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US extends strikes on Iran to bridges, airport in escalation of campaign
The United States escalated its renewed bombing campaign on Iran on Friday by hitting bridges and an airport, and Tehran responded with strikes on US...
UN urges probe into reports of unrest Kashmir
The United Nations called Friday for impartial investigations into dozens of reported deaths that have occurred in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a wave of unrest ahead of...
Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election
US President Donald Trump has delivered a primetime address in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election and alleged “shocking vulnerabilities” in...
Burnham vows to give people ‘hope back’
Andy Burnham has vowed to give people “hope back” and “the Labour they once knew” as he officially became the party’s new leader. He said...
India debuts hydrogen-powered train
India has launched its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train, as it pushes its efforts to expand clean energy use. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the...
Uganda school bus crash kills 21
A bus full of schoolchildren returning from a trip veered off the road in Uganda, killing 20 children and one adult, police said Friday. The...
Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US
The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday (Jul 16) as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into...
Israel headed for October election as parliament dissolved
Israel’s parliament has officially dissolved, kicking off a high-stakes campaign for national elections on October 27. The dissolution of the 25th Knesset (parliament) on Friday...
Japan passes legislation banning violation of national flag
Japan’s parliament has enacted a controversial law introducing criminal penalties for desecrating the national flag. The passage of the legislation on Friday is part of...
Illegal sand mining put 25 Sylhet villages in threat
Indiscriminate sand extraction from areas outside the designated lease boundary is threatening more than 25 villages along the Surma River in Sylhet’s Zakiganj and Kanaighat...
