The European Union (EU) on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran’s Morality police, information minister and other senior officials in the wake of crackdown against the weeks-long protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.

Top 10 news: EU sanctions Iran’s Morality Police, UK scraps almost all tax cut plans, and more

Islamabad high court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The issuance of the arrest warrant was expedited due to Imran's non-appearance in court.

Top 10 world news: Arrest warrant issued for Imran Khan, Russia arrests nuclear plant chief & more

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday annexed four Ukrainian territories controlled by his army at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin. In other news, 23 people, including girl students, were killed and 27 injured after a suicide attack at a learning centre in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday.

Top 10 world news: Putin annexes 4 occupied Ukrainian regions, 23 killed in Kabul suicide attack, and more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the government officials on Thursday (August 11) to stop divulging details about the military tactics that are being used against Russia during the ongoing war.

Top 10 news: Stop sharing Ukraine's military tactics, says Zelensky, Salman Rushdie attacked, and more

Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of rocket strikes near a Russian-held power plant, that the former says has killed 13 civilians and injured 11, five of whom are said to be critical.

Top 10 news: Thirteen killed in Russian strikes near Zaporizhzhia plant, and more

China has confirmed 35 human infections of the zoonotic Langya virus (LayV). The Taipei CDC issued a precautionary alert, advising people to closely monitor the virus news.

Top 10 news: Another zoonotic virus emerges in China, Serena Williams talks retirement, and more

The final two candidates to take over for Boris Johnson have received the support of Conservative MPs. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak go to the final two, but Penny Mordaunt is eliminated.

Top 10 world news: Sunak and Truss make final two in UK Tory leadership race, and more

As another candidate was eliminated to leave three contenders in the race to become the United Kingdom's new prime minister, former finance minister Rishi Sunak again topped the latest vote.

Top 10 world news: Rishi Sunak leads in UK leadership race, and more

Eight members on board a cargo plane died after the aircraft crashed near Kavala city in northeastern Greece. According to Greek state broadcaster ERT, the plane, Antonov An-12, was carrying weapons, including mines, to Bangladesh.

Top 10 news: Russia will take more aggressive stance in Ukraine war, and more

Sri Lanka's Parliament held a special session on Saturday to start the process of electing a new president on July 20 following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, with four contenders, including acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe joining the race to head the next government that has the arduous task to revive the country's bankrupt economy.

Top 10 world news: Biden formally invites UAE President to the United States, and more

Now is not the time for negotiations with Russia, Zelensky has told G7 leaders. With legalisation of cannabis, psychological problems, suicides have increased, said UN.

Top 10 world news: Not the time to negotiate with Russia, Zelensky tells G7, and more

US President Joe Biden on Saturday (June 25) signed the country's first significant federal bill on gun safety in decades. In other news, the shooting near a gay bar in Oslo, Norway is being treated as “an act of Islamist terrorism”, the country’s domestic intelligence service PST said in their statement.

Top 10 world news: Biden signs first significant US gun control law in decades, and more

It would be "very serious" if it enacted a new law to unilaterally change part of a Brexit deal to try to ease trade with Northern Ireland, according to Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

Top 10 news: Irish PM Micheal Martin warns UK over its North Ireland law, & more

A video of the first Americans captured by Russian forces since the beginning of Ukraine's invasion has been broadcasted by Russian state television. In other news, slamming a European court's intervention to stop a deportation flight to Rwanda, Britain's interior minister Priti Patel said the move was politically motivated and The European Union's executive recommended that Ukraine and Moldova become candidates for membership, a milestone in their potential path from ex-Soviet republics to developed economies in the world's largest trading bloc.

Top 10 news: Russian TV shows videos of two US vets captured in Ukraine, & more

The Elon Musk - Twitter saga has taken another interesting turn. Tesla Chief Executive Musk has accused the social media giant of withholding data and has even threatened to withdraw his $44 billion takeover bid.

Top 10 news: Johnson faces no-confidence motion, Musk threatens to withdraw Twitter bid, and more

The European Union (EU) on Friday declared a ban on most Russian oil imports and cut Russia's bank Sberbank from the global SWIFT messaging system. In other news, the Hong Kong police has said that people will not be permitted to gather on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square event on Saturday.

Top 10 news: EU bans most Russian oil, targets Putin's alleged girlfriend with sanctions, and more

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the Russian military forces currently control around 20 per cent of Ukraine’s territory but added that “Ukrainian defence forces have liberated 1,017 localities till now”.

Top 10 news: Zelensky says Russia controls 'about 20 per cent' of Ukraine, and more

Ukrainian officials on Friday (May 27) said that the Russian-backed forces have taken control of the city of Lyman in the country's eastern Donetsk region. In other news, amidst mounting criticism from parents, the police in Texas were forced to alter key details with regard to their initial response to the deadly Uvalde school shooting incident.

Top 10 news: Russia-backed forces capture Lyman, G7 pledges to phaseout coal for electricity, and more

At least 19 children and two adults were killed as a teenage gunman open fired in the school resulting in the worst school shooting in the US since Sandy Hook. As a result of the attack, sales of bulletproof backpacks have gone up one again in a number of states in the country, according to Business Insider.

Top 10 news: Sales of bulletproof backpacks up in US, Putin’s ally says ‘Ukraine closed…Poland next’, and more

A leaked audio clip tweeted by Jennifer Zeng, a Chinese human rights activist reportedly shows Chinese military officials discussing plans to invade Taiwan. In other news, Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old sergeant in the Russian army, was sentenced to life in prison by a Ukrainian court for committing war crimes.

Top 10 news: Russian soldier jailed for life in Ukraine, sandstorms in Iraq & more

United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. The parliamentarian was sworn in as the Prime Minister before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today.

Top 10 news: Wickremesinghe becomes Sri Lanka PM, Russian ruble is world's top performing currency and more

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday (May 9th) announced that he'll be stepping down from his post. This comes amid countrywide protests and public calls for him and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to quit as the country's economic situation worsens.

Top 10 news: Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns, Bongbong Marcos to become Philippines president and more

According to its estimates released on Thursday, the Covid virus has killed 13.3 million to 16.6 million people in excess in 2020 and 2021. The WHO said that most of the excess deaths —84 per cent —were concentrated in southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Top 10 world news: World’s Covid death toll, Elon Musk raises $7.14 billion from investors and more

During a visit to Borodyanka, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described war as "evil" and "absurd." During Guterres' tour, he also went to Irpin and Bucha, where hundreds of civilians were allegedly killed by Russian forces.

Top 10 world news today: UN chief visits destroyed Ukraine towns and more

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