A truck carrying the coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes its way through mourners during a funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) in the Iraqi city of…
Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) after storms killed 17 people and caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning of more rain. Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on the country’s south and centre this week, with a super typhoon heading…
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi leaves after appearing before the Patiala House Court, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The United States for the first time publicly detailed the alleged role of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his criminal network in a transnational consipiracy that investigators say extend beyond India. During Operation Hardball, the FBI…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during a visit to the Prambanan Temple in Indonesia. Photo: YT/@narendramodi via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) visited the “majestic” Prambanan Temple complex — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — in Yogyakarta. Also read: PM…
Rescuers conduct search and rescue at the site of a landslip at a village in Nanhe township of Tanchang County, Longnan City, northwest China’s Gansu Province on July 7, 2026. Photo: Xinhua via AP The death toll from a landslip in northwestern China rose to 21, state media reported on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), following…
Misinformation and hate speech are inciting harm to refugees, with artificial intelligence exacerbating the spread, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as it urged tech giants to help turn the tide. However, if handled the right way, AI could be put to good use in managing humanitarian crises, said UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. UNHCR is…
File combo image showing Lawrence Bishnoi (L) and Goldy Brar. Photos: Reuters/NIA The U.S. has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster imprisoned in India, and his aide Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar for ordering the assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada in November 2023. The #FBI is offering a reward of up to…
The Boeing 737 was being operated by Karachi-based K2 Airways on a cargo flight from Sharjah in the UAE to Karachi when it reported a navigation system problem at 9.18 p.m. local time, the authority said. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: B, Velankanni Raj A cargo plane with five crew members aboard went missing…
Iran FM says U.S. attacks violate treaty, warns of ‘decisive’ action: state media Iran’s foreign ministry said yesterday that the United States has repeatedly violated their agreed memorandum of understanding, and warned of retaliation following Washington’s strikes on targets in the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran is issuing a serious warning about the consequences of America’s…
Pakistan army soldiers in Bolan, Balochistan File | Photo Credit: Reuters Dozens of militants attacked a police post overnight in southwestern Pakistan, triggering an intense gun battle that killed nine police officers and wounded some others, officials said Tuesday (July 7, 2026), in the latest escalation of militant violence in the region where insurgents have…