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- Trump calls Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact ‘big, bold and important step’
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- Australian family bought a remote island to run a sheep farm, now they are turning it into a $4.8 million conservation sanctuary for endangered wildlife
- How 280,000 volunteer-planted trees transformed New Zealand’s Tiritiri Matangi from a degraded island into a conservation sanctuary
- Why was Syria’s former President sentenced to death | Explained
- Indian teenager charged with murdering mother, younger brother in Massachusetts
- Missile threat made Donald Trump move to smaller US jet during Turkey visit: Report
- Morocco beefs up security at Ceuta and Melilla borders after online calls for new crossings
- Student wounded, young suspect in custody after shooting at Georgia high school
- Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who drove economic reforms and led China into the WTO, dies at 97
- Florida completed a 2,560-acre stormwater treatment landscape with 4,750 acre-feet of storage to help protect the Indian River Lagoon
- West Asia war LIVE: Trump ‘low-key’ bets on economic pressure against Iran
- After 23 years, US to pull out last troops from Iraq by September 30
- ‘Just because I haven’t had any sugar’
- A $13.5 million Maryland project turned dredged sand, silt and shell into roughly 70 acres of wetland habitat for threatened marsh birds
- ‘You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential’ and why ease is not the answer
- Was Jamal really behind the deletion of IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat’s Minecraft Hardcore world? Viral clip explained
- ‘The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed’ and why we give up on our biggest goals too soon
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month’s end
- ‘Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats’ and why choosing joy in the face of chaos may be the ultimate act of defiance
- ‘For generation after generation, we have been told that when the world has sent its people to our shores, it has not sent its best’
- Two killed as Colombia steps up airstrikes against rebels
- Overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia’s Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says
- 100 years of Fidel Castro: The legacy that still divides Cuba
- India, Southern African customs bloc revive trade pact talks
- U.S. helicopter fired on ship that tried to break Iran ports blockade
- Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels
- Paramilitary force launches drone attacks across Sudan
- 20-year-old tourist dies in US after falling from 170-feet waterfall while posing for photos
- Adopted Indian women find ‘missing piece’ when DNA test reveals they are sisters
- Millions of people in Iceland and Spain set for ‘event of the century’ eclipse
- When did AOC break up with long-term partner Riley Roberts? Ocasio-Cortez stopped wearing her engagement ring over 18 months ago
- Oregon’s Siletz Bay is restoring 37 acres of tidal wetland this summer, digging new channels where more than a century of diking turned marsh into pasture
- Daily Quiz: On events that happened on August 12
- Sri Lanka allows immigration clearance for refugees returning from India
- Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies of illness at 98
- Trump admin plans to spend $900m on White House ‘modernisation projects’: Report
- Florida homeowner Abigail Mwaungulu let a Wendy’s worker named Dara eat lunch on her porch; their chance meeting became a friendship and raised over $13,000
- When London burned in 1666 – The Great Fire of London
- Thai Government vows tougher gun controls after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok
- Tata Sons Chairman Chandrasekaran gets U.K.’s honorary civilian award
- At least 10 militants killed by security forces in northwest Pakistan
- Capsized ferry in Zimbabwe leaves at least 15 dead, 27 missing: rescue services
- Mexico cleaned over 100K tons of sargassum at the beginning of 2026, but is still facing a seaweed crisis due to the invasive species deeply impacting its tourism
- Meet Dusty Langby, the 12-year-old Australian boy preparing to walk 540km to Canberra to raise $1 million for rural children’s healthcare
- Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia
- U.S. bars federal funding of gender transitions for low-income minors
- North Korea launches another missile towards sea ahead of U.S.-South Korean military drills
- Cuba celebrates Castro’s 100th as his revolution faces its toughest test
- Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez tie the knot after 10 years
- Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
- Trump’s secret plane swap triggers questions and confusion
- Trump says Iran options are let Tehran fail economically or ‘hit them really hard’
- King Charles’ death falsely announced, followed by national anthem and 16 minutes of silence; UK radio station breached broadcast standards
- West Asia war LIVE: U.S. helicopter fired on ship that tried to break Iran ports blockade
- Donald Trump: ‘I’m their banker’: Trump says US controls Iran’s frozen assets as he threatens economic or military action
- Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant: “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for…” – a blunt lesson on accountability, effort and refusing to make excuses | World News
- 7-year-old found duct-taped and dead in closet in Cincinnati: Indian-American coroner says she froze for a while when she opened the door
- Solar eclipse craze grips UK: Brits stuck in hours-long queues as glasses fly off shelves
- Middle East standoff: Why Gulf states may accept that Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz
- On This Day in Space: NASA launched the 100-foot Echo 1A balloon on August 12, 1960; the passive satellite reflected telephone, radio and television signals across Earth
- Indian student charged for killing 81-year-old man in Florida after driving Cadillac like a bullet at 100mph, attorney asks court to allow him to return to Columbia University
- Quote of the day by Peter Thiel: ‘First mover advantage is a trap, it’s much better to be the last mover’
- Quote of the day by Michael Bloomberg: ‘I’m not smarter than anybody else but I can outwork you’, and a controversial career advice
- Turkiye’s Kurdish region greets conditional PKK pardon with relief, joy and doubt
- Car bomb kills Haftar intel chief in eastern Libya
- China, Indonesia navies to hold drills in sensitive waters to east of Taiwan
- Colombia earthquake death toll tops 200 as rescuers race to find survivors
- Ukraine says Russia fired North Korean missiles in deadly attack
- U.K. government pauses Chevening Fellowships for a year over likely budget cuts
- ‘You are loved’: US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis, talks him out of jumping off bridge
- Quote of the day by Agatha Christie: “If you place your head in a lion’s mouth, then you cannot…” – a sharp lesson on risk, responsibility and thinking before you act | World News
- Rama Duwaji: Will NYPD cops go to Syria, Lebanon with Zohran Mamdani’s wife? Row over Rama Duwaji’s travel plan to meet family
- State of border with China will reflect on state of bilateral ties: India
- Watch: India’s Russian oil imports hit 48% as U.S. readies 100% tariffs
- Attackers kill 60 people in South Sudan cattle raid: local official
- Indian Jazz guitarist Pritesh Walia detained by ICE, claim friends and family; phone taken away
- Meet Dennis Hope: The unemployed man who claimed the Moon, sold 611 million acres and made millions from $19.95 lunar plots |
- UK Muslim charity under terror probe over alleged Hamas ties after senior figure arrested in US case
- The view from India Newsletter A new security architecture in West Asia?
- Latin America’s 10 deadliest earthquakes: Timeline
- Syria sentences former president Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture
- Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance
- Ebola deaths cross 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo
- Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
- Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye after NATO summit because of Iran threat: report
- Colombia quake kills over 100 as rescue teams race to find missing | In pictures
- 2,300-year-old beer, well preserved inside an ancient bronze bottle containing nearly a gallon of liquid with more than 2,400 chemical compounds, was discovered by archaeologists |
- Gautam Adani denies any deal linked to dismissal of U.S. criminal case in sworn affidavit
- Trump says would be ‘terrible mistake’ to replace FIFA’s Infantino
- Massive Colombia earthquake triggers frantic search for missing as death toll tops 100
- U.S. prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody as they fight extradition to the U.K.
- Australia adds optional gender identity, sexual orientation questions to census
- Former Air Force Secretary says he’ll sue Trump administration to restore his security clearance
- Trump Media Q2 results: US president-led media ventrue posts $238 mn loss as crypto holdings tumble
- West Asia war LIVE: Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran
- U.S. judge ends graft case against Gautam Adani
- India demands accountability after embassy premises defaced in Slovenian capital
- Multiple blasts heard in Kyiv after missile alert
- British couple jailed in Iran over spying charges end 3-month hunger strike, family demands release
- Harry Potter fans get £430m power link between UK, Ireland rerouted to save Dobby’s ‘grave’
- Smash-and-grab jewelry heist at Indian store in New Jersey: Valuables worth $1 million stolen in 1 minute
- Quote of the day by Michael Jordan: “The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me….” – a powerful lesson in commitment, discipline and fulfilment | World News
- Final vote delayed in parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir over security fears
- Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei fills 6 top military posts amid wartime leadership overhaul
- Quote of the day by Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘I don’t believe in people just hoping. We work for what we want’ and why only hope is not the answer
- More than 175,000 visas revoked so far in Trump’s second term: Majority due to criminal activities, DUI
- Quote of the day by Pavel Durov: ‘My success and health come from 20+ years of abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, pills, and illegal drugs’
- Mohsen Rezaei appointed as secretary of Iran’s top security body
- Europe braces for another summer heatwave
- Hundreds of Syrian Kurds head back to border town after years of displacement
- Iran says Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows ‘change in perception’ towards U.S.
