Media reports state that Rafa’a Salameh, the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, was killed Saturday (July 13) morning in an IDF airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. Muhammad Deif, who is commander of Hamas’s military wing, was also seriously wounded in the strike, according to the IDF.
In other news from around the world, former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were on Saturday (July 13) acquitted by a court in the illegal marriage (iddat) case.
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Media reports state that Rafa’a Salameh, the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, was killed Saturday (July 13) morning in an IDF airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. Muhammad Deif, who is commander of Hamas’s military wing, was also seriously wounded in the strike, according to the IDF.
Meanwhile, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza claims that at least 71 Palestinians were killed and 289 injured in the strikes, though these figures are unverified.
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were on Saturday (July 13) acquitted by a court in the illegal marriage (iddat) case. A report by Geo News said that a district and sessions court in Islamabad accepted Khan and Bibi’s pleas seeking annulment of their conviction in the case. The order was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka.
The Dhalai district of Tripura, India has implemented a 24-hour mobile internet service ban to curb rumours following the death of a tribal youth in Gandatwisa, some 112 kilometres from the capital city, on Friday (July 12), creating tensions between several communities.
Police in Italy said on Saturday (July 13) that they freed 33 Indian farm labourers from slave-like working conditions in the northern Verona province, the news agency Reuters reported. The police also said that they seized $545,300 (around €500,000) from the alleged abusers of these labourers.
In what was being touted as the first head-to-head encounter between INDIA and NDA post the Lok Sabha elections, it is the opposition bloc that has come out on top. The bypoll elections were held for 13 assembly seats spread across seven states,
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke to his American counterpart Jake Sullivan on Friday (Jul 12) and discussed India-US ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated.
Several mutilated bodies were found discarded in plastic sacks at a rubbish dump in a slum in Kenya’s Nairobi. A report by the news agency on Saturday (July 13) said that the bodies were discovered on Friday in Mukuru, south of Nairobi. On Saturday, Kenyan police were searching through the dump watched by angry crowds.
Two Indian astronauts from the existing pool of four astronaut designates (specially selected test pilots of the Indian Air Force) will be training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Texas, from early August, ISRO Chief, Dr. S. Somanath told WION.
Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejčíková clinched her maiden Wimbledon women’s singles title on Saturday (July 13) after she got the better of Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the final. Krejčíková, who battled past former champion Elena Rybakina in the semis beat Paolini 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to win her second Grand Slam title having won the French Open singles title in 2021. The defeat for Paolini means she has now lost Grand Slam finals having fallen to Iga Swiatek at the Roland Garros in June.
After a lot of speculation, it has been confirmed that Kate Middleton will watch the thrilling Wimbledon final between Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz. On Sunday (June 14), Catherine, Princess of Wales, will attend the Wimbledon Men’s final in London as she continues to receive treatment for her cancer. This will be Kate’s second public outing after her cancer diagnosis.
