India's top poll body, the Election Commission of India, on Friday released the polling schedule for the assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir, polls will be held in three phases, starting September 18.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Supreme leader, blasted Israel today for its "psychological warfare". Slamming the "enemy psychological warfare," Iran's supreme leader Khamenei stressed that any "non-tactical retreat — be it military, political, or economic — invites 'divine wrath', as per the Holy Quran".

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Two NATO air bases in Germany were sealed off after suspected sabotage. From Paris, the development emerged that ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won't be given a silver medal after she failed to weigh as per her category hours before her final bout at the quadrennial event.

Top 10 world news: NATO bases in Germany sealed; Vinesh Phogat loses appeal for Olympic Silver; and more

Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday released her first statement since her August 5 ouster as Bangladesh prime minister and demanded punishment for those involved in the riots.

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Pakistan army on Monday (August 12) announced the arrest of former ISI chief Lt Gen (retd.) Faiz Hameed. Court martial proceedings have been initiated against Hameed — a supporter of former PM Imran Khan — in connection with a housing scheme scandal, said the Pakistan army.

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Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina claimed that had she allowed the US to take over the St. Martin's Island, she would have still been the country's prime minister.

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Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam was appointed as acting chief justice of Bangladesh on Saturday. The news was confirmed by the Supreme Court's Public Relations Officer, Md Shafiqul Islam, following the resignation of Obaidul Hassan.

Top 10 world news: Bangladesh unrest; two soldiers killed in Jammu-Kashmir, and more

Tim Walz, a 60-year-old veteran of the US Army National Guard and former teacher, has been picked as running mate by US Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the presidential elections.

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Amid increased regional tensions, UK and US on Saturday asked their nationals to leave Lebanon immediately. Earlier, Sweden announced the closure of its embassy in Beirut amid concerns that the Gaza war could spill over into Lebanon's territory.

Top 10 world news: US, UK ask nationals to leave Lebanon; Bangladesh students demand PM's resignation, & more

Russia on Thursday (August 1) released incarcerated Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the United States, reported Bloomberg citing people familiar with the situation.

Top 10 world news: Russia frees US journalist Gershkovich; Indian shooter Kusale wins Olympic bronze; and more

The F-16 fighter jets have finally arrived in Kyiv in a big boost to Ukraine's faltering defences against an increasingly belligerent Russia. It was in May 2023 when the Joe Biden administration of the United States officially dropped its opposition to sending advanced fighter jets to the war-torn nation.

Top 10 world news: F-16 fighter jets reach Ukraine; UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar's candidature, and more

India's External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said that the Quadrilateral Security Alliance (Quad), widely dubbed as a geopolitical challenge to China's maritime strategy in the Indo-Pacific, is no talk shop and is poised to grow.

Top 10 world news: Jaishankar confident of Quad resilience; stabbing incident in Southport; and more

Former US President Donald Trump has courted controversy again after he urged Christians to come out and vote for him this election, adding they wouldn't have to do it again as he will 'fix' the system after coming to power.

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The picturesque Canadian tourist town of Jasper, about 790 km north of Vancouver, has been engulfed in flames due to raging wildfire. A total of 25,000 residents have been evacuated as the blaze continued to ravage Jasper National Park.

Top 10 world news: Canadian wildfires prompt evacuations; Typhoon Gaemi causes major oil spill risk, and more

Amid ongoing students' protests in Bangladesh, rioters stormed a jail on Friday in the central district of Narsingdi and freed the prison's inmates before setting the facility on fire.

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On Saturday, streets of the capital Dhaka were almost deserted at daybreak, with troops on foot and in armoured personnel carriers patrolling the city. As per reports, police had also imposed a 'shoot-on-sight-order'.

Top 10 world news: Bangladesh police given 'shoot-on-sight' order; suspected Nipah outbreak in Kerala, & more

Reports are claiming that Donald Trump's would-be-assassin Thomas Crooke was struggling with mental illness. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, a damning Covid inquiry report has described UK's response to the pandemic as filled with systemic incompetence.

Top 10 world news: Trump's would-be-assassin struggled mentally; Hardik Pandya announces separation; and more

'Prestige Falcon' oil tanker capsized off the Oman coast on July 15, putting the lives of 16 crew members at risk. Now, the Indian warship INS Teg has rescued eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan citizen from the waters and the operation is still underway to rescue remaining survivors.

Top 10 world news: Indian warship conducts rescue op; UK government agenda; and more

One Indian national was confirmed dead by India's embassy in Oman following a shooting incident that happened outside a Muscat Mosque Monday night. A total of six people died in the attack, including four Pakistanis, and more than 50 sustained injuries.

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The United States and G7 on Thursday (Jul 11) condemned Israel for legalising five outposts in the West Bank. The US earlier announced that it would provide the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank with an additional $100 million in humanitarian assistance.

Top 10 world news: US condemns Israeli settler outposts; Russia designates Navalny's wife as extremist, & more

The Israeli military has directed all residents of Gaza City to move southwards to the central Gaza Strip as operations intensify in the north. Aircraft on Wednesday (July 10) dropped leaflets instructing "everyone in Gaza City" to leave the area and described the populated area in the blockaded Palestinian enclave as a "dangerous combat zone.

Top 10 world news: Israel asks Gaza City residents to leave; PM Modi repeats 'no time for war' comment, & more

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday received Russia's highest order of chivalry in Moscow which was presented to him by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 'Order of St Andrew the Apostle' was established by Tsar Peter the Great in 1698 in honour of Saint Andrew.

Top 10 world news: PM Modi's anti-war message to Putin; India extends ban on Khalistani group SFJ, and more

UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday (July 6) said he was not prepared to continue with the previous government's Rwanda migrant deportation plan. In other news, an Indian soldier died on Saturday (July 6) in an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said.

Top 10 world news: UK PM says Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead'; 4 terrorists killed in India's J&K, and more

Voters in France turned out in large numbers on Sunday (July 7) for the second round of a historic election that is expected to leave the far right as the biggest force in a deeply divided parliament.

Top 10 world news: French elections see high turnout; Iran arrests lawyer who criticised crackdown, and more

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