- Final vote delayed in parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir over security fears
- In 2006, an Australian caver saw grass moving when there was no wind; digging beneath it revealed Elk River, now one of Victoria’s longest caves
- Sri Lanka planned 17 solar projects in Hambantota, but the development could reduce scrubland used by more than 400 elephants | World News
- spain’s belchite was destroyed in the 1937 civil war, but archaeologists are still finding bullets, trenches and personal belongings beneath its ruins | World News
- Imran Khan’s supporters to protest across Pakistan if he is not allowed to meet party colleagues
- 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador, prompting people to evacuate buildings
- Taiwan representative in Japan boycotts Nagasaki bombing anniversary ceremony over seating
- Tokyo’s geisha population fell from about 13,000 in 1940 to around 200 today; one 86-year-old geisha is turning to AI and holograms to keep the culture alive
- Quote of the day by Marcus Aurelius: ‘What stands in the way becomes the way’
- William Arnold travelled 1,700 miles to a remote Isle of Lewis phone box and spent about £36 making 52 calls; the usage protected it for another year
- Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 13, authorities say
- Blueface faces backlash after controversial comment sparks heated clash with woman during viral livestream
- In 1986, Lake Nyos released a deadly carbon dioxide cloud that killed 1,746 people, but the gas was still building up 30 years later | World News
- Former Thai MP accused of shooting local official and driver: police
- Fire at Saudi factory kills 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers
- Maryland: Two people bitten by beavers in less than two weeks at Maryland park force partial closure after both animals test positive for rabies | World News
- Scientists trained honeybees to recognise human faces, showing how tiny brains can distinguish faces by the arrangement of their features |
- Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: “When something’s uncomfortable, it means you’re actually…” – a lesson on stepping outside your comfort zone | World News
- Meet Japan’s ‘women of the sea’: 80-year-old diver dives into cold waters without an oxygen tank to harvest seafood using a centuries-old tradition | World News
- Scientists discovered that animal poop travelled across oceans 540-million-years ago and triggered the evolution of life on earth |
- Now a ‘Blank Space’: Taylor Swift songs vanish from Trump, White House posts
- More than 20 US warships deployed against Iran in Hormuz; 55 vessels redirected
- El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary
- Indian student arrested in Germany for girlfriend’s murder in Arizona
- China slams India’s move of formally naming 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh
- Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in U.S.
- Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur’s killing
- West Asia war LIVE: Iran ties Strait of Hormuz reopening to U.S. concessions on several demands
- Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport
- In the 1990s, New York chose wetlands over conventional storm sewers on Staten Island; the Bluebelt strategy saved taxpayers $80 million in infrastructure costs
- Several injured in Denmark in suspected underworld shooting: police
- Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles
- Trump announces staff secretary Will Scharf will be his new White House counsel
- Israeli military closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh, citing settler attacks
- Wildlife Sanctuary: In 1986, a California city began polishing sewage through constructed marshes; the 307-acre system is now a wildlife sanctuary that has hosted over 300 bird species
- 7 civilians killed in Russia-Ukraine overnight strikes; Moldova reports drone explosion
- In 1987, Orlando put 1,200 acres of constructed wetlands to work cleaning reclaimed water; the system now polishes about 5.11 billion gallons a year
- Schopenhauer: Quote of the day by Arthur Schopenhauer: ‘Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see’ and the philosophy behind revolutionary thinking
- Zhuangzi: Quote of the day by Zhuangzi: ‘Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education’ and why carrots and sticks can kill the desire to learn
- Denmark shooting: Several wounded as police suspect gang-related feud
- No more strikes on Iran? Trump says US going ‘low key’, stresses economic pressure over military op
- Suspected cartel boss Kinahan lands in Ireland after extradition from Dubai
- Wildfire forces 20,000 evacuations in western Canada
- Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say
- Syria says reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
- Iran Guards say won’t reopen Hormuz without U.S. meeting Tehran’s demands
- Russia, Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured
- Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran’s demands complicate exit: Report
- Florida: In the 1960s, Florida drained land for a giant subdivision; in 2026, restoration finished after removing 260 miles of roads and plugging 48 miles of canals across 55,000 acres
- Pakistan says new defence pact with Saudi and Turkiye is ’purely defensive’ and open to others
- No Ebola cases found on quarantined river boat, Congo authorities say
- Netanyahu rejects U.S. Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarms
- ‘We know how to stand up to American ideas’: Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan
- China issues red alert as Typhoon Dolphin hits its eastern coast
- Nepal PM Balendra Shah to meet Indian, Chinese envoys on August 10
- Researchers used a gene gun to make lettuce and tobacco produce cattle and pig myoglobin, the protein that gives meat its red colour and umami flavour
- Iran Guards say won’t reopen Hormuz without U.S. meeting all Tehran’s conditions
- South Korea planted more than 10 billion trees after the Korean War, and its forests made a remarkable comeback | World News
- Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as Mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk
- Budapest’s low Danube exposed two German soldiers and a DKW military motorcycle; mud mixed with gas oil preserved identity discs after around 80 years
- Man arrested 7 months after Indian woman’s murder in Canada
- Fire extinguished at Aramco facility in Jizan, says Saudi Arabia
- Pentagon pushes defence companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks
- Houthi attack suspected at Saudi gas facility in Jubail; Aramco Jazan fire extinguished
- In 2018, scientists found just 39 surviving clams in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon; they bred them and have since outplanted 65 million
- Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin
- Ulong: In 2024, Palau removed invasive rats from Ulong Island; one year later, fish biomass rose 183% and leaf nitrogen increased about 80% at one reef site
- Car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia day after conservative President takes office
- Dozens of Nigerians freed after six months in jihadi captivity
- West Asia war LIVE: UAE says Iran targeted tanker as Oman cites progress in Hormuz talks
- Colombia rocked by car bomb blast a day after new President Abelardo de la Espriella takes charge
- Former U.S. President Biden’s cancer has spread, it’s very painful, says son
- Indian-origin trans MSP Q Manivannan under fire after calling rape a ‘spectrum’ in viral podcast clip | World News
- ‘He did not make it’: Death of PhD student Vikram Mubayi after California hike leaves family seeking answers
- Mecca Agreement | A new triple alliance in West Asia
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- Dangerous wildfire keeps crews from reaching helicopter crash in Utah
- Four killed in helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro
- Quote of the day by Neymar: “Messi is a great player. Playing against him is not good, it is…” – a candid lesson that teaches about competition, pressure and respect | World News
- Quote of the day on love: ‘Find what you love and let it kill you’
- Kash Patel plans Russia trip in October; Kremlin-friendly newspaper warns he better not come empty-handed if he has a favor to ask
- Quote of the day by Marco Polo: ‘I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed’, and how reality could be much larger than human imagination
- Flight to Toronto canceled as child refuses seatbelt, stands on seat; passengers stranded for 24 hours: ‘Parents should be fined’
- Taipei says China’s traffic control order for Taiwan Strait during typhoon is ‘ridiculous’
- Lebanon says Israeli troops infiltrated Lebanese army-held village
- Zelenskyy visits Russian ally Serbia as Moscow pounds Kyiv
- UAE says Iran targeted tanker as Oman cites progress in Hormuz talks
- Turkiye’s Parliament passes Bill aimed at peace with Kurdish rebels
- Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border
- Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
- Indian man on death row in the US for killing wife, in-laws in 2019 seeks retrial, says his previous lawyers were bad
- Lionel Messi’s father Jorge dies aged 68
- Spain imposes border checks on Italian travellers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row
- Leaking tanker off Omani coast is sinking deeper, satellite images show
- Iran Conflict: ‘End this war’: Senate Democrats turn up heat on Donald Trump, seek end to ‘unauthorised’ Iran hostilities
- Utah wildfire: Helicopter carrying 2 crashes while fighting massive blaze, sparks new fire
- Syrian spy chief accused of 2015 ‘Children’s Massacre’ hiding in Moscow: Report
- 56 decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home; owner’s licence suspended
- Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump’s attorney general in overnight vote
- Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan’s Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall
- US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown ahead of midterms
- U.S. Senate passes short-term funding Bill to avert federal shutdown before election
- Colorado River officials face a fish-versus-power tradeoff as warmer water threatens native humpback chub and cool releases bypass dam turbines
- Texas A&M researchers built a 17-foot fire whirl over crude oil on water; it burned 40% faster, cut soot 40% and consumed up to 95% of the fuel
- Seven African nationals detained in Delhi for overstaying
- Pentagon revokes former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s access to classified information
- Sanchez vs Meloni: Spain imposes Italy border checks as Ceuta migrant row escalates
- In Washington, Pumas are protecting human lives by preventing vehicle collisions accounting for a 76% reduction in accidents
- Michael Dell’s son Zach co-founded Base Power in 2023; it is now valued at $13 billion and has installed more than 23,000 home batteries
