Gurprit Singh Peter Kahlon a 67 years old Indian origin man and 5 others have been found guilty of smuggling hundreds of Iraqi-Kurdish migrants into the UK by hiding them in vehicles, including refrigerated lorry trailers, and among mattresses.

July 16 is celebrated as World Snake Day to raise awareness about the diversity of various reptiles and to help understand their origin and nature, often misunderstood. As snakes are crucial to maintain nature's balance.

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles within 10 minutes of Jangyon. The first missile traveled 600 km and fell near Chongjin, while the second traveled 120 km and probably crashed inland. South Korea is alert, and ready to respond with the support of the United States.

Woo May Hoe, led a group of about 30 followers who believed in Sri Sakthi Narayani Amma, an Indian spiritual leader. She forced her followers to eat faeces and had their teeth pulled out cheated them of Rs 43 Crores. She led the group for about eight years since 2012 and convinced them during her so-called spiritual sessions that she could communicate with gods and spirits and told them to call her their ‘lord’. Woo May Hoe a 54-year-old Singaporean woman, brainwashed her “spiritual” followers. She was sentenced to jail last week after she pleaded guilty to five charges including cheating and causing grievous hurt. she stole S$7 million (US$5.2 million) from her followers and manipulated them into taking out S$6.6 million in loans.

The cancellations of Canadian airline Westjet's 150 flights hitting 20,000 passengers followed after the union of maintenance workers called for a strike. The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association stated that its members began striking on Friday evening, June 28, due to the airline’s refusal to engage in negotiations with the union, which they deemed unavoidable. The strike occurred after the federal government issued a ministerial order for binding arbitration on Thursday, following two weeks of tumultuous negotiations with the union over a new agreement. The unexpected strike, impacting both international and domestic flights, is occurring over the Canada Day long weekend.

An 8-year-old toothless, frizzy-haired Pekingese named "Wild Thang" has finally won the title of the world's ugliest dog. Wild Thang has competed in the competition five times, placing second three times before, finally getting the win for the toothless pooch on Friday. The $5,000 reward makes him a wealthy pet indeed.

Boeing gets sanctioned by the National Safety Board over breaking an agreement by disclosing details of an investigation into the 737 Max 9 mid-air incident that happened in January. The agency cited violations of investigative information that were not cleared to release and speculating about the cause of the incident. The fallout began in 2018, amplified in January 2024 after the mid-air incident involving an Alaska Airlines 737 plane adds to the growing list of troubles Boeing has encountered this year Boeing is already facing criminal prosecution threat. As a result of these sanctions, Boeing will not be able access information related to the investigation. Boeing is also set to appear at a board hearing on August 6 and 7 in Washington.

A Philippines navy personnel was severely injured when China’s coast guard seized two Filipino ships on a resupply mission to an outpost on Second Thomas Shoal last week as China has ramped up actions targeting the Philippines in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, especially the use of “gray zone tactics”. India backed the Philippines on Friday amid a flaring of tensions in the South China Sea over China’s aggressive actions in recent weeks. “We oppose de stabilizing or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion...and we underline the need for peaceful settlement of disputes,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a regular media without directly referring to China.

India's Deputy Representative to the United Nations, R Ravindra, said that it was Pakistan's “another habitual attempt” to divert attention from the “grave violations” against children that continue in their country on Thursday as he slammed Pakistan for its “baseless” and “politically motivated” remarks on Jammu and Kashmir during the United Nations Security Council's open debate on ‘Children and Armed Conflicts’.“Let me respond briefly in the interest of time to remarks which were, obviously, politically motivated and unfounded, made by one representative against my country. I categorically dismiss and condemn these baseless remarks with the contempt they deserve…This is nothing but another habitual attempt to divert attention from the grave violations against children that continue unabated in his own country, as highlighted in this year's Secretary General's report on children and armed conflict,” Ravindra said.

Shangfu former defence minister and his predecessor Wei Fenghe have been dismissed from the party and have been under probe since August and September last year, respectively for corruption investigations and their dismissal from the Communist Party of China (CPC). State-run news agency Xinhua reported that both Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe have been dismissed from the party and have been under probe since August and September last year, respectively. CMC – the top military body in China – opened an investigation into Li’s conduct on 31 August, 2023. Li seriously violated political and organisational discipline. He sought improper benefits in personnel arrangements for himself and others, took advantage of his posts to seek benefits for others, and accepted a huge amount of money and valuables in return according to the investigation results.