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The conflict has shifted toward a brutal battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s … Read more
India’s Education Minister [Dharmendra Pradhan](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx828gj5xko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) resigned on Saturday following weeks of intense nationwide demonstrations led by the youth-led [Cockroach Janta Party](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/india/india-education-minister-resigns-escalating-cockroach-protests-challen-rcna589188) (CJP). Pradhan announced his departure … Read more
More than 250,000 people have fled raging wildfires across France and Spain as of July 25, 2026. Casualties and Evacuations in Bedar and Madrid The human … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabian oil facilities in Yanbu and Jizan on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The strikes targeted … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Saturday, July 25, 2026, that Ukrainian forces conducted long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea, targeting a Russian warship and vessels used … Read more
The 413th “Raid” Regiment of Ukraine suppressed 696 Russian UAVs over 19 days using electronic warfare (EW) systems. This operational success, reported on July 25, 2026, … Read more
President Donald Trump directed the U.S. military not to conduct new strikes in Iran on Friday, breaking a nearly two-week streak of daily attacks. The decision … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi with 43-year-old General Mykhailo Drapatyi on July 21, 2026. The shake-up at the top of Ukraine’s military comes at … Read more
At least 11 people, including four children, were killed in suspected Ukrainian drone attacks on holiday camps in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, according to Moscow-installed officials. … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabian oil facilities in Yanbu and Jizan on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The attacks targeted Aramco … Read more
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) fined and confiscated 5.18 billion yuan (US$765 million) from Trip.com Group on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The regulator determined … Read more
Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia on Saturday, July 25, 2026, targeting Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan. The attack follows Saudi-led … Read more