News brief: Big stories of the day

The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan reached a record in the first half of the year, despite last month's ceasefire, with a surge in suicide attacks claimed by ISIS, the United Nations said on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump said he had low expectations for the Monday summit with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin just days after 12 Russian intelligence officers were charged by a federal grand jury for hacking the Democrats ahead of the 2016 election.

Minutes after India lost second ODI to England by huge 86 runs, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was once again at the receiving end for playing slow instead of hitting big ones.

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned her divided party on Sunday that there may be "no Brexit at all" if they wrecked her plan to forge a close relationship with the European Union after leaving the world's biggest trading bloc.

Amid the continuous rains that lashed the city on Sunday morning, Mumbai also witnessed a high tide at around 1:50 pm.