Daily Recap: World — 6 August 2026

Justice, conflict, celebrity and violence shaped the world news cycle today. In India, the Bombay High Court overturned Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal and convicted the former Tehelka editor in a 2013 rape case, a major reversal in a long-running prosecution that is now likely headed to the Supreme Court. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli prosecutors took the unusual step of charging settler Yinon Levi over the killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, a case being watched closely amid broader scrutiny of settler violence. In London, a woman has been charged after four men were allegedly stabbed with scissors in Covent Garden, bringing fresh alarm in one of the capital’s busiest districts. Away from the courtroom, Mohamed Salah opened a new chapter after Liverpool by signing a lucrative two-year deal with Trabzonspor, while in Australia, long queues for Luke’s Banh Mi offered a lighter snapshot of everyday obsession and value.

Top World stories

• Bombay High Court convicts Tarun Tejpal in 2013 rape case, overturns acquittal (16 sources)
• Mohamed Salah signs two-year deal with Trabzonspor after leaving Liverpool (13 sources)
• Israel charges settler over death of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in West Bank (13 sources)
• Minnie Driver says she is grateful to be alive after car accident in France (10 sources)
• Italy issues highest heat alerts for major cities as Europe heat wave intensifies (10 sources)
• Mexico sends troops as U.S. halts avocado inspections in Michoacán over unspecified threat (9 sources)
• Congo Ebola Response Disrupted by Protests Over Unpaid Health Worker Wages (8 sources)
• Ukraine says it strikes oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy reports (8 sources)

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