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US-India talks ongoing amid Trump threat of 25% tariff

US President Donald Trump has said the United States is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the country starting on Friday.

Xamaas oo sii deyneysa Afar la heystayaal Israel ah

Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Xamaas ayaa sheegtay in ay maanta u gudbin doonto Israa’iil magacyada afarta qof ee laheystayaasha ah ee la sii dayn doono, taasoo qayb ka ah heshiiskii xabbad joojinta ee Gaza.

Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza

Israeli forces kill at least 30 seeking aid in Gaza
A global hunger monitor said that a famine scenario was unfolding in Gaza

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces while waiting for food at a crossing in Gaza, the civil defence agency in the territory has said.

Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods

Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods
The 15% tariff rate imposed on South Korea is below a 25% rate previously threatened by US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump said that the United States will impose a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, as he touted a “full and complete trade deal” between both countries.

Millions return home as Pacific tsunamis warnings lifted

Millions return home as Pacific tsunamis warnings lifted
Citizens of the port of Valparaiso in Chile look at the sea during an evacuation plan due to a tsunami alert

Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home.

US urges judges to release Epstein, Maxwell transcripts

US urges judges to release Epstein, Maxwell transcripts
Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted in 2021 of recruiting underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein

The Trump administration urged two judges to release testimony heard by the grand juries that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges, as the US President seeks to calm an uproar over his administration’s handling of the matter.

SDLP disappointed ‘strings’ to UK recognising Palestine

SDLP disappointed 'strings' to UK recognising Palestine
SDLP leader Claire Hanna said that recognising the state of Palestine has long been a stated policy of the UK's Labour Party and the British government

The UK’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine if Israel does not meet specific conditions is “disappointing” as it is diluted by the strings around it, according to SDLP leader and MP for Belfast South and Mid Down Claire Hanna.

Cambodia accused of ‘flagrant’ Thailand truce violation

Cambodia accused of 'flagrant' Thailand truce violation
Military attaches and diplomats next to a destroyed building at a border checkpoint in Cambodia's Preah Vihear province

Thailand accused Cambodia of a “flagrant violation” of a truce deal to end cross-border fighting, claiming Cambodian troops launched an overnight attack on the frontier.

Pacific tsunami warnings downgraded after evacuations

Pacific tsunami warnings downgraded after evacuations
Aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk in Russia, which was flooded after tsunami triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula (Photo credit: 'Kamchatka of Geophysical Survey of Russian Academy of Sciences)

A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula.

Ciidamadda dowladda Soomaaliya oo si buuxda ula wareegay gacan ku heynta Beledxaawo

Jul 30 (Jowhar)-Ciidamadda dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa la wareegay guud ahaan gacan ku heynta degnada Beledxaawo karib maalmo ay dagaalo ka socdeen degnadan Xadia ku taala.

Can Europe remain on the sidelines in a long Iran war?

Can Europe stay sidelined during an extended Iran conflict?

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When the pumps hiss: Europe feels the Strait of Hormuz in its veins On a wet morning in Mulhouse, a man in a fluorescent jacket...
Pope Leo marks first Easter as pontiff under cloud of war

Pope Leo’s First Easter as Pontiff Overshadowed by War

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When Bells Sound in a Time of War: Easter Under a Shadow On a crisp spring morning, St Peter’s Square should have felt like an...
Second Turkish-owned ship crosses Hormuz strait

Second Turkish-owned vessel passes through the Strait of Hormuz

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Another Turkish-owned vessel has successfully passed through the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz, marking the second such passage in recent weeks. The vessel, carrying...
Israeli occupation of south Lebanon 'very dire', says MP

MP warns Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon has become ‘very dire’

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In Southern Lebanon, Homes Become Frontlines — Voices from a Region Holding Its Breath The sky over southern Lebanon has settled into a kind of...
US, Iran search for American pilot after warplane downed

U.S. and Iran hunt for missing American pilot after warplane shot down

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Skyfall: When the Night Became a Hunt — Two US Jets Downed, a Pilot Missing, and a Region Holding Its Breath The Gulf night stank...