Germany's Merz under pressure after bruising state election losses
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World
US warns of rapid escalation in war
21 September 2026
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United States
N Korea fires two ballistic missiles
21 September 2026
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World
GAZA atrocities / Situation ‘unjustifiable’
21 September 2026
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Middle East
GAZA atrocities / Israeli strikes kill 4 more, including child
21 September 2026
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Middle East
World leaders return to UNGA amid wars
21 September 2026
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World
Police arrest Imran Khan’s sister
21 September 2026
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Southern China faces torrential rain, flood risk
Typhoon Noul dumped heavy to torrential rains across much of southern China for two days, authorities said, after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-force winds, following landfall yesterday.
27 July 2026
Settlers set fire to two mosques in West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank early yesterday, setting fire to two mosques and scrawling graffiti on buildings, Palestinian officials said.
27 July 2026
Syria reports fresh Israeli incursion
Syrian state media said Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the country’s south yesterday, a day after the visiting UN chief urged an end to Israeli violations and respect for Syria’s sovereignty.
27 July 2026
German cops hunt for prime suspect
Berlin police have published a picture of a 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out Saturday night’s attack at the celebration in which a vehicle rammed into a crowd, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen.
27 July 2026
Russia seeks 30,000 extra North Korea troops: Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country.
27 July 2026
Cuban president accuses US of 'political genocide' on anniversary of revolution
Diaz-Canel criticised US State Department report accusing Cuba of backing an 'unprecedented wave of leftwing terrorism on American soil'
26 July 2026
Iran army says war to 'expand further' if US attacks restart
Iran's army warned on Sunday that the Middle East war would widen if the United States chose to press ahead with attacks on the Islamic republic
26 July 2026
D-Day beaches inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
The nomination included the five D-Day beaches known by their code names: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
26 July 2026
India's Gen Z dents Modi's aura ahead of key state polls
The protests were triggered by a leaked medical-entrance exam, but there are other issues, mainly youth unemployment and fear among the young that AI could take their jobs in places such as IT back offices that India is known for, analysts said.
26 July 2026
How public opinion of US fell in two years, while China held firm
Decline in America's image among Bangladeshis becomes even more pronounced when respondents in Pew survey are asked to evaluate the two countries' leaders
26 July 2026
German police hunt suspect after deadly car ramming near Berlin Gay Pride
German police searched for a suspect believed linked to Islamist circles after a car ploughed into a crowd, killing one person and wounding 16 others
26 July 2026
Pralhad Joshi gets additional charge of India's education ministry
The development comes after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister
26 July 2026
Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year
26 July 2026
Iran says it sold $18 billion worth of oil during war, ceasefire
US-Israeli strikes on Iran sparked the war on February 28, prompting Iran to retaliate against US allies in the region
26 July 2026
Houthis hit Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels yesterday claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia, opening a new front as conflict between US and Iranian allies intensified.
26 July 2026
16 killed in Ukrainian, Russian strikes as attacks intensify
At least 16 people were killed in Ukrainian and Russian strikes yesterday, in a deadly fifth summer of war as both sides intensify attacks, with diplomacy at a deadlock.
26 July 2026
Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday said firefighters were working to “save lives” in the wildfires raging west of Madrid, warning of a “complex” struggle ahead with high winds expected.
26 July 2026
ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’
International Criminal Court member states has voted to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff.
26 July 2026
India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns
Spokesperson says govt accepted all demands after talks with ministers
25 July 2026
Cockroach movement: Education minister won’t quit, decides India's govt
The decision has been taken after an extended meeting held by JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh with the leaders of the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP)
25 July 2026