Thailand says mpox case is more easily spread variant
A man detected as having a case of mpox in Thailand has the clade 1b strain of the virus, health authorities say.
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Indonesia halts plan to revise election law amid unrest
Indonesian MPs have cancelled plans to ratify revisions to election laws after protesters rallied in front of the parliament building and clashed with police.
Israel demand for troops in Gaza ‘blocking truce deal’
Several sources say differences over an Israeli army presence in the Gaza Strip are key amid negotiations on a Gaza Strip ceasefire.
Harris takes on Gaza war, tyranny in convention finale
Kamala Harris has summoned Americans to fight tyranny and chart a "new way forward" as she accepted the Democratic party's nomination for president.
Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza, Biden urges peace
Israeli forces have intensified operations in central and southern Gaza, hours after US President Joe Biden pressed Israel on the urgency of a ceasefire deal.
Robert Kennedy Jr to drop out of race and endorse Trump
Robert F Kennedy Jr plans to hang up his hat as an independent US presidential candidate, according to media reports.
Russia thwarts Ukrainian cross-border raid in new area
Russia claims to have repelled a Ukrainian team trying to cross a new part of the border, while Kyiv says it has launched a drone attack on a Russian air base.
Trump blames Harris and Biden for ‘world on fire’
Donald Trump is holding his first outdoor rally since narrowly surviving an attempted assassination last month.
Body of tech entrepreneur retrieved from sunken yacht
The body of technology tycoon Mike Lynch has been recovered after a luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, while his daughter remains missing.
Harris VP pick Tim Walz rallies Democratic convention
Former coach Tim Walz has thanked Democrats for "bringing the joy" and given them a pep talk as he accepted the nomination to be Kamala Harris's running mate.
At least 28 killed after bus crash in central Iran
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in central Iran, killing 28 passengers and injuring another 23 people.
Twenty dead, hundreds missing in Congo boat accident
Officials in western Congo say a boat accident has left at least 20 people dead and hundreds missing.
Sunk yacht ‘was celebrating tech magnate’s acquittal’
Police divers have resumed searching for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank off Italy.
Blinken arrives in Qatar in bid to broker Gaza truce
Israeli forces have battled militants in central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip, with Palestinian authorities saying 39 people have been killed.
Zelenskiy says situation in Ukraine’s east ‘difficult’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the situation on the country's eastern front line near Pokrovsk and Toretsk is "difficult".
‘Ready for new chapter’: Obamas rouse crowd for Harris
Warning of Donald Trump's "bluster and chaos", Barack and Michelle Obama have urged Americans to embrace Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention.
UN Secretary-General Guterres to start Pacific swing
The leader of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, kicks off a two-week Pacific mission this week when he touches down in Samoa.
Biden hails Harris as the future in emotional farewell
President Joe Biden has delivered a valedictory speech to the Democrats' convention, saying "I gave my best to you" as he passed the torch to Kamala Harris.
Search resumes for six from sunken superyacht off Italy
Rescuers have returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht off Sicily to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch.
Kursk attack shows Kremlin red lines are bluff: Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the country's armed forces "are achieving our goals" as more Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner in Kursk.
Israeli forces recover bodies of six hostages in Gaza
Israel has retrieved the bodies of six hostages in southern Gaza, as mediators toil on a ceasefire deal that would release more captives help by militants.
Democrats, protesters gather to cheer, challenge Harris
A re-energised Democratic Party is meeting in Chicago to cheer Kamala Harris's rise to the top of the ticket, while pro-Palestine protesters rally outside.
Harris implies Trump a ‘coward’ to Pennsylvania crowd
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have hit the road in Pennsylvania before their party's political convention.
Push into Russia is to create a buffer zone: Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the daring military incursion into Russia's Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone
UK diplomat quits over Israel arm sales and war crimes
A British diplomat has resigned from the Foreign Office saying the department "may be complicit in war crimes" for continuing to allow arms sales to Israel.
Now ‘maybe the last’ chance for Gaza ceasefire deal
The latest push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza is probably the best and perhaps the last opportunity for a deal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
Indian doctors end one strike over student rape, murder
Medical professionals have shut down India's hospitals in protest over the rape and murder of a young doctor whose death triggered outrage across the nation.
Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM
Thailand's king has approved Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country's new prime minister.
Israel strikes Gaza as top US diplomat heads to region
Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed 19 people, including a woman and her six children
Joe Biden to hand political baton to Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden is set to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and will highlight his administration's track record.
Art safe as fire hits London’s historic Somerset House
Staff say artwork has not been damaged during a blaze at London's historic Somerset House.