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Syria, France eye central role for Damascus future

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa shake hands on the day they meet in Damascus. — Reuters

Death toll from China storms rises to 17

Flooded shops along a submerged riverside walk are seen by the overflowing Yongjiang river in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi region on July 7, 2026. The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on July 7, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged "all out" rescue efforts.

Israel, Lebanon to hold talks in Rome mid-July

A bricklayer restores the balcony of a building destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon. — Reuters

Indonesia, India announce long-range missile deal

(C) Indian PM Narendra Modi, along with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, applauds as they pose for group photos at Indonesian Parliament building in Jakarta. — Reuters

Trump lands in Ankara joining Nato leaders summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) hosts US President Donald Trump for a state arrival ceremony at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara. — AFP

French court opens door for Marine Le Pen to run for president

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the trial, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris. — Reuters

El Nino expected 'to break records'

Pedestrians holding a bottle walk in the Miroir d'eau reflecting pool on the banks of the Garonne river, during a summer heatwave in Bordeaux, south-western France, on July 6, 2026. For the third time in six weeks, France is facing a surge in temperatures, with three-quarters of the country under a heatwave alert on July 7, 2026, just a few days after a historic heatwave. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

Prince Harry loses lawsuit against Daily Mail

Britain's Prince Harry arrives at Chatham House in London. — Reuters

Explosion in Damascus during French president's visit

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Heavy rain and storms leave dead and hundreds injured in China

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Oil tanker hit by 'unknown projectile' near Hormuz: UKMTO

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Spate of shark attacks gets more drones to Australia’s Beaches

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Hamas dissolves Gaza govt, urges peace progress

A boy plays while bathing in a giant container filled with water next to a cistern at a camp for people displaced by war in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City. - AFP

Millions gather as Khamenei funeral procession begins

A vehicle carrying the coffins of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way as people attend a funeral procession in Tehran. — Reuters

Sri Lanka prison clashes leave 25 dead

A bus carrying prisoners to be transferred to another jail makes its way following overnight clashes between inmates of two drug gangs at Negombo prison near Colombo on July 6, 2026. Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country's deadliest prison riot in more than five years, officials said on July 6. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
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