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Jul 30, 2026
Moscow [Russia], July 30: Ukrainian drone attacks hit industrial facilities in Russia's western city of Ryazan, causing several to catch fire and forcing major retailer Wildberries to evacuate its local warehouses, according to authorities.
EU crisis chief urges tougher climate action
France to tighten museum security after theft
Ex-Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki forms new bloc amid power struggle
Russia allows anti-war party to contest election
Heat, wind threaten to intensify France fires
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UN calls for boosted response to 'fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever'
New York [US], July 30: UN experts on Wednesday called for a significant increase in humanitarian assistance to combat the rapidly worsening Ebola epidemic in...
Egypt says explosion and fire at Damietta port 'dealt with immediately'
Cairo [Egypt], July 30: Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that an incident at Damietta port saw a fire break out on a...
Pakistan's military says 32 militants killed in nationwide operations
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30: Pakistan's military said on Wednesday it had killed 32 militants in nationwide operations amid a rise in attacks targeting security forces...
Trump pledges response to Iran attack on Jordan base
Washington [US], July 30: The US president has threatened sweeping retaliation after US forces in Jordan intercepted an overnight barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles.
GCC forces hold joint military drills in Bahrain amid regional tensions
Manama [Bahrain], July 30: Armed forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are taking part in a joint military exercise in Bahrain, the country's Defence...
Ceasefire in Iran is to allow for negotiations, says Trump
Jul 28, 2026
Washington DC [US], July 28: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had halted the latest attacks on Iran for now to give...
Iraqi PM orders investigation into Saudi allegations
Baghdad [Iraq], July 28: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has ordered security authorities to investigate Saudi Arabia's allegation that drones targeting the kingdom were launched...
'US could launch ground offensive in Iran'
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28: Pakistani intelligence officials believe US President Donald Trump could order a ground offensive in Iran, sources told DPA on Monday. ...
Israel launches military incursion into Syria
Jul 27, 2026
Damascus [Syria], July 27: The head of the United Nations has condemned the persistent violation of Syria's sovereignty, as Israel's forces reportedly carried out new...
Israeli crackdown in occupied West Bank intensifies as settlers cause mayhem
Gaza City [Gaza], July 27: The Israeli military has launched an aggressive crackdown in the occupied West Bank, storming several towns and villages and detaining hundreds of Palestinians, amid escalating attacks by Jewish settlers, in a furious reaction to a shootout in a village near Nablus in which four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed.
Oil tanker explodes in Strait of Hormuz
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China
Israeli air strike in Gaza kills two Hamas security officials
Eighteen people missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese ship sank
Bolsonaro son nominated as Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate
Jul 26, 2026
Trump returns to press dinner after April shooting scare
Wildfires in Spain, France force evacuation of more than 250,000
Zelensky expects Russia to deploy further 30,000 N Korean troops
Guterres arrives in Syria for first UN secretary-general visit in over 15 years
Iran blames US for Hormuz dispute as both sides confirm ongoing talks
