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Four children were among 11 people killed in the attack on the resorts in Zaporizhzhia, Yevgeny Balitsky, the Kremlin-installed regional head, said, adding that 16 others were wounded.
The government justified the move by alleging a geographical bias within the court, claiming it disproportionately targets nations in the Global South, specifically across Africa and Latin America, Felix Plasencia said in a post on X.
She hailed the contribution of Indian companies and professionals to the Romanian economy, adding that a new generation of Indian professionals and students is now making Romania their home
Massive forest fires have forced the evacuation of some 2,00,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain
The vessel departed from Tanjung Unauna regency on July 24, bound for Marisa Port in the neighbouring Gorontalo province but failed to arrive as scheduled
She is suspected of spying on behalf of a third Country and of being a member of a criminal organisation, the prosecutor said in a statement
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to address Syrias new Parliament on July 27, and will visit a U.N. peacekeeping force
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington comes as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its fifth month
President Donald Trump had issued a proclamation in September last year imposing a $100,000 fee for obtaining new H-1B visas
U.S. President Trump describes negotiations with Iran as by far the most serious that weve seen
French President Emmanuel Macron on July 24, asked the army to mobilise to help contain the worst wildfire the country has ever seen after seeking European Union help, as a local official warned the blaze was heading towards Bordeaux
As far as the elections in Venezuela, theyre not really ready for them yet, but boy, a lot of progress has been made. Delcys been doing a fantastic job, says Trump
The External Affairs Ministry said MV Omorfi was attacked while transiting the Black Sea, reportedly in Russian territorial waters; at the time of the incident, there were 10 crew members on board, including three Indians
Hundreds of rescue workers have been deployed, with footage from state media showing a huge pile of rocks and earth collapsed into a residential and commercial street.
Imran Khan has been arrested and convicted in several other cases leading to continued incarceration.
The bank set the coupon at 100 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, sharply lower the initial guidance of 130 basis points, for its first dollar debt sale in nearly nine years. The coupon works out to be 5.46%.
Local Taliban militants, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying four suicide bombers took part in it, according to a statement
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile strike outside the Ukrainian capital killed six people, with a rescue operation ongoing and dozens of people reported to be injured.
In his resignation letter addressed to Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, the 76-year-old leader said he is seriously ill and suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney complications
Initially, nuclear fuel would be imported to Saudi Arabia, but the deal proposes a joint two-year study examining the value and commercial viability of enrichment for the kingdom; if the study concludes that local enrichment is warranted, U.S. companies would build and operate a uranium enrichment facility in the kingdom under an arrangement that would prevent transfer of sensitive enrichment technology to the Saudis
A South African court has ordered a halt to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa
The investigation comes on the heels of back-to-back crackdowns on Big Tech by Brussels, which has led the world in regulating tech behemoths, including Meta and Apple
The Gulf states have come under frequent fire over the past week as the U.S. and Iran exchange escalating strikes in fighting
Spain and much of southern Europe face increasingly severe wildfire seasons that scientists have linked to climate change
Foreign Office spokesperson strongly rejected Amnesty International's latest report about Pakistan's strikes in Kabul claiming that it was unfortunate that such serious allegations were presented without credible evidence
The newspaper had challenged the government requests for phone records of reporters and grand jury testimony as an attempt to intimidate the press and filed a motion to have them quashed
British barrister Karim Khan has been accused of sexual misconduct with a female aide
The strikes, which the Houthis said were part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threaten to block another vital chokepoint, the Bab el-Mandeb, in the global oil trade after the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian state media reported explosions along the strait in Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, where two people were reportedly injured
An OpenAI system broke out of its test environment, got online, and attacked a rival platform; thats the headline; Claude is in the details
The war has had no clear mission, no strategy, no end goal, said Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat who led the resolution on the House floor
Chinese and Philippine authorities are blaming each other for a row on Monday between Chinese coast guard personnel and Philippine sailors in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea
Mr. Lavrov and Rubio's meeting on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian summit, their first since September 2025, came as Washington's focus has switched from mediating in Ukraine to dealing with war in the West Asia
The armed forces' retaliatory attacks will continue as long as the U.S. attacks on the country's infrastructure and coastal areas continue, says Iran's army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia
The news comes a day after talks between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on a range of issues, including democratically-governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory.
It was the latest major crackdown on Big Tech by Brussels, which has led the world in reining in some of the world's largest companies from Silicon Valley to Beijing
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the EU for the latest measures, saying it was crucial to preserve our unity and keep up this pressure on the Kremlin.
A total 453 people had hospital treatment for heat-related issues on Wednesday, the most since records began in 2010, the Tokyo Fire Department said. Emergency callouts were also at the highest level since at least 1963.
The price for a barrel climbed 6.2% to $99.94 and briefly topped the century mark, the first time the most actively traded contract has done so in two months
Washington brokered the Abraham Accords during Mr. Trump's first term, seeking to build bridges between Israel and the Arab world
The agreement, which still needs Congressional approval, that was announced on July 22, is meant to allow the Saudis to develop a civilian nuclear programme.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on July 22, 2026 that the U.S. would destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the strait
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State that Moscow remained committed to proposals put forward by Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at their August 2025 meeting in Alaska
Amish Shah, a three-term member of the Arizona House of Representatives, defeated Marlene Galan-Woods, a candidate backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Indias envoy to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed the vital defence partnership between the two nations and appreciated U.S. Senator Tim Sheehys support for the India-U.S. partnership
Concerns over young users exposure to pornography, cyberbullying, and other forms of online exploitation, have been mounting in the country
The U.S. faces a complex challenge at Irans Pickaxe Mountain, where powerful bunker buster bombs face hardy geological formations. Success is also limited by a critical minerals crunch, and could force Trump to shift from total destruction to disabling surface infrastructure and subterranean access tunnels
In recent weeks, Iran has hit tankers using a route hugging the Omani coast to traverse the strait, in a bid to strongarm vessels into using its own waters and pay for safe passage
Effective August 1, 2026, all generic drugs being brought into the United States will continue to have a tariff of zero per cent for a two-year period of time, after which the tariff will be raised to 100% for a one-year period of time, and 200% thereafter, said Donald Trump
Though it traditionally sees significant bipartisan support, the 2027 National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) passed the lower chamber in a 216-212 vote, a sign of the growing polarization under President Donald Trump

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