- Pentagon strips ex-Air Force secretary Kendall of security clearance over Air Force One claim
- New Colombia President pledges robust fight against crime, fiscal austerity in maiden speech
- At least three killed in Russian strikes in Kyiv region, official says
- West Asia war LIVE: U.S. expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz
- U.S. expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz; Sunni powers unite in defence pact
- Jason Arday, Claudine Gay, and the line between inclusion and bias in universities
- U.S. Senate passes Russia sanctions bill that seeks 100% tariffs on India, four others
- Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran officials ‘would not be surprised’ if Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei dies soon: Report
- ‘More like humiliation than rejection’: Indian PSU employee denied US tourist visa in 20 seconds, says never going to apply again
- Billionaire Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman are offering up to $150 million for ideas that could make San Francisco a better place to live
- Indian-origin hiker found alive after 3 nights stranded on Vancouver Island | World News
- A Cumberland mother’s new farm stand was stolen before she could use it; strangers John and Casey Adams rebuilt it for free, even after their tools were stolen
- California lost as many as 1.3 million Joshua trees in the 2020 Dome Fire; new software now helps park managers target recovery after wildfires
- Quote of the day by Warren Buffett: ‘The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging’ and a useful business lesson
- Quote of the day by Thomas Aquinas: ‘Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others…’ and the case for sharing what you know before it dies with you
- Quote of the day by Ernest Hemingway: ‘Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut’ and a funny lesson on self-discipline
- ‘Don’t be like Yasmin’: US makes an example out of Venezuelan woman arrested by ICE, says you are illegal if…
- Quote of the day by Blaise Pascal: ‘All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone’ and the $100 billion industry built to keep you from doing it
- ‘Who introduced them?’ US senator says it’s odd to see Justin Trudeau frolicking around Katy Perry; ‘He used to be in charge of a whole country’
- Carney says U.S. trade talks ‘nasty’ after Trump criticises Canada’s leadership
- Houthi attacks kill five in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib
- Three inmates killed, over 20 injured in fresh prison clashes in Sri Lanka
- Shakib Al Hasan ready to return to Bangladesh, face trial if assured of security
- Greek Mayor among three charged over wildfire near Athens
- U.S. appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project
- US judge compares Meta to ‘public nuisance,’ orders $567m payout over child harm
- Voting for most seats for August 10 polls postponed in PoK due to law and order concerns
- Toronto gets its own ‘Moo Deng’; pygmy hippo calf born to 20-year-old mother, took first steps within minutes of birth
- Video: 2 injured after gunman opens fire near New York subway station | World News
- Pakistan, Saudi and Turkiye sign joint defence agreement
- Archaeologists uncover ancient Roman structure near the Colosseum with mosaics resembling firefighters’ barracks | World News
- California biologist Phil Pister saved the last Owens pupfish from extinction in 1969 by carrying every surviving fish in two buckets | World News
- Japanese quote of the day: ‘If you are in a rush, take the longer way’
- Two Indian-origin men wanted in Canada over $30,000 apartment rental fraud | World News
- Watch: Trump govt. clamps down on ‘birth tourism’
- Ishowspeed: Esports Awards 2026 Streamer of the Year nominees revealed as IShowSpeed eyes third straight win
- Inside Rob Zombie’s former $6.5 million Origami House with glass walls, waterfalls and a koi sanctuary
- This 6,000 km long underground city stretching from Portugal to Italy is built by the Argentine ants across the coasts of four European countries |
- India, China discuss LAC situation and border management during diplomatic talks: MEA
- A well in Gujarat’s Morbi has been shaking continuously with rippling water; experts are still trying to understand why
- Meet Arya Satheesh: High school student invents plant-based plastic that removes microplastics as it naturally breaks down, named European winner of The Earth Prize |
- Three lighthouse keepers vanished from a remote Scottish island in 1900. More than a century later, nobody knows what happened | World News
- How Beijing innovates: Lessons from China’s market-state hybrid model
- Saudi military says Houthi attacks left 11 civilians, including child, injured near Yemen border
- Thailand school shooting LIVE updates: Teacher and gunman dead, four injured in shooting, police say
- Shooting takes place at school in Thailand, officials say
- West Asia LIVE: Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, says source
- Government: Global headwinds pressurising finances
- ‘Need to elect JD’: Trump ‘backs’ VP as president nominee in ‘meet with donors’
- ‘USCIS makes mistakes’: Immigration expert breaks down new H-1B, Green Card rule, calls its another step in dismantling legal immigration
- Hawaii congressional candidate Kirill Basin allegedly threatened beachgoers in Maui; after being knocked unconscious, he was charged and held on $1 million bail
- Quote of the day by Martha Nussbaum: ‘Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior’ and how our education system forgot the second half
- Quote of the day by JD Vance on ‘Limousine socialists’: ‘They’re not promising you industry, they’re not promising you good jobs, what they are promising you is…’
- Quote of the day by Michel Foucault: ‘Maybe the target nowadays is not to discover what we are but to refuse what we are’ and how every self-help guru got it wrong
- Donald Trump in the Persian labyrinth
- Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenship and curb ‘birth tourism’
- Quote of the day by Mignon McLaughlin: ‘The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it’ and why some things never change
- Rights groups decry Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist as ‘war crime’
- Bangladesh to hold presidential election on August 20: EC
- Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says
- China-Japan tensions escalate after Tokyo labels Beijing as its ‘greatest strategic challenge’
- Journalists, rights bodies condemn curbs on media freedom in Pakistan
- Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
- Pakistan’s ruling party leads in PoK vote despite boycott call by banned group
- Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says U.S. has ‘massive amounts’
- ‘Islamification of the country has to stop’: McKinney council meeting extends for 5 hours over debate on mosque project, plan gets nod after massive fight
- Canada deported 3,323 Indians in first half of 2026: Report
- Israel schools the world on preventing hospital catastrophes during war
- US student visas for Indians drop 62%; CIS report urges scrapping of OPT programme | World News
- Indian-origin landlord sued in Pennsylvania for harassing tenant: Only wore khaki pants, showed photo of naked man and woman
- JD Vance over rubio for 2028? what trump reportedly told donors at private meeting | World News
- US judge clears way for Trump admin to end deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians
- Who is Sadhana Gollapudi? Row over Indian woman’s dancing video as she’s baselessly accused of visa fraud; attorney says she’s US citizen
- Daily Quiz | On Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Supporters of Imran Khan’s party to march toward Islamabad on September 27: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM
- U.S.-Iran war: Tehran threatens to hit Gulf states if Trump launches new strikes
- U.S. requests Filipino pastor’s extradition on sex-trafficking charges: Philippine Ambassador
- North Korea fires ballistic missile: South Korea military
- Russia downed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight: Defence Ministry
- Israel reports its first troop deaths in Lebanon amid ongoing talks in Rome
- Landslips kill at least 4 in northern Philippines
- Watch: Iran , Oman reach understanding on shipping route through Strait of Hormuz
- Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker
- Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib’s home attacked after Hasina media event
- Watch: Bangladesh slams India over Sheikh Hasina’s press conference
- Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as Mayor deplores pursuit of nuclear weapons
- Pakistan crackdown in PoK draws protests on UK streets
- Collapse of rules-based order calls for total ban on nuclear weapons
- Drone with explosive device found at German airport, detonator removed
- Trump’s Marine One flies too close to passenger airplane, FAA says U.S. President was not in danger
- West Asia LIVE: Oil prices slip as Iran-Oman talks fuel hopes for U.S.-Iran peace deal
- In 2023, America’s first live yellow-legged hornet, a bee-killing predator, was found in Georgia; by 2026, officials had trapped 866 and destroyed 44 nests
- Gunman kills popular Mexican influencer during livestream
- West American dams are on the verge of shutting down: Lack of maintenance is filling them with silt faster than ever, making the great structures obsolete | World News
- Researchers examined every body vertebra in 13 Australian snakes and found five distinct regions, including a short neck just 7 to 12 vertebrae long
- Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making…” – a timeless lesson on patience, strategy and knowing when not to act | World News
- Quote of the day inspired by Homer’s Odyssey: ‘Men are so quick to blame the gods, they say that…’ — and why the worst disasters are always self-inflicted
- North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japan’s strike capabilities
- Yemen’s Houthis say attacked two Saudi oil tankers
- Spain’s Ceuta seeks transfer of unaccompanied migrant minors to mainland Spain after border rush
- Bangladesh government ‘outraged’ over Sheikh Hasina’s press conference in India
- Quote of the day by Jackie Chan: ‘You don’t get to do over parts or go back and change your path. Your life is decided by…’ and how split-second choices reveal who you really are when there’s no safety net
- Quote of the day by Jackie Chan: “I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be…” – an inspiring lesson on finding your own path | World News
- Iran, Oman reach understanding on coordinates of route through Hormuz, Iran Ministry says
- Bangladesh pro-uprising groups turn on each other on second anniversary
- Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking vegetable seller in Kherson
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- Bangladesh turns ousted Hasina’s official residence into museum; observes ‘July Mass Uprising Day’
