Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens
Rome [Italy], July 8: Countries across the Mediterranean are battling fast-spreading wildfires and soaring temperatures as a heatwave sweeps through Southern Europe and parts of...
Typhoon Danas weakens after causing deaths, damage in Taiwan
Taipei [Taiwan], July 8: Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm on Monday after killing two people and injuring more than 330 in Taiwan, authorities...
President Trump hits back at Elon Musk's 'ridiculous' America Party plans
Washington [US], July 8: US President Donald Trump has hit back at his former adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, over plans to form a new...
Trump delays tariffs on 14 countries until August
Washington DC [US], July 8: President Donald Trump says he has delayed imposing higher tariffs on goods entering the US from 14 countries, including Japan...
Man killed after opening fire on Texas border patrol station
Austin [Texas], July 8: A man with a rifle and tactical gear was shot dead by police after he opened fire at a Border Patrol...
Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Jerusalem [Israel], July 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told President Donald Trump he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, handing...
BRICS tariff to be applied if they adopt 'anti-American' policies
Washington DC [US], July 8: The Trump administration will not immediately impose a new 10% tariff against members of the developing nation BRICS bloc, but...
Blaze in Cairo disrupts communications, injures 22
Cairo [Egypt], July 8: At least 22 people were injured after a fire broke out on Monday in a key telecoms data centre in Cairo,...
Texas search teams face more rain, death toll surpasses 80
Austin [Texas], July 8: A Christian girls' summer camp in central Texas said on Monday that at least 27 campers and counselors were among those...
Kenya anti-government protests leave 10 dead and dozens injured
Nairobi [Kenya], July 8: Kenyan police fired to disperse demonstrators in Nairobi marking the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies on Monday, and police said 11...
Trump to end deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans
Washington DC [US], July 8: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans living in the United...
Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car
Moscow [Russia], July 8: Russia's sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis...
Polish officials will begin checks at German border from today
Warsaw [Poland], July 7: Polish officials will begin checks on the border with Germany on Monday, focusing on vehicles with tinted windows and those carrying...
Texas floods killed 21 children, some still missing, say officials
Washington DC [US], July 7: Officials in Texas have confirmed that at least 21 children died when severe flash floods hit the US state early...
Ukrainian drones disrupt air traffic over Russia
Moscow [Russia], July 7: Ukrainian drones caused severe disruptions to Russian air traffic on Sunday, forcing authorities to suspend flights at several major airports.
Five Turkish soldiers killed by methane gas in Iraqi cave
Turkey [Ankara], July 7: Five Turkish soldiers died in Iraq after being exposed to methane gas inside a cave, the Turkish
Brazil's Lula condemns Gaza 'genocide'
BrasÃlia [Brazil], July 7: Brazil's president says the world must act to stop what he describes as an Israeli "genocide" in Gaza as leaders from...
Gunboats target cargo vessel in Red Sea
Washington DC [US], July 7: A commercial vessel in the Red Sea has come under attack after small boats fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons...
Won't disarm until Israel leaves southern Lebanon, says Hezbollah chief
Beirut [Lebanon], July 7: The Hezbollah chief says the Lebanese group remains open to peace, but it will not disarm or back down from confronting...
Musk launches America Party as feud with Trump escalates
Washington DC [US], July 7: Billionaire Elon Musk has followed through on his pledge to create a new political party in the United States after...
German president pledges support to maintain Lithuania's freedom
Vilnius [Lithuania], July 7: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pledged his country's support in maintaining Lithuanian freedom during a visit to Vilnius to attend national day...
Brazil opens BRICS summit in Rio, without Xi or Putin
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7: Leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are meeting in the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro...
Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: Israel says it has launched strikes on Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports, including the western port of Hudaydah, Ras Isa...
First indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks ended inconclusively
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: The first session of indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks in Qatar ended inconclusively, two Palestinian sources familiar with the matter said early...
Greece rescues hundreds of migrants over weekend
Athens [Greece], July 7: Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, its...
Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78
Austin [Texas], July 7: The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at least 28 children, as the...
Israeli Prime Minister says he believes Trump can help seal a ceasefire...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 7: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday would help advance talks...