thunder were 128-125 before Anthony Edwards reached the free-throw line. With 0.33 seconds left, Edwards made the first attempt, but he intentionally missed the second attempt, but Gilgeous-Alexander chased down the rebound and fired a long pass out of bounds to put a stop to the clock.

As time ran out, Williams intercepted Julius Randle’s inbound pass.

At the conclusion of the third quarter, Oklahoma City held a 90-85 lead.

With five minutes left in the third half, the Timberwolves cut their deficit to 77-76 with an 8-0 run. To end the run, DiVincenzo buried a 3-pointer from the left.

With 4:41 remaining in the quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down a jump shot to give his team a 79-76 lead.

At the half, Minnesota had a 65-57 lead. Before the break, Edwards finished the game with 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting. Only one of his seven 3-point attempts was made.