Caribbean writer Jamir Nazir has won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his story 'The Serpent in the Grove', despite facing allegations that he used AI to write it.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has thanked representatives from over 70 countries for attending the state funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling their participation "a lasting memory" in the history of bilateral relations.
India's government has issued a notice to Meta, ordering the company to remove advertisements on Instagram that allegedly provided access to content related to child sexual exploitation and abuse, after paid ads on the platform were found to direct users toward such material.
Funeral prayers for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were held in Tehran on Sunday (July 5), drawing millions of mourners in one of the country's largest public gatherings in recent years, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to dismiss all fraud and bribery charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, arguing that the case falls largely outside US jurisdiction, would be difficult to prosecute and no longer aligns with the administration's enforcement priorities.
The death toll of Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes reach nearly 3,000, updated official figures showed on Saturday (July 5).