Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza Catholic church condemned
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel "deeply regrets" ammunition hitting a Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people, and says there will be a probe.
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Trump’s name on 2003 birthday letter to Epstein: report
Donald Trump has threatened to sue Rupert Murdoch over a report detailing a 2003 personal note sent to Jeffrey Epstein.
Too soon to decide India crash cause, investigators say
Investigators are warning the public not to jump to conclusions about what caused an Air India plane to crash in June, killing 260 people.
Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida
Israel is giving Syrian government forces 48 hours to return to the Sweida area after clashes erupted again between Druze militias and Bedouin clans.
EU targets Russia’s energy revenue with new sanctions
The European Union has approved a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap to choke Moscow's oil revenues.
Christian leaders in Gaza after Israel’s church strike
Jerusalem's top Catholic and Greek Orthodox officials have entered Gaza in a show of solidarity after Israel's strike on a Catholic church in the enclave.
Ukraine says troops standing firm outside key hub city
"The enemy is continuing to deploy its tactic of small infantry groups, but has proved powerless on its attempts to seize Pokrovsk," Ukraine says.
Detained Venezuelans to be swapped for Americans
A prisoner swap will take place between more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members and 10 US citizens and residents, officials say.
Rudd sure US issues with sub contract will be resolved
Former Australian prime minister-turned-ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd says he's confident issues with the AUKUS submarine contract will be resolved.
Trump sues Murdoch, News Corp over Epstein report
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones and two Wall Street Journal reporters over their reporting of the Epstein scandal.
Israel, Syria agree to ceasefire but clashes continue
The United States' envoy to Turkey says Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan and neighbours.
Dozens injured as car drives into crowd in Los Angeles
A car has rammed a crowd of people waiting to enter a nightclub along a busy boulevard in Los Angeles, injuring dozens of people.
Deadly Vietnam tour boat survivor describes his escape
A Vietnamese man who survived the capsizing of a tour boat in Ha Long Bay says he escaped the overturned vessel by swimming out through a window underwater.
Man whose car hit US crowd was shot, attacked: police
A car has been driven into a crowd outside a nightclub in East Hollywood, injuring at least 30 people, according to Los Angeles authorities.
Zelenskiy says Ukraine offering Russia talks next week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country has proposed holding ceasefire negotiations with Russia next week.
Syrian forces struggle to enforce Druze region truce
Fighting is continuing in the city of Sweida despite the deployment of Syrian central forces following clashes between Druze and Bedouin tribes.
Hunger worsens in Gaza as Israel orders new evacuations
Officials warn hunger is mounting in Gaza as the Israeli military issues new evacuation orders and says it will expand its operations in the enclave.
Syria forces say truce holds, Bedouin fighters withdraw
Syrian security forces have taken up position on roads near Sweida as authorities say Bedouin fighters have withdrawn from the city.
Russia fires new barrage at Ukraine, kills one in Kyiv
Kyiv is once again under attack, as Russia's overnight barrage of drones and missiles left at least one person dead and damaged a kindergarten.
‘Countless’ Gazans killed while awaiting aid: UN agency
The World Food Programme has accused Israeli forces of killing countless desperate people waiting for aid in one of the latest attacks in Gaza.
Epstein grand jury transcripts ‘a distraction’
The Trump administration has moved to release grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case, but former prosecutors say they will likely be anticlimactic.
Pakistan monsoon rains death toll reaches 216
Torrential rains in Pakistan have killed at least 216 people and injured 582 since June 26, officials say.
Nineteen dead as Bangladesh plane crashes into college
At least 19 people are dead after a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed in Dhaka's Uttara area.
UK, Australia, allies say Gaza Strip war ‘must end now’
The war in the Gaza Strip should end immediately and the Israeli government's aid delivery model is "dangerous," 25 countries have declared in a statement.
Death toll rises to 31 in Bangladesh air force crash
A Bangladesh air force training aircraft has crashed into a college campus in Dhaka, killing at least 31 people.
Ukraine and Russia poised to hold peace talks
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to meet in Turkey for talks within days, according to Ukraine's president and Russian media reports.
Bedouin civilians leave Sweida as Syria truce holds
Ambulances, trucks and buses have ferried hundreds of Bedouin civilians and wounded people out of Sweida city to nearby Syrian displacement camps.
US ‘not going to rush’ trade deals ahead of deadline
With the threat of US tariffs looming, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his government is more focused on the quality of trade deals, not their timing.
Trump is ‘disappointed but not done’ with Putin
President Donald Trump remains unhappy with Vladimir Putin's resistance to US-led peace efforts over Ukraine but says he hasn't given up on the Russian leader.
Kremlin reacts icily to Trump warnings over Ukraine
President Donald Trump's new weapons for Ukraine and trade threats to Russia have met a chilly response from the Kremlin and blunter words from other quarters.
Trump touts deal with Indonesia, flags pharma tariffs
President Donald Trump says he has agreed to a tariff deal on goods entering the US from Indonesia.