At least 30 people were injured, three of them critically, after a vehicle drove into a crowd of nightclub-goers on Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The crowd, made up mostly of women, had been queuing outside a popular nightclub when the vehicle, a Nissan Versa, struck them, also crashing into a taco truck and a nearby valet stand, according to the Los Angeles…

No fewer than 32 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 injured on Saturday morning when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds gathered near two humanitarian aid hubs in southern Gaza, according to witnesses and hospital officials. The incident, which occurred in the Teina area east of Khan Younis and near another site north-west of Rafah, has been described by those on the ground as “a massacre”. Witnesses allege that…

India has successfully conducted test launches of two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles—Prithvi-II and Agni-I—in a strategic demonstration of military strength following its recent armed conflict with neighbouring Pakistan. The tests were carried out on Thursday, July 17, from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, located on India’s southeastern coast. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that both missiles, launched under the supervision of the Strategic Forces Command, met all technical and operational…

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has been diagnosed with a common vein condition. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt disclosed this on Thursday after Trump was evaluated by his doctor over swelling in his lower legs. Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is a condition where blood doesn’t flow efficiently from the legs back to the heart, causing symptoms like varicose veins, leg ulcers, and swelling. It is characterised by prolonged…

Brazilian lawmakers have passed a bill that significantly weakens the country’s environmental protections, in what activists are calling the most devastating blow to Brazil’s environmental legislation in over four decades. Dubbed the “devastation bill”, the legislation was approved in the lower house of Congress during the early hours of Thursday, passing by 267 votes to 116. The bill, which had already been approved by the Senate in May, now awaits…

The blaze erupted late on Wednesday evening at the newly opened Hyper Mall, quickly engulfing the five-storey building that housed a supermarket and a restaurant. Civil defence officials reported that most of the victims died from smoke inhalation in the building’s bathrooms, with 14 of the bodies so severely burned they have yet to be identified. Heartbroken relatives gathered outside hospitals and the charred remains of the mall throughout the…

An Israeli strike has hit the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing two people and injuring several others, including the parish priest, who was known for his close relationship with the late Pope Francis. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem confirmed in a statement: “Two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that hit the Holy Family compound this morning.”…

In a blistering outburst on his social media platform, US President Donald Trump has branded some of his supporters “gullible weaklings” for demanding transparency over a secretive government inquiry into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The tirade marks a dramatic departure from Trump’s usual strategy of appeasing his fiercely loyal Make America Great Again (MAGA) base. It comes amid mounting suspicion among conservatives that Trump’s administration…

US President Donald Trump’s dramatic intervention in Brazil’s domestic affairs appears to be backfiring, triggering widespread outrage across the South American nation and unintentionally giving a political boost to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On 9 July, Trump penned a letter to Lula demanding that criminal charges against Brazil’s far-right former leader, Jair Bolsonaro, be dropped. In an extraordinary move, Trump also declared a punitive 50% tariff on all…

The British government has unveiled plans to reduce the national voting age to 16, marking a historic shift that would make the UK one of the few countries globally to adopt such a low voting threshold. The announcement comes as part of a broader push by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour administration to overhaul the electoral process—a key campaign promise made before securing victory in last year’s general election. Starmer…

Donald Trump has announced plans to impose fresh tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products and semiconductors, marking a significant escalation in his administration’s ongoing global trade war. The new levies could come into effect as early as 1 August, coinciding with the expiry of a temporary pause on so-called “reciprocal” tariffs first unveiled in April. Speaking to reporters late on Tuesday, the US president said the tariffs on drug imports would…

A deportation flight carrying migrants removed from the United States has landed in the Kingdom of Eswatini, according to an announcement by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The operation follows a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court which lifted restrictions on deporting individuals to so-called “third countries.” In an online statement, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that five individuals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen were…