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12-07-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 82 people since dawn, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, amid ongoing ceasefire talks and criticism of plans to forcibly transfer Palestinians to Rafah. Among those killed on Thursday, 15 people, including nine children and four women, were killed in …

12-07-2025 SIKASSO, MALI: The Kayes region, which borders Senegal and is vital to Mali’s economy, had remained largely untouched by the violence from armed groups that has rocked the country for several decades but that changed when armed men waged a string of coordinated attacks on military installations in several …

12-07-2025 WASHINGTON: A US judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order ending birthright citizenship for some US residents as a legal challenge moves forward. A New Hampshire judge approved a class action lawsuit against Trump’s executive order and temporarily stopped the president’s order from …

12-07-2025 DOHA/ GAZA/  JERUSALEM: Hamas says it has agreed to release 10 Israeli captives as part of continuing efforts to reach a ceasefire in the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip, but warned that ongoing talks for a truce were “tough” due to Israel’s “intransigence”. The comments on Wednesday came as …

12-07-2025 NEW DELHI/ BEIJING: After years of border tensions, India and China appear to be gradually moving towards resetting ties but larger challenges and suspicions remain. The visit of two senior Indian officials to China late last month was seen as a sign of a thaw in bilateral relations. In …

12-07-2025 SANA’A/ DUBAI: Six crew members have been rescued and at least three others killed after a cargo ship was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis and sank in the Red Sea, a European naval mission says. The Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated Eternity C was carrying 25 crew when it sustained significant damage and …

12-07-2025 KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has been hit by the biggest ever aerial attack from Russia, after 728 drones and 13 cruise or ballistic missiles struck cities around the country in multiple waves. Zelensky condemned the “telling attack”, adding; “it comes precisely at a time when so many …

11-07-2025 UNITED NATIONS: The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), some of whose judges have …

11-07-2025 LONDON: Resident doctor strikes could cause more than 200,000 hospital appointments to be cancelled this month. The medics, formerly called junior doctors, will stage a full five-day walkout beginning at 7am on July 25 to demand a 29 per cent pay rise. Junior doctors caused 201,000 appointments to be …

11-07-2025 DOHA/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA: Israeli officials said on Tuesday that gaps can be bridged between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas at peace talks in Qatar, though it may take more than a few days to reach a deal to free hostages and halt fighting. Delegations from Israel and Hamas …