India orders Meta to remove ads promoting child sexual abuse

The Indian government has directed Meta to immediately disable advertisements and content on Instagram that promote or facilitate child sexual abuse material, a senior official said.

Iran to close Tehran airspace for funeral ceremonies

Iran will fully close Tehran’s airspace on Monday as part of funeral arrangements, the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) has reported.

Five children among 6 killed, in Mumbai chawl collapse

Five children among six persons were killed in a house collapse in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area amid heavy rains on Sunday (July 5, 2026) night, officials said.

Big tech layoffs shake China amid rising youth unemployment

China in 2026 is facing a storm that no official slogan can disguise. The wave of unemployment and layoffs has torn through every layer of society, from factory floors to the gleaming towers of internet giants. What began as scattered cuts in blue‑collar sectors has now engulfed white‑collar professionals, particularly in the tech industry.

’One shot can take them all out’: Trump says Iran leaders are within reach

US President Donald Trump said Iran’s leaders were all within reach at the funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, claiming ’’One shot [and we can take them all out]’’ but insisting he would not act because Washington still needed someone to negotiate with, as talks between the two sides were paused for a week during the mourning period.Speaking to Axios,

Trump offers to help end Russia-Ukraine war in Putin call, Kremlin says

US President Donald Trump has offered to help Russian President Vladimir Putin find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.

8 shot, including 4 children, in Coney Island, NYPD says

At least eight people, including four children, were shot during an incident in Brooklyn’s Coney Island late on the Fourth of July, the New York Police Department said.

Three sons of Iran’s slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor

Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four ‌other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran’s supreme leader, did not make an appearance.

Trump gives campaign-style July 4 speech on National Mall for US 250th anniversary

President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with ​a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that ’’communists’’ could gain ground in the country and cycled through what he touted ‌as his achievements.

Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia’s St Petersburg

A major oil terminal in Russia’s second city of St Petersburg in the north-west was struck overnight by Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Trump says US gave Iran ’a week off’ for funeral of Iran’ late supreme leader amid stalled talks

US President Donald Trump said on Friday evening that Tehran is eager to settle with Washington, adding that the US had paused negotiations to allow for the slain former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral processions, which officially began in Iran.

India’s Modi to visit Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand next week

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia, Australia and ​New Zealand next week, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on ‌Friday, as New Delhi seeks to bolster ties in the Asia-Pacific region.

China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan despite international pushback

China said on July 4 it had launched a coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, drawing a sharp response from Taipei after a task force in June off the island’s coast caused alarm in some Western capitals.

China’s tightening digital clampdown on the Tiananmen massacre anniversary

China’s internet appeared to cinch tighter on June 4 as users across the country reported an intensification of online censorship tied to the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. 

Trump, Netanyahu agree to meet in the US soon during phone call

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump have agreed to meet in the United States in the near future following a phone conversation on Friday, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Germany bans workers from calling in sick

New rules designed to boost stagnating economy require ill employees to get doctors’ notes immediately

India’s Skyroot Aerospace readies country’s first private orbital rocket launch

Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace said on Thursday it was preparing for the launch of ​its Vikram-1 rocket, the first attempt by an ‌Indian private company to place a satellite in orbit.

Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days

A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

Canadian boy dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

An 11-year-old Canadian boy has died from rabies after being awoken by a bat on his nose and mouth.

Indonesian couple publicly caned for kissing on TikTok

A young couple in Indonesia’s strict Islamic province of Aceh have been publicly caned for kissing outside marriage on TikTok, an act seen as a violation of Sharia law.

Boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8

An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday (July 2), killing eight, officials said.

Next indirect US-Iran talks due after late supreme leader’s funeral

The next indirect United States-Iran talks will come after the late Iranian supreme leader’s funeral, mediators said on Thursday (Jul 2), as diplomacy inches ahead on ending the Middle East war.

Russia buys gasoline from India to tackle shortages, sources say

Russia has started seaborne imports of gasoline from India, two industry ​sources said on Wednesday, in an effort to mitigate fuel shortages triggered by ‌Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure.

India tells WhatsApp to halt usernames rollout, justify feature or face action

India has ​asked WhatsApp to justify the implementation of a planned feature covering usernames and to freeze the rollout ‌in its biggest market, escalating a crackdown on messaging anonymity that began with Telegram, according to a government letter reviewed by Reuters.

Oil falls for a third straight day after US, Iran talks conclude in Doha

Oil prices dropped about 1% on Thursday, down for a third consecutive day, after Qatar said Iran and the ​U.S. had made progress in indirect talks focused on the Strait of ‌Hormuz, which handled one-fifth of global oil supply before the war.

Israel says troops will stay In Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ’’until further notice’’

Israel’s defence minister said Wednesday that Israeli forces would remain in so-called security zones established in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza ’’until further notice’’.

Banned by Beijing, this comedian is taking his act to Chinese speakers abroad

When one of China’s biggest stand-up comedians opened his show with a joke about the extraordinarily long rule of the country’s leader Xi Jinping, it drew a cheer, alongside a smattering of approving profanities.

A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened

It has been four days since a small plane slammed into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, killing the pilot – the only person on board – and wounding 13 others, but it’s still unclear why, and how, that happened.

India, Japan eye direct yen-rupee trade settlement to cut reliance on US dollar

India and Japan are set to advance plans for a local-currency settlement framework that would allow direct yen-rupee transactions for bilateral trade and reduce reliance on the US dollar, according to a Nikkei Asia report ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to New Delhi today.

Iran says it won’t meet with U.S. envoys

Iran said Tuesday it would not meet with top ‌US envoys who flew to the region following an outbreak of hostilities, clouding the prospects for a lasting peace between the two countries.