Israel mulls seizing entire Gaza
JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior…
US announces major tourist visa change
US announces major tourist visa change WASHINGTON: The US could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks,…
Plastic pollution ‘grave and growing’ health threat: Lancet
PARIS: Plastic pollution is a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday.…
Yemen shipwreck death toll tops 76
DUBAI: At least 76 people were killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route,…
‘Mercenaries’ fighting for Russia: Zelenskiy
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukrainian troops in northeastern Ukraine were fighting foreign “mercenaries” from various countries including China, Pakistan and parts of Africa, and vowed a…
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonar
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro gives a press conference outside the Senate in Brasilia. Luis Nova/AP hide caption toggle caption Luis Nova/AP SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday…
State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 for entry
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a media briefing during the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting at the in Kuala Lumpur Friday, Malaysia, on July 11, 2025. Mandel Ngan/Pool AFP/AP…
Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza, reports say
Netanyahu’s war cabinet set to approve military operations across entire enclave, according to Israeli media. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to announce plans to fully occupy the Gaza…
Australia’s FM warns of ‘risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise’
Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has told the country’s media that “there is a risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise”, amid Israel’s devastating war on…
‘They’re selling the revolution’: Bangladesh a year after Hasina’s downfall
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Sinthia Mehrin Sokal remembers the blow to her head on July 15 last year when she, along with thousands of fellow students, marched during a protest against…