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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
Vietnamese trade authorities seized nearly 50,000 pairs of counterfeit Nike and Air Jordan shoes in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16. Prompted by a U.S. … Read more
An overnight attack on a holiday camp in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region killed 11 people, including four children, on July 25, 2026, as escalating drone and … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabian cities on Saturday, July 25, 2026, targeting Aramco oil facilities in Yanbu and Jizan. The … Read more
Iran reported no U.S. airstrikes overnight, breaking a streak of consecutive American attacks. Despite the lull, regional tensions remain high as Yemen’s Houthi rebels target Saudi … Read more
Israeli forces arrested dozens of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, July 25, 2026, following a deadly shootout in the village of Tal that … Read more
At least 35 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday, July 25, 2026, when two passenger buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian capital … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on the southern Saudi city of Jizan on July 25, 2026, opening a fiery new front in the region … Read more
The United States expanded airstrikes deeper inside Iran, hitting bridges, tunnels, and infrastructure in a widening aerial campaign following the collapse of a June ceasefire. The … Read more
South Africa and Namibia signed an agreement on July 17, 2026, establishing a legal framework for the inter-state transfer of sentenced prisoners. Finalized during the fourth … Read more
Kazakhstan temporarily cut oil production after drone strikes on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, triggering restrictions on the … Read more