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One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 12 people, with 23 others missing

Several victims of the fire in the southern province of Almeria, a popular holiday destination, were found inside burnt-out vehicles and were thought to have died while trying to flee the flames

10 Jul 2026 6:58 pm
Chinastemporary export ban on helium| Explained

China imports more than 80% of its helium needs but produces only around 1.6% of the worlds helium; the export ban follows an extended period of supply strained by Russias export restriction

10 Jul 2026 6:24 pm
Andy Burnham poised to become Britain's next PM after most Labour lawmakers support him

Once Burnham reaches 323 nominations, no other candidate would be able to secure the backing of the 81 needed to enter the contest to replace Keir Starmer

10 Jul 2026 5:54 pm
Bangladeshs ousted leader Hasina plans December return with party colleagues to surrender

My party leaders and workers are being subjected to tremendous repression. If death comes, I want it to come on my own soil, where my parents are buried and where their blood was shed, Ms. Hasina said

10 Jul 2026 5:24 pm
Indianmission in touch withSri Lanka prison riot victims family, say sources

The Indian missionsent a noteverbaleto Sri Lankas Ministry of Foreign Affairs on learning about the Indian prisoners death in the violence, sources said

10 Jul 2026 5:15 pm
Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwans capital shuts schools; over 17,000 evacuated

Many flights to Japan, Hong Kong and other destinations have been cancelled through Saturday (July 11, 2026), though some were still scheduled, Taiwans Central News Agency said

10 Jul 2026 4:59 pm
EU demands Facebook, Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users

European Commission said Meta failed to properly assess the risks its design features pose to the physical and mental health of users, including minors

10 Jul 2026 4:58 pm
Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France

The tapestry's arrival in London has been widely anticipated, but due to security concerns, all details of when and how it would arrive have been kept under wraps

10 Jul 2026 4:33 pm
China announces temporary export ban on helium

China imposes a temporary helium export ban amid military tensions, aiming to prevent domestic shortages critical for chip manufacturing

10 Jul 2026 3:47 pm
Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs inside as city relaxes dining restrictions

A decades-old rule has been relaxed, allowing dogs in over 900 approved restaurants. Dogs must be leashed (max. 1.5 meters) and held by an adult or tied to a fixture

10 Jul 2026 1:16 pm
As U.S. turns 250, retired judges hit the road to defend judicial independence

A group of retired federal and state judges has been barnstorming through Ohio and Pennsylvania on the nations 250th anniversary to defend judicial independence and bolster the rule of law

10 Jul 2026 1:15 pm
Israel shared intel about new Iran plot to kill Trump: reports

The reports come as renewed U.S. and Iranian attacks raise fears of a return to all-out war and after Trumps puzzling use of an old plane to depart from Trkiye after the NATO summit

10 Jul 2026 12:13 pm
Prambanan Temple: Why is India restoringIndonesias largest Shiva temple? | Explained

FromAngkorWat to Vat Phou temple, Indias efforts to restore Indonesias largest Hindu temple is part of its cultural diplomacy

10 Jul 2026 11:38 am
West Asia war LIVE: Iran buries Khamenei after new fighting with U.S. erupts

Khameneis flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mashhad in eastern Iran as a sea of people waited outside and listened to prayers

10 Jul 2026 7:58 am
Death toll in Southern Spain wildfire climbs to 12

The number of people who died in the fire in Los Gallardos has risen to 12 after the confirmation of six more deaths, the regional government of Andalusia said in a statement

10 Jul 2026 6:58 am
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei laid to rest months after being killed in Iran war

Khameneis flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mashhad in eastern Iran as a sea of people waited outside and listened to prayers

10 Jul 2026 6:35 am
Gaza civil defence says Israeli attacks kill six

A security source in Gaza said an Israeli drone strike targeted the vehicle of Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for Hamas

10 Jul 2026 5:41 am
8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show

Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June

10 Jul 2026 4:26 am
Syria says it arrested suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macrons visit

Last week, an explosive device detonated in a cafe near Damascus main judicial complex, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 20

10 Jul 2026 4:19 am
Amnesty urges investigating Israeli attacks on Lebanon as war crimes

Amnesty said it reached out to Israeli authorities, who said that some of the attacks were carried out against Hezbollah military objectives, while others were eferred for examination.

9 Jul 2026 11:27 pm
Landslip kills seven children, teacher at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

United Council of Rohingya president Sayed Ullah said the landslip buried an Islamic seminary inside the hilly camp complex under mud and debris during the study hours after days of heavy downpour

9 Jul 2026 10:59 pm
Foreign lawmakers join Taiwan Coast Guard trip

Beijing claims Taiwan is part of its territory and asserts jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the self-ruled island from China.

