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Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says

A sheriff says a man shot firefighters battling a blaze in northern Idaho after they asked him to move his vehicle, killing two of them and wounding a third

1 Jul 2025 5:40 am
U.S. Senate in final slog towards vote on Trump spending bill

U.S. President Trump wants the One Big Beautiful Bill to extend his expiring first-term tax cuts at a cost of $4.5 trillion, boost military spending and fund his plans for unprecedented mass deportations and border security.

1 Jul 2025 4:45 am
U.S. approves $510 million sale of bomb guidance kits to Israel

The proposed sale will enhance Israel's capability to meet current and future threats by improving its ability to defend Israel's borders, vital infrastructure, and population centers

1 Jul 2025 4:40 am
Trump signs an executive order ending U.S. sanctions on Syria

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, following through on his promise to do so

1 Jul 2025 3:20 am
Netanyahu to visit White House as Gaza truce pressure mounts

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier that Mr. Netanyahu had expressed interest in a meeting with Mr. Trump and that both sides were working on a date.

1 Jul 2025 2:31 am
IMF to provide Ukraine with $500 million after review

Total disbursements under the IMF-supported program for Ukraine will reach $10.6 billion with the new $500 million which will be channeled for budget support, the fund said.

1 Jul 2025 1:22 am
Border dispute with India complicated, takes time; ready to discuss delimitation, says China

Rajnath Singh, in his meeting with Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Qingdao on June 26, proposed that India and China should solve the complex issues under a structured road map comprising steps to de-escalate tensions along the frontiers and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate the borders

1 Jul 2025 12:06 am
Azerbaijan raids office of Russias media office in new diplomatic rift

Officials say police in Azerbaijans capital of Baku searched the offices of Russias state-funded news outlet Sputnik amid rising tensions between the two countries after the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis during a police raid last week in a Russian city

30 Jun 2025 11:46 pm
Canada rescinds tax on U.S. tech firms in hopes of Trump trade deal

The digital services tax, enacted last year, would have seen U.S. service providers such as Alphabet and Amazon on the hook for a multi-billion-dollar payment in Canada by Monday

30 Jun 2025 11:19 pm
Israelis attack soldiers in occupied West Bank

Several human rights NGOs have denounced the rise in violence committed by West Bank settlers and their perceived impunity.

30 Jun 2025 11:19 pm
Taiwan jails 10 people for spying for China

Taipei District Court convicted nine defendants of violating the National Security Act for developing an organisation for China, while another was found guilty of illegal currency exchange

30 Jun 2025 11:10 pm
Iran decries 'destructive' conduct by IAEA chief

Iranian lawmakers voted in favour of a Bill to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, citing Israel's June 13 attack on the Islamic republic and later strikes by the United States on nuclear facilities.

30 Jun 2025 11:09 pm
U.K. PM Keir Starmer claims tariffs slashed as trade deal with U.S. takes effect

The deal, announced last month and discussed further between Mr. Starmer and Mr. Trump at the G7 Summit in Canada earlier this month, is built around a quota system which the U.K. government claims is as simple, fair and effective as possible.

30 Jun 2025 9:17 pm
Germany to help Ukraine make more weapons faster to strengthen its hand in peace talks with Russia

We want to build new joint ventures so that Ukraine itself can produce faster and more for its own defence, because your needs are enormous, German FM Johann Wadephul said while standing next to Ukraines FM Andrii Sybiha

30 Jun 2025 8:17 pm
Pakistan Army Chief describes terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as 'legitimate struggle'

Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir vows support for Kashmir, warns India of strong response to future attacks

30 Jun 2025 6:58 pm
NGO loses bid to block U.K. export of military equipment to Israel

High Court rejects challenge to U.K. supplying parts for Israeli F-35 jets amid Gaza conflict

30 Jun 2025 5:28 pm
BBC says it should have pulled livestream of Bob Vylans act over antisemitic chants at Glastonbury

Rapper Bobby Vylan led crowds attending the U.K.s largest summer music festival in chants of Free, free Palestine and Death, death to the IDF

30 Jun 2025 4:49 pm
They bombed schools and homes: say Palestinians as Israel continues bombardment ahead of White House talks on ceasefire

More than 80% of the territory in Gaza is now an Israeli-militarized zone or under displacement orders, according to the United Nations.

30 Jun 2025 4:46 pm
U.S. must rule out more strikes before talks can resume: Iran

Israel claims that Irans nuclear programme is close to producing a bomb, whereas Tehran says it is for peaceful purposes.

30 Jun 2025 3:29 pm
Russia says NATOs defence spending risks collapse of alliance

Russia dismisses Western claims that it will one day attack a NATO member, a step both Russia and the United States say could trigger World War Three.

30 Jun 2025 2:13 pm
Trump says U.S. not offering Iran 'anything', not speaking to Tehran

Trump had dismissed media reports that said his administration had discussed possibly helping Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program

30 Jun 2025 1:05 pm
Dalai Lama suggests institution to continue at 90th birthday launch

The Dalai Lama joined thousands of Buddhist followers on Monday in the prayer celebrations, a landmark event resonating far beyond Dharamshala where he has lived for decades.

30 Jun 2025 12:40 pm
Pakistan, China working to establish new regional bloc with potential to replace SAARC: Report

According to sources, India would be invited to the new proposed forum, while countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Afghanistan are expected to be part of the grouping.