- Scientists coated a cicada wing with silver and created a sensor that amplified faint molecular signals by tens of millions
- Misri urges Sri Lanka to hold provincial polls ‘at the earliest’
- UK’s most wanted fugitive arrested in Spain over multiple sexual assault probe | World News
- 4 people stabbed in London’s Covent Garden area; woman arrested
- Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says ban on her party Awami League should be lifted
- Trump’s immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses, parents
- Meet Seungah Chung, the US eighth-grader who used 200 ants and a maze to discover they navigate by landmarks
- Daily Quiz | On Toni Morrison
- China announces ‘countermeasures’ after U.S. trade sanctions
- Rebecca DePaula was an NYPD officer, pastor and mother of three; her family is demanding an investigation after she died following surgery in the Dominican Republic
- A 45,000-year-old crystal tool found in France suggests Neanderthals chose beauty as well as practicality | World News
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- In 2003, China planted small islands of native trees along a degraded river; 20 years later they held only 19–30% of an intact forest’s diversity and biomass
- From 1952 to 2020, US inspectors recorded 2,562 woodwasp interceptions; researchers found wooden packaging was the dominant invasion pathway
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- Service suspended at a Saudi airport after attack claimed by Houthis
- Bangladesh proposes death penalty for enforced disappearances
- Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes kill at least 5 in each country
- Indian-flagged vessel comes under attack in Red Sea
- U.S. Treasury Secretary says chance of Hormuz deal with Iran by August 5
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- Archaeologists discover a rare 600-year-old saint statue and human bone reliquaries beneath Berlin’s oldest neighbourhood | World News
- In 1996, Campbell’s keeled glass snail was declared extinct; 30 years later, more than 1,000 captive-bred snails have been returned to Norfolk Island
- India invites Bangladesh PM Rahman to attend BRICS summit
- Dissanayake holds talks with leaders of ethnic minorities, underscores need for ‘national consensus’ on new Constitution
- Scientists discover Greenland sharks can survive for centuries with functioning eyesight, overturning the long-held belief that they are blind |
- Former Ukrainian top commander sees no prospect of Kyiv joining NATO
- Pakistan invites Iranian FM Araghchi for talks amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions
- French coastguards rescue 157 from burning migrant boat in English Channel
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- Quote of the day by Marco Rubio: ‘God has blessed me in many ways but none more important than my wife Jeanette’
- Quote of the day by Paulo Coelho: ‘If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello’
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- Iraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds’ deal: sources
- Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero
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- Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35
- Iran denies negotiating with U.S. after Trump announces talks
- Russian officials say 11 killed in Ukrainian strikes
- Hard-right Reform U.K. vow to use navy to stop small boats
- Russian strike burns 8 million books in Ukraine: publisher
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- An 82-year-old Australian grandfather and his 18-year-old grandson cycled 5,300km through deserts and headwinds, raising $65,000 for MND support
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- California built a town for 4,000 iron miners in 1948. Today it is one of America’s largest ghost towns, with homes and a hospital still standing | World News
- ‘Water bombers’ take to skies as Greece battles wildfires
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- How J. Robert Oppenheimer brought together thousands of scientists to build the world’s first atomic bomb |
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- Scientists surveyed Turkey’s Mount Ararat glacier for the first time above 5,000 metres; the data will guide an attempt to recover its first ice core
- Scientists solve the 100-year-old mystery behind why avocado flowers change sex over two days |
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- Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says
- Japan confirms joint yen intervention with U.S., signals readiness for more action
- Oil prices tumble as Trump cancels attack on Iran to reach nuclear deal
- Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 strikes Egypt
- At least 14 dead as Ukraine, Russia exchange strikes
- Trump says Gulf leaders’ input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes
- West Asia LIVE: Trump says Iran talks to take place today, sets no deadline for deal
- UK PM Burnham may exempt child rapists from early release scheme as Conservatives demand stricter action
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- US scientists analysed 55 storm and atmospheric variables to identify hurricane rapid intensification; Atlantic communities could receive warnings as much as five days ahead
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- U.K. PM Burnham signals support for written constitution
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- Ruling BNP authorises PM Rahman to finalise nominee for Bangladesh’s presidential elections
- Bangladesh court grants bail to jailed Hindu rights leader; release from prison unlikely
- At least 72 died in Spain’s Ceuta migrant rush
- 2 firefighting helicopters collide midair near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
- Sheikh Hasina to hold presser on August 5, a month before Tarique Rahman’s expected visit
- Ukraine hits multiple Russian regions, killing 8: officials
- ‘Cruel terrorist act’: Moscow mayor on restaurant blast that killed 3, injured 21
- Researchers mapped 128 million US buildings for landslide exposure; 6.5 million Americans live in danger zones concentrated across Appalachia and the West Coast
- Quote of the day by Barack Obama: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones…” | World News
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- Israeli strikes kill nine in Gaza, Israeli Minister says no deal to halt attacks
- Veteran mountaineer Purja’s body found three days after avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK
- Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire
- 5 dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia’s Madura Island
- King Charles, Prince William pay tribute to ex-British soldier Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche
- Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
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- Researchers tracked 724 Northern Hemisphere lakes from 2000 to 2022; above critical winter temperatures, ice-loss sensitivity rose up to 22-fold and could shorten seasons by 40 days
- China flash flood death toll rises to 25: state media
- Hungary PM announces closure of nuclear plant due to heatwave
- Washington wildfires scorch over 2,50,000 acres; trigger mass evacuations
- Japan earthquake aftermath: Woman dies of heat stroke in parked car; toll rises to 36
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- West Asia LIVE: Iran threatens to strike other nations’ energy fields if U.S. launches fresh attacks
- Colombia truck bomb wounds 14 ahead of presidential inauguration
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- Quote of the day by Sigmund Freud: ‘The more perfect a person is on the outside, the more demons they have on the inside’ and why absolute perfection is a facade
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- 3 people killed, 15 wounded in Moscow restaurant explosion
- Quote of the day by Mohammed bin Salman: ‘I fear that the day I die, I am going to die without accomplishing what I have in my mind’
- Florida evangelist who says passengers have no choice but to listen to her sermons removed from flight; Alaska Airlines puts her on no-fly list
- U.S. embassies urge citizens to ‘consider departing’ from West Asia
- Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two; medical supply warehouses hit
- Amid row with Philippines, China issues new rules to assert control over South China Sea shoal
- Meet Roy Kim, the 13-year-old Oregon student who designed a chamber that turns moisture in the air into water for drought-hit farms
- One inmate killed, six wounded in Sri Lanka prison riot, says police
- Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, climbing company confirms
- Italy suspends EU Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta crisis
- Spain to put containment fence on Ceuta’s border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67
- India’s balancing act to attract more investment from China, U.S. and boost trade
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- Gor calls on Bangladesh to join Pax Silica initiative
- ‘Act of aggression against Iran’: Araghchi warns UK over US access to British military bases
- ‘Go that way’: Migrants say Moroccan authorities directed them towards Spain’s Ceuta
- Spain-Morocco border crisis: Death toll in Ceuta reaches 67
- In 1869, the Suez Canal connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean; over 150 years later, 120 fish species have crossed and scientists predict the next three
- In 1924, Arctic charr from Lake Geneva were stocked into Lake Allos; a century later, their descendants showed distinct metabolic responses under identical conditions
- Minnesota’s largest coal plant once burned 30,000 tonnes daily; its existing wires now carry 710MW from 1.7 million solar panels powering about 150,000 homes
- Environmentally Friendly Cooler: Meet Quazeem Tiamiyu, a student who turned discarded wood into insulation for beverage coolers
- Around 150 BCE, Aksum rose along Red Sea trade routes; researchers say surviving Tigray grapevines may preserve part of that ancient agricultural legacy
- Indian woman slammed for showing off ‘Green Card in just 2 months’: ‘They are not even hiding it anymore’
- Singapore student Siti Aishah Siregar left home saying she was going to college; hours later her family found her passport missing and a Cambodia flight ticket in her email
- South Africa released 11 formerly captive elephants onto wild reserves; five years later, their behaviour closely matched elephants that had never lived in captivity
- Spain says most migrants return to Morocco after border rush kills 57
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- Peru ex-President Ollanta Humala walks free after conviction quashed
- White House signals Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran
- Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 4, wound more than a dozen
