Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile in India around December and surrender. The South Asian nations longest-serving leader said she and members of her Awami League aim to return voluntarily to the…
The story so far: On July 10, the Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs, China, has temporarily but immediately banned helium exports from the country. As of 4.30 pm IST on July 10, Beijing had not published any other information as to why it took this step now or its scope. Is China a…
One of Spain’s deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday (July 10, 2026), authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country. Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a popular holiday destination, were found inside burnt-out vehicles and were thought to have died while trying to…
Andy Burnham. | Photo Credit: Reuters Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Britain’s next Prime Minister after an overwhelming show of support from Labour lawmakers left him all but certain to replace Keir Starmer. Mr. Burnham said he had received nominations from 322 out of the 403 Labour Members of Parliament on the…
A bicycle falls on the ground in the heavy rain as Typhoon Bavi approaches in Ishigaki, Japan, on July 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A powerful typhoon was heading toward China’s east coast on Friday (July 10, 2026), the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China announced on Friday (July 10, 2026) a temporary export ban on helium, effective immediately, as the resumption of military conflict in West Asia threatens to trigger new shortages of the gas critical for chip manufacturing. Also Read: ‘India is 100% import‑dependent for…
On Friday (July 10, 2026), a group of retired judges will step off a tour bus in a ritzy Michigan suburb after three days of barnstorming through corn fields, cities and coal towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania. They carry with them a message. In courthouses and public squares, they have marked the nation’s 250th anniversary…
Hong Kong dog owners and their four-legged friends have gained new freedoms after the city relaxed a decades-old rule, allowing the pets to join them at eateries. Since 1994, only guide dogs and those performing statutory duties have been allowed in restaurants under the city’s food business regulation. But the policy change aimed at promoting…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, U.S. media reported Thursday (July 9, 2026). The reports come as renewed U.S. and Iranian attacks raise fears of a return to all-out war…
Story so far: “The winds here carry a scent of culture, a scent which connects us and we feel every moment on the soil of India,” waxed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) when he visited the 1200-year-old Prambanan Temple complex in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta. The visit was preceded by the announcement of India-Indonesia’s joint conservation project to restore…