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5 IDF soldiers killed overnight in north Gaza, 18 dead in Israeli strikes

The latest violence comes as Israel and Hamas consider a US -backed ceasefire proposal to pause the 21-month conflict in the territory

China warns Trump on tariffs, threatens retaliation on supply chain deals

China, initially singled out with tariffs exceeding 100 per cent, has until August 12 to reach an agreement with the White House to keep Trump from reinstating additional import curbs

France's Macron makes state visit to UK with migration, Ukraine on agenda

Macron's three-day visit, at the invitation of King Charles III, is the first state visit by a European Union head of state since Brexit, and a symbol of UK govt's desire to reset relations

Asia remains in Trump's tariff sights as deadline moves to August 1

The extension leaves Asia's economies squarely in the US administration's tariff sights while giving officials a little over three additional weeks to negotiate lower rates

Samsung's profit halves, falls 1st time since 2023 on chip business crisis

The disappointing results underscore how South Korea's largest company has ceded leadership in the AI market to SK Hynix Inc. in the post-ChatGPT infrastructure boom

US to send more weapons to Ukraine, says Trump days after announcing pause

The Pentagon had earlier suspended deliveries of certain air-defence missiles and artillery shells to Ukraine, following concerns over the dwindling US stockpile

Appearance of Nato bases in Ukraine an immediate threat to Russia: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Nato's efforts to turn Ukraine into a strategic military foothold left Moscow with no choice but to launch its 2022 military operation

US revokes foreign terrorist designation of Syria's HTS

HTS was labelled a terrorist group by the US in 2018 because of its previous connections to al-Qaeda. However, in late January, it was disbanded and the fighters were integrated into Syrian military

China extends visa-free entry to 74 countries to draw more tourists

Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China for up to 30 days without a visa. The total will grow to 75 on July 16 with the addition of Azerbaijan

US airport security may soon drop shoe removal rule for all travellers

TSA's reversal would end a policy that has been for nearly two decades one of the most visible - and criticized - features of the post-9/11 heightened US airport security system

Trump secures 2nd Nobel Peace Prize nomination - this time from Israeli PM

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu cites Trump's role in brokering the Abraham Accords as key to West Asian diplomacy

Jeffrey Epstein 'client list' does not exist, says Justice Department

The acknowledgment that the well-connected Epstein did not have a list of clients to whom underage girls were trafficked represents a public walk-back of a theory that Trump admin had helped promote

US close to deal with India, says Trump as he announces new tariff rates

Donald Trump unveils tariffs on 14 countries effective August 1; says US is nearing a trade agreement with India as part of broader reciprocal duties

Death toll from flooding in Texas over July Fourth weekend crosses 100

The number of deaths reached 104 on Monday. In hard-hit Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and several other summer camps, searchers have found the bodies of 84 people, including 28 children

Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison under US control: Officials

The revelation was contained in court filings Monday by lawyers for more than 100 migrants who are seeking to challenge their deportations to El Salvador's mega-prison

Trial starts over Trump admin crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists

The lawsuit, filed by several university associations against President Donald Trump and members of his administration, is one of the first to go to trial

Armed men hijack 3 oil tankers, abduct 7 crew members in northwest Pakistan

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the hijacking and abduction, and no ransom demands have been made, an official said

Trump believes Brics seeking to 'undermine' US interests: White House

While addressing a press briefing on Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Trump will take any necessary action to prevent nations from taking 'advantage of the US' and its people

Wall Street falls as fears over Trump's new tariffs weigh on markets

US stocks are losing ground in afternoon trading Monday as the Trump administration steps up pressure on trading partners to make deals before punishing tariffs imposed by the US take effect

US will try to deport Garcia before trial, says Justice Dept attorney

US District Judge Paula Xinis said trying to determine what will happen to Abrego Garcia has been like trying to 'nail Jello to a wall.'