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- Quote of the day by Masashi Kishimoto: ‘The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success and failure’ and the brutal bias that turns madmen into visionaries
- Quote of the day by Archimedes: ‘Give me a place to stand, a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the World’, and how to find your own fulcrum
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- U.S. lawmaker urges Taiwan to pass drone Bill, warning ‘time is short’
- In a first, India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh meets U.S. Ambassador to India in Dhaka
- India risks complicity in Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, Amnesty report reveals
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- India calls for global scrutiny over Pakistan’s ‘ruthless’ crackdown in PoK
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- Flagstar’s 2021 data breaches affected nearly 2.2 million people; eligible Americans have until August 11 to claim documented losses up to $25,000 from a proposed $31.5 million settlement
- US state department uses AI-generated map that mislabels African countries at Brazil conference | World News
- How Iran’s military ran a $4bn gambling network as part of a sanctions-dodging op: Report
- Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and…” |
- Indian national in US on visitor visa jailed for $3.7 million fraud scheme targeting elders | World News
- California rookie lifeguard Ryder Williams saved a 10-year-old from 10-foot waves in his first rescue; after his shift, the 16-year-old helped save two more people and won Trump’s praise
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- Why is it difficult to contain the growing Ebola outbreak in DRC? | Explained
- FIFA vows to go ahead with private investor proposal despite opposition from UEFA
- Nepal authorities extend curfew to Saptari as communal unrest spreads
- German proverb of the day: “A fence lasts 3 years, a dog lasts 3 fences, a horse lasts 3 dogs, and a man lasts…” – a timeless lesson on life’s seasons and the value of time | World News
- India-based sales agent of Iran’s Mahan Air among entities facing U.S. sanctions
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- Russian Strikes Across Ukraine: Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10; missiles hit Poland too
- West Asia war LIVE: Pakistan says U.S.-Iran talks ongoing as foes trade attacks
- Spain migrant crisis: Military deployed as thousands cross border; 9 killed
- 10 climbers, including Nirmal Purja, missing after avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan
- Trump mulling $1,00,000 fee for students keen to work in U.S. after graduation
- Russia extends diesel, gasoline export bans until end of January 2027
- Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 32 miners, traps 10 others
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- ‘Monumental step toward lasting peace’: Donald Trump announces ‘historic’ Gaza deal as Board of Peace agrees on Hamas disarmament
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- Quote of the day by Anton Chekhov: ‘If you are afraid of loneliness, don’t marry’, and a surprising take on human psychology and relationships
- Quote of the day by Bertrand Russell: ‘There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other…’ and how most of us are guilty of the second
- Quote of the day by Pablo Picasso: “When I was as old as these children, I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to…” – a profound lesson on creativity, simplicity and rediscovering the fearless artist within | World News
- Quote of the day by Khaled Hosseini: ‘A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer’ and why guilt is the starting point for redemption
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- Brazil withholds approval of Trump’s ambassador pick, deepening rift with U.S.
- Death toll from China landslide rises to 51, 10 missing: authorities
- Crisis-hit Cuba opens pharmacies, gas stations to private firms
- Israeli strikes kill four in Gaza, including two children, amid new ceasefire push
- Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 9 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland
- Tourist feeding helped push Japan’s famous Rabbit Island beyond its natural limits; now vegetation is stripped and wild boars are attacking rabbits
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- Ballots without a country: a quiet case for pluralism in Myanmar
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- Voters in Manchester choose mayor to replace Andy Burnham, who left city hall for Downing Street
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- Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die; France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris
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- Aliko Dangote To Donate: Africa’s richest billionaire plans to donate one-third of his $36bn wealth to charity
- Researchers mapped 5,600km of Canada’s coast using 170 years of records; kelp persistence reached 88% in cold waters but fell to 52% in warmer sheltered areas
- Quote of the day by King Charles: “I’m a dangerous person because…” – a powerful lesson on caring deeply, speaking up and standing by your convictions | World News
- D4Vd Death Penalty: Could D4vd face the death penalty? Los Angeles DA says D4vd is eligible for death penalty as prosecutors consider seeking execution in Celeste Rivas murder case
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- Quote of the day by The Notorious B.I.G: ‘Stay far from timid, only make moves when your heart’s in it…’ and the 1997 Brooklyn strategy for relentless success
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- Quote of the day by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer: “Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on…” – why distance from the crowd can shape extraordinary minds | World News
- Yemen government says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit
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- Israel army accuses Hezbollah of truce violation, launching drone in south Lebanon
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- U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s unprecedented bid to fire Fed’s Cook
- Venezuela earthquakes: Death toll rises to 1,700; La Guaira port now ‘operational’
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- Extreme weather crisis: Mumbai floods & Europe wildfires highlight global climate emergency
- Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
- Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list
- Seafarers’ safety ‘highest priority’, says Indian Embassy in Ukraine amid attacks on ships in Black Sea
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- Boeings identified in Reuters report carried weapons for Sudanese paramilitary, UN experts find
- At least 20 killed in U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq: former paramilitaries
- France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe
- U.S. Senate advances sanctions bill targeting Russian-Iranian oil buyers, including India and China
- Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru’s President following narrow election victory
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- Curfew extended indefinitely in parts of Nepal bordering India, PM Shah expresses grief over violence
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- Trump and Netanyahu meet for the first time since launching the Iran war
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- U.S. Big Tech companies call for American open-weight models as Anthropic CEO disagrees over cyber-security risks
- Vietnam boat disaster: Death toll rises to 48 after tourist vessel sinks in South China Sea
- Football rules panel clarifies VAR process that World Cup red card for Switzerland’s Embolo was wrong
- Chad announces intent to withdraw from International Criminal Court
- ‘We are not anyone’s proxy force’: Iranian Kurdish party
- Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country’s worst outbreak
- Japan earthquake LIVE updates: Govt. sets up task force to assess possible damage, prepare rescue operations, says PM Takaichi
- Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Lindsey Graham’s funeral
- Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
- Sharif’s PML-N wins 9 out of 13 seats in first phase of PoK polls amid rigging allegations
- U.S. House passes record $1.15 trillion defence bill
- UN says nearly 500 Afghan civilians have been killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan fighting since October
- Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan’s Kyushu region, tsunami advisory issued
- Six refugees speak out as UN-backed treaty to help people fleeing war, persecution marks 75 years
- U.S. Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next Intelligence Director
- The View From India newsletter: Donald Trump’s Iran conundrum
- Have the Houthis blocked the Red Sea to marine traffic? | Explained
- Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
- Shooting near Mexico’s Presidential palace kills one
- Johnson & Johnson announces $5.5 billion settlement of talc lawsuits
- More Chinese investment good for wider relationship, says India’s envoy to China
- 1 killed, several injured in violent clashes in PoK polls
- Brazil requests WTO consultations over U.S. tariffs
- 1 killed, several injured in violent clashes in PoK polls
- FAA says seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets were incorrectly installed
- West Asia war LIVE: Trump says ‘good chance’ of progress in Iran talks as foes hold fire
- With Houthi blockade on Saudi Arabia, Bab el-Mandeb returns to centre stage | Explained
- All art, no deal: On the U.S.-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal
- Zelenskyy visits Britain as new PM signals more support for Kyiv
- Quote of the day by Bob Ross: ‘The very fact that you’re aware of suffering is enough reason to…’ and the darkest secret behind human happiness
- What is Tana Mongeau and Clavicular’s feud? Podcast remarks explained
- Who is Luplupka? Russian Kick streamer involved in viral AmRay livestream feud
- Quote of the day by Marco Rubio: ‘American Dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood’ and the story of An American Son
- Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi hits on Saudi Arabia
- Syria president tells Al Jazeera his country seeks security deal with Israel
- Colombia’s President-elect vows to break ties with Cuba, Nicaragua
- Police arrest 15-year-old after festival shooting that killed 3 near Space Needle
- Drone strikes rock Sudan’s El-Obeid after Army secures highway
- China supports Brazil in opposing ‘interference’: Xi to Lula
- Saudi says groups in Iraq targeted territory, Houthis claim drone attacks
- Iran says it still controls Hormuz, not involved in negotiations with the U.S.
