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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his office have firmly denied rumours of his resignation, calling claims made by cleric Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi "baseless lies" meant to undermine national unity.  

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Pakistan's restrictions on Al Jazeera over PoJK election coverage expose a pattern of media censorship, internet control and narrative management. This has nothing to do with its 'kafir' rhetoric against critics, as the broadcaster is from Qatar, a fellow Muslim nation. 

Pakistan 'blocks' Al Jazeera website over PoJK reportage: So it's not about 'kafirs', is it?

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Iran seeks to defend its borders rather than expand war with the US, calling conflict a "disease," while dismissing rumours that he plans to resign.

Pezeshkian says Iran is ‘not seeking to expand or continue’ war with US, calls it a ‘disease’

Fast-moving wildfires near Spokane, Washington, have destroyed over 700 structures and forced 64,000 residents to evacuate. The three-fire cluster is currently the top U.S. firefighting priority.  

Spokane wildfires leave 700 structures destroyed, 64,000 under evacuation orders

Paris prosecutors have launched an inquiry into alleged institutional workplace bullying across French government departments following recent employee suicides and attempted suicides linked to services under the prime minister's office.



France probes alleged workplace bullying in PM's office after suicides

WhatsApp temporarily placed multiple accounts in India and elsewhere under a 24-hour review without warning. A company spokesperson acknowledged that the enforcement system occasionally flags legitimate accounts by mistake. 

Former White House official Dr Ashish Jha stated COVID-19 likely originated from an accidental lab leak based on circumstantial evidence, though he stressed Chinese authorities hold the definitive answer.



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Pakistan reportedly blocked Al Jazeera following its coverage of protests and election violence in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. While users faced access issues, Islamabad blamed the channel for biased reporting without confirming a ban.



Pakistan 'bans' Al Jazeera over PoK protest coverage, claims Qatar outlet is doing 'yellow journalism'

Twenty-five US states have sued the Trump administration over its latest tariffs, alleging an attempt to replace duties struck down by the Supreme Court. The move comes amid fresh tariffs on 59 countries and the EU, while Trump backs a bill that could impose tariffs of up to 500% on India.

Exxon and Chevron on Friday reported windfall profits for the second quarter. Chevron’s earnings soared nearly 400% to $12 billion compared to $2.5 billion in the same period last year. Exxon’s profits more than doubled to $14.5 billion compared to $7.1 billion in the year-ago period.

Trump says US oil firms made ‘too much money’ off high prices during Iran conflict

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the negotiations were taking place at Iran’s request and were backed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, despite Tehran’s repeated insistence that no direct talks with Washington are under way.

‘Talks on right now’: Trump says he wants to give Iran ‘every last chance before decapitation’

Addressing an economic conclave, Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi made it clear that the current governance structure in Pakistan had collapsed. What followed was even more intriguing. He openly advocated creation of more provinces or administrative units to improve governance.

The BBC reports that the Iran-linked Foxtrot crime network recruited teenagers to carry out attacks on Israeli targets across Europe. Tehran denies the allegations.

Gravitas | Iran-linked crime network accused of recruiting teen hitmen

Donald Trump shared a series of AI-generated images on Truth Social, depicting himself as Elvis Presley, alongside George Washington, and in other fantasy scenarios.

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The US military is reportedly seeking "creative and unconventional" ways to pressure Iran as Donald Trump weighs fresh military action, CNN reported.

Out of depth? US is crowdsourcing 'creative and unconventional' ways to punish Iran

Hasina, who fled Bangladesh after her government was ousted in August 2024, is scheduled to address an event on 5 August at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club. 

Dhaka raises Sheikh Hasina’s planned address with Indian envoy

ONGC Videsh Limited holds interests in two Venezuelan oil projects: a 40% stake in the San Cristóbal field through the joint venture Petrolera Indovenezolana SA, and an 11% participating interest in the Petrocarabobo (Carabobo-1) project with Repsol and Indian Oil Corporation as partners.

Russia says a Ukrainian drone struck a crowded Black Sea beach near Gelendzhik, killing seven people, including three children, and injuring 40 others.

Russia says Ukrainian drone attack on Black Sea beach kills 7, injures 40

President Trump said that the Iranian leaders were privately seeking talks while publicly denying that any discussions were taking place. He also claimed that Iran continued to make statements about controlling the Strait of Hormuz, despite overwhelming US military dominance in the region.

‘Deal or total surrender’: Trump says Iran’s leadership dishonest and ‘unbelievably duplicitous’

Meta and BlackRock announced a $14 billion joint venture on July 28 for a one-gigawatt AI data centre in El Paso. BlackRock funds own 80%, Meta 20% — and Meta leases it back from 2028. It was announced one day before Meta disclosed a 91% collapse in free cash flow.

Meta just moved its biggest new data centre off its own balance sheet, one day before earnings

The US defense department said in its statement that the framework deal would allow production of Patriots to triple and THAAD systems to quadruple. It said ⁠the deal would establish a second source for PAC-3 solid rocket motors and ramp up ⁠output of ignition safety devices.

The European Commission opened a call for proposals for up to seven AI Gigafactories at a combined €30 billion, each housing at least 100,000 advanced AI chips — four times the size of the EU's largest current data centre. It lands days before the AI Act takes effect.

Europe wants 7 AI gigafactories, each 4 times bigger than anything it has now

Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2 on July 30 — including an on-device model that runs locally with no cloud connection — days after the FCC banned imports of new Chinese humanoid robots over connectivity-based security concerns.

Google's new robot brain works without internet

Meta's Q2 revenue rose 28% to $60.8 billion, beating expectations. But free cash flow fell 91% to $784 million, AI capex passed $31 billion in the quarter, operating margin dropped to 31%, and Reality Labs lost another $4.6 billion. The stock fell about 10%.

Meta's free cash flow just collapsed 91% and Wall Street punished it immediately

The US and Japan carried out a rare joint intervention to support the yen after it hit a 40-year low. Here's why the move matters and what comes next.

Why the US and Japan jointly intervened to support the yen

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won the remaining four seats, according to  preliminary results declared by the Election Commission and reported by Pakistani newspaper Dawn.

PML-N sweeps second phase Pok polls amid rigging allegations, criticism from India

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Is Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian resigning? Here’s what we know about the ongoing controversy

Pakistan 'blocks' Al Jazeera website: So it's not about 'kafirs', is it?

Pezeshkian says Iran is ‘not seeking to expand or continue’ war with US

Spokane wildfires leave 700 structures destroyed, 64,000 under evacuation orders

France probes alleged workplace bullying in PM's office after suicides

Multiple WhatsApp accounts, including in India, are under review for 24 hours

‘Covid-19 was probably a lab leak': Ex-White House COVID response coordinator

Pakistan bans Al Jazeera over PoK protest coverage?

Trump’s latest tariff proposal faces court challenge as 25 states sue US admin

Trump says US oil firms made ‘too much money’ off high prices since Iran war

Trump says talks on, ‘want to give Iran every last chance before decapitation’

Pakistan minister admits ‘system has collapsed’, Munir pushes for more provinces