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Morning Digest | Travellers hit by Karnataka’s new COVID-19 norms; J&K to deny passport, jobs to residents with adverse police report, and more

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U.S., U.K. and Israel blame Iran for ship attack; Tehran denies

The strike on the Mercer Street marked the first-known fatal attack after years of assaults on commercial shipping in the region linked to tensions with Iran over its tattered nuclear deal

10 shot in Queens by two men who fled on mopeds

Three of those shot were known members of the Trinitarios, a Dominican street gang, and were the intended targets, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said

Tourists, villagers flee as wildfires ravage Turkish resorts

Residents and tourists, on August 1, fled the danger in small boats while the coast guard and two Navy ships waited out at sea in case a bigger evacuation was needed.

Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalisations

Florida had 10,207 people hospitalised with confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to data reported to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

New Zealand apologises for raids on Pacific people

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday formally apologised for police crackdowns in the 1970s that "unfairly targeted" the country's

U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk

A pandemic-related U.S. government ban on residential evictions expired at midnight on Saturday, putting millions of American renters at risk of being

Europe’s vaccine cards meet resistance

Protests in Italy, France against making COVID-19 passes mandatory for social activities

Kim’s sister warns against S.Korea-U.S. military drill

‘Move could affect recent thaw in ties’

Pakistan finalises Bill to grant new status to Gilgit-Baltistan: report

India opposed to any change in ‘illegally occupied territories’

Myanmar junta ruler takes PM role

He pledges to hold elections by 2023

Afghan forces digging in to defend cities

At least two rockets hit Kandahar airport, disrupting flights; residents flee amid airstrikes, street battles

Hamas re-elects Ismail Haniyeh as its supreme leader

He was given a new four-year term by the Shura Council

UK FM Sunak writes to PM Johnson to ease COVID travel curbs: Report

The FM calls for an urgent easing of COVID-19 travel curbs to aid the revival of the country’s economy

Two rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching COVID-19 at Indonesian zoo

‘The Jakarta government is trying to find out how the tigers were infected, because the zoo has been closed as part of coronavirus restrictions’

Israeli premier blames Iran for tanker attack; Tehran denies

“It's not the first time that the Zionist regime occupying Jerusalem has made such empty accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

6 killed, 7 hurt as bus falls into ditch in Bangladesh

Investigation is on according to the police

Morning Digest | Pulwama attack mastermind killed in J&K encounter; Centre urges curbs in 46 high positivity districts, and more

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19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims

“The found remains — a skull with a bullet hole — that seems like you’re just beginning to get somewhere” in investigating the deaths, state Rep. Regina Goodwin told KJRH-TV

China, India miss U.N. deadline to update emissions targets

China is the country with the world’s highest emissions, while India is third

Frustration as Joe Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision announced days before the eviction deadline on midnight on Saturday stunned many in Congress and exposed a rare divide between the President and his party

New Oriental | Class dismissed

Xi Jinping’s government has dealt a ‘death blow’ to private education industry with new regulations

UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots

Ethiopia tops the list, with over 4 lakh facing starvation

Hong Kong police arrest man for booing anthem

He also waved colonial-era Hong Kong flag.

U.S. seizes tanker used to deliver oil to North Korea

It engaged in ship-to-ship transfer of $1.5 mn worth oil.

Coronavirus | WHO sounds alarm over Delta variant surge

China races to contain its worst COVID-19 outbreak in months that has now spread to 14 provinces.

Seven Kurds slain in Turkey; officials deny ethnic motive

Seven people from the Dedeoglu family were killed in a brutal gun attack.

Singapore warns to cancel permit of permanent residents, pass holders not complying with COVID-19 safety measures

This came with the announcement of Singapore tightening border measures for travellers from Australia and China's Jiangsu province after an increase in COVID-19 cases in those places

Malaysian youth demand the resignation of Prime Minister as pandemic worsens

Public anger against Muhyiddin Yassin's unelected government has swelled as cases jumped eightfold since January.

Tokyo daily COVID-19 infections hit record high

Nationwide cases totalled 12,341 as of 6:30 p.m. local time, public broadcaster NHK said, the highest ever for Japan and up 15% on the day

UN chief strongly condemns attack on UN’s main compound in Afghanistan's Herat

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on the UN’s main compound in Herat, Afghanistan, saying assaults

U.S. Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker Mercer Street off Oman, killing two

The strike on the oil tanker marks the first-known fatal attack after years of assaults on commercial shipping in the region linked to tensions with Iran over its tattered nuclear deal.

Pentagon grappling with new vaccine orders; timing uncertain

The Pentagon now has two separate missions.

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