Shapoor Zadran was undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a hospital in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at…
In a report ‘City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces’ Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur’ released on July 1, Amnesty International concluded that Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed “crimes against humanity and carried out ethnic cleansing” during its campaign to seize El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state. Sudan has…
Tens of thousands of people were without power on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) on Guam and the Northern Marianas after a super typhoon tore through the U.S. Pacific territories, with no casualties reported. The small Island of Rota was the worst affected after a direct hit from Super Typhoon Bavi with winds up to 290…
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Iranian holy city of Qom on July 7, during the fourth day of the funeral for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The remains of Khamenei are lying in state at the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, a holy city that houses Shia Islam’s most influential seminaries…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Thunderstorms and strong winds have killed at least 15 people and injured 275 in central China, state media said Tuesday (July 7, 2026), as leader Xi Jinping called for “all out” rescue efforts. The central province of Hubei was hit by “severe convective weather” that left 11…
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though Iran is suspected of attacking at least two other vessels in the strait travelling on a route near Oman in recent days. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday (July…
File image of A drone view of Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: Reuters Landslips triggered by heavy monsoon rains in eastern Bangladesh killed at least eight Rohingya refugees, including five children, officials said Tuesday (July 7, 2026). Dollar Tripura, a Fire Service and Civil Defence official in Cox’s Bazar district, told The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in Indonesia on the first leg of his three-nation tour, aimed at further strengthening India’s Act East Policy, MAHASAGAR Vision and its commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. In a special gesture, Mr. Modi was received at the airport by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. In addition,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 7, 2026. Photo: X/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a grand ceremonial welcome upon his arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), marking the commencement of his official state visit aimed at deepening bilateral ties and strengthening…
Nearly 40% of India’s maritime trade passes through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, the Strait of Malacca. And the country that sits at the gateway to that strategic chokepoint is Indonesia. That’s why Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia, his first bilateral visit to the country since 2018, is about much more…