9 Jul 2026 10:47 pm
Modi, Albanese call on all parties to exercise restraint and de-escalate tensions in the Gulf

PMs say maritime security cooperation is key to peaceful Indo-Pacific; welcome deal for long-term uranium exports from Australia; reiterates strong support for Indias membership in Nuclear Suppliers Group

9 Jul 2026 10:43 pm
Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces

According to the Congolese Health Ministry, suspected cases have now been recorded in the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri

9 Jul 2026 10:02 pm
Syria welcomes U.S. announcement of removal from blacklist

A dark page in Syria's history has been turned, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani wrote on X

9 Jul 2026 9:54 pm
Bishnoi ran decentralised syndicate, wanted S.K. killed to instill fear: U.S. DoJ

DoJ says Bishnois group enticed impoverished minors in India to join the enterprise and loyal members were sent abroad to work for the network; gang members had limited information on the identities or backgrounds of others in the group

9 Jul 2026 9:24 pm
At least 28 dead in China factory fire: state media

Dozens of fire and rescue personnel were racing to extinguish the blaze that tore through the factory in Jinjiang city, authorities said

9 Jul 2026 7:43 pm
Sri Lankan universities close,shift to online classes amid denguesurge

The National Dengue Control Unit has reported atotal of 65,034 dengue cases this year, with capital Colomboaccounting forabout a fifth of the cases;as many as 45 dengue-related deaths have been recorded as of July 8, 2026.

9 Jul 2026 6:51 pm
Eye on Indo-Pacific: India and Australia deepen ties across nuclear, maritime and mineral sectors

The agreement on civil nuclear energy to facilitate the commercial supply of uranium from Australia to India to fuel New Delhi's nuclear power projects came nearly 12 years after the two countries inked a historic civil nuclear cooperation pact

9 Jul 2026 5:48 pm
Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities, set more oil tankers ablaze

On July 9, a Ukrainian drone strike triggered a fire at an oil depot in the city of Tver in western Russia says acting regional Governor Vitaly Korolyov

9 Jul 2026 3:57 pm
Iran Health Ministry says 14 killed in two days of U.S. strikes

Tehran's Health Ministry reported that 14 people were killed and 78 injured

9 Jul 2026 3:47 pm
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', has died at 75

Tyler earned three Grammy nods, represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

9 Jul 2026 3:40 pm
57% of New Zealands exports to India will be tariff-free, says PM Luxon ahead of Modis visit

PM Modi is expected to arrive in Auckland on July 10; India-New Zealand signed a free trade agreement in April

9 Jul 2026 1:49 pm
Australia's largest pension fund invests 500 million Australian Dollars in India's infrastructure fund

AustralianSuper pension fund said the investment would come on top of the 240 million Australian Dollars it committed seven years ago

9 Jul 2026 1:03 pm
Fight for freedom of speech, Salman Rushdie urges as he's honoured inLondon

I live in America, and I never thought that there would be such an assault on free speech, coming from the authorities in the land of the First Amendment, said author Salman Rushdie

9 Jul 2026 1:01 pm
Why Pope Leo XIVs AI warning has everyone talking about the Butlerian Jihad from Dune

In his first encyclical, the pope has warned against algorithmic dehumanisation, but Frank Herbert already gave that genre of personality a name sixty years ago

9 Jul 2026 12:59 pm
India says U.S. forced labour tariff approach inconsistent; exempts 1,600 items deemed critical to its needs

The USTR launched two separate Section 301 investigations, covering 60 economies over concerns related to forced labour and excess industrial capacity

9 Jul 2026 12:26 pm
China issues 'backdoor' security alert over Anthropic's Claude Code

The database advised that organisations and users should immediately review affected systems and either uninstall the impacted versions or upgrade to the latest secure release

9 Jul 2026 11:37 am
Nigel Farage: A persistent force in British politics

From leading the Brexit campaign to building Reform UK, Nigel Farage has repeatedly reinvented himself in British politics. As fresh controversies surround him, his political influence remains difficult to ignore. Read on...

9 Jul 2026 11:21 am
Iran chief negotiator says Hormuz strait to open only under Iranian arrangements

The United States still has not learned that bullying and breaking its promises no longer come without consequences; let me be clear: If you strike, you will be struck, said Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

9 Jul 2026 8:14 am
Western Europe records its hottest June as heatwaves surge

It was the second hottest June on record for the world and for Europe as a whole, Copernicus said, as human-induced climate change continues to push temperatures higher.

9 Jul 2026 7:55 am
West Asia war LIVE: Missile alerts sound in Bahrain and Qatar after U.S. launches new round of airstrikes against Iran

The action raised fears that the war in Iran could reignite, coming just a day after the U.S. military hit a variety of military sites and port facilities following Iran's targeting of several merchant vessels off the coast of Oman.

9 Jul 2026 7:10 am
Russia denounces NATO summit decisions on aid for Ukraine, defence

NATO members at the summit pledged 70 billion ($80 billion) in military assistance to Ukraine for 2026

9 Jul 2026 4:27 am
U.S. launches new strikes on Iran after Trump vows to hit 'hard'

Both the United States and Iran said they had hit dozens of targets in the initial wave of attacks

9 Jul 2026 3:09 am
U.S. to remove Syria from terror blacklist, in new boost to Sharaa

With the removal, only three countries remain on the terror blacklist Iran, North Korea and Cuba

9 Jul 2026 1:51 am
Prisoners of violence: On Sri Lankas prison riots

Sri Lanka must do more to uphold order, prevent crowding within its prisons

9 Jul 2026 12:17 am
Indian national among inmates killed in Sri Lankas prison riots

The deceased Indians name is Unnikrishnan S.; the High Commission of India has not yet issued an official statement on the death, official sourcesin Colombo confirmedthata noteverbaleon the incidentwas sent

8 Jul 2026 11:55 pm
Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

Donald Trump is also appealing $83 million in defamation compensation granted to E. Jean Carroll by a separate Manhattan jury after a January 2024 trial at which Mr. Trump briefly testified.

8 Jul 2026 11:53 pm