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News brief: Big stories of the day

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Jul 01, 2019, 07:05 PM IST
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Read the top five stories of the day. 

Iran says it has broken enriched uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

Iran has breached a 300kg (660lb) limit on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

Violent clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary

The angry scenes ramped up tensions in the financial hub which has been rocked by three weeks of historic demonstrations against a hugely unpopular bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland.

Water crisis in India: Centre sends out 250 civil servants to driest areas 

India's monsoon, which accounts for nearly 70 per cent of the country's annual rainfall, turned patchy in the first month of the season that began on June 1.

Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, Biju Janata Dal to support extension of President's Rule in Jammu & Kashmir

On June 28, Lok Sabha approved the statutory resolution to extend President's Rule in Jammu & Kashmir with effect from July 3rd, 2019.

A blast in the Afghan capital on Monday was part of an attack by Taliban fighters targeting the defence ministry compound in Kabul, the Islamist militant group said in a statement.