The U.S. military said it has launched another round of strikes against Iran “to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.” The strikes, which took place overnight and into early Monday (July 13, 2026) in Iran, came after attacks by the military on Sunday morning in response to an Iranian strike on a container ship in the critical waterway the day before.
A huge fire engulfed a pub in Bangkok early on Monday morning (July 13, 2026), killing at least 27 people before firefighters brought the blaze under control, officials said. Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has expressed its desire to enhance agricultural cooperation with India, covering areas such as agricultural trade, infrastructure development and irrigation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday (July 12, 2026). In a statement, the MEA said the discussions took place during the six-day (July 7-12) visit of Abdullah Omari, the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of the Taliban administration.
Like a skilled mason bringing down a well-hardened wall brick by brick, Jannik Sinner dismantled Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 to win his second straight Wimbledon and fifth Grand Slam title. The triumph made Sinner the fourth man in the last 25 years to defend the crown at the All England Club after Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday (July 12, 2026) said it had successfully carried out three major tests of the Gaganyaan crew module systems. The first test pertained to ensuring an upright position for the crew module after splashdown in the sea, considered one of the most important crew safety requirements.
“We tried administering CPR to them, but it was too late,” recalled Mahipal Sanghvi as he landed in Hyderabad on Sunday night (July 12), a day after witnessing the boat tragedy off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island. The victims, pulled out of the water by rescue teams, were brought ashore where fellow tourists attempted to revive them before they were declared dead.
The J&K authorities on Sunday (July 12, 2026) barricaded the roads leading to the Naqshband Sahib shrine, which houses the graves of 22 civilians killed during an uprising against the Dogra monarchy in 1931. The J&K Police had parked vehicles at the gates of the shrine, locals here said.
Brendon McCullum has been fired as coach of England’s Test cricket team after four years in charge but will continue to lead the country’s T20 and ODI sides. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Sunday (July 12, 2026) that McCullum “will stand down,” with the New Zealander saying in the ECB statement he was “gutted not to be continuing” with the Test team.
Israeli fire in Gaza on Sunday (July 12, 2026) killed at least five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old girl, and wounded others, according to local health officials. A drone strike on a blacksmith shop in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood killed at least four Palestinians and wounded another, according to officials at Shifa hospital, where the casualties were taken.
India and Canada concluded the third round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Ottawa on Friday (July 10, 2026) as the two sides look to wind up the talks this year itself. The issues that figured in the five-day talks include trade in goods, services, intellectual property, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and technical barriers to trade, among others.
Published - July 13, 2026 06:11 am IST