Gaza 'Worst-case scenario of famine' unfolding in Gaza, UN-backed body says The UN-backed IPC warns of famine in Gaza, predicting widespread death unless immediate action is taken. Starvation and malnutrition are escalating due to the ongoing war. 29/07/2025
Yemen Yemen's Houthis vow to ramp up attacks on ships linked to Israel The Iran-aligned rebel group said countries should pressure Israel to stop the war in Gaza and lift its blockade "if they want to avoid this escalation". 29/07/2025
India Indian police arrest man accused of running bogus embassy scam Harshvardhan Jain, 47, claimed to have acted as an adviser or ambassador to made-up places such as "Seborga" or "Westarctica", according to police. 23/07/2025
Germany German satirist acquitted over mockery of Trump assassination attempt Sebastian Hotz, known online as "El Hotzo", was charged with condoning a criminal offence by mocking the shooting of Donald Trump on social media. 23/07/2025
United Kingdom Two children among three dead in Northern Ireland shooting, police say Police have not given a motive for the fatal shooting in a village in County Fermanagh, but one local lawmaker called it "a domestic incident." 23/07/2025
Afghanistan Taliban deny British couple held in Afghan prison are being mistreated UN rights experts have demanded the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, warning that the couple are at risk of irreparable harm or even death. 23/07/2025
USA Trump administration can end deportation protections for Afghans The federal appeals court's ruling lifts Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon residing in the US. 23/07/2025
USA US prosecutors want to speak to Ghislaine Maxwell over Epstein files US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he anticipated meeting with Maxwell "in the coming days", with her lawyers confirming initial talks. 22/07/2025
USA Trump says US could hit Iran's nuclear sites again 'if necessary' "We will do it again, if necessary!" US President Donald Trump warned after Iran's foreign minister said three nuclear facilities had been badly damaged in strikes in June. 22/07/2025
Thailand Thai woman arrested in sex scandal that saw nine monks expelled Wilawan Emsawat allegedly seduced and blackmailed several Buddhist monks to rake in large payments worth millions of euros over three years. 16/07/2025
Afghanistan Terror to tourism? Hostage-style video invites visitors to Afghanistan Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to travel to Afghanistan. 16/07/2025
USA Trump faces MAGA backlash over Epstein files and arms for Ukraine US President Donald Trump has spent years encouraging dark or harmful conspiracy theories, and that strategy may now come back to bite him. 15/07/2025
United Kingdom UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022. 15/07/2025
Syria Syrian Druze leader accuses government of breaking ceasefire The unrest in Syria's Sweida province began with tit-for-tat kidnappings between members of the Druze minority and Sunni Bedouins. 15/07/2025
Poland Polish prosecutors probe far-right lawmaker over Auschwitz denial Grzegorz Braun was widely condemned by leading figures in Poland after labelling Auschwitz concentration camp and its gas chambers as "fake". 15/07/2025
Europe News French authorities raid far-right National Rally party headquarters Police and judges raided France's far-right National Rally (RN) headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations. 09/07/2025
Sweden Swedish PM's movements leaked by bodyguards using Strava fitness app Bodyguards protecting Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson reportedly exposed sensitive information about him by uploading workouts to Strava. 09/07/2025
United Kingdom Inquiry: UK Post Office scandal may have led to at least 13 suicides About 10,000 people are seeking compensation, revealed the first volume of the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry report. 08/07/2025
Slovakia Suspect in shooting of Slovakia's Fico stands trial on terror charges Juraj Cintula, 72, could face life behind bars if he is convicted over the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year. 08/07/2025
Syria US revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria's HTS Washington's move follows the lifting of sanctions on Damascus after the ouster of the al-Assad government in December in a rebel offensive. 08/07/2025