- YouTuber Tana Mongeau shares blunt reaction after Clavicular’s livestream breakup with Lily Snyder raises tough questions
- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Vice Minister of Chinese Communist Party in Beijing
- Second man arrested in 2023 murder of Indian-origin food delivery driver in Canada | World News
- New rule for asylum seekers in the US: ‘No interview, straight deportation’, DHS calls it ‘second chance’
- Sri Lankan activists, trade unionists express solidarity with Indian students
- China opposes U.S. ‘forced labour’ tariffs, calls for them to cancelled
- Poachers killed their mothers and left six young rhinos orphaned; after up to five years of rehabilitation, every one has now given birth in the wild
- UK’s largest girls’ organisation Girlguiding unveils first uniform redesign since 1990 — focused on ‘self-expression and confidence’ | World News
- 19 arrested as Police seize drugs worth over $97 million in Canada
- India summons Ukraine envoy, lodges protest over killing of Indian in attack on merchant vessel
- Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push
- Genevieve becomes a Category 5 hurricane but is not expected to make landfall
- Indian-origin woman shot dead in Canada; suspect arrested
- Fields Medal: Hong Wang makes history as star mathematicians claim 2026 honours
- Explosion, ‘suspected bomb’ in Philippine capital before Marcos speech
- South Korean Court gives ousted President Yoon suspended jail term for lying during campaign
- Inside the wildfire crisis raging across France and Spain | Explained
- Firefighters battle to keep blazes away from France’s Bordeaux; Macron calls crisis meeting
- Why is Russia attacking ships in Odessa? | Explained
- One killed in communal clash in Nepal’s India-bordering Sunsari; restrictive orders imposed
- Watch: France’s wildfire crisis deepens: Military aircraft, evacuations & tour disruption
- Indian-origin US lawmakers vow to fight anti-India hate, urge diaspora to join politics
- Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth: “When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they…” – a timeless lesson on courage, perseverance and hope in difficult times | World News
- At least 4 people, including a child, wounded by gunfire at Seattle festival, hospital says
- Why is China’s AI push gaining ground? | Explained
- Venezuela Opposition leader Machado says won’t take part in U.S.-backed talks
- Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility; critics fear a midterm purge
- West Asia War LIVE: Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
- Unesco adds Mount Olympus, France’s D-Day landing beaches to World Heritage List
- Crimes Against Humanity: ‘Crimes against humanity’ complaints filed against Bangladesh ex-president
- An 11-year-old Canadian boy cried after his first customer rejection; weeks later, his $10 trash-bin cleaning business has up to 40 clients and 100,000 followers
- China’s new hybrid rice can preserve its high-yield traits across generations, potentially allowing farmers to replant seeds instead of buying new ones every year
- U.S. appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create federal voter list
- Search for 17 missing crew after Vietnamese cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
- Search for 17 missing crew after c
- Quote of the day by Slavoj Žižek: ‘The problem for us is not are our desires satisfied or not. The problem is…’ and the reason why getting everything you want still leaves you feeling completely empty
- Quote of the day by Thucydides: ‘Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is…’ and the ancient wisdom that proves your hardest enemy will always be yourself
- Calgary: A stormwater pond in Calgary appears filled with Prussian carp; the invasive fish can produce all-female clone-like offspring and spread through drainage routes
- Cuban President accuses U.S. of seeking to seize island
- Zelenskyy says Russia seeks 30,000 extra North Korean troops for Ukraine war
- Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack killed in confrontation with police, officials say
- Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U.S. attacks
- Flavio Bolsonaro gets party nod to take on Lula in Brazil polls
- Iran says progress in Oman talks on Hormuz Strait management
- Russian and Ukrainian strikes kill at least 10
- Berlin police hunt ‘Islamist suspect’ after Pride attack kills one, injures 16
- The Chinese bahaba, a critically endangered fish nicknamed the ‘Panda of the Sea,’ was missing from Hong Kong for over a decade, until its DNA gave it away
- Sarnath earns UNESCO World Heritage tag, takes India’s tally to 45
- Honduras ex-President Hernandez to return home after Trump pardon
- FBI’s ‘most wanted’ suspect in $32 million Covid fraud arrested in Jamaica: Kash Patel
- Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash
- U.K. PM Burnham vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties
- Typhoon Noul: Baby crib sent flying, 800,000 flee: Typhoon Noul hits China, 10 dead; scary visuals emerge
- ‘Will call out Trump if needed’: UK PM Andy Burnham says Britain’s national interest comes first
- US influencer, husband found dead days after she accused him of pedophilia on TikTok
- At least 23 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea: Chinese state media
- Iran army says war to ‘expand further’ if U.S. attacks restart
- Researchers used AI to study more than 116,000 birdsong recordings from over 3,000 species and discovered that despite their huge variety, birdsongs across the world are built from only eight basic acoustic building blocks
- Closer ties and easier travel: Israel eyes pre-war tourist levels from India by 2027
- Scientists found that Japanese horseshoe bats living together in crowded colonies solve a noisy sonar problem by gradually shifting their echolocation calls to match each other’s frequency
- Quote of the Day by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor who inspired Gladiator: “You have power over your mind, not outside events…” | World News
- Nepal eases post-demonetisation curbs on Indian currency; allows ₹200, ₹500 notes
- France, Spain battle wildfires as more than 2,50,000 people are forced to flee homes
- Children with guns: 12-year-olds trained, armed to man Tehran checkpoints
- ‘We will mint it’: Nepal central bank confirms one-rupee coin with disputed map after government U-turn
- He rejected to work for a Jew boss. Now he has $25,000 in donation money and Cornell did not take any action against him
- ‘Nothing compares to home, but…’: Indian man explains why many people end up staying in US | World News
- West Asia war LIVE: U.S. naval blockade against Iran remains in ‘full effect’ even as the two sides pause airstrikes
- Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China; over 3,40,000 evacuated
- At least one killed, 16 others injured as van slams into people gathered for Berlin’s LGBTQIA+ event
- UAE man who killed woman with scissors gets fresh hearing as top court overturns death sentence
- Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in Yemen
- Ukraine killed 11 in tourist camp: Russia
- Two killed after small plane crashes into house in Germany
- South Korea chipmakers to supply US firms in $950 billion deals
- Quote of the day by Alexander the Great: “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of…” – a timeless lesson on leadership, courage and the power of inspiring others | World News
- What is an EB-1 visa? Why is it narrowing for Indians in FY 2026?
