Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages

Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages

WASHINGTON, D.C.: After months of warnings from former federal officials and weather experts, the deadly flash floods that struck the...

Putin fires transport chief, later found dead in suspected suicide

Putin fires transport chief, later found dead in suspected suicide

MOSCOW, Russia: Just hours after his sudden dismissal by President Vladimir Putin, Russia's former transport minister, Roman Starovoit,...

Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday

Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday

DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, celebrated by thousands of followers in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala,...

Fans perform WWII-era Fascist salute at Marko Perković’s mega concert

Fans perform WWII-era Fascist salute at Marko Perković’s mega concert

ZAGREB, Croatia: A massive concert by popular Croatian singer Marko Perković, known by his stage name Thompson, has drawn widespread...

U.S. Treasury Secretary says Musk should steer clear of politics

U.S. Treasury Secretary says Musk should steer clear of politics

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Elon Musk's entry into the political arena is drawing pushback from top U.S. officials and investors, as his decision...

TikTok building U.S.-only app amid pressure to finalise sale

TikTok building U.S.-only app amid pressure to finalise sale

CULVER CITY, California: TikTok is preparing to roll out a separate version of its app for U.S. users, as efforts to secure a sale...

Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur

Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump claimed he was unaware that the term shylock is regarded as antisemitic when he used it in...

Summer travel in chaos as French air traffic controllers walk off job

Summer travel in chaos as French air traffic controllers walk off job

PARIS, France: A strike by French air traffic controllers demanding improved working conditions caused significant disruptions during...

Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals

Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals

OMAHA, Nebraska: With Congress considering cuts totaling around US$1 trillion to Medicaid over the next decade, concerns are rising...

Gas station blast injures 40 in Rome, kids narrowly escape

Gas station blast injures 40 in Rome, kids narrowly escape

ROME, Italy: Quick thinking by emergency responders helped prevent greater devastation after a gas station explosion in southeastern...

Weapons pause by Trump signals shift away from foreign wars

Weapons pause by Trump signals shift away from foreign wars

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump is drawing praise from his core supporters after halting key arms shipments to Ukraine, a...

Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status

Moscow removes Taliban from banned list, grants official status

MOSCOW, Russia: This week, Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan since...

Netanyahu vows 'No Hamas' in postwar Gaza amid peace talks

Netanyahu vows 'No Hamas' in postwar Gaza amid peace talks

CAIRO, Egypt: This week, both Hamas and Israel shared their views ahead of expected peace talks about a new U.S.-backed ceasefire plan....

US sends message by publicizing visa ban on UK punk-rap band

US sends message by publicizing visa ban on UK punk-rap band

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has made public a visa decision that would usually be kept private. It did this to send...

Tragedy in Spain: Diogo Jota and his brother die in car accident

Tragedy in Spain: Diogo Jota and his brother die in car accident

MADRID, Spain: Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his younger brother, André Silva, have died in a car accident in Spain. Spanish...

Early heatwave grips Europe, leaving 8 dead and nations on alert

Early heatwave grips Europe, leaving 8 dead and nations on alert

LONDON, U.K.: An unrelenting heatwave sweeping across Europe has pushed early summer temperatures to historic highs, triggering deadly...

U.S. military, China, Russia in Space race

U.S. military, China, Russia in Space race

President Donald Trump's plans to build a space-based Golden Dome missile defense shield have drawn immediate criticism from China,...

Trump wins $16 million settlement from Paramount over CBS Harris edit

Trump wins $16 million settlement from Paramount over CBS Harris edit

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Paramount has agreed to pay US$16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump over...

British PM faces major party revolt over welfare reforms

British PM faces major party revolt over welfare reforms

LONDON, U.K.: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer won a vote in Parliament this week to move ahead with changes to the country's welfare...

China, Egypt should consistently facilitate two-way trade, investment, Chinese premier says

China, Egypt should consistently facilitate two-way trade, investment, Chinese premier says

CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China and Egypt should consistently facilitate two-way trade and investment, strengthen industrial alignment...

China voices support for Arab nations' unity, development -- premier

China voices support for Arab nations' unity, development -- premier

CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Wednesday that China supports Arab countries in strengthening strategic...

Trump announces 50 per cent tariffs on Brazil, calls Jair Bolsonaro's trial "witch hunt"

Trump announces 50 per cent tariffs on Brazil, calls Jair Bolsonaro's trial "witch hunt"

Washington, DC [US], July 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump announced a 50 per cent tariff on imports from Brazil, starting August...

Daily World Briefing, July 10

Daily World Briefing, July 10

Trump says U.S. shifting Africa policy from aid to trade U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on...

NBA releases groups for 2025 NBA Cup tourney

NBA releases groups for 2025 NBA Cup tourney

(Photo credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images) The NBA released the six, five-team groups for the third annual 2025 NBA Cup, which will...

Trump announces tariffs on imports from Sri Lanka, Iraq and five other nations

Trump announces tariffs on imports from Sri Lanka, Iraq and five other nations

Washington, DC [US], July 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a fresh round of tariffs on imports from seven...

