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Myanmar: More Than 500 Feared Dead As Officials Investigate Reports of 2 Boats Capsizing With Rohingya Refugees

According to preliminary information, the two boats left Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine in late June carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, including some who had traveled from refugee camps across the border in Bangladesh, according to a statement from the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

US Airstrikes Hit Northern Iran As It Disables Ship Trying To Run Blockade

Days of back-and-forth strikes by the U.S. and Iran across the Middle East — and renewed threats to the Strait of Hormuz — have shredded the interim deal to end the Iran war and the region could tip back into all-out war. Already, Iranian officials say U.S. strikes have killed at more than than 35 people and wounded over 300 others.

Boat Carrying 60 Migrants to Europe Capsizes Off Libya, At Least 50 Dead or Missing

A boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North African country. At least 50 are dead or missing, authorities said.

‘We Cannot Give Up Traffic Stops’: Donald Trump Rejects ICE Plan To Suspend Key Immigration Enforcement Tool

President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings.

Meta Sued by 26 Employees Over AI-Driven Layoffs Targeting Workers on Medical, Parental Leave

A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave. They are among the 8,000 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, Meta said it would lay off in May.

E. Jean Carroll Receives Over USD 5.6 Million From Donald Trump in S*xual Abuse, Defamation Case

The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over USD 5.6 million that a jury awarded in her s*xual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said.

US Launches Strikes on Iran Post Donald Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Threat; Tehran Retaliates Against Middle East Allies As Peace Deal Collapses

The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with attacks on Middle East allies of the U.S.

Donald Trump Announces 20% Strait of Hormuz Toll, Bars Iranian Ships From Key Waterway

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries' eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway.

Saudi Arabia Strikes Sanaa Airport, Houthis Vow Retaliation Amid Fresh Yemen Escalation

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport on Monday. The internationally recognized government in Yemen said the strikes were meant to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.

Social Media Ban for Kids Under 13? EU Panel Pushes Tough New Restrictions

A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe.

UK Bans Iran-Backed Group, IRGC After Jewish Sites Targeted in Arson Attacks

A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a proxy group backed by Iran, the U.K. government said Monday. The government said it is banning the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, or IMCR, also known as Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.

Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko To Step Down As Volodymyr Zelenskyy Announces Government Reshuffle

In a statement on social media, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko said she was 'proud to have had the honor of leading the government during one of the most difficult periods in Ukraine’s modern history'. She also said she had discussed 'next steps' with Zelenskyy, but did not provide further details.

US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses As Fresh Strikes, Strait of Hormuz Closure Deepen Middle East Crisis

Donald Trump Ousts Election Commission Members in Latest Push To Reshape US Voting Process

The White House on Friday confirmed the executive action against members of the Election Assistance Commission, which distributes federal grants to states, oversees the testing of voting systems and maintains the national voter registration form.

Spain Wildfire Kills 12 as Blazing Heat Fuels Deadly Inferno in Los Gallardos (Watch Videos)

A wildfire killed 12 people in southern Spain as soaring temperatures gripped much of the country, Spanish authorities said early Friday. Several victims of the fire in Los Gallardos were found inside burnt-out vehicles, local media reported.

Typhoon Bavi Heads for China's East Coast as Deadly Storm Death Toll Rises to 50

A powerful typhoon was heading toward China's east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two other parts of the country.

US-Iran Conflict Escalates: Tehran Targets Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait After Fresh US Airstrikes

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire.

Bonnie Tyler Dead: Iconic Singer of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ Dies at 75; Know About Her Life and the Legendary Song

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for the power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, died on July 9, 2026. She was 75. Tyler died in a hospital in Portugal, where she underwent emergency intestinal surgery and had been placed in an induced coma, from which she had recovered only weeks earlier.

US-Iran Tensions Soar After New Wave of Strikes Across Gulf

The strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of a fragile ceasefire and threatened to escalate the conflict if they didn't stop.

China Floods: Death Toll Rises to 39 After Tropical Storm Maysak Triggers Deadly Dam Breach

Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people have died in flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak. Most of the deaths were related to the breach of a dam in the city of Nanning, which claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the city's vice mayor, at a news briefing.