India's Modi tells Putin that 'heart bleeds' when children are killed

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the death of innocent children was painful and terrifying, a day after a lethal strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv, Reuters reports.

The President of Georgia, on the freezing of EU aid and the cancellation of joint exercises with the USA: It is a response to the hostile policy of the authorities

Georgia's accession to the European Union has been halted, and some of the bloc's financial support to the South Caucasus country has been frozen after the Georgian authorities adopted a new law that critics feared would curb democratic freedoms, the EU Ambassador in Georgia said Tuesday, AP reports.

Georgia's accession to the European Union is stopped

Georgia’s hopes of joining the European Union have been put on ice, just months after the South Caucasus country was granted candidate status, the bloc’s ambassador announced, Politico reports.

China and Belarus hold joint drills near Polish border

Chinese and Belarusian troops started joint military exercises on Monday near the Belarusian city of Brest, five kilometers from the Polish border. The maneuvers, codenamed Eagle Assault, will last 11 days until July 19, Politico reports.

June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record

Earth’s more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus, AP reports.

France's RN to lead new right-wing group at EU parliament

France's National Rally (RN) will lead the European Parliament's third-largest alliance, Patriots for Europe, forged by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the group announced on Monday, Reuters reports.

Ukraine mourns after day of Russian air strikes

A day of mourning is being observed in Ukraine after one of the worst waves of Russian missile strikes in months, with at least 41 people killed and 166 injured, BBC reports.

Double number of fires in Greece compared to June 2023

The wildfires that affected Greece this year are more than twice as many as last year, and so far, in June alone, they have burned almost 10 thousand hectares.

Lightning strikes kill 12 in India's Bihar

At least 12 people were killed due to lightning in India's eastern state of Bihar, officials said Monday, reports Xinhua.

Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine

A children's hospital has been seriously damaged in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv by Russian strikes, as 31 people were killed across the country in an early morning barrage, BBC reports.

Xi Jinping has called for a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday (Jul 8) that world powers should help Russia and Ukraine re-start direct negotiations during a visit to Beijing branded a "peace mission" by the European leader, DW reports.

Macron did not accept the resignation of the French Prime Minister following the results of the parliamentary elections

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday decided to keep his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in office after parliamentary elections in which the government's political camp lost its role as the strongest party to the left in a hung parliament, Reuters reports.