News brief: Big stories of the day

6 members of Thai football team trapped in a cave have been successfully rescued, news agency Reuters reported.

India has conveyed to Russia its unwillingness to go ahead with the joint development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) primarily due to the high cost involved in the project, official sources said.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook arrived in Delhi on Sunday for a four-day official visit to India. Moon, who is on a visit to India till July 11, was received by Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Saturday even as he remained firm on his decision to not to deport him to India.

Unprecedented rains that have killed at least 69 people also stranded 1,850 in the western Japanese city of Kurashiki on Sunday (July 8), including about 130 at a hospital, with rescuers using helicopters and boats after rivers surged over their banks.