Trump says 'good chance' of progress in Iran talks as foes hold fire
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Netanyahu heads to US for first Trump meeting since Iran war
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Study shows sharp decline in language numbers
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France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires
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28 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
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28 July 2026, 00:00 AM World

India orders airlines to check fuel switches on Boeing jets

A preliminary report, issued Saturday by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, found that the switches had flipped from run position to cutoff shortly after takeoff.
15 July 2025, 07:16 AM

32 seconds to disaster: Final moments of Air India flight 171

From lift-off to impact: What happened on Air India flight 171 in the final seconds before its crash in western India
15 July 2025, 03:53 AM

Supreme Court allows Trump to resume Education Department dismantling

The three liberal justices on the nine-member panel dissented.
15 July 2025, 03:33 AM

Aid cuts, misinformation threaten child vaccination progress: UN

That marked an increase of one percentage point and a million more children covered than a year earlier, in what the agencies described as "modest" gains.
15 July 2025, 03:27 AM

US imposes 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes after withdrawing from agreement

The US and Mexico first struck an agreement in 1996 to regulate Mexican tomato exports and address US complaints of unfair competition.
15 July 2025, 03:17 AM

Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal

Trump said he was "very, very unhappy" with Vladimir Putin
15 July 2025, 03:13 AM

UN says development goals progress 'insufficient' 10 years on

In a report published Monday, the United Nations said that 35 percent of the objectives were advancing, while around half had stagnated and the rest were heading backwards
15 July 2025, 02:24 AM

China says economy grew 5.2% in second quarter

The country's leadership is fighting a multi-front battle to sustain growth, a challenge made more difficult by US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign
15 July 2025, 02:19 AM

Trump arms Ukraine, issues Russia ultimatum

US President Donald Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine yesterday, and threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees a peace deal in 50 days, a major shift in policy brought on by frustration with Moscow.
14 July 2025, 20:13 PM

Spain arrests eight after anti-migrant unrest

Spanish police have arrested eight people in connection with rare anti-migrant unrest that rocked the town of Torre Pacheco over the weekend, the interior minister said yesterday.
14 July 2025, 19:36 PM

German doctor goes on trial for 15 murders

A German doctor yesterday went on trial accused of killing 15 patients with lethal injections and acting as “master of life and death” over those in his care.
14 July 2025, 19:36 PM

Cambodia to implement military conscription in 2026

Cambodia’s military will begin conscripting civilians next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said yesterday, citing rising tensions with Thailand as the reason for activating a long-dormant mandatory enlistment law.
14 July 2025, 19:32 PM

Iran to respond to reimposition of UN sanctions

Iran will react to any reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson said yesterday, without elaborating on what actions Tehran might take.
14 July 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Inexcusable’ lapses cited in Trump shooting

A congressional inquiry into the attempt to assassinate US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally a year ago on Sunday lamented “inexcusable” failures in the Secret Service’s operations and response, and called for more serious disciplinary action.
14 July 2025, 18:00 PM

BBC breached accuracy guidelines

A BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza narrated by the 13-year-old son of a Hamas official breached its editorial guidelines on accuracy, an internal review by the British public broadcaster said yesterday.
14 July 2025, 18:00 PM

China, India should work towards ‘win-win’ co-operation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday that Beijing and New Delhi should work towards mutual trust and “win-win” cooperation, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, state news agency Xinhua reported.
14 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza over 100 times

The Israeli army said yesterday its warplanes attacked Gaza more than 100 times in the past 24 hours, claiming “terrorist organisations” are the targets, Al Jazeera reports.
14 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Over 89 killed in Syria’s Druze city of Sweida

More than 89 people were killed and dozens injured in armed clashes in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Syrian interior ministry said early yesterday, in the latest bout of sectarian clashes.
14 July 2025, 18:00 PM

US to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky met US special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg yesterday in the capital Kyiv, where they discussed boosting Ukraine’s air defences and Kyiv buying weapons with European help.
14 July 2025, 18:00 PM

89 killed as Syria sectarian clashes rage

As the violence escalated, Israel said it struck several tanks
14 July 2025, 13:31 PM