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

Netherlands to ban Israeli settler products from Sept 22

Will join Ireland, Belgium and Spain among EU countries that have imposed restrictions on trade with territories occupied by Israeli settlers
21 July 2026

UK PM Burnham unveils energy tax cut, tells ministers to cut living costs

Electricity bills will be VAT-free from October 1, saving an average household around £45 ($61) a year, said UK govt
21 July 2026

Rahul Gandhi detained from protest near Indian PM Modi's house

Police also removed other Congress leaders who were staging the protest against the crackdown on Cockroach Janata Party protesters
21 July 2026

India approves first dengue vaccine

Dengue, which causes severe flu-like symptoms and debilitating body aches, has exploded globally, fuelled by rising temperatures and densely populated cities
21 July 2026

Scam losses in Asian regions up to $114 billion in 2025: UN

Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost up to $114.1 billion last year, a UN report said Tuesday, with estimated losses at least tripling from 2023
21 July 2026

India's 'Cockroach' movement vows to protest until education minister resigns

India's "Cockroach" party movement vowed Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns
21 July 2026

Nine dead, 15 trapped after India tunnel collapse

The collapse was likely triggered by a blast, the cause of which was yet to be ascertained
21 July 2026

'All these rashes': chickenpox surges in Gaza camps

Doctors and displaced families in Gaza say the highly contagious disease has surged in recent months as war has forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into cramped tent camps with no clean water for hygiene
21 July 2026

Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war

Yemen's Houthis declare 'maritime embargo' on Saudi Arabia
21 July 2026

27 dead, 83 missing from capsized ferry off Guyana coast

Sixty-nine people aboard the MV Barima have been rescued since the vessel flipped over on Saturday night, Phillips told reporters, adding that 83 more remained missing
21 July 2026

New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’

US President Donald Trump said Sunday his new Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet needed to be sent off for a month to be “maxed out,” after reports of security concerns on a trip to Turkey.
21 July 2026

Northern India: Landslides, floods kill at least 25

At least 25 people died in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain across northern and northeastern India over the weekend, officials said yesterday, with more rain predicted over the next few days.
21 July 2026

China injured sailor in sea clash

The Philippine military yesterday accused the China Coast Guard of clubbing a Filipino sailor with a baton as they approached a grounded vessel that has long served as a Philippine garrison in the disputed South China Sea.
21 July 2026

Cuba infiltrated highest levels of US govt: State Dept

The United States yesterday accused Cuba of infiltrating the highest levels of government in Washington, as President Donald Trump intensifies his campaign to force an end to communist rule of the island.
21 July 2026

Severe heat kills five Afghan migrants

Authorities in southwestern Afghanistan were yesterday searching for 14 people missing in the desert after five other migrants trying to reach neighbouring Iran died in the heat, police said.
21 July 2026

Indian Kashmir: Hundreds led by CM protest in New Delhi

Hundreds of people led by the chief minister of Indian Kashmir shouted slogans and staged a protest in the capital Delhi yesterday, demanding statehood for the region, seven years after it was turned into a federal territory.
21 July 2026

Russian attack on corn ship off Odesa kills 10

A Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said yesterday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long flare-up of violence in the Black Sea.
21 July 2026