- Quote of the day by Benjamin Franklin: ‘Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety’ and a lesson on whether to choose freedom or control
- Pickaxe Mountain | Iran’s natural fortress
- Samurai quote of the day: ‘You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain’ and a timeless wisdom
- Watch: Iran is prepared for U.S. ground invasion: Mohammad Marandi
- China evacuates 20,000 people as Typhoon Noul nears
- Quote of the day by Princess Diana: “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward…” | World News
- Venezuela notifies UN of withdrawal from ICC, alleging ‘bias’
- Russian, Ukrainian officials report 14 dead in latest attacks
- U.S. Senator introduces Bill seeking a 3-year pause on H-1B visas
- Israeli troops round up Palestinians in West Bank village after shootout involving settlers
- Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on Yemeni city
- Volker Turk’s term as UN human rights chief extended despite U.S. warnings
- ‘He is definitely afraid of Florida’: 11-year-old boy’s family vacation turned into a nightmare after a brutal alligator attack | World News
- A dangerous parasite is spreading north through Central America into the US, and its weakness may be a very specific smell
- ‘He spoke briefly, then fired’: Indian-origin woman shot dead in targeted Toronto attack | World News
- In the early 1980s, poaching wiped out all wildlife in this Ugandan reserve, now 12 giraffes are being brought back to save them from oil drilling
- Indian-origin athlete run over by drunk driver in Ohio, Warren JFK football community mourns Sarosh Sheth’s death
- President Murmu lauds Indian diaspora in Romania, calls them true representatives of India
- Two scientists are planning to venture into one of the most dangerous environments in the solar system and touch it. NASA thinks the plan could work |
- Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of French city of Bordeaux
- Scientists warn melting glaciers could form more than 50,000 new lakes in areas covered by ice: Could increase the risk of flooding in Asia, Andes, Alaska and the Arctic |
- Canva’s billionaire founders donated $150 million directly to the poorest of this East African country, marking the largest unconditional cash program ever to a low-income country | World News
- 28 Indians onboard Mozambique-flagged vessel safe after attack in Iranian territorial waters
- Indonesian rescuers search for missing speedboat with 11 European tourists, two local crew members
- Former NATO intern arrested in Belgium on spying charge
- Antonio Guterres set to be first UN chief to visit Syria since before 2011 war
- President Donald Trump says Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit U.S. next week
- ‘The show must go on’, Trump says at White House correspondents’ dinner rescheduled after shooting
- Girl died after gene-editing treatment in China: Report
- U.S. court rejects Trump administration bid to revive $100,000 H-1B visa fee
- US welcomes removal of International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan
- West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military ‘disables’ tanker trying to evade Iran port blockade; Houthis vow retaliation for Saudi strikes
- Burnham brings a ‘No. 10’ to Manchester to kickstart English ‘devolution’
- 10 killed, nearly 100 injured in Russian strike on Ukraine defence event
- Donald Trump returns to White House Correspondents’ dinner months after shooting forced postponement
- SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks
- Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, but has made progress
- SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks
- 166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain
- Indian students in Canada denied of post-graduation work permit start hunger strike: ‘We studied here, we deserve to work here’
- Quote of the day by John Cena: ‘By the time I was 15 and I stepped in the high school gym…’ and how a bullied kid changed his life forever
- Quote of the day on discretion and self-preservation: ‘It’s good to know the truth and speak it. But it is even better to know the truth and speak of palm tree’
- Quote of the day by Michael Faraday: ‘There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right’ and how blind certainty is human nature’s most dangerous trap
- Quote of the day by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew: ‘I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course’
- Understanding the Saudi-U.S. nuclear agreement | Explained
- Indian seafarer killed in attack on ship in Black Sea
- ICICI Bank prices $1 billion debt at tighter spread
- Romania shoots down drone in its airspace for first time
- The unfinished business of the India-U.K. trade deal | Explained
- Drones downed over Iraq’s Erbil: Kurdish forces
- Imran Khan’s son urges international community to intervene, says father needs urgent medical attention
- ‘No signs of life’ as China landslip toll rises to 14
- Israeli military kills four Palestinians after settler killed in West Bank
- South Asians for Human Rights voices concern over government’s ‘failure’ in responding to NEET crisis
- At least 17 killed in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes
- Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 15, including 12 soldiers: Army
- Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, long-time ally of Sheikh Hasina, resigns
- India, Israel conclude second round of trade pact negotiations
- South Africa halts impeachment against President Cyril Ramaphosa over stolen cash inquiry
- Marcus Aurelius: 1,800-year-old Roman camp linked to Marcus Aurelius found in Slovakia; possible soldiers lay in pits and wells with armour left behind
- EU finds TikTok violates its digital rulebook by failing to protect privacy of minors
- Shelter dog Duke lost his home, was separated from his bonded sister and endured two failed adoptions; one video finally found him a family nine hours away
- Ireland has recovered the remains of 99 infants from the former Tuam mother and baby home; DNA analysis may help restore some of their identities
- U.S. strikes Iran and Bahrain; warns of incoming fire as clashes over shipping routes escalate
- Japanese companies making toilets, glass fibre and seasonings, not AI chips, are among the AI boom’s biggest winners | World News
- The Manhattan Project town of Los Alamos now has America’s highest share of doctorate holders. Nearly 1 in 5 adults has a PhD and almost 70% hold a bachelor’s degree | World News
- NYC Upper West Side stabbing: Zohran Mamdani reveals disturbing details of ‘hateful’ attack
- Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid and in Avila
- Scientists discover a surprising ‘brain’ hidden inside the heart: Formed by neurons, it controls the heartbeat and protects the organ during stressful situations |
- Pakistan vows retaliation against any attack on its vessels amid West Asia conflict
- In 1938, one radio broadcast made Americans think the world was ending: The incredible true story behind the ‘War of the Worlds’ panic | World News
- Fate of ICC chief prosecutor heads to unprecedented vote as U.S. sanctions keep him out of New York
- U.S. Justice Department withdraws NY Times subpoenas over Trump plane report
- Will Houthi attacks on Saudi ships hurt India | Explained – The Hindu
- West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military launches new strikes on Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes
- What the OpenAI–Hugging Face breach really tells us | Explained
- Want to summit Everest? Nepal may first ask climbers to scale 7,000m peak
- Quote of the day by Henry Kissinger: ‘Don’t be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself’ and a remarkable career advice
- Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy: ‘The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened’ and the quiet cost of standing by while your neighbor loses theirs
- D4Vd Preliminary Hearing: Celeste Rivas’ clothing presented as new evidence in D4vd preliminary hearing
- Quote of the day by George Washington: ‘Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation…’ and why people around you shape the person you become
- U.S. House of Representatives again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect
- U.S. unveils new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda
- Philippines says China harassed vessels in disputed waters
- Russia warns U.S. against Ukraine arms sales in Manila meeting
- Rakai: RaKai warned by police after calling 911 over bad haircut during live stream
- Quote of the day by Mieko Kamiya, mother of ikigai: ‘We did not create the morning… The meaning of life is like the morning’
- Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: “When a woman can step into her full power, it’s better for…” – a powerful reminder every woman needs to hear today | World News
- ‘Even Marco Rubio was…’: Any arrest may lead to work permit denial in the US under new proposal; Immigration lawyers urge caution
- Scientists built a reusable magnetic material that removed more than 95% of microplastics and nanoplastics from water within one hour and showed early promise in removing some PFAS
- Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave ‘disaster’
- EU locks in oil price cap in new Russia sanctions
- China begins two days of live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait
- Iran vows to continue strikes in West Asia war
- EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search
- Six fluffy barn owlets were found nesting on a farm near Peterborough, bringing good news after the farm faced six suspected arson attacks this summer
- ‘This is our heritage’: UK PM Andy Burnham announces 20% business rates cut for pubs across England
- Burnham approves US use of UK bases for defensive strikes on Iran: Report
- She inherited her childhood home, then a $228,000 water bill appeared
- Brent oil’s price briefly tops USD 100 per barrel, as stocks are set to drop on Wall Street
- Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on recognising Israel
- UPS labels were allegedly used to divert at least $2 million in Nike shoes from a Memphis warehouse in a cargo theft scheme involving former Nike employees and sneaker resellers
- India sends 4.5 tonnes of medical aid to Kenya to boost Ebola preparedness
- Meet Evan Budz: The 16-year-old Canadian who built an AI-powered robot turtle to detect microplastics with 94% accuracy |
- Indian-origin couple convicted in UK over Covid PPE fraud that funded £126k Porsche, Rolexes | World News
- Houthis strike tankers in Red Sea; first since Saudi-linked shipping blockade via Bab el-Mandeb
- Israelis fear Saudi nuclear deal could ignite West Asia arms race
- India slams Pakistan at UN over cross-border terrorism; says Kashmir integral, inalienable part
- U.K. PM Burnham promotes British-Indian AI Minister to Cabinet post, sweeps away Starmer supporters
- Rubio, Lavrov discussed Ukraine war in Manila, Moscow says
- This oak tree survived a World War II bomber crash nearly 80 years ago. Now it is competing for Tree of the Year | World News
- Indian-American Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary from Arizona
- The world’s largest waterfall isn’t on land. It is hidden beneath the ocean, where billions of litres of water plunge every second | World News
- India’s Ambassador Kwatra meets U.S. Senator Sheehy, discusses defence ties
- Mexican illegal immigrant working on California farm arrested over rape and assault charges
- West Asia war LIVE: U.S. military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure
- France draws the line at 15: inside Europe’s first social media ban for children | Explained
- Will Trump’s bunker buster bombs punch through Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain?
