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Gavin Blackburn

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's interim PM says elections will take place next February

In a televised address, Muhammad Yunus said he would request the Election Commission to organise the vote before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Turkey

Turkish parliamentary committee begins work on PKK peace initiative

The PKK had waged an armed insurgency against Turkey since 1984, initially with the aim of establishing a Kurdish state in the southeast of the country.

India

At least four killed in flash floods in northern India, officials say

Sudden, intense downpours over small areas known as cloudbursts are increasingly common in Uttarakhand, a Himalayan region prone to flash floods and landslides during the monsoon season.

USA

US Coast Guard: OceanGate's flawed practices caused Titan sub tragedy

Family members of two of the victims from the 2023 implosion are demanding tougher regulations following the damning report released on Tuesday.

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Pakistan

Pakistan resumes expulsions of Afghan refugees despite UN concerns

Repatriations on such a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government came into power in 2021.

Haiti

At least eight people missing after gunmen storm orphanage in Haiti

At least 175 people in Haiti were reported kidnapped from April to the end of June of this year, with 37% of those cases occurring in Port-au-Prince.

Israel

Netanyahu holds talks with officials over Gaza occupation plans

Netanyahu reportedly told ministers this week that he would seek security cabinet backing for a plan to fully occupy Gaza, despite objections from within the IDF.

France

Eurostar should be running normally from Tuesday morning, SNCF says

The widespread disruption on one of Europe's busiest international railway routes on Monday happened during the peak summer travel season.

Travel News

Amber wind warning in place as Storm Floris hits Scotland

Authorities in Scotland have cancelled trains and closed parks as Storm Floris brings destructive winds of up to 137 km/h, posing significant risks to lives and property.

USA

Trump orders two nuclear subs moved near Russia after Medvedev spat

In a social media post, Trump said the deployment was in response to threats from the country’s former President Dmitry Medvedev.

Europe News

Kyiv holds official day of mourning for 31 killed in Russian strikes

The youngest victim in Thursday's strikes was two years old and 16 of the injured were children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Europe News

Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to talk migration to Europe

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.

Europe News

Putin threatens Europe with Oreshnik missile deployment to Belarus

Russia first used the Oreshnik against Ukraine in November, when it fired the experimental weapon at a factory in Dnipro that built missiles when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.

New Zealand

FBI opens first office in New Zealand, sparking backlash in China

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said in June that China posed an imminent threat and urged Indo-Pacific countries to increase military spending to 5% of GDP.

Cambodia

Thailand and Cambodia plan border visits for diplomats as clashes ease

The ceasefire reached in Malaysia was supposed to take effect at midnight on Monday, but it was quickly tested as Thailand and Cambodia continued to accuse each other of violating the truce agreements.

Europe News

Syria wants Russia 'by our side,' foreign minister says in Moscow

Despite having been on opposite sides of the battle lines during the civil war, the new rulers in Damascus, headed by interim President Ahmed al-Sharra, have taken a pragmatic approach to relations with Moscow.

World News

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period on trade with Mexico

Nations are scrambling to finalise the outlines of a trade framework with Trump in order to avoid him imposing higher tariff rates that could upend economies and governments.

Europe News

Portugal to consult major parties about Palestine recognition, PM says

Some 144 of the UN’s 193 member states recognise Palestine as a state, including most of the global south but only a handful of the 27 European Union member countries do.

Myanmar

Myanmar ends state of emergency ahead of December elections

The military imposed emergency rule and created new administrative structures after it ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.

China

Beijing officials say 31 people died in care home during floods

The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rains.

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