Top 10 world news today: Coronavirus death toll rises, US and Turkey call out Russia on Syria
News brief: Big stories of the day
China reported 105 new deaths on Monday as the death toll rose to 1,770 due to coronavirus. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump andTurkish PresidentRecepTayyipErdogan have asked Russia to stopped backing Syrian atrocities.
Millionsquarantined in China as coronavirus death toll rises to 1,770
China reported 105 new deaths on Monday as the death toll rose to 1,770 due to coronavirus. Read more
President Trump, Turkey call Russia to stop backing Syrian 'atrocities'
In a call with Turkish PresidentRecepTayyipErdogan, US President Donald Trump asked Russia to stop backing Syrian atrocities. Read more
99 more confirmed with coronavirus on Japanese cruise; total cases jump to 454
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National Handloom Day 2026: From Alia Bhatt to Samantha Ruth Prabhu; Actresses who celebrated India's textile heritage as brides
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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Unitree Robotics targets $9 billion valuation in landmark IPO backed by DeepSeek and Tencent
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India names 27 sites in Arunachal Pradesh
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Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata OTT: When will Kangana Ranaut's film stream online?
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How many soldiers operate one S-400 battery?
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Shakib Al Hasan ready to return to Bangladesh—under one condition
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‘Fake news’: MEA rejects report claiming India sought defence pact with Israel after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey deal
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Rockstar to unveil GTA 6 extended look ahead of November launch
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Russia forms Ukrainian Volunteer Spetsnaz Brigade to fight Ukraine
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Drug-resistant fungus that hides in hair and enters bloodstream reported in 23 US states
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Technology transfer deal boosts India's defence manufacturing ambitions
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Border row erupts in Europe after Ceuta crossings, Spain imposes border controls on Italy
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'Security can't be bought with Pakistan, Turkey deal': Iran tells Saudi Arabia
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Baba Vanga's 2026 prophecy: 2 predictions 'already came true', 3 terrifying ones remain. Details inside
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Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella vows to ‘defeat narco-terrorists’, signals hardline shift
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New Friday OTT releases (August 7, 2026): Operation Safed Sagar, Vadhandhi, Main Vaapis Aaunga- 6 movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video and more
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Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth scripts history as Indian Air Force gets its first woman ‘Top Gun’ pilot
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RSS says Gen Z protests reflect genuine distress
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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IAF officer held for sharing sensitive information in 'honey trap' case, booked under Official Secrets Act
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Stray Kids under scrutiny? Fans react to Grammy submission silence after BTS boycott
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Why the Su-30MKI doesn't need external fuel tanks to fly vast distances
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Jugal Hansraj reunites with Shekhar Kapur after 40 years for Masoom: The Next Generation
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New speed limits, automatic challans: Big traffic change coming to Delhi-Meerut Expressway. All you need to know
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India officially names 27 places in Arunachal to counter China's renaming claims
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Trump calls White House ballroom ruling a 'national disgrace' as court says Congress approval needed
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US sanctions Iran’s crypto network after Strait of Hormuz attacks, offers $15m bounty for intel on IRGC finance
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Why the Su-30MKI is one of the heaviest fighters ever built
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Uttarakhand young innovator builds India's own flying vehicle, conducts first test flight: WATCH
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Chilling video shows students take cover as teen opens fire at Thai school
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Reese Witherspoon's father hospitalised after poolside incident in Nashville: Report
Nearly 99 more people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Yokohama have been confirmed infected with novel coronavirus. Read more
Storm Dennis wreaks havoc across United Kingdom, parts of France
Britain on Monday grappled with the fallout fromStormDennis, with several major incidents declared due to flooding and hundreds of warnings still in place after it battered the country over the weekend. Read more
UK to invest $1.6 billion in weather and climate supercomputer
TheBritish governmentwill invest 1.2 billion pounds in what it claims is the world's most powerful supercomputer to provide more accurate weather and climate forecasts. Read more
Twenty-four killed in Burkina Faso church attack: Governor
Gunmen have killed 24 people and wounded 18 in an attack on a Protestant church in a village in northernBurkina Faso. Read more
14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: United Nations
Armed men have massacred 22 villagers including 14 children in an anglophone region ofCameroon, according to theUnited Nations. Read more
United Arab Emirates issues operating licence for Arab world's first nuclear plant
TheUnited Arab Emirateshas issued an operating licence for the Arab world's first nuclear power plant. Read more
Libya arms embargo has become a joke: United Nations
UN Deputy Special Representative to Libya Stephanie Williams said that arms embargo has become a joke in Libya as the world body called members to "step up".Read more
Pole vault wonder boy Armand Duplantis breaks own world record within a week
Pole vault's new wonder boy Armand Duplantis is back in the news for breaking his world record within a week.Read more