Tourist Deals: Dubai offers discounts to residents

Dubai will offer more than $800 worth of discounts and deals to residents who bring friends and family to visit, the emirate’s media office said yesterday, as months of war have battered its tourism sector.
23 July 2026

Ukraine hits Russian retail warehouses

Ukraine has attacked two more warehouses of Russian online retailer Wildberries, its boss said yesterday, extending a series of drone strikes on a company at the heart of Russia’s consumer economy.
23 July 2026

US sends aid to Cuba as part of $100m commitment

The United States said on Tuesday it was sending the first part of a $100 million aid package to Cuba, as the island suffers a deep economic crisis under pressure from Washington.
23 July 2026

Houthi threat tests stretched US military

A Houthi threat to impose a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea could widen the Iran war and strain a US military already focused on Tehran’s attacks, current and former officials said.
23 July 2026

US plans to announce nuke deal with KSA

The United States plans to announce a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would help establish a civilian nuclear program in the kingdom, according to media reports yesterday.
23 July 2026

France backs ban for under‑15s on social media

France’s parliament on Tuesday evening approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok.
23 July 2026

South Africa’s anti-migrant unrest led over 160,000 to flee

More than 160,000 foreign nationals left South Africa over the past two months as local groups increased violent hostility against undocumented migrants, according to an AFP tally based on figures from the repatriating governments.
23 July 2026

Pakistan seeks $10bn fund from US: source

Pakistan has asked the United States for a $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility, according to a source briefed on the matter, which, if approved, could provide a lifeline for the cash-strapped South Asian economy.
23 July 2026

US, China must manage ‘great differences’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he discussed with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi the need to identify areas of cooperation to lay the groundwork for a “very positive visit” to Washington in September by President Xi Jinping.
23 July 2026

Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station

The building Adolf Hitler was born in near the Austrian border with Germany officially began a new life as a police station yesterday, a conversion Austria’s government hopes will prevent it serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.
23 July 2026

Iran's nuclear activities have been fully declared" to the UN's atomic watchdog

Iran's nuclear activities have been fully declared" to the UN's atomic watchdog
22 July 2026

Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda: WHO

Nearly 2,500 cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed
22 July 2026

Dubai offers discounts to residents bringing in tourists

Dubai will offer more than $800 worth of discounts and deals to residents who bring friends and family to visit
22 July 2026

What's behind India's 'cockroach' youth protests?

Here is a look at what sparked the protests and the situation now.
22 July 2026

Rubio says US still willing to negotiate over Iran crisis

Rubio made his comments in a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers a day after three oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea, apparently in response to threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
22 July 2026

Delhi Police file 10 FIRs over CJP protest violence; Rahul released

A heavy deployment of Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force personnel remained at the venue
22 July 2026

OpenAI says its AI models hacked a startup "on its own"

OpenAI said it was testing the capabilities of some of its most advanced models in a controlled environment but that the agent managed to escape containment, reach the internet and break into Hugging Face to try to satisfy its testing goal.
22 July 2026

Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant

"It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant."
22 July 2026

Hegseth estimates cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Iran war has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far, up from a previous estimate of nearly $29 billion in mid-May.
22 July 2026

Trump says US 'not finished' as Iran widens attacks

President Donald Trump warned that the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran as strikes continued Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against Gulf states after its Houthi allies threatened to blockade Saudi ports.
22 July 2026