Seven explosions occurred within just 20 minutes in the Jebel Ali industrial area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. No official information on casualties or damage was immediately released following the incident on Wednesday morning.
Russia has carried out widespread missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and its surrounding areas. At least 17 people were killed in the attack early Wednesday. Ukrainian authorities said the strikes also destroyed warehouses and logistics centres of major retail outlets.
A coalition of 13 domestic and international civil society organisations, led by Amnesty International, has issued a joint appeal urging the Pakistani authorities to immediately cease all restrictions on press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights work.
India's food safety regulator has ordered Dabur India Ltd. to immediately stop selling several of its food products, alleging that packaging claims such as "100% Pure," "100% Natural" and "100% Organic" are misleading and could deceive consumers.
India's parliamentary committee on communications and information technology has given Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg a three-day ultimatum to apologize and take action against those responsible for the temporary removal of a video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 23.
A man carrying a firearm was arrested near US President Donald Trump's golf course in California after authorities deemed his behaviour suspicious ahead of a fundraising dinner the president was scheduled to attend.