NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – India’s federal government on Monday introduced a bill in parliament to amend the law governing public examinations, days after protests by the “cockroach” movement forced the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Here is a look at how the movement grew
NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced a bill in parliament on Monday proposing changes to India’s law governing public examinations, the latest in a series of steps to reform the system after paper leaks in May triggered weeks-long youth protests. Here i
BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – The 21-year-old suspect in a weekend attack on the Berlin Pride celebration in which one person was killed and more than two dozen wounded was shot dead by police on Sunday after a nationwide manhunt. The suspect has been identified as Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a naval base in England on Monday, a visit Burnham said is intended to signal the U.K.’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s trip is the first by a foreign leader since Burnham took
By Nayera Abdallah and Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, July 27 (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it was still in control of the Strait of Hormuz and not seeking to resume peace talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump halted a two-week bombing campaign that his top brass told him had run its c
SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid respects at war memorials marking the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media KCNA reported on Monday, with his daughter joining him for the first time at the commemorations. Kim visited cemeteries, met veterans and la
MOSCOW, July 27 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that it had not seen any specific information regarding new proposals for a peace settlement in Ukraine ahead of a meeting in Washington between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Trump and Zelenskiy are due
July 27 (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta, Chile on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 93 km (57.79 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexandra Hudson) Brought to you by www.srn
MOSCOW, July 27 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones killed a couple in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in an overnight attack, regional governor Yuri Slyusar said on Monday, saying apartment blocks, warehouses and a shelter for homeless people had been damaged. Slyusar said that air defence forc
BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – A second suspect detained in connection with a deadly car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride celebrations over the weekend has been released, the German federal prosecutors’ office said on Monday. “We continue to investigate broadly,” the prosecutors’ office told Reuters an
July 27 (Reuters) – Russian drone attacks on port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region early on Monday and on Sunday killed one person and damaged three civilian vessels, a local official said. Acting Regional Governor Heorhii Reshetilov said on the Telegram messaging app that a 48 y
GDYNIA, July 27 (Reuters) – The centre of the modernist Baltic port city of Gdynia, built almost from scratch during the two decades between World War One and World War Two, was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Monday as the city celebrates its centenary year. Nestled north of the historic c
By Jatindra Dash and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state over the weekend, the latest flashpoint in a wave of youth protests that forced the f
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting Monday focusing on monster, uncontrolled wildfires that have forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes, amid a first glimmer of hope that the spread of the largest blaze may have slowed. In the Gironde
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President President Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted of making false statements during his presidential campaign in the latest verdict after he was removed from office last year over his brief imposition of martial law. Yoon denied the charges and appealed, w
ROME, July 27 (Reuters) – Police authorities have seized more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €500 million ($570 million), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal, Italy’s border and customs police said on Monday. • The drug was found aboard an “ultra-fast ocean
JAKARTA, July 27 (Reuters) – The approval rating of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto fell to 51.1% in July 2026, a poll showed, with respondents pointing to the state of the country’s economy more than a year and a half into his term of office. Prabowo’s approval rating stood at 81.2% in Novemb
By Yuliia Dysa KYIV, July 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine wants a prototype for a European anti-ballistic system codenamed Freyja to be ready within the first half of next year, a senior official said, as Kyiv pushes its allies to help deliver a weapon capable of downing Russian missiles. Davyd Aloian, deput
SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) – An Australian court on Monday rejected an appeal from right-wing leader Pauline Hanson to overturn a ruling that she racially discriminated against a Muslim senator by telling her to “piss off back to Pakistan”. The three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia
SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Monday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, after finding him guilty of violating the election law by making false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign. The sentence, if upheld throu
BORDEAUX, July 27 (Reuters) – Firefighters battled throughout the night and into Monday morning to tackle huge wildfires threatening the French city of Bordeaux. About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in neighbouring Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further
HONG KONG, July 27 (Reuters) – China evacuated stranded tourists from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jiuzhaigou on Monday after mudslides triggered by heavy rain, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as authorities issued the highest flash-flood alert for parts of the country in the wake of Typhoon N
(Corrects to add Reuters to the dateline with no changes to the text) July 27 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since a new administration took office in the war-torn country, a conflict monitor said on Monday, even as regional governments ramp up diplomatic e
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea remain separated by one of the world’s most heavily armed borders. It’s a lasting reminder that the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the countries technically still at war. More than seven decades after the confli
By Gerardo Arbaiza SAN SALVADOR, July 26 (Reuters) – El Salvador’s opposition parties have named Maytee Iraheta, a former lawmaker, as well as doctor and union leader Rafael Aguirre to run against President Nayib Bukele in the next presidential election, scheduled for February. Iraheta announced her
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Reuters) – Nur is a 12-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee in Malaysia who has stopped going to school since June, after two men threatened to beat her on her way to class. “Why do you want to go to school? Do you want to take over our country?” they asked, acco
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) – Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz stayed low over the weekend, shipping data from Kpler showed on Monday. Eleven co
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) – The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration slumped in July to the lowest level since she took office last year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, a sign that rising living costs were hitting her popularity. The sl
Guterres in Damascus: UN Reaffirms Support for Syria’s Recovery, Reconstruction, and Sovereignty By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line Staff United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the UN’s support for Syria’s recovery and reconstruction efforts during a visit to Damascus on Saturday,
Netanyahu: Iran Must End Nuclear Program Even if Diplomacy Succeeds By The Media Line Staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s objective in confronting Iran is to ensure the country can never obtain nuclear weapons, declaring that Tehran’s nuclear program must be eliminated regardless o
