Amid criticism from locals over troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden in a recent speech justified his decision to withdraw US military forces from Afghanistan, stating that US has finished it's business in the war-torn country.

Top 10 world news: Biden says Afghans must decide own future, Chinese incursions in South China Sea and more

The Afghan defence ministry announced that the government forces have wrestled back control of Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis from the Taliban. Ever since the start of US troop withdrawal in May, the Taliban has made great headway into Afghanistan, but this assault was the first on a provincial capital since the start of their offensive.

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President Jovenel Moise of Haiti was assassinated by an unknown group of men, according to Haiti's interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. In addition to the late President, First Lady Martine Moïse was also shot, but she has survived and is under medical observation.

Top 10 world news: Haiti President assassinated, Taliban attacks Badghis capital and more

Top 10 world news today: In this newsletter, we present the biggest news stories of July 6 from around the world. After the pullout of US forces from Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents have made rapid advances in the country.

Top 10 world news today: Putin dials up Tajikistan president as Taliban makes gains and more

Top 10 world news today: In this newsletter, we bring to you the biggest news stories of July 5 from all over the world. In Thailand, an overnight explosion and fire left one person dead and at least 60 injured.

Top 10 world news today: Thai factory fire kills 1, Storm Elsa hits Dominican Republic, and more

Since the start of the US military's final withdrawal of about 2,500 troops, the Taliban has made a big headway into Afghanistan, capturing areas. Recently, after a night of fighting between Afghan Forces and them, the Taliban have taken control of Panjwai, a key Kandahar district.

Top 10 world news: Taliban captures fifth Kandahar district, WHO says vaccine sharing speed too slow & more

Since May 1, or the start of the US military's final withdrawal of about 2,500 troops, Afghan forces and the Taliban have clashed fiercely across the rugged countryside as peace talks between them have faltered.

Top 10 world news: Afghan govt claims 300 Taliban killed in 24 Hours, Trump's team launches GETTR to replace Twitter & more

Israel carried out airstrikes against Islamist militant sites in Gaza on Friday , reportedly in retaliation to incendiary balloon launches from the Palestinian enclave.

Top 10 world news: Israel airstrikes on Gaza, Fauci says US-approved vaccines effective against Delta variant & more

As part of NATO forces withdrawal from Afghanistan, Italy has completed its troop pullout from the war-torn country. A couple of days back, Germany had also completed its troop pullout.

Top 10 world news: Italy completes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Trump Organisation to be charged

Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that the Chinese Communist Party must be held responsible for the deadly coronavirus that was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and then covered up.

Top 10 world news: Pompeo on Wuhan lab leak, US-Taiwan restart trade talks, and more

A passenger ship with several people on board sank off Bali in Indonesia. Meanwhile, a day after Japan's deputy defence minister Yasuhide Nakayama said Taiwan should be protected as a "democratic country", China said the statement seriously violated the principles of China-Japan Joint Communique.

Top 10 world news: Bali passenger ship accident, Bolsonaro at fault, and more

Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame an early fright to fend off British teenager Jack Draper 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 and launch his quest for a sixth title as Wimbledon returned after a two-year absence on Monday.

Top 10 World News: Iraq lashes out at US, Russia tests new missile, more

In what could prove to be dealbreaker for the United States, Iran has refused to hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a monitoring agreement with the agency had expired.

Top 10 world news: Iran refuses to share nuclear site images with IAEA, Trump revisits election woes & more

George floyd's murderer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison, disappointing many who felt the punishment fell short of the 30 years prosecutors had requested.

Top 10 world news: Derek Chauvin sentenced, WHO's plea for vaccines & more

Days after Vienna talks of the 2015 JCPOA Nuclear deal were adjourned for consultations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while talking to reporters warned that if the talks drag on like this, it would be 'very hard' for the United States to rejoin Iran nuclear deal.

Top 10 world news: Iran Nuclear deal talks, Pakistan on FATF Grey list & more

Days after China's crack-down at Hong Kong's pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily's office, the newspaper has shut down. Declaring itself a "victim of tyranny" in a defiant final edition, the publication ended it's 26-year run of criticising China's authoritarian government.

Top 10 world news: Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily shuts down, US experts say Kabul's fall not inevitable & more

Amid the ongoing negotiations on the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal, German foreign minister Heiko Maas has revealed that there was a good chance the 2015 deal can be revived.

Top 10 news: Iran's Trump-era sanctions to be lifted, Fauci calls Delta variant 'greatest threat', and more

UN Human Rights Council members hit out at China's record in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet on the second day of its 47th session. As US troops continued to pull out from Afghanistan, the Taliban on Tuesday captured a key border crossing with Tajikistan even as the Pentagon had said a day earlier that it could delay the pullout due to the militant group's continued attacks.

Top 10 world news: UN Human Rights Council hits out at China, Taliban captures border crossing with Tajikistan & more

After the US imposed sanctions on several top Belarus officials, the European Union blacklisted the country's defence minister Viktor Khrenin and transport minister Alexei Avramenko over the plane diversion row.

Top 10 news: Imran Khan defends sexual violence, EU blacklists Belarus ministers, and more

The Taliban has reiterated that they are in favour of peace talks but added that the way to peace lies in Islamic system. This comes at a time when Afghanistan is witnessing a surge of violence across the country ever since May when the United States military began its final withdrawal.

Top 10 world news: Taliban says Islamic system the way for Afghan peace, Israel condemns Iran presidential elections & more

Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi has won the Iran presidential elections by a huge margin, of the 90 per cent counted ballots, he won 62 per cent. According to reports, the majority of voters in Iran have shunned these presidential elections, a move hailed by exiled opposition groups as a blow to the 'country's theocratic system'.

Top 10 world news: Ebrahim Raisi to be next Iran president, Afghan Prez replaces defense minister due to Taliban threat & more

Just a day after United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab accused China of using its security legislation to "target dissenting voices", the CEO, and chief editor, two of the five arrested Apple Daily tabloid's executives have been charged under the authoritarian law.

Top 10 world news: Apple daily executives charged under Chinese security law, First judge of colour nominated to Canadian SC & more

Just a day after his much-awaited meeting with US President, Joe Biden, at Geneva, the Russian President Vladimir Putin, says that Russia is ready to continue dialogue with the US if Washington is also willing.

Top 10 world news: Russia ready to continue talks with US, Japan lifts Covid emergency, and more

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, arrived in Switzerland's Geneva where he was joined by the US President, Joe Biden, at the 18th-century villa amid high security, a little before the historic summit.

Top 10 world news: Biden-Putin summit, Palestinian woman killed, and more

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