- “We’re told they…”: Candace Owens challenges Andrew Kolvet with ‘retraction’ demand in escalating Charlie Kirk feud
- Trump’s 200% generic tariff threat would imperil Americans: Indian pharma
- Iran says stopped three oil tankers transiting Hormuz
- “Two families were destroyed”: Erika Kirk and Candace Owens feud deepens as fresh claims emerge over Charlie Kirk case
- Nabta Playa: The forgotten 7,000-year-old desert monument older than Stonehenge that may be the world’s first astronomical site | World News
- D4Vd Preliminary Hearing: D4vd preliminary hearing: Celeste Rivas’ family lawyer describes ‘gruesome’ crime scene photos
- U.S. House passes record $1.15 trillion defence bill
- IShowSpeed and Carlos Alcaraz share fun dance moment at Justin Bieber’s 2026 World Cup afterparty
- US, Saudi Arabia sign civil nuclear deal paving way for uranium enrichment
- U.S. announces civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
- Scientists found a 2,865-pound predator from before dinosaurs ruled Earth; now 2,000 ordinary people are helping reveal its skeleton
- ‘Toughest thing I do’: Donald Trump honours four US soldiers killed in Middle East
- Quote of the day by Laozi: ‘A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving’ and how the best parts of life happen on the detours you never planned
- Quote of the day by Che Guevara: ‘The life of a single human being is worth millions of times more than all the property of the richest man on Earth’ and how modern economic systems treat people like numbers on a spreadsheet
- A tapeworm infects worker ants and makes them live several times longer by turning their bodies more like those of queens
- Lebanon PM says Beirut working for ‘complete Israeli withdrawal’
- Venezuela’s ousted leader Maduro back in U.S. court
- UAE, Saudi officials signal rapprochement after rift
- Trump says U.S. will destroy bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in Strait of Hormuz
- Make in U.S. by August 2028 or pay up to 200% duty, Trump tells generic drugmakers
- Zelenskyy sacks Army Chief Syrsky after days of protests
- Indian trucker with legal California driver’s licence arrested over $3 million stolen powder
- ‘Place of democracy’: Hitler’s birthplace converted into police station in Austria | World News
- ‘3/10 — see me after class!’: Tories mock new UK education secretary Lucy Powell over grammar gaffe | World News
- Hawaii: In 1955, Hawaii released a cannibal snail to control another invasive snail, but the predator instead helped push the islands’ rare native tree snails toward extinction
- A silent coral reef came back to life after scientists played recordings of healthy reefs underwater |
- Daily Quiz | Notable events of July 22 in history
- Iran’s demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio tells Asian leaders
- Pakistan seeks $10 billion U.S. economic support facility
- U.S. tariffs on Brazil take effect as President Donald Trump readies fresh flurry
- Air India extends Tel Aviv-Delhi flight suspension until September-end
- 2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator
- Why is Trump targeting Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site? Here’s what we know
- Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack: report
- Zohran Mamdani skips annual parade celebrating Israel
- U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth estimates cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion
- Canada cancels joint bridge-opening event with U.S. after President Trump announces tariffs
- Mamdani says NYC can’t arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
- Inside science’s ‘forbidden experiment’: Why scientists kill 9 million sea lampreys every year in the Great Lakes of America
- Hacker breaches S Korean database of nearly all diplomats
- Laura Loomer: ‘Ban Muslims from office’: Laura Loomer calls Zohran Mamdani ‘national security risk’
- US probing Harvard over financial aid programmes
- West Asia war LIVE: Trump says ‘not finished’ attacking Iran
- Indian diplomats at UN mission still displaced three weeks after building evacuation
- Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium
- U.S. readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% global levy to expire
- Plas Johnson, ‘Pink Panther’ saxophonist, Grammy winner, dies at 94
- The disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World News
- ‘No more social media before 15’: France passes landmark digital age law
- ‘If we die, we die together’: Meet Svetlana Grković who grabbed husband’s leg after his body went outside a plane mid-air
- France lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so
- Celeste Rivas Murder Case: D4vd asks judge to remove handcuffs before preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas murder case
- Ishowspeed: IShowSpeed’s Instagram Reel featuring BTS becomes most-viewed in first 24 hours with 300 million views
- Quote of the day by Xenophanes: ‘If horses or oxen or lions had hands… horses would paint the forms of gods like horses’ and a universal truth about human psychology
- Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities
- Iranian official meets mediators in Pakistan as Iran and US keep up 10th day of attacks
- Political minefields: On the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- U.S. accuses Cuba of sweeping spy campaign, aiding American left
- Kin of seafarers killed in Hormuz attacks demand UN intervention, compensation, govt. jobs
- Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger: UN
- Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 5,278
- An 11-year-old boy is bringing storytime to shelter animals, reading to dogs and cats so they feel calmer while waiting for forever homes
- Scientists studying bee brains found clues to how colonies coordinate complex behaviour without a central controller, relying instead on many small individual decisions
- A UK village spent £35,000 building four beaver-style dams after homes flooded. It is now waiting for the next deluge during a hosepipe ban
- Indian-origin doctor sentenced to jail for six months in Ohio for secret bathroom recordings, will be registered as a sex offender for 15 years
- Why Spain’s World Cup win will not thrill Donald Trump | World News
- ‘Afraid he would not stop’: New UK charges detail rape allegations against Tate brothers
- Turkey Opposition Split: Turkey’s main opposition splits as Ozgur Ozel launches new party
- California deploys 400 goats and sheep as ‘firefighters’ to eat an invasive weed fuelling wildfires and threatening native ecosystems | World News
- Daily Quiz | On monument destroyed on July 21, 356 BCE
- NSA Ajit Doval meets Saudi Foreign Minister, discusses energy security and regional situation
- Russia in touch with New Delhi over killing of Indian ship crew in Black Sea, Kremlin says
- France advances bill to ban social media for under-15s
- Strike on Ukraine-bound gas tanker in Black Sea wounds three
- Dream voyage ends in tragedy for Keralite as missile strike kills merchant navy officer weeks after wedding plans
- ASEAN’s top diplomats meet in shadow of U.S.-Iran conflict
- China summons Philippine Ambassador over South China Sea encounter
- Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division
- A 1740-year-old Roman coin was found during an English railway dig, revealing a hidden world beneath the ground | World News
- Florida confirms Burmese python breeding hotspot outside the Everglades, and wildlife experts fear it could be the start of a bigger spread | World News
- Five people dead in apparent mass drowning in Ohio river
- Quote of the day by David Beckham: “I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to…” – a powerful lesson on hard work, discipline and why talent alone is never enough | World News
- Bus fire kills seven passengers in Vietnam
- The View From India Newsletter An expanding regional war
- West Asia war LIVE: Iran Guards say they hit U.S. military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait
- U.K. PM Burnham names Reynolds as Business Minister, Rayner for housing
- Trump orders new 50% tariff on many Canadian goods
- Quote of the day by Lamine Yamal: “My mother had me at 16, and my father searched for ways to…” – a powerful lesson on perspective, family sacrifice and why football is not the hardest battle his family has faced | World News
- A six-year-old entered an iron lung after polio. More than 70 years later, he had become the world’s longest-known survivor | World News
- Canada-India defence collaboration for a secure future
- Flash floods kill at least 20 in Afghanistan and leave more than 100 missing
- Meet Sarah Kendzior: The bestselling author who traded her writing desk for a $17-an-hour garden centre job and found unexpected joy | World News
- Quote of the day by Epicurus: ‘Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist…’ and the 2,300-year-old argument that destroyed humanity’s greatest fear
- Who is TheMightyBA? Ludwig remains hopeful despite Streamer University 2026 controversy
- Mason Hull Csam Charges: Looksmaxxing creator Hullo reportedly returns to TikTok after 15 CSAM charges
- Quote of the Day by Seneca: ‘We suffer more often in imagination than in reality’ and how the mind digs its own grave with scenarios that haven’t even happened yet
- Quote of the day by Aeschylus: ‘When one is wise, it’s wisest to seem foolish’ and a lesson on strategic survival
- Israelis march to Gaza border demanding re-establishment of settlements
- Philippines accuses Chinese coast guard of injuring Filipino sailor in disputed shoal
- Watch: U.K’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives at 10 Downing Street
- Hungary’s ruling party backs chess legend Judit Polgar for President
- Palestinians say Israeli forces kill two during settler attack
- Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis say they will block Saudi shipping at Red Sea gateway
- At least 930 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak
- Four Indians killed, one injured in attack on ship leaving Ukraine’s Odesa, MEA says
- President Murmu arrives in Moldova; first by any Indian head of State
- Last of Mexico’s narco old guard, ‘El Mayo’ faces life in jail
- Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests
- Andy Burnham becomes U.K. PM, promising new social and political model
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- Andy Burnham: UK gets its seventh prime minister in 10 years | Infographics
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- Trump to attend FIFA World Cup final on July 19: White House
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- Germany’s AfD pledges to expel all illegal immigrants
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- Iran’s Supreme Leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor
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