Trump team seeks meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell amid Epstein pressure
The request is Trump's latest move to defuse uproar over recent report that yielded no new evidence in Epstein scandal.
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More than 1,400 killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria, report finds
Gov't committee in Syria says it identified 298 suspects in mass killings in Syria's coastal regions.
Bangladesh students demand accountability after deadly air force jet crash
Students' demands include compensation for families, as well as new training procedures for the country's air force.
General Motors profit drops 35% as Trump tariffs hit car industry
GM’s quarterly profit tumble comes a day after Stellantis says it expects $2.7bn loss in first six months of the year.
Trump administration says the US will leave the UN cultural agency UNESCO
The White House cited 'anti-Israel rhetoric' and 'woke, divisive' causes as the reason for the US's withdrawal.
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.
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.