Whilst British leaders struck an upbeat tone on the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the reality on the ground, in terms of the inquiry into the disaster, tells a different story.

The Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip has entered its 14th year and nearly two million Gazans have been suffering amid dire humanitarian conditions due to the blockade since 2007.

On June 8 1967, Israel launched a deadly attack on a US spy ship.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has addresses the nation on the 31st anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini’s passing.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip mark the 72nd anniversary of Nakba Day or Day of Catastrophe.

Wednesday marks the anniversary of the US’s capture of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, where American forces resorted to unchecked murderous and sadistic torture.

Iran has marked the 41st anniversary of the historic referendum in which Iranians overwhelmingly voted for the establishment of an Islamic Republic.

Iran reiterates its outright condemnation of the US-backed Saudi war on Yemen on the fifth anniversary of the aggression.

The British establishment marked the second anniversary of the alleged attack on Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal, against the backdrop of mounting concern over its refusal to publish a report on alleged Russian influence on the UK political system.

Pakistan marks the first anniversary of its standoff with India in which it downed and captured an Indian pilot in the disputed region of Kashmir.