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

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.

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.

In reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran has found a new president over a month after President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash which necessitated snap elections. A cardiac surgeon and single dad who is seen as an advocate of greater freedoms for women in post-revolution Iran, Pezeshkian will now confront the challenge of navigating through his reformist policy agenda in a deeply conservative polity.

The claims made by far-right social media personality Laura Loomer that United States President Joe Biden faced a “medical emergency” aboard Air Force One was categorically denied by the White House and called “100% false.”

At least two persons died after a six-floor building in India’s Surat collapsed on Saturday (July 6) afternoon. While one dead body was retrieved from the debris, efforts are still on to retrieve the other deceased body.

In his first interview since last week’s disastrous debate performance and amid demands from Democrats for him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, United States President Joe Biden said, “If the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me that (stand down from the race), I might do that.”

Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in a stampede in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Hathras was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court on Saturday (July 6). This comes a day after Madhukar surrendered in New Delhi, his lawyer said on Friday.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first public appearance on Friday (July 5) since he survived an assassination attempt in May. Prime Minister Fico took part in an evening ceremony marking Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, a public holiday in Slovakia. He spoke standing at a podium at a castle ruins dating back over 11 centuries, a report by the news agency Reuters said.

Zimbabwe beat T20 World Cup champions India by 13 runs in a shocking turn of events on Saturday (Jul 5) in the first T20I of the five-match series. Chasing a below par total of 116, India batters were no match against Zimbabwe’s accurate bowling and were bowled out for 102 in 19.5 overs.

Indian actress Hina Khan is currently undergoing treatment for stage 3 breast cancer. To inspire her fans, the 36-year-old is documenting her fight against cancer via her social media posts.