After Thursday's general election in Britain, 87 members of parliament of different ethnicities were given the right to represent in parliament. 66 of them are members of the Labor Party, which has pledged to recognize Palestine. Since the 2019 elections, the number of deputies from national minorities has increased to 21.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced his intention to resign after the defeat of the Conservative Party in the parliamentary elections. "I gave it my all, but you have sent a clear signal that the British government needs to change," he said. The British Prime Minister also apologized to Conservative Party candidates and staff for the ineffectiveness of their efforts.

Voting for the second round of the presidential election has begun in Iran. In it, two candidates are competing for the presidency, 69-year-old former health minister, reformist Masoud Pezeshkiyan, and 58-year-old representative of the Iranian leader in the Supreme National Security Council, conservative Saeed Jalili. In polls conducted on July 3, 49.5 percent of participants said they would vote for the reformist candidate Pezeshkian. 43.9 percent of voters preferred the conservative candidate Said Jalili.

The number of crimes against Muslims and Islam is increasing in Sweden. Such incidents are widespread across the country, ranging from attacks on mosques and abuse of hijab-wearing women to anti-Islamic language at work or in the community. "Unfortunately, we are used to such things," says Mirza Babović (66), a member of the Bosnian Islamic Association. He recalled instances where anti-Islamic symbols were painted on the old prayer hall, pig remains were dumped on the construction site, and windows were broken.

Mufti Muqaddas-Hazrat Bibarsov, the head of the religious administration of Volgaboyi Muslims, criticized the fatwa of the mufti of Dagestan on the "temporary" prohibition of the niqab. "It is very sad that the Mufti of Dagestan followed the lead of those who are shaking the religious situation in the country..." he wrote.

The 24th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan began in Astana. The main agenda of the summit held under the slogan "Strengthening multilateral dialogue: striving for sustainable peace and development" will be to strengthen the role of the SCO in solving current international and regional problems. Heads of state and government of 16 countries, as well as representatives of international organizations such as UN, IHTT, Islamic Organization for Food Safety, CIS, CSTO are participating in the SCO+ format summit. During the summit, Belaruv became the 10th full-fledged member of the SCO.

Israel's Heritage Minister Amikai Eliyahu urged the public on social media to buy T-shirts with a map of Israel that includes the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the Sinai Peninsula. Eliyahu is a member of the Otsma Yehudit party, which is led by far-right politician - Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir. The map shows that Israel is also eyeing the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.