Highlights: 26 tourists rescued by SDRF amid heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh

Ugandan police said Monday that 20 people had been arrested for suspected collaboration with the notorious militia group blamed for last week's attack on a school near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Twenty arrests have been made of suspected collaborators, suspected ADF collaborators," police spokesman Fred Enanga told a press conference, referring to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) based in the DRC.

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Ukraine said on Monday it had driven Russian forces out of an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive, a settlement on a heavily fortified part of the front line near the most direct route to the country's Azov Sea coast.

Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Ukrainian forces had retaken Piatykhatky, and advanced by up to seven km (4.3 miles) into Russian lines in two weeks, capturing 113 square km (44 square miles) of land.

"In the course of two weeks of offensive operations in the Berdiansk and Melitopol directions, eight settlements were liberated," Maliar said on Telegram, referring to two cities on the Russian-occupied coastline.

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26 tourists were rescued from Kareri Lake in Kangra district by SDRF Kangra and Police after they were stranded there due to rainfall

Evacuee Isha Chaudhary said on Monday, “While we were coming downhill, we witnessed heavy rain and the river's water flow increased, so we got stranded on the hill. As soon as I got network on my phone, I called emergency numbers to seek help. Last night, after 10pm, the rescue team reached us and evacuated us. Himachal Police & Disaster management teams responded timely and helped us.”

The United Nations envoy to Libya said on Monday that proposed electoral laws agreed by a committee of two legislative bodies this month are "not sufficient to resolve the most contested issues and enable successful elections".

International diplomacy has focused on pushing for national elections to resolve years of conflict in Libya but the country's rival political bodies, whose own legitimacy has been repeatedly questioned, have failed to agree on electoral rules.

The envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, addressing the U.N. Security Council, said failure to reach agreement on the main issues could "trigger a new crisis" and urged the council to use pressure to push the main sides to compromise.

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Anasagar Lake in Rajasthan's Ajmer overflows due to heavy rain in the city

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The driver of a London tram that crashed in 2016, killing seven people and seriously injuring 21, was on Monday cleared by a jury of failing to take "reasonable care".

Alfred Dorris, 49, was driving 69 passengers on Tram 2551 when it came off the tracks in Croydon, south London, and tipped over.The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) safety regulator prosecuted Dorris for failing to take reasonable care of the health and safety of himself and his passengers. But the jury at the Old Bailey court in central London deliberated for less than two hours before unanimously clearing him.

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1 person killed, nearly 2 dozen injured after tornadoes touch down in Mississippi, authorities said on Monday.

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Reacting to news of soldiers being shot in Manipur, chief minister N Biren Singh issued a warning to people stating they should either stop the violence or face consequences.

Officials of the Indian Army Rescue Column rescued nine civilians who were stuck in vehicles stranded on an inundated bridge in Rajasthan's Jalore district, officials said on Monday.

As per the officials, the bridge on National Highway 62, around 3 kms short of Sanderao En route Rd Pali-Jalore, was inundated with water after incessant rain in the area. The Army Rescue Column on June 18, came across the stranded vehicles while moving to district HQs, Jalore. "Nine civilians were stuck in the vehicles stranded amongst the overflowing water at a bridge," officials added.

"Assessing the gravity of the situation, rescue teams acted swiftly by utilising available resources at their disposal. After four hours of rescue operation, nine civilians including children were rescued safely," they added.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday in Beijing that China renewed promises not to send arms to Russia to fight in Ukraine, although he voiced concern at private Chinese firms' actions.

"We -- and other countries -- have received assurances from China that it is not and will not provide lethal assistance to Russia for use in Ukraine," Blinken told reporters after two days of talks.

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NATO on Monday called on all parties in Kosovo to stop any further escalatory steps and return immediately to the dialogue negotiated by the European Union.

"Our forces, the KFOR, will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure a safe and secure environment," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.

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Parts of the national capital and NCR region received rainfall on Monday afternoon, bringing respite from the scorching heat.

In Delhi, areas like Parliament Street, ITO, and Chanakypuri received showers while Faridabad and Noida also witnessed rainfall. There was light rainfall in the morning as well, leading to muggy weather conditions.

The national capital received 5 mm of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Monday. The minimum temperature settled at 25.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, the IMD said.

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On TMC government saying that it will approach the Supreme Court over Central forces being deployed in the state, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose says, "Any aggrieved party going to the Supreme Court against orders of the High Court is very natural in Indian system. Supreme Court passes the last word on any issue. Let us patiently wait and watch."

The father of the deceased student, Nikhil Chouhan, who was allegedly stabbed to death by four people at the Delhi University Campus on Sunday, broke down while speaking to media on Monday.

He said that they did not have a word with the police, and received no updates so far in connection to the killing of his son.

"Police have told us nothing so far. We did not have a word with the Police till now. Yesterday at 12 pm, I received a call from the students who took my son to the hospital. Police kept these students here (Police Station) throughout the night," the victim's father, Sanjay, later told ANI.

Meanwhile, two persons including a school dropout have been apprehended by Delhi Police in connection with the incident.

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Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) on Monday took out a protest march here against the curtailment in the supply of ration and electricity in the Valley.

Scores of JKAP activists, led by the provincial president Kashmir Mohammad Ashraf Mir, assembled at the party office in Church Lane, in Sonwar area of the city and started their march towards the main road.

However, a posse of police stopped the protesters near the main road and detained a few of them.

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Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians, wound 29 in massive gunbattle with militants in West Bank, Palestinian officials say, reports AP

An Indian Army soldier was injured after miscreants resorted to unprovoked firing from Kanto Sabal towards Chingmang village in Manipur's Imphal West on the intervening night of Sunday, the Army said on Monday. Read more

Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by the West Bengal state election commission (WBSEC) against the Calcutta high court order directing the deployment of central forces in the state in the wake of violence ahead of the panchayat elections. Read more

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang today to further boost the defence cooperation between India and Vietnam.

General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam lays a wreath at National War Memorial

He will hold a bilateral meet with the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shortly

26 people injured, including two critically injured, after a speeding bus lost control and rammed into a bridge. The incident occurred at a bridge near Gharghoda in Raigarh district.

At least two persons were killed and 22 injured when a lorry hit a bus at Samserganj in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday, police said.

The accident happened when the bus was picking up passengers at a stop in Basudevpur and was hit by a Farakka-bound lorry from behind, a senior police officer said.

At least two persons were killed and 22 injured when a lorry hit a bus at Samserganj in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday, police said.

The accident happened when the bus was picking up passengers at a stop in Basudevpur and was hit by a Farakka-bound lorry from behind, a senior police officer said.