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UN reports surge in settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank

Jul 16, 2025

Weeks of erratic monsoon rains, floods kill over 100 in Pakistan

Jul 16, 2025

World's 'oldest' marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

Jul 16, 2025

Ex-Nigeria president Buhari buried at home

Jul 16, 2025

Private space crew returns to Earth after stay at ISS

Jul 16, 2025

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Two dead in New Jersey as soaked US northeast braces for more rain

Jul 16, 2025

New Jersey [US], July 16: Two people have been killed in New Jersey following flash flooding in the northeastern United States that caused travel chaos,...

Russian officials mock Trump's Ukraine plans, sanctions threats

Jul 16, 2025

Moscow [Russia], July 16: Senior Russian politicians have reacted with derision to US President Donald Trump's announcement of new arms deliveries to Ukraine and threatened...

'Most Europeans would support independent Scotland joining EU'

Jul 16, 2025

Edinburgh [Scotland], July 16: A majority of Europeans favour an independent Scotland being allowed into the European Union - though a third of Britons would...

As theories swirl about Air India crash, key details remain unknown

Jul 16, 2025

New Delhi [India], July 16: While the preliminary report into what caused the loss of Air India Flight 171 last month has provided some answers,...

Man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio dies

Jul 16, 2025

Sydney [Australia], July 16: Bradley Murdoch, the Australian man convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001, has died from terminal throat cancer.

Thousands of Afghans were moved to UK in secret scheme after data breach

Jul 16, 2025

London [UK], July 16: Thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently...

Putin, unfazed by Trump, will fight on and could take more of Ukraine

Jul 16, 2025

Moscow [Russia], July 16: President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace, unfazed by Donald...

Lebanon's worst drought on record drains largest reservoir

Jul 16, 2025

Beirut [Lebanon], July 16: Water levels at Lebanon's largest reservoir on the Litani River have fallen to historic lows amid what experts describe as the...

UAE President to begin state visit to Türkiye on Wednesday

Jul 16, 2025

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 16: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will begin a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye...

World merchandise trade posts strong growth in Q1 ahead of tariff hikes: WTO

Jul 16, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], July 16: The volume of world merchandise trade rose 3.6% quarter-on-quarter and 5.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 as imports surged in North America in anticipation of higher tariffs in the United States, latest WTO data show. Merchandise trade volume growth in the first quarter was stronger than the WTO's most recent forecast, but WTO economists expect the pace of expansion to slow later in the year as fully stocked inventories and higher tariffs weigh on import demand.