World News Today highlights on July 8, 2026 : Russia bans diesel exports after Ukraine’s refinery attacks

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Published8 Jul 2026, 02:46:52 AM IST
Latest news on July 8, 2026: Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
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8 Jul 2026, 09:48:27 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Russia bans diesel exports after Ukraine’s refinery attacks

  • The diesel export ban comes on top of existing restrictions on most shipments of gasoline and jet fuel

8 Jul 2026, 07:41:52 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Pakistan K2 Airways missing cargo Boeing 737 located, search for missing crew underway

  • Pakistan has located the wreckage of the missing K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo aircraft that disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea on Tuesday night. Authorities said efforts are now focused on tracing the five crew members who were on board.

8 Jul 2026, 07:18:37 PM IST

World News Live Updates: ‘Hit them hard again tonight’: Trump's ‘little warning’ to Iran as war situation escalates again

  • Donald Trump warns the US may ‘hit Iran hard again tonight’, declaring the ceasefire effectively over as fresh strikes, Gulf attacks and Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate.

8 Jul 2026, 05:57:51 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Pakistan K2 Airways missing cargo plane: Everything we know about the Boeing 737-400

  • A Boeing 737 cargo aircraft operated by Pakistan's K2 Airways disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea on Tuesday night, minutes after reporting a navigational system issue.

8 Jul 2026, 05:23:20 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Indian oil tanker turned back from US-backed Omani corridor in Strait of Hormuz, says Iran

  • Fars said ship tracking showed all vessels that transited the Strait of Hormuz this morning travelled along the corridor approved by Iran.

8 Jul 2026, 04:09:02 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Trump calls Iran govt ‘cancer’: Why have US-Iran strikes resumed? What does it mean for peace talks?

  • US strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation in Bahrain and Kuwait have thrown a fragile peace deal into doubt. Here's what happened and what's next.

8 Jul 2026, 02:53:40 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Spain responds after Donald Trump threatens trade cutoff: 'treating it as business as usual'

  • Spain's Prime Minister Sánchez's Office downplayed Trump's trade threats, emphasising strong bilateral relations in trade and defence. Amid NATO tensions, Spain rejects increased military spending demands and maintains its commitment to social and economic ties with the US.

8 Jul 2026, 02:04:00 PM IST

World News Live Updates: Donald Trump says the ceasefire deal with Iran is ‘over’, adds dealing with Tehran is a ‘waste of time’.

  • Air raid sirens blare in Bahrain and Kuwait as Iran says it targeted '85 US military installations' over attacks on its Hormozgan province and the port city of Mahshahr.

8 Jul 2026, 07:37:10 AM IST

World News Live Updates: Pakistan cargo plane with five onboard goes missing: What happened in final 3 'chaotic' minutes? All you need to know

  • The Pakistan Airports Authority said the K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft with five crew members on board  lost contact with air traffic control on Tuesday night after reporting a navigational system problem on its way from Sharjah to Karachi.

8 Jul 2026, 02:46:52 AM 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.

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