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Over 100 killed in Israeli strike on residential building sheltering displaced families in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya

Gaza government media office said the five-storey building that came under attack housed around 200 members of displaced families. At least 40 people are missing and dozens wounded, it said in a statement.

Modi-XI, Russian envoy to India

Russian envoy to India terms Modi-Xi meeting at BRICS summit a positive step for Indo-China bilateral ties

Asserting that the recently concluded BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan was a "total success", he said the grouping is "not an exclusive but an inclusive platform".

China faces kindergarten closures amid declining birth rates, transforming into senior care centers

In 2023, China's population dropped by more than two million to 1.4 billion, marking the second consecutive year of decline. Nine million births occurred in the nation, the fewest since records were first kept in 1949.

Israel's attack on Iran

Iran mulls over response to Israeli strikes that allegedly damaged its air defense system protecting energy sites

Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president, said that they aren't looking for a war but would respond “appropriately” to the strikes.

English channel

Indian migrant dies of cardiac arrest as boat trying to cross English Channel deflates

The Indian man had a cardiac arrest. Police gave him a cardiac massage on the beach but could not resuscitate him. An inquiry has been launched, said a statement issued by French authorities, which did not reveal man’s identity.

ISRAEL

At least 22 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Beit Lahiya

Palestinian resistance group Hamas condemned attack on Beit Lahiya and said the brutal crime carried out by the terrorist occupation army in Beit Lahiya represents one of the most horrific forms of genocide and forced displacement known in modern times.

‘Iran needs to accept new reality,’ says Israel's ambassador Reuven Azar

Azar claimed that Iran is now exposed and that Israel is not concerned about remarks made by the Tehrani regime threatening a "proportionate reaction" to the Israeli operation. "We are ready for it,” he said.