Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain as part of an official Indian delegation attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister of State Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain attended the funeral ceremony of Iran’s…
AFRICOM Commander Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has withdrawn most of the forces it deployed for a recent operation against Islamic State militants in Nigeria and is now providing intelligence support at Abuja’s request, the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said. In May, U.S. and Nigerian…
UN rights chief Volker Turk issues a “red alert” on Friday (July 3, 2026) on the unfolding “catastrophe” in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, where the United Nations fears an imminent paramilitary assault. Addressing an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Turk urged world leaders to take immediate action to prevent atrocity…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday (July 2, 2026) lashed out at his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro for looking to postpone potential U.S. tariff hikes until after the South American country’s elections. Polls are projecting a tight race between leftist…
Iran prepared on Friday (July 3, 2026) for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. The country’s theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of…
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China urged countries on Friday (July 3, 2026) to “stop spreading falsehoods” about its new ethnic unity law, after U.S. lawmakers, the United Nations and rights groups warned it threatens the freedoms of minorities. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress came into…
This screenshot of the Interpol webpage shows a Red Notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, a suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia. (Interpol via AP) Interpol on Friday (July 3, 2026) identified the main suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to…
Gulf oil exports in June jumped more than 3 million barrels from May to exceed 10 million barrels per day as the U.S. military helped to keep oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Gulf oil exports in June jumped more than 3 million barrels from May to exceed 10…
Wasantha Karannagoda. | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty Colombo Sri Lanka’s anti-graft authorities on Friday (July 3, 2026) arrested former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda in connection with the alleged illegal recruitment and overseas training of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court later granted him bail. Issuing a statement following the arrest, the Commission to Investigate Allegations…
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday (July 3, 2026) condemned senators who blocked changes to a world-first social media ban for children, saying tech giants would use the delay to destroy incriminating documents that could be used as evidence against them. The government this week…