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Trump Rules Out US-Iran Talks as Tensions Mount Over Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has said there are no talks planned with Iran, as tensions remain high over the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping traffic has dropped sharply and a vessel was reportedly hit by a projectile amid stalled efforts to ease the crisis. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. has no talks planned with…
Man Found Dead at Charlton Athletic’s Stadium, Police Investigate
Charlton Athletic have confirmed a man was found dead at their home ground, The Valley, with the club now assisting Metropolitan Police in their inquiries. The discovery was made on Tuesday morning, though the incident is believed to have taken place in the early hours of Monday . A male victim was pronounced dead at…
US Judge Clears Way for Trump Administration to End Ethiopians’ Deportation Protections
A US federal judge has allowed the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 5,000 Ethiopians, despite concerns that conditions in Ethiopia may still make it unsafe for some beneficiaries to return. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has sought to revoke Temporary Protected Status from at least 13 nationalities since…
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Wins Second Term
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has secured a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday, declaring him the outright winner of last Thursday’s presidential election without the need for a run-off. He was declared the winner having secured 61.4% of the roughly 5 million votes cast, with the commission recording 2,965,326 votes…
Strait Of Hormuz Will Not Open Until US Meets Demands — Iran Negotiator, Ghalibaf
Iran’s top negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Tuesday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets a set of demands Tehran says Washington agreed to under a truce reached in June, one that has since collapsed. “I want to state clearly that the Strait of Hormuz will…
Deaths mount, trauma sets in as Russia ramps up missile attacks on Ukraine
Families mourn their loved ones as Ukrainian experts lament Washington’s elusive promises of military support. Ihor Solovey, left, and his wife Valentyna Savitska, who was killed by a Russian missile attack on July 24 [Courtesy of Ihor Solovey] Kyiv, Ukraine – On the sunny morning of July 24, three Russian missiles whizzed towards Kyiv. Ukraine’s air defence…
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 6,438
Nearly two months after twin earthquakes tore through Venezuela’s coast, the confirmed death toll has climbed to 6,438, according to figures released Monday by Parliament Speaker Jorge Rodriguez — up from 6,301 just a week earlier. Relatives and rescue teams are still combing through the rubble, searching for those who remain unaccounted for. The 7.2…
Student Killed In Live-Streamed Philippine School Shooting
A high school student in the southern Philippines shot and killed a schoolmate before turning the gun on himself on Tuesday, in an attack he livestreamed using a body-worn camera. The shooting took place at Ateneo de Zamboanga University, a Catholic private institution in western Mindanao. France 24 Hundreds of students were evacuated after shots…
Thailand Faces Backlash Over Release of 86-Year-Old Drug Trafficker
Thailand is facing growing criticism after convicted drug trafficker Lao Ta Saenlee was released from prison under a 2026 royal pardon, having served nearly a decade of a life sentence. The 86-year-old was convicted over the trafficking of crystal methamphetamine and had been linked to the Golden Triangle’s notorious drug networks. prison generic photo Thailand’s…
Civilians Paying Price as Israeli Military Activity Intensifies in Lebanon — UNIFIL
Civilians in southern Lebanon are facing increasing insecurity as Israeli military activity in the region has intensified over the past two weeks, according to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. UNIFIL said it recorded an average of 137 projectiles fired into southern Lebanon each day between August 5 and 16, as tensions continued to…
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