World News Today highlights on August 2, 2026 : Pakistan suicide attack: Bomber strikes anti-militant rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 14 dead

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Published2 Aug 2026, 07:32:30 AM IST
Latest news on August 2, 2026: Police officers examine the site following a suicide bombing, in Kabal, a town in the Swat Valley in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)
Latest news on August 2, 2026: Police officers examine the site following a suicide bombing, in Kabal, a town in the Swat Valley in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)(AFP)

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2 Aug 2026, 11:30:35 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Pakistan suicide attack: Bomber strikes anti-militant rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 14 dead

  • The blast occurred in Kabal, a town in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where residents had gathered near a police station to protest the resurgence of militant groups and demand lasting peace in the region.

2 Aug 2026, 10:29:52 PM IST

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2 Aug 2026, 08:05:29 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Sheikh Hasina to make first public appearance on Wednesday ahead of planned Bangladesh return

  • Sheikh Hasina, who faces the death penalty in Bangladesh, is planning to return to Bangladesh in December this year and surrender. 

2 Aug 2026, 06:13:40 PM IST

World News Live Updates: ‘Fool has run out of steam!’ — Iranian media trolls Trump after he calls off strikes

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2 Aug 2026, 05:25:23 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Nirmal Purja's body recovered 3 days after Pakistan avalanche: Where was he found?

  • The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said the 43-year-old mountaineer's body was found at an elevation of nearly 5,700 metres.

2 Aug 2026, 05:05:41 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Indonesia ferry fire: Five dead, 41 missing — 225 rescued as search op continues off Madura island

  • Basarnas, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, said that some passengers who jumped into the sea were picked up by a nearby ship.

2 Aug 2026, 12:36:00 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Perseid meteor shower 2026 to peak on August 12-13, under moonless sky: When and how to watch in India, US, UK

  • The peak of the Perseid meteor shower occurs during new Moon this year, so conditions are ideal for seeing the peak. The Perseid meteor shower peaks every August, with around 50 to 100 meteors per hour at a dark site.

2 Aug 2026, 11:02:51 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Waging war against God': Iran hangs 20-year-old protester, third anti-regime demonstrator executed in a week

  • Iran executed 20-year-old protester Arvin Kheirkhah, arrested during January's anti-government demonstrations, according to Iran International. The execution has renewed fears for several other detainees on death row, despite repeated calls from the UN to halt such executions.

2 Aug 2026, 07:55:10 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Thirteen dead as plane carrying tourists crashes near Peru's Nazca Lines: What we know so far

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2 Aug 2026, 07:32:30 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Russia pounds Kyiv, killing 10 as Ukraine says it has run out of Patriot interceptor missiles; Moscow blast kills 3

  • Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing 10 people, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had run out of Patriot interceptor missiles. Separately, a bomb near a Moscow restaurant killed three and injured at least 21.

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