Dalai Lama says he hopes to live another 40 years on eve of 90th birthday
There has been speculation over the succession plan for the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader.
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Migrants in US detention lose appeal against deportation to South Sudan
The US Supreme Court has twice upheld Donald Trump's ability to deport foreign nationals to countries outside their own.
Texas flash floods kill at least 24 people, 23 girl campers missing
Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, killing at least 24 people in US.
Trump claims victory as he signs controversial budget and tax bill into law
The bill extends tax cuts, slices welfare programmes and surges immigration funds in a victory for Trump's agenda.
Zohran Mamdani’s New York primary win sparks the ire of Modi’s supporters
Experts say Mamdani, a mayoral candidate, has attracted criticism on the Hindu right for his faith and outspoken views.
Hamas responds to US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal in a ‘positive spirit’
Palestinian group's reply boosts chances of 60-day Gaza ceasefire, but Israel hasn't responded publicly to the proposal.
Don’t rely on Medicaid? Tax bill will drive up costs to your healthcare too
Changes to the Affordable Care Act Marketplace will result in premiums increasing by an avg of almost $1,300 annually.
Several people killed in multistorey building collapse in Pakistan
Rescuers were searching for trapped survivors after the incident in the impoverished Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi.
How Donald Trump’s spending bill could kick US deportations into overdrive
Advocates say the bill would deliver an infusion of cash to deportation efforts, as communities struggle with arrests.
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr likely to soon be deported to Mexico: Sheinbaum
US immigration agents arrested Chavez earlier this week, with authorities alleging ties to Mexican cartel.
UN rights council rejects Eritrea’s bid to end human rights investigation
HRW says Asmara's move was an effort to distract from independent reporting on the 'country’s dire rights record'.
Dozens of Palestinian Bedouin families flee Israeli violence in West Bank
Repeated assaults and harassment by Israeli settlers and forces has surged since the war on Gaza began in October 2023.
India says ready to make deal with US but national interest to be ‘supreme’
Trade Minister Piyush Goyal’s remarks come before the deadline set by the White House for July 9 for trade deals.
‘I’ve never heard that’: Trump denies knowingly using anti-Semitic term
The US president used a term some consider a slur while speaking at a rally in Iowa for his America250 celebration.
Will police brutality end in Kenya as protests reignite?
Renewed protests against police brutality in Kenya are challenging law enforcement's impunity again.
UK’s Palestine Action loses bid to pause ban as ‘terrorist’ group
London courts uphold order that critics say puts the group's anti-Gaza war protesters on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.
Rwanda president unsure if DRC peace deal will hold, warns against ‘tricks’
Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties.
UN says 613 Gaza killings recorded at aid sites, near humanitarian convoys
An OHCHR spokesperson says the figure is as of June 27, adding that more incidents have taken place since then.
Russia expanding Ukraine chemical weapons use, allege European spy agencies
Russia denies using the weapons, as does Ukraine; International body says previous accusations not "substantiated."
Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye
No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western Turkiye.