US sends aid to Cuba as part of $100m commitment

The United States said on Tuesday it was sending the first part of a $100 million aid package to Cuba, as the island suffers a deep economic crisis under pressure from Washington.
23 July 2026

Iran's nuclear activities have been fully declared" to the UN's atomic watchdog

Iran's nuclear activities have been fully declared" to the UN's atomic watchdog
22 July 2026

Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda: WHO

Nearly 2,500 cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed
22 July 2026

Dubai offers discounts to residents bringing in tourists

Dubai will offer more than $800 worth of discounts and deals to residents who bring friends and family to visit
22 July 2026

What's behind India's 'cockroach' youth protests?

Here is a look at what sparked the protests and the situation now.
22 July 2026

Rubio says US still willing to negotiate over Iran crisis

Rubio made his comments in a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers a day after three oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea, apparently in response to threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
22 July 2026

Delhi Police file 10 FIRs over CJP protest violence; Rahul released

A heavy deployment of Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force personnel remained at the venue
22 July 2026

OpenAI says its AI models hacked a startup "on its own"

OpenAI said it was testing the capabilities of some of its most advanced models in a controlled environment but that the agent managed to escape containment, reach the internet and break into Hugging Face to try to satisfy its testing goal.
22 July 2026

Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant

"It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant."
22 July 2026

Hegseth estimates cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in mid-May.
22 July 2026

Trump says US 'not finished' as Iran widens attacks

President Donald Trump warned that the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran as strikes continued Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against Gulf states after its Houthi allies threatened to blockade Saudi ports.
22 July 2026

US military says begins 11th straight night of strikes on Iran

US Central Command said Tuesday it has begun striking military targets in Iran for the "11th consecutive night," as attacks in the Middle East war intensify.
22 July 2026

Russia hits military sites in Odesa port

Russian forces took control of the village of Volokhivske in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and continued to hit infrastructure used by Kyiv’s military in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, news agencies cited the Defence Ministry as saying yesterday.
22 July 2026

‘There is no safe place’

An Israeli air strike has killed a man, his wife and their four children in Gaza City in the latest of Israel’s frequent deadly attacks on Palestinians in the devastated enclave, which have continued despite a US-backed “ceasefire” signed more than nine months ago.
22 July 2026

UN warns of Ebola spread in DR Congo camps

The United Nations warned on Monday that Ebola risked spreading in displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, saying overcrowding could fuel transmission.
22 July 2026

US readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% levy to expire

The United States is acting soon on a host of new tariffs targeting dozens of countries, trade envoy Jamieson Greer said yesterday, with President Donald Trump’s temporary global levy due to expire this week.
22 July 2026

Tankers ablaze as US, Iran trade strikes

US forces bombed targets in southern Iran early yesterday after President Trump said Tehran would pay dearly for the deaths of American soldiers, while Iran targeted US sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan and two tankers were hit in Hormuz.
22 July 2026

UK’s new PM orders cut in taxes on power bills

Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday announced the removal of value added tax (VAT) on UK domestic electricity bills from October, his first measure to ease the cost of living for millions of Britons.
22 July 2026

144 migrants dead or missing off Mauritania

The United Nations said yesterday that 144 refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing after “tragic maritime incidents” off the coast of Mauritania last week.
22 July 2026

Forest fires dropped to historic low

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon fell to a historic low in 2025 after peaking the previous year, according to a report published yesterday.
22 July 2026