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Israeli blockade in Gaza hits ‘critical point’: UN
The United Nations humanitarian office, OCHA, has warned that the fuel crisis in Gaza due to the Israeli blockade has reached a “critical point” and will cause further deaths and suffering in the besieged Palestinian territory.
9 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia strikes Ukraine with 728 drones
Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, shortlyafter US President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually direct criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
9 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Toll of Air India disaster rests at 260 as focus turns to crash report
Only one passenger miraculously survived, a British citizen who was seen walking out of the wreckage of the crash
9 July 2025, 10:47 AM
Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity?
The forced displacement and containment of any civilian population in an occupied territory is a violation of international humanitarian law.
9 July 2025, 09:26 AM
Mattel launches Barbie doll with diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the body attacks and destroys the cells in the pancreas that make insulin
9 July 2025, 07:56 AM
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to pursue mass federal layoffs
Tuesday's ruling stemmed from an executive order Trump issued in February ordering agencies to prepare for mass layoffs.
9 July 2025, 04:03 AM
How US buyers of critical minerals bypass China's export ban
China dominates the supply of antimony as well as gallium and germanium, used in telecommunications, semiconductors and military technology.
9 July 2025, 03:47 AM
Arming Ukraine prolongs war
The Kremlin yesterday warned that sending arms to Ukraine only serves to prolong the conflict, a day after US President Donald Trump pledged “more weapons” for Ukraine to defend itself.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM
ICC seeks arrest of senior Taliban leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran president faces backlash over ‘soft’ US stance
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday came under fire after voicing support for renewed talks with the United States, with critics accusing him of being “too soft” in the wake of last month’s attacks on the country.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM
China targeted German plane with laser: Berlin
Berlin yesterday said the Chinese military had targeted a laser at a German aircraft participating in an EU-led mission to protect marine traffic in the Red Sea.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump, Brazil’s Lula clash over politically charged coup trial
US-Brazil relations slid into crisis Monday after President Donald Trump criticized the high-profile coup trial of his right-wing ally, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Damaged cargo ship under fire in Red Sea
A damaged cargo ship is under “continuous attack” in the Red Sea, a maritime monitor said yesterday, after Yemen’s Houthi rebels ended a months-long lull in their harassment campaign of the vital but volatile waterway.
8 July 2025, 18:00 PM
ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
Judges said there were "reasonable grounds" to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based persecution
8 July 2025, 14:19 PM
China extends visa-free entry to more than 70 countries to draw tourists
30 days for many in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Mideast
8 July 2025, 05:53 AM
China warns Trump on tariffs, threatens retaliation on supply chain deals
Washington and Beijing agreed to a trade framework in June that restored a fragile truce, but with many details still unclear
8 July 2025, 04:26 AM
Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza: military
The wounded soldiers were "evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment and their families have been notified", the military said.
8 July 2025, 04:09 AM
Trump calls Musk’s new political party ‘ridiculous’
President Donald Trump on Sunday called Elon Musk’s plans to form a new political party “ridiculous,” launching new barbs at the tech billionaire and saying the Musk ally he once named to lead Nasa would have presented a conflict of interest given Musk’s business interests in space.
7 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Myanmar clashes force thousands to flee to India
Heavy fighting in war-torn Myanmar has forced nearly 4,000 people to flee into India in the last four days, Indian officials in the northeastern state of Mizoram said yesterday.
7 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Dozens leave Japan islands after 1,600 quakes
Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said yesterday.
7 July 2025, 18:00 PM