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July 21, 2025 5:40 PM

EU to ramp up retaliation plans as US tariff deal prospects dim

The European Union is exploring a broader set of possible counter-measures against the United States as prospects for an acceptable trade agreement with Washington fade, according to EU diplomats. An increasing number of EU members, including German...

July 21, 2025 5:07 PM

Israel sends tanks into Gaza’s Deir Al-Balah, raising concerns among hostages’ families

Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern areas of the Gazan city of Deir Al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes some of the remaining hostages may be being held. Gaza medics said at leas...

July 21, 2025 4:45 PM

Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria’s Sweida as tense truce holds

Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday as part of a U.S.-backed truce meant to end fighting that has killed hundreds of people, state media and witnesses said. With hundreds reported ki...

July 21, 2025 4:34 PM

Israel Strikes Houthi Targets at Yemen’s Hodeidah Port Over Alleged Military Use

The Israeli military has confirmed that it struck targets at the port of Hodeidah in Yemen, claiming the facilities were being used by the Houthi movement for military purposes. Colonel Avichay Adraee, spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...

July 21, 2025 12:44 PM

When you butcher civilians, you don’t get pass but justice: US House Committee on TRF ban

The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has strongly backed the recent designation of The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), emphasising that the group’s violent actions warrant international condemnation and justic...

July 21, 2025 10:54 AM

Calm reported in Syria’s Sweida, Damascus says truce holding

Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and a U.S. envoy signalled that a deal to end days of fighting was being implemented...

July 21, 2025 10:04 AM

Japan’s shaky government loses upper house control

Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power even as he vowed to remain party leader, citing a looming tariff deadline with the United States. Whil...

July 21, 2025 11:02 AM

Ceasefire Holds in Syria After Deadly Sectarian Clashes

A tenuous ceasefire has taken hold in Syria’s Suwayda province after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes, and government forces, which killed over 800 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOH...

July 20, 2025 6:41 PM

PM Modi to visit UK and Maldives from July 23–26: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-nation tour to the United Kingdom and the Maldives from July 23 to 26, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday. At the invitation of UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, PM Modi will under...

July 20, 2025 3:21 PM

Kremlin says Putin is ready to discuss peace in Ukraine but wants to achieve goals

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow’s main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on Sunday. Peskov said that the ...

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