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ANALYSIS | After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point
If Iran closed the vital straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, ‘oil prices would skyrocket to $200 a barrel’
UK approval for China’s mega embassy in London challenged in court by locals
Britain’s approval for China to build a vast embassy in London was challenged in court on Tuesday as a group of local residents argued that officials failed to consider the impact on protests and potential targeting of dissidents.
Day 17 of hunger strike by Indian activist over exam leaks
Sonam Wangchuk has been fasting to demand education minister Dharmendra Pradhan step down
ICE agent shoots driver dead in Maine six days after similar death in Texas
US ICE officers shot driver dead in Maine on Monday, less than a week after an ICE agent in Texas shot and killed a man in a traffic stop during a deportation crackdown
Trump administration launches effort to isolate International Criminal Court
A range of options is under consideration to target the ICC, including travel bans, visa revocations, increased sanctions against the ICC and affiliated organisations, official tells Reuters
EXPLAINER | Why has the Iran-US ceasefire memorandum frayed?
Less than two months after the Islamabad MoU declared an end to hostilities, the US-Iran ceasefire is unravelling
10,000 excess deaths in Europe during late-June heatwave, data shows
Europe's recent heatwave has renewed concerns about the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather linked to climate change
CDC confirms Ebola case in American aid worker
A US citizen working in the DRC has tested positive for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus
Corruption probe prompts shake-up in Ukraine leadership
Ukraine is set for a government reshuffle as President Volodymyr Zelensky signals changes to his administration
Heavy floods submerge roads, vehicles in northern China
Severe flooding has disrupted communities across northern and northeastern China after days of extreme weather
South Korea asks North Korea for help with finding missing seaman near border
On July 12, a navy seaman went missing while on a coast guard duty on the East Sea, says South Korean ministry
Iran expands Gulf attacks as fighting with US threatens Strait of Hormuz shipping
Renewed strikes deepen fears over oil supplies and regional stability
Lindsey Graham, US Republican senator and Trump ally, dies at 71
Tributes pour in from Trump, Zelensky and Netanyahu for the longtime senator
Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain
Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain to the eastern coast on Sunday and lashed densely populated cities with violent wind
Spanish firefighters turn to the offensive against deadly Almeria blaze
Firefighters in Spain’s southeastern Almería province started to beat back one of the country’s deadliest wildfires on Saturday













