A general view of the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, on July 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Hamas militant group said on Monday (July 6, 2026) it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a…
National flags of the BRICS countries. | Photo Credit: AP GUWAHATI Representatives of member countries, who converged in Guwahati for the two-day BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies’ Meeting 2026, on Monday (July 6, 2026) emphasised the need for stronger international cooperation to combat drug trafficking. An intergovernmental organisation of major emerging markets and developing countries,…
Ismail al-Thawabta, head of Hamas’ government media office, addresses a press conference at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on July 6, 2026. Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on July 6 the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a technocratic…
Mourners dressed in black flooded into Iran’s capital Monday (July 6, 2026) for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of members of his family killed February 28 in…
Londoner Zainab Hussain once saw air conditioning as a luxury in Britain. Now, the 35-year-old “can’t see how we’ll survive without it”. She and her husband are among a small but growing proportion of British households embracing AC to deal with increasingly hot summers. But the trend has attracted criticism, particularly from sustainability experts who…
Following the clashes, three inmates were transferred to the Pallansena Prison Camp on Monday (July 6, 2026) as part of efforts to restore order and prevent further violence. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The death toll in the violent unrest at a prison in Sri Lanka’s western coastal town of Negombo…
A fire broke out in a residential building in central China’s Henan Province on Monday (July 6, 2026), killing at least five persons and injuring one. The incident took place in the building in Zhengzhou, the capital city of central China’s Henan Province. The fire has been extinguished, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The injured…
China’s military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile carrying a dummy war head. (Image used for representational purpose only) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China’s military test-launched a long-range ballistic missile on Monday (July 6, 2026) from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific. The missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. and carried a…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the U.S. is not Israel’s sole ally, citing India’s support. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (July 5, 2026) cited support from India, countering American Vice President J.D. Vance’s remarks that the U.S. was its sole powerful ally “anywhere left in the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he emplanes for Indonesia, from New Delhi, on July 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 6, 2026) said his visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand will further strengthen India’s Act East Policy, MAHASAGAR Vision and its commitment to a free, open…