Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof

Two men flying in a small private plane died Saturday when they crashed into the roof of a house in northwestern Germany, police said.
27 July 2026

Election talks: Brazil denies visas for US officials

Brazil denied visas for two US officials who sought to meet with Brazilian election authorities less than three months before a tense presidential vote, a diplomatic source told AFP on Saturday.
27 July 2026

Southern China faces torrential rain, flood risk

Typhoon Noul dumped heavy to torrential rains across much of southern China for two days, authorities said, after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-force winds, following landfall yesterday.
27 July 2026

Settlers set fire to two mosques in West Bank

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank early yesterday, setting fire to two mosques and scrawling graffiti on buildings, Palestinian officials said.
27 July 2026

Syria reports fresh Israeli incursion

Syrian state media said Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the country’s south yesterday, a day after the visiting UN chief urged an end to Israeli violations and respect for Syria’s sovereignty.
27 July 2026

German cops hunt for prime suspect

Berlin police have published a picture of a 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out Saturday night’s attack at the celebration in which a vehicle rammed into a crowd, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen.
27 July 2026

Russia seeks 30,000 extra North Korea troops: Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country.
27 July 2026

India’s Gen Z dents Modi’s aura ahead of key state polls

Nearly five weeks after India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) began demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 75, posted a rare Instagram selfie video.
27 July 2026

‘Difficult hours’ loom in wildfire battle

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said yesterday difficult hours lay ahead in the fight against the country’s wildfires, but officials had seen positive developments in controlling the blazes around Madrid.
27 July 2026

Cuban president accuses US of 'political genocide' on anniversary of revolution

Diaz-Canel criticised US State Department report accusing Cuba of backing an 'unprecedented wave of leftwing terrorism on American soil'
26 July 2026

Iran army says war to 'expand further' if US attacks restart

Iran's army warned on Sunday that the Middle East war would widen if the United States chose to press ahead with attacks on the Islamic republic
26 July 2026

D-Day beaches inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

The nomination included the five D-Day beaches known by their code names: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
26 July 2026

India's Gen Z dents Modi's aura ahead of key state polls

The protests were triggered by a leaked medical-entrance exam, but there are other issues, mainly youth unemployment and fear among the young that AI could take their jobs in places such as IT back offices that India is known for, analysts said.
26 July 2026

How public opinion of US fell in two years, while China held firm

Decline in America's image among Bangladeshis becomes even more pronounced when respondents in Pew survey are asked to evaluate the two countries' leaders
26 July 2026

German police hunt suspect after deadly car ramming near Berlin Gay Pride

German police searched for a suspect believed linked to Islamist circles after a car ploughed into a crowd, killing one person and wounding 16 others
26 July 2026

Pralhad Joshi gets additional charge of India's education ministry

The development comes after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister
26 July 2026

Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year
26 July 2026

Iran says it sold $18 billion worth of oil during war, ceasefire

US-Israeli strikes on Iran sparked the war on February 28, prompting Iran to retaliate against US allies in the region
26 July 2026

Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday said firefighters were working to “save lives” in the wildfires raging west of Madrid, warning of a “complex” struggle ahead with high winds expected.
26 July 2026

ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’

International Criminal Court member states has voted to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff.
26 July 2026