Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief
Reuters, Rome
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
SPY GAMES IN THE GULF / Iran hits CIA sites; Russian link eyed
Reuters, Washington
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
Tension flares in Red Sea, Hormuz
Agencies
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
Israeli kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank
AFP, Elon More
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
EL NINO IMPACT / Lanka warns of drought, floods
AFP, Colombo
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM World

US unveils new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda

Economies, including Canada, EU, India, UK, implementing a forced labor import prohibition or committed to do so hit with 10%rate
7 hour(s) ago

Trump stuns Saudis by pinning nuclear deal to Israel ties

It was not mentioned in the civilian nuclear deal announced on Wednesday
7 hour(s) ago

India frees Kashmir journalist, activist on bail

Authorities in New Delhi have released a human rights activist and a journalist on bail years after their arrests in Indian-administered Kashmir on “terrorism” charges, their families said yesterday.
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM

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, 00:00 AM

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, 00:00 AM

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, 00:00 AM

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, 00:00 AM

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, 00:00 AM

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, 00:00 AM

Lanka warns of drought, floods

Sri Lanka is heading for a severe drought followed by devastating floods due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the environment minister warned yesterday.
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM

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, 18:40 PM

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, 11:13 AM

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, 10:11 AM

‘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, 10:08 AM

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, 09:34 AM

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, 09:28 AM

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, 08:45 AM

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, 08:44 AM

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, 08:38 AM

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, 00:00 AM