Israeli kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank

An Israeli civilian killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank yesterday after they allegedly stabbed another Israeli who was “trying to extinguish a wildfire near a settlement”, the military said.
24 July 2026

Tension flares in Red Sea, Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he would hold Iran accountable for any attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, after the Iranian‑aligned group struck two Saudi oil tankers in a naval blockade in Red Sea, threatening to create a second chokepoint for global oil supplies alongside the Strait of Hormuz.
24 July 2026

Iran hits CIA sites; Russian link eyed

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have triggered a US intelligence probe into whether Russia provided targeting data or advanced drone technology, according to four people familiar with the matter.
24 July 2026

Russia warns US on Ukraine arms sales

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Washington against making “unacceptable” arms deliveries to Ukraine during a meeting with US counterpart Marco Rubio in Manila yesterday, Moscow said.
24 July 2026

Food supply improves but remains fragile: WFP

Food security and child nutrition have improved across the Gaza Strip, but remain fragile because only one aid crossing point is open, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday.
24 July 2026

Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief

Rome will offer free screenings in 11 air-conditioned cinemas as part of a heat-relief plan Mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented on Wednesday, while most of Europe was sweltering through a hot summer.
24 July 2026

Trump says Saudi nuclear deal depends on recognising Israel

A nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia was 'totally subject' to Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, he says
23 July 2026

Cockroach movement: Modi announces fast-track courts for paper leak cases

The Prime Minister said authorities have been directed to take all necessary steps to safeguard students’ interests as protests over the NEET paper leak continue across the country.
23 July 2026

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

The fires come as southern Europe endures another spell of severe heat, with temperatures topping 40C in some areas
23 July 2026

‘BJP sent stone-pelters, police brought trucks of stones’: CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke alleges

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the protest has entered its 34th day and appealed to Sonam Wangchuk to end his 26-day hunger strike, saying the movement cannot afford to lose his life.
23 July 2026

Five soldiers killed in Thailand's restive south: army

Six civilians were also wounded in the Wednesday evening attack in Narathiwat province, one of three Muslim-majority provinces gripped by a decades-long separatist insurgency
23 July 2026

US announces civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

The move comes as the United States under President Donald Trump fights a war with Iran that began in large part over concerns with Tehran's nuclear program -- an issue that remains a key point of contention during now-stalled peace talks.
23 July 2026

Food, fury and supporters near and far keep India protest alive

Motorcycles weave through traffic before pulling up beside clusters of volunteers, ferrying donations from supporters across India and abroad unable to join a rare display of public dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
23 July 2026

Saudi confirms vessel hit in Red Sea: state media

A vessel belonging to a Saudi company was hit while transiting the Red Sea
23 July 2026

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes increases to 5,398

The June 24 earthquakes destroyed hundreds of buildings, particularly in the hardest-hit state of La Guaira, in the country's coastal north
23 July 2026

South Africa’s anti-migrant unrest led over 160,000 to flee

More than 160,000 foreign nationals left South Africa over the past two months as local groups increased violent hostility against undocumented migrants, according to an AFP tally based on figures from the repatriating governments.
23 July 2026

Pakistan seeks $10bn fund from US: source

Pakistan has asked the United States for a $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility, according to a source briefed on the matter, which, if approved, could provide a lifeline for the cash-strapped South Asian economy.
23 July 2026

US, China must manage ‘great differences’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he discussed with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi the need to identify areas of cooperation to lay the groundwork for a “very positive visit” to Washington in September by President Xi Jinping.
23 July 2026

Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station

The building Adolf Hitler was born in near the Austrian border with Germany officially began a new life as a police station yesterday, a conversion Austria’s government hopes will prevent it serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.
23 July 2026

France records 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave

France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said yesterday, describing the excess mortality among people aged 15 and older as “unprecedented”.
23 July 2026