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IS-backed rebels kill 38 in attack on Congo church

Islamic State-backed rebels killed 38 people yesterday in an attack on a church in eastern Congo, city officials said.
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel commits to daily pauses in Gaza fighting

Israel said yesterday it would halt military operations each day for 10 hours in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors in the enclave, where images of hungry Palestinians have alarmed the world.
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM

US passenger plane evacuated in Denver

Passengers on a US domestic flight were forced to evacuate onto a runway due to a brake fire just ahead of the plane taking off in Denver, the airline said.
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia downs 291 Ukrainian drones

Russian air defence units downed 291 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, the Russian Defence Ministry said yesterday.
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Tariff deadline of Aug 1 'firm', no extensions: US commerce secy

'No extensions, no more grace periods. August 1, the tariffs are set,' says Howard Lutnick
27 July 2025, 15:00 PM

US passenger plane evacuated in Denver due to brake fire

One passenger sustained a minor injury and was taken to a hospital for evaluation, American Airlines said.
27 July 2025, 10:49 AM

Israeli military announces military pause in three Gaza areas

The pause will take place daily in Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City, from 10 a.m. (0700 GMT) to 8 p.m. (1700 GMT) until further notice, the military said.
27 July 2025, 05:12 AM

'Welcome to hell': Freed migrants tell of horrors in Salvadoran jail

Yamarte was one of 252 Venezuelans detained in US President Donald Trump's March immigration crackdown
27 July 2025, 03:23 AM

US passenger plane dives to avoid mid-air collision

Minutes after taking off from Burbank, California, the flight dropped by hundreds of feet (several dozen meters) according to flight tracking websites.
27 July 2025, 03:15 AM

11 injured at Walmart store stabbing in US state of Michigan

A 42-year-old male suspect was in custody, Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea told a press conference.
27 July 2025, 03:10 AM

Trump says Thailand, Cambodia agree to hold immediate ceasefire talks

More than 30 people have been killed and more than 130,000 people displaced in the worst fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in 13 years.
27 July 2025, 03:02 AM

Israel resumes airdrop aid to Gaza, military says

The announcement came after indirect ceasefire talks in Doha between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas were broken off with no deal in sight.
27 July 2025, 02:58 AM

Drones hit electronic warfare plant in Russia

Ukrainian drones hit a radio and electronic warfare equipment plant in Russia’s Stavropol region in an overnight attack yesterday, an official from the SBU security service told Reuters.
26 July 2025, 20:27 PM

US appeals court rules against Trump order

A US appeals court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship was unconstitutional and backed the decision of a lower court to block the nationwide order.
26 July 2025, 19:43 PM

Immigration ‘killing’ Europe

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Europe needs to “get its act together” in terms of immigration, claiming the continent would not exist “anymore” if this “invasion” goes unchecked.
26 July 2025, 19:42 PM

652 malnourished children die in six months in Nigeria

At least 652 children died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, Mèdecìns Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Friday, an outcome it said it was due to funding cuts by international donors.
26 July 2025, 19:41 PM

‘No one has been spared’ in Gaza Strip

The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees yesterday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as starvation grips the enclave amid unabated Israeli attacks.
26 July 2025, 19:40 PM

Chinese academic in Australia slams ‘ridiculous’ HK bounties

An academic in Australia who was among 19 people that Hong Kong issued bounties for has criticised the “ridiculous” arrest warrants and warned that the region was trying to exert its power beyond its borders.
26 July 2025, 19:20 PM

Southeast Iran: 9 people killed in courthouse attack

Nine civilians were killed in a “terrorist attack” on a judiciary building in southeast Iran yesterday, before three gunmen were shot dead, state media reported.
26 July 2025, 19:17 PM

China proposes new global AI cooperation organisation

China wants to help coordinate global efforts to regulate fast-evolving AI technology and share the country's advances, Premier Li Qiang told the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.
26 July 2025, 09:29 AM