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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicVinicius Jr

Topic: Vinicius Jr

Putin may visit North Korea, South Africa’s 1st coalition govt & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

Spain arrests 7 after racist incidents targeting Brazilian soccer player Vinicius Jr

Vinicius Jr, in a social media post, called the racist abuse 'inhuman' and asked sponsors and broadcasters to hold LaLiga accountable.

Brazil condemns ‘racist attacks’ on Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr in Spain

Videos posted on social media showed hundreds of Valencia fans singing 'Vinicius is a monkey' as the Real Madrid bus arrived at the stadium in Valencia before Sunday's match.

Lights turned off at Rio’s Christ The Redeemer in support of Brazilian soccer player Vinicius Jr

This comes after the Brazilian forward and Real Madrid player was racially abused during a Spanish league match on Sunday.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India among top 5 for expanding research in critical technologies, despite low R&D investment

The Economic Survey 2025-26 shows India among the top five countries in 45 out of 64 critical technologies in the Critical Technology Tracker.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.