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Confirmed — matches current reporting from Assam.
At Least 41 Killed in Northeast India Floods Hundreds of millions across India depend on the annual monsoon rains to sustain agriculture and industry each year. People travel on a boat in the floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Assam’s Morigaon district on July 23, 2026. Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least…
US Announces Civilian Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia
The move comes as the US fights a war with Iran that began in large part over concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme — still a key point of contention in now-stalled peace talks. File Photo: US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi-US investment forum at the King Abdul…
Andy Burnham became PM this week and this tracks with reporting.
New UK PM Andy Burnham Announces Tax Cut for Struggling Pubs The 20 percent cut to business rates — a local tax paid by businesses — marks the third policy announcement since Burnham became prime minister on Monday. Andy Burnham smiles as he leaves Labour’s ‘Special Conference’ where he was confirmed as the Labour Party’s…
US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it was conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure. U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans…
big story. Confirmed: Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores will go on trial in the US in June 2027, after being captured by the US military in a raid in January. France 24
US Court Sets June 2027 Trial Date for Venezuela’s Ousted President, Wife Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife will go on trial in the United States in June 2027, a court ruled Wednesday, after the US military captured them in a stunning nighttime raid in January. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia…
Oil prices surge past $95 as US-Iran strikes intensify
File photo. Crude oil World oil prices jumped on Wednesday, with the benchmark international contract Brent North Sea crude surpassing $95 for the first time in nearly six weeks as the United States and Iran carried out more strikes. Crude futures went on to give up some of the gains but still rose around three…
US-Canada bridge has been years in the making. But tension between countries is sapping the joy
DETROIT — The strained relationship between the U.S. and Canada is spoiling the celebration of an extraordinary project between the two countries: a new six-lane bridge named for a famous Canadian who played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings. After years of planning and billions of dollars in construction, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is ready for business, rising…
Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia’s invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief. Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a rift between the country’s outgoing army chief and its defense minister threatened to derail its efforts. Both men lost their…
June 1 trial date set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in his US drug trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge said Wednesday, as their lawyers continue to object to the U.S. military action that snatched them from power. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein set the June 1 trial date at the request…
Trump says US will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spirals with no clear offramp, threatening further worldwide economic disruption and sending fuel prices up ahead of midterm U.S. elections this fall.…
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