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Talks in Cairo between Hamas leaders and international mediators over the second phase of a U.S.-brokered peace plan have achieved rare progress, sources close to the … Read more
An indefinite curfew remains in force across multiple districts in southeastern Nepal following communal violence that left at least three people dead and dozens injured. Clashes … Read more
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6 billion to produce Patriot interceptor missiles over seven years. The deal converts a previous one-year … Read more
Crude prices climbed sharply on Monday following fresh military strikes and announcements regarding the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to reports from Al-Monitor. … Read more
China lodged a formal diplomatic protest with New Zealand on Thursday after Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Chinese-born opposition lawmaker Lawrence Xu-Nan to go back to … Read more
Three Greek firefighters died on July 29, 2026, as violent winds whipped through uncontrollable wildfires across Crete and the Peloponnese. Thousands of residents and tourists fled … Read more
Energy major Reuters reported net profits of $9.84 billion for the April-to-June second quarter, more than doubling from $4.26 billion during the same period a year … Read more
Iran’s far-right Paydari Front accused President Masoud Pezeshkian and top officials of staging a soft coup by seizing power amid Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s prolonged absence. … Read more
Thousands of residents and vacationers evacuated the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday as a fast-moving wildfire threatened the resort village of Agia Galini, coming just … Read more
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 32 percent in a national Quinnipiac University poll released July 30, 2026, as growing majorities of American voters … Read more
British energy major Shell reported Thursday an adjusted second-quarter profit of $9.84 billion, more than doubling its earnings from a year earlier. The surge was driven … Read more
A drone strike caused a fire on two gas vessels at Egypt’s Damietta Port on July 29, 2026, marking the first such attack on the country … Read more