New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Jonathan Reynolds as Business Minister and Angela Rayner as Housing Minister, his office announced on Monday. Reynolds returns as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in an expanded brief, having earlier lost the business portfolio to Peter Kyle during a reshuffle under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whom Burnham has succeeded.
A US federal judge paused Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery for two weeks on Monday, ruling it likely breaches antitrust law. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín will hold an August hearing in Oakland on freezing the merger pending trial. Twelve states, including California, seek an April trial. If closing slips past September, Paramount owes $7 million daily, topping $1 billion.
Three masked, armed men robbed Lakshmi Jewellers on Irani Road in Dahanu town, Maharashtra's Palghar district, around 4.30pm on Monday. Police said the trio held staff and customers at gunpoint, seized gold ornaments and cash, then fired several shots while escaping by motorcycle through the crowded market. CCTV went viral online. The stolen value is unconfirmed and no arrests have been made.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap criticised Delhi Police on Instagram after Monday's Cockroach Janata Party march toward Parliament, protesting the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, turned violent. Writing in Hindi, he said wearing a police uniform meant selling one's soul and asked whether any officer would refuse an unjust order. Police reported over 118 personnel injured; protesters allege they were indiscriminately targeted.
Lionel Messi thanked Argentine fans after his side lost the 2026 World Cup final to Spain in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 19. In a tearful Instagram post, he congratulated the champions and said the wound would take time to heal, noting Argentina had reached two straight finals. Messi gave no word on whether his international career is over.
The Pentagon said nearly 100 US service members have been injured in Iranian strikes on West Asian bases since July 7, though 96% returned to duty and most suffered minor concussions. Spokesperson Sean Parnell's statement followed a New York Times report alleging undisclosed attacks in Jordan. Three troops died over the weekend, raising US fatalities since the February 28 war to 17.
Director H Vinoth confirmed that Vijay's Jana Nayagan is roughly 50% inspired by the 2023 Telugu hit Bhagavanth Kesari, with 60% overlap in the first half and 20% in the second. Releasing July 23 after a seven-month delay, it marks the actor's farewell film before politics; Vijay is now Tamil Nadu chief minister. It co-stars Mamitha Baiju, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol.
Donald Trump signed orders on Monday for new 50% tariffs on Canadian products including wine, dairy, hockey sticks, furniture and cement, taking effect August 19. The White House accused Ottawa of discriminating against US alcohol, autos and dairy, invoking Section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act. Energy, potash, fish and critical minerals are exempt. PM Mark Carney's office has not responded.
Rajasthan's BJP government told the High Court on Monday it will complete the delayed panchayat and urban local body elections by November 15, once the OBC Political Representation Commission submits its report in August to set seat reservations. The court had earlier ordered delimitation finished by December 31 and polls held by April 15, a deadline the state missed.
A landslide sealed the under-construction Samardung tunnel at Mamring in South Sikkim on Monday afternoon, and the NDRF said one body had been recovered with 27 workers still feared trapped. A methane leak released by the slide has slowed the rescue, with some responders reported dizzy or unconscious. The tunnel is being built by Patel Engineering for NHPC's Teesta Stage VI hydro project.
Floods and rain-triggered landslips killed six people in Assam and Meghalaya over 48 hours, taking the northeast's toll to at least 25 since late June. Assam's disaster authority said five died in Jorhat and Karbi Anglong. Flooding worsened on Monday, affecting 3.63 lakh people across 16 districts, and railways cancelled, diverted or short-terminated several passenger trains in the state.
A 43-year-old former US Army soldier, Andrew Arrabaca, was arrested on Monday after allegedly pouring gasoline and setting a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, which houses ICE offices and immigration courts. Two federal employees and a civilian suffered minor injuries. Police said a sign reading 'ICE off our streets' was recovered. A federal terrorism task force is investigating.
Rudi Garcia will leave as Belgium's coach after failing to agree a contract extension with the Royal Belgian Football Association. The federation said on Monday it would not renew his deal beyond the end of this month and is seeking a successor. The French coach took Belgium to the World Cup quarterfinals, where they lost to eventual champions Spain.
Aston Villa signed Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, 25, from relegated Wolverhampton on Monday, using part of the proceeds from selling Morgan Rogers to Chelsea in a British transfer record deal. Villa did not disclose the Gomes fee, reported at 35 million pounds. He follows the club's record buy Johan Manzambi, who cost over 50 million pounds from Freiburg.
Kevin Keegan, twice a Ballon d'Or winner and a European Cup winner with Liverpool, has died at 75, his former club Newcastle announced on Monday. Keegan, who both played for and managed Newcastle and went on to captain and coach England, disclosed last month that he had stage four cancer. Fans laid tributes outside Newcastle's St James' Park.
The Supreme Court on Monday suggested a Special Investigation Team of senior police officers look into alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ram temple trust, while warning petitioners against turning a straightforward criminal complaint into politics. The complainants want a CBI inquiry and publication of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust's full finances, including foreign contributions. The bench will pass orders on July 27.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire to give room for reviving last month's interim understanding with Washington, as fighting entered a second week. The Wall Street Journal named Qatar and Pakistan as the main brokers, with Qatar also seeking an end to shipping curbs in the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has fallen to around 10 vessels a day.
Kushagra Ojha made a composed unbeaten hundred to rescue India U-19 from a poor start against Sri Lanka on the rain-shortened opening day of the second Youth Test in Colombo on Monday. His innings carried the visitors to 253 for three from 65 overs before umpires ended play early because of bad light, leaving India well placed.
Marvel has released the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, giving fans an early look at Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom, with the Russo brothers directing and a December 18 release. Lewis Pullman is confirmed as Sentry, but Tom Holland's Spider-Man is not in the cast; his story continues in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Returning figures include Thor, Loki, Magneto and the Fantastic Four.
The United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes on Monday, with US deaths in the renewed fighting rising to three and more vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The contest over the shipping chokepoint pushed oil to a one-month high, Brent crude climbing above $91 a barrel, its strongest level since June 11, according to AFP.