Trump returns to White House press dinner months after shooting chaos

This time the US Secret Service is taking no chances. Police and National Guard officers sealed off nearby roads and threw up a major security cordon, although guests passing through faced only a cursory check
25 July 2026

Sonam Wangchuk slams critics, explains ending hunger strike despite no Pradhan resignation; recounts ‘North Korea-like’ hospital ordeal

Wangchuk said that those raising the questions were unaware of his “North Korea-like detention” at Safdarjung Hospital
25 July 2026

Its AI agent spent days hacking a company, but sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week

The agent first tried escaping OpenAI's isolated environment around July 9, two people familiar say
25 July 2026

166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain

Some 44,000 people fled the up-market Cap Ferret peninsula south of Bordeaux on the Atlantic coast, with the only road threatened by flames
25 July 2026

ICC members dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan, diplomatic sources say

Khan denies allegations of sexual misconduct
25 July 2026

US strikes Iran from south to north

US missiles struck targets across Iran, reaching as far as its Caspian coast, yesterday after President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extending the Middle East war to a second major shipping chokepoint, the mouth of the Red Sea.
25 July 2026

US sanctions target Cuban int’l medical missions

New US sanctions announced on Thursday targeted Cuba’s decades-old international medical missions program, which sends doctors to dozens of countries and earns the island billions in revenue.
25 July 2026

Venezuela quake recovery to take years: Red Cross

Recovering from the earthquakes in Venezuela will take years, the Red Cross said yesterday, one month on from the June 24 disaster that killed more than 5,000 people.
25 July 2026

Turkey’s Ozel quits CHP to found new party

Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel and 91 breakaway lawmakers yesterday applied to launch a new political party, seeking to regroup to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan after their former party faced an unprecedented legal crackdown.
25 July 2026

Govt vessel hit by Chinese water cannon - Says Philippines

The Philippines accused China’s coast guard of blasting a Filipino government vessel with a water cannon near a disputed South China Sea reef yesterday, the third confrontation between the two sides this week.
25 July 2026

80,000 flee infernos in France, Spain

Europe’s wildfire crisis forced more than 80,000 people to flee for safety yesterday, as holidaymakers boarded boats to escape fires on one French peninsula and Spanish officials ordered mass evacuations in towns near Madrid.
25 July 2026

Occupied West Bank: 4 Palestinians, one Israeli killed in shooting

Four Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a shooting incident in the occupied West Bank yesterday, according to Israeli and Palestinian health officials.
25 July 2026

IRGC commanders flown into Yemen

Iran flew Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, advisers, and missile‑ and drone‑related equipment into Yemen this month, according to four sources, in a move seen as bolstering Houthi capabilities to threaten Red Sea shipping.
25 July 2026

India protest leaders say government seeks time until Saturday on demand for minister's resignation

Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike, but movement says demand remains unchanged
24 July 2026

US unveils new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda

Economies, including Canada, EU, India, UK, implementing a forced labor import prohibition or committed to do so hit with 10%rate
24 July 2026

Trump stuns Saudis by pinning nuclear deal to Israel ties

It was not mentioned in the civilian nuclear deal announced on Wednesday
24 July 2026

Iran hits CIA sites; Russian link eyed

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have triggered a US intelligence probe into whether Russia provided targeting data or advanced drone technology, according to four people familiar with the matter.
24 July 2026

Russia warns US on Ukraine arms sales

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Washington against making “unacceptable” arms deliveries to Ukraine during a meeting with US counterpart Marco Rubio in Manila yesterday, Moscow said.
24 July 2026

Food supply improves but remains fragile: WFP

Food security and child nutrition have improved across the Gaza Strip, but remain fragile because only one aid crossing point is open, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday.
24 July 2026

Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief

Rome will offer free screenings in 11 air-conditioned cinemas as part of a heat-relief plan Mayor Roberto Gualtieri presented on Wednesday, while most of Europe was sweltering through a hot summer.
24 July 2026