Sri Lanka has made a remarkable recovery from the severe economic crisis of 2022, with the World Bank upgrading the country from a lower-middle-income to an upper-middle-income nation.
Iran's current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not attend the funeral ceremonies of his father, the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his representative in India said on Thursday, July 2. The decision was made following threats from Israel to kill him, according to Al Jazeera.
India is closely monitoring Bangladesh's discussions with Beijing regarding the potential acquisition of J-10CE multi-role fighter jets from China and the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh (CMBC) economic corridor, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has said.
At least 40 passengers were killed and eight others injured when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Balochistan, Pakistan, on Friday, July 3. The accident occurred in the Dhanasar area of Sherani district as the bus, heading to Peshawar, was crossing the provincial border into Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
While countries from around the world have sent representatives to the final farewell of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Saudi Arabia has not sent any delegate. Similarly, no other member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has officially attended the ceremony.
The United Nations' weather agency, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that El Nino could rapidly strengthen between July and September. The UN agency said this could significantly increase the risk of extreme weather events, including droughts, floods and heatwaves, across various parts of the world. Countries have been urged to prepare in advance to mitigate potential damage.