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European Commission said it aims to attract at least 20 billion in private investments for the projects; the total was increased from five planned gigafactories to seven following strong interest from EU countries

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked U.S. bases in Jordan on Wednesday, July 30, as the war in West Asia reignited and again drew in Iran's proxies

Analysis of migration and trade data show that Brexit neither helped in controlling net migration nor in significantly improving the U.Ks trade

Abduction of workers, labourers who belong from outside Balochistan occurs frequently in the restive province

A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck in Japan near Kumamoto in Japan on July 28, one of the more powerful earthquakes this year recorded in the region. Here are graphics explaining the quakes intensity, regional seismicity and more.

This assertion becomes particularly important, especially in light of reports during Operation Sindoor alleging that Pakistani forces were being supplied with drones originating from Ukraine. This claim has circulated but remained difficult to independently verify

Perhaps years of working in conflict zones, and the loss of a few colleagues has given me the instinct to move quickly and instilled in me a deeper sense of caution

In a country where geography mirrors diversity and authority remains contested, elections in Myanmar unfold detached from realities on the ground; with key Opposition forces excluded and large swathes of the nation outside effective participation, the exercise underscores how the absence of pluralism and federal accommodation continue to undermine any meaningful democratic transition

The Alien Terrorist Removal Court is scheduled to hold a hearing in Washington, DC, for the government's petition to deport Nazira Haji Zada who was arrested earlier this week

On his first day in office, Mr. Trump had pardoned or commuted sentences in more than 1,500 cases connected to the January 6 attack.

The scientist was subpoenaed to testify under oath by Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has long had an antagonistic relationship with Fauci

More than 2,200 firefighters and over 20 aircraft remained mobilised, backed by crews from across France and European partners

The new strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit Iran very hard after it targeted a base in Jordan that hosts U.S. troops

The government issued the new tally as Kumamoto officials said they have now extracted four bodies from the mass of rubble, steel and wires of the Aeon shopping mall after a suspected gas blast following the quake

The internationalwantednotice against Pavel Durov comes after the FSB said thatTelegramhad failed to remove numerous channels, chats, and bots allegedly used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies and terrorist and extremist organisations to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism, mass murder, and cyber fraud inRussia.

Chinas embrace of open-weight AI models is driven as much by compute constraints as by a bid to project itself as a responsible global AI power; until it overcomes chip and inference bottlenecks, Beijing is likely to keep sharing its models with the world

Port services firm Inchcape said in a separate message two gas tankers had caught fire at Damietta

Hadi Matar is charged with attempted murder and assault for attacking Mr. Rushdie as he was preparing to give a speech in August 2022, stabbing him more than a dozen times.

A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism

The narrow maritime artery has been a critical waterway for delivering vast quantities of Saudi crude to the international market, after energy exports were largely choked off by fighting in the Strait of Hormuz

The United Nations human rights office said that with attacks by Israeli settlers and the creation of outposts hitting an all-time high, countries had to act to end the occupation

The army said the incident took place in a strip of territory where Israeli forces are operating that runs around 10 kilometres deep inside southern Lebanon along its border with Israel

In an update late on July 28, 2026 to a blog post detailing its probe into the incident, OpenAI said its AI agent affected these publicly-available services, though it did not name the companies

For decades, the Pakistani state has diplomatically showcased PoK to the world as if it were a separate country, complete with its own constitution, a Prime Minister as chief executive, and a President as constitutional head

The seven areas declared in drought which include London, East Anglia to its northeast, all of southwest England and the West Midlands comprises 51.4% of the nation

Death toll rises to 20; PM Adviser Rana Sanaullah said the JAAC held a meeting with him and presented 38 demands

The overnight attack started a fire at the Ryazan refinery, which has a capacity of about 17 million tonnes of oil per year, producing gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel and other petroleum products, according to Ukraines General Staff

Congress cannot continue to ignore millions of long-term residents who contribute to our economy and communities every day, said California Senator Alex Padilla

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu also left at least 62 people injured

The United States and Saudi Arabia said they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq in response to attacks on U.S. forces and Saudi oil facilities

UN report findings provide details about the role the aircraft played in supporting the RSF, the paramilitary force UN investigators have accused of committing genocide in Sudans Darfur region

The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting its war in Ukraine

Over the past decade, only three of Peru's Presidents have been elected by popular vote

Fifteen sailors, including 13 Indians, are trapped in a terrible and life-threatening situation at the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk in the Black Sea, FSUI said on July 28

Last November, Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal in Dhaka for alleged crimes against humanity over her governments brutal crackdown on student-led protests in 2024

This week on Tipping Point, we dive into the climate chaos unfolding across continents. In India, torrential rains have paralyzed life in Mumbai and much of Maharashtra, leaving at least 15 dead and crippling transport systems. Neighbouring Pakistan is reeling under similar monsoon fury. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe, Europe battles a different extremeraging wildfires ignited by relentless heatwaves and record-breaking temperatures. As South Asia floods and the Mediterranean burns, t

ChangXin Memory Technologies explosive market debut has drawn intense scrutiny in Washington; investors are betting that China can successfully build a domestic semiconductor industry capable of powering advanced AI without depending on the West

Across France and Spain, roughly 3,30,000 people have been driven from homes and vacation sites by huge wildfires

Sunsari, situated in southeastern Nepal along the border with India's Bihar, is a crucial transit and commercial corridor between the two countries

U.S. military said it is using the port to deliver critically needed supplies and equipment to Venezuela

The court, in a 5-4 ruling, blocked Mr. Trumps bid to become the first President to remove a Fed official since Congress created the central bank in 1913

Ahead of the meeting, a senior Ukrainian official said that Kyiv's priorities were fresh supplies of anti-ballistic missiles and ways to revive diplomacy, more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered security agencies to investigate after the Saudis alleged a similar attack on Monday.

The closed-door meeting lasted nearly an hour and a half and was positive and productive, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

Nepali media had reported that Mr. Shahs advisor discussed the visit with NSA Ajit Doval during a visit to Delhi in early July; formal invite sent through diplomatic channels after PM Modis congratulatory remark

The fact is that, at the moment and this could change within an hour -- the Iranians are firing at everything in the region except one country: the State of Israel, said Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have met to discuss Ukraine producing its own weapons amid its ongoing war with Russia