World News Today highlights on July 7, 2026 : UK court dismisses Prince Harry's privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher

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Published7 Jul 2026, 01:50:18 AM IST

Latest news on July 7, 2026: Prince Harry has lost his long-running privacy lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

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7 Jul 2026, 09:47:17 PM IST

World News Live Updates: UK court dismisses Prince Harry's privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher

Prince Harry has lost his privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers, with the High Court ruling that the claimants failed to prove allegations of unlawful information gathering.

7 Jul 2026, 08:05:14 PM IST

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7 Jul 2026, 07:47:42 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Trump lands in Ankara as NATO unveils new defence projects to win him over ahead of summit

President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara for the NATO summit as the alliance unveiled a series of billion-dollar arms deals aimed at showing Washington that European allies are strengthening their own defence capabilities.

7 Jul 2026, 07:35:53 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Trump at NATO: ‘I was testing people,’ US president says he is 'very disappointed' by NATO response to Iran war

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7 Jul 2026, 06:08:14 PM IST

World News Live Updates: US Senator Rick Scott slams Pakistan's Iran ties after Shehbaz Sharif attends Khamenei funeral: 'We’re watching closely'

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7 Jul 2026, 04:28:38 PM IST

World News Live Updates: China storms kill 15, thousands evacuated; escaped breeding-farm snakes terrorise flooded towns

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7 Jul 2026, 01:43:40 PM IST

World News Live Updates: China sentences government official to death over $325 million bribery and embezzlement case

Yang Youlin, a former Nanjing economic development official, was sentenced to death for accepting $325 million in bribes over 30 years. Convicted of embezzlement and money laundering, his case highlights China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by President Xi Jinping.

7 Jul 2026, 07:22:10 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Trump says resolution to end Russia-Ukraine war ‘getting closer than people realise,' to meet Zelenskyy in Turkiye

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7 Jul 2026, 02:50:07 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Russia creating anthrax outbreak risk in occupied Kherson, committing ‘biological terrorism,’ Ukraine alleges

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