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-OPEC-INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-OPEC-INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

(250709) -- VIENNA, July 9, 2025(Xinhua) -- Mohsen Paknejad, president of the OPEC Conference for 2025, delivers a video address at...

UN humanitarians say Gaza fuel shortage shuts off water pumps, threatens functioning of hospitals

UN humanitarians say Gaza fuel shortage shuts off water pumps, threatens functioning of hospitals

OCHA said that during the past week, there were reports of airstrikes on tents and residential buildings, with scores of people reportedly...

PM Modi delivers 17 addresses in foreign parliaments, equals combined total of all Congress PMs

PM Modi delivers 17 addresses in foreign parliaments, equals combined total of all Congress PMs

Windhoek [Namibia], July 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received a standing ovation and non-stop applause from...

Not a conflict, it is "massacre", hope "Israeli brutal aggression" ends very soon: Palestinian envoy on Gaza conflict

Not a conflict, it is "massacre", hope "Israeli brutal aggression" ends very soon: Palestinian envoy on Gaza conflict

New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Palestinian Ambassador to India, Abdullah Abu Shawesh, said that the conflict between Israel and...

UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-YEMEN-SPECIAL ENVOY-BRIEFING

UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-YEMEN-SPECIAL ENVOY-BRIEFING

(250709) -- UNITED NATIONS, July 9, 2025 (Xinhua) -- UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg (on screens) speaks via a video link...

Fabian Ruiz scores twice as PSG downs Real Madrid to reach CWC final

Fabian Ruiz scores twice as PSG downs Real Madrid to reach CWC final

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Fabian Ruiz scored twice, Ousmane Dembele tallied a goal...

EU seeks trade deal framework with U.S., keeps retaliation option open: officials

EU seeks trade deal framework with U.S., keeps retaliation option open: officials

EU officials have said the bloc seeks a trade deal framework with the United States, but keeps retaliation option open. BRUSSELS,...

Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic win, set up clash in Wimbledon semis

Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic win, set up clash in Wimbledon semis

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images) Top-seeded Jannik Sinner showed no signs of being impacted by an elbow injury, getting past...

State level mock drill conducted in West Tripura on floods and landslides

State level mock drill conducted in West Tripura on floods and landslides

Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 10 (ANI): A large-scale state-level mock exercise simulating flood and landslide scenarios was successfully...

With Africa, India seeks not to compete, but to cooperate: PM Modi

With Africa, India seeks not to compete, but to cooperate: PM Modi

Windhoek [Namibia], July 10 (ANI): Hailing the relations between India and Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the ties...

Senior EU diplomat blames global crises for being late to parliament

Senior EU diplomat blames global crises for being late to parliament

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has cited two wars and a trade dispute as the reason for his delay Italian Foreign Minister...

Wimbledon: Djokovic books semifinal clash with Sinner, battles past Cobolli

Wimbledon: Djokovic books semifinal clash with Sinner, battles past Cobolli

London [UK], July 10 (ANI): Serbian tennis icon Novak Djokovic took one step closer to record-levelling eighth-time Wimbledon glory...

Delegation-level talks covered wide gamut of issues...critical minerals: MEA on PM Modi's visit to Namibia

Delegation-level talks covered wide gamut of issues...critical minerals: MEA on PM Modi's visit to Namibia

Windhoek [Namibia], July 10 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday highlighted that during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

PM Modi makes cricket references in speech in Namibia Parliament, wishes success in co-hosting 2027 Cricket World Cup

PM Modi makes cricket references in speech in Namibia Parliament, wishes success in co-hosting 2027 Cricket World Cup

Windhoek [Namibia], July 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's references to cricket during his address to the joint session of...

Nelly Korda in search of first win of season at Evian Championship

Nelly Korda in search of first win of season at Evian Championship

(Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images) Since it became the fifth major of women's golf in 2013, the Evian Championship has...

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Warsaw responds to migration pressure with new border controls
Warsaw responds to migration pressure with new border controls

SLUBICE, Poland: Poland reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania on July 7, following Germany's earlier reintroduction...


Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages
Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages

WASHINGTON, D.C.: After months of warnings from former federal officials and weather experts, the deadly flash floods that struck the...


Putin fires transport chief, later found dead in suspected suicide
Putin fires transport chief, later found dead in suspected suicide

MOSCOW, Russia: Just hours after his sudden dismissal by President Vladimir Putin, Russia's former transport minister, Roman Starovoit,...


Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday
Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday

DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, celebrated by thousands of followers in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala,...


Fans perform WWII-era Fascist salute at Marko Perković’s mega concert
Fans perform WWII-era Fascist salute at Marko Perković’s mega concert

ZAGREB, Croatia: A massive concert by popular Croatian singer Marko Perković, known by his stage name Thompson, has drawn widespread...


U.S. Treasury Secretary says Musk should steer clear of politics
U.S. Treasury Secretary says Musk should steer clear of politics

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Elon Musk's entry into the political arena is drawing pushback from top U.S. officials and investors, as his decision...


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