The boy who bled to death as an Israeli soldier ‘celebrated his shot’
The youth of Sebastia have learned to hide in their homes whenever Israeli soldiers approach the town.
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Number of aid seekers killed by Israel in Gaza tops 1,000: UN
Starvation, malnutrition kill 101 Palestinians during Gaza war, including 80 children, according to hospitals.
How an Indian temple town is at the centre of hundreds of alleged murders
An ex-worker at Karnataka’s Dharmasthala temple says he was forced to bury hundreds of bodies, including children.
Rains, flash floods kill 21 in Pakistan; tourists rescued in hilly north
Incessant monsoon rains cause landslides and flash floods, taking the total rain-related deaths this year to 242.
China starts construction of world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet
The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.
Typhoon Wipha whips Vietnam as Philippines flooding displaces thousands
Vietnam is expecting 500mm of rainfall as Typhoon Wipha approaches the northern coast after skirting the Philippines.
US government employee barred from leaving China, Washington says
US State Department says the employee was slapped with an exit ban while visiting the country in a 'personal capacity'.
Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary
Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.
Iran’s FM says nuclear enrichment will continue, but open to talks
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says continuing enrichment is matter of 'national pride' after US and Israeli attacks.
Bolsonaro’s son blasts top Brazilian court official over assets freeze
Former president's son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, accuses supreme court justice of behaving 'like every dictator'.
Trump administration bars Wall Street Journal from trip amid Epstein spat
White House Correspondents' Association condemns White House's move to exclude newspaper as 'deeply troubling'.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,244
Here are the key events on day 1,244 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison
Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.
US to deport Haitian legal permanent residents with alleged gang ties
Move comes after Trump administration labeled Haiti's Viv Ansanm gang a 'foreign terrorist organisation'.
Israel says it has attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port
Houthis promise more attacks unless Israel ends its offensive on Gaza and lifts the siege.
Trump administration declassifies Martin Luther King Jr assassination files
The release of hundreds of thousands of pages related to the civil rights leader comes despite his family's opposition.
IMF says Gita Gopinath leaving at end of August to return to Harvard
The move gives the US Treasury a chance to recommend a replacement at a time Trump is reshaping global economy.
Will Zohran Mamdani help or hurt New York’s economy?
Free buses, rent freezes and city-run grocery stores won over Democratic voters as investor class pushes back.
UK, France and 23 other nations demand Israel’s war on Gaza ‘must end now’
The countries also denounced Israel's aid delivery model in Gaza, saying it 'deprives Palestinians of human dignity'.
Microsoft cyberattack hits 100 organisations, security firms say
The Shadowserver Foundation and Eye Security would not disclose which firms were affected.