30 Jun 2025 12:35 pm
How will the Dalai Lama's successor be chosen? Explained

China says its leaders have the right to approve the Dalai Lama's successor, as a legacy from imperial times; but Tibetans suspect any Chinese role in the selection as being a ploy to exert influence on the community

30 Jun 2025 9:28 am
Canada rescinds tax hitting U.S. tech firms, to resume trade talks, says Prime Minister Carney

The digital services tax was due to hit companies including Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber and Airbnb with a 3% levy on revenue from Canadian users

30 Jun 2025 9:05 am
Trump likely to visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention centre this week

Mr. Trump will be accompanied by Kristi Noem, the secretary of Homeland Security, who asked him to visit, said the source, who spoke on Sunday, on condition of anonymity

30 Jun 2025 8:40 am
At least two killed in sniper ambush as Idaho firefighters come under siege from rifle fire

Police say firefighters were ambushed by sniper fire while responding to a blaze in a northern Idaho mountain community

30 Jun 2025 7:03 am
30 Jun 2025 6:35 am
24-year-old Indian woman who went to U.S. for arranged marriage goes missing

Simran arrived on a flight from India on June 20. Surveillance footage shows the woman looking at her phone and seemingly waiting for someone, police said.

30 Jun 2025 4:40 am
Brazil's ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Sao Paulo to protest his Supreme Court trial

A couple of thousand people gathered on Paulista Avenue, one of the city's main locations, in a demonstration that Mr. Bolsonaro, before the event, called an act for freedom, for justice.

30 Jun 2025 4:20 am
Netanyahu sees 'opportunities' to free Gaza hostages

Many opportunities have opened up now following this victory. First of all, to rescue the hostages, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

30 Jun 2025 3:40 am
Trump says he's not planning to extend pause on global tariffs beyond July 9

We'll look at how a country treats us are they good, are they not so good some countries we don't care, we'll just send a high number out, says U.S. President Donald Trump

30 Jun 2025 3:22 am
Fires break out and most of France put on heatwave alert

Wildfires broke out in the Corbieres area of Aude in the southwest, where temperatures topped 40 degrees, forcing the evacuation of a campsite and abbey as a precaution.

30 Jun 2025 2:20 am
1 dead, 2 injured in Philadelphia explosion that damaged several homes

Daniel McCarty, the department's executive officer, said there was extensive damage to about five homes, including collapsed structures.

30 Jun 2025 1:25 am
Intercepted Iranian communications downplay damage from U.S. attack: Reports

The notion that unnamed Iranian officials know what happened under hundreds of feet of rubble is nonsense. Their nuclear weapons program is over, says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

30 Jun 2025 12:25 am
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has a pragmatic approach, wants reset in India ties, says ex-envoy

Mr. Carney approaches relations with India quite positively, and he used the occasion of G-7 to put the ties on a positive track, says former Canadian High Commissioner to India Stewart Beck

29 Jun 2025 11:38 pm
Bangladesh orders striking tax officials back to work; port operations hindered

Business leaders have voiced concern over the situation, warning that a prolonged deadlock could severely disrupt supply chains, squeeze revenue collection, and deal another blow to investor confidence already shaken by macroeconomic pressures

29 Jun 2025 11:15 pm
Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 23, including children

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said that his services ransported 23 martyrs, including several children and women killed in various locations around the Gaza Strip.

29 Jun 2025 10:40 pm
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, 80, to seek reelection

Yoweri Museveni seeks reelection in Uganda, facing opposition from Bobi Wine in upcoming presidential election

29 Jun 2025 10:08 pm
Serbias populist president announces more arrests after a massive anti-government protest

Serbian President Vucic accuses protesters of violence, plans more arrests; dissent against government grows amid corruption allegations

29 Jun 2025 7:40 pm
Israeli court postpones Netanyahu appearance in graft trial

Following the explanations given... we partially accept the request and cancel at this stage Mr. Netanyahus hearings scheduled for this week, the Jerusalem district court said in its ruling, published online by the Likud party

29 Jun 2025 7:38 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump calls for deal on Gaza war as signs of progress emerge

An Israeli official said plans were being made for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to Washington, D.C., in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a new deal.

29 Jun 2025 1:56 pm
Russia launches biggest aerial attack on Ukraine since the start of the war

Russia has launched its biggest aerial attack against Ukraine overnight, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war

29 Jun 2025 12:43 pm
Ukraine pilot killed, F-16 fighter jet lost in Russian drone and missile attack

The military said the pilot did everything he could and flew the jet away from a settlement but did not have time to eject

29 Jun 2025 12:08 pm
After decades in the U.S., Iranians arrested in Trumps deportation drive

Some Iranians are getting arrested by immigration authorities after living decades in the United States

29 Jun 2025 11:39 am
Iran's Judiciary says 71 killed in Israeli strike on Evin Prison, Mizan

At the end of an air war with Iran, Israel struck Tehrans most notorious jail for political prisoners

29 Jun 2025 11:30 am
Next polls to be most credible in Bangladeshs history, says Yunus aide Shafiqul Alam

General elections in Bangladesh are scheduled for the first half of April next year, the chief adviser announced last month.

29 Jun 2025 9:46 am
Trumps tax, spending cuts big beautiful bill clears key U.S. Senate vote as Republicans race to pass it by July 4

The tally, 51-49, came after a tumultuous session with Vice President J.D. Vance on hand if needed to break the tie

29 Jun 2025 9:14 am
Elon Musk renews criticism of Trumps big beautiful bill as it faces key Senate vote

The criticisms reopen a recent fiery conflict between Elon Musk and the Trump administration he recently left

29 Jun 2025 8:06 am