Punch, the tiny Japanese macaque who captured the hearts of millions worldwide by clinging to an orange toy orangutan, has completed his first year of life. Thousands of birthday greetings have poured in from around the world ahead of his first birthday on Sunday.
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has threatened to launch fresh, stringent protests from Tuesday if the government fails to release detained protesters as promised, despite assurances that no legal action would be taken against those who took part in the weeks-long demonstrations across India.
Dharmendra Pradhan received a warm reception from party leaders and activists when he arrived in Parliament for the first time after resigning as India's Education Minister. Upon arriving at the Parliament building on Monday, he was greeted by several MPs from the BJP and NDA alliance. As he stepped out of his car, he accepted the greetings of all present, with the Parliament premises echoing with slogans of "Dharmendra Pradhan Zindabad." Some MPs honoured him with garlands, traditional caps and shawls.
A major structural overhaul has taken place in Pakistan's military. The country's Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has now taken direct control of the nuclear arsenal, handing over the responsibility of overseeing the weapons to a highly trusted officer. Through a constitutional amendment, the newly formed National Strategic Command (NSC) has been entrusted with this responsibility, which was previously under the civilian National Command Authority (NCA).
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed he will travel to New York to attend the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), dismissing earlier threats by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to have him arrested.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called an emergency meeting for Monday (July 27) as a massive wildfire continues to spread across southwestern France, with authorities racing to contain what is being described as the country's worst wildfire since World War II.