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China holds military drills near disputed shoal in South China Sea

The Philippines earlier this week presented its bid to the United Nations to extend its seabed to include the disputed shoal

Spain to barricade sea border after 67 die in Ceuta mass migrant crossing

The death toll has climbed to 67, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said

Europe's heatwaves strain nuclear, hydropower, driving electricity costs

The heat-related strains coincide with a surge in natural gas and coal prices after the collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire once again sharply curtailed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump orders fresh US strikes on Iran as early as this weekend

The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump has ordered fresh US strikes on Iran as early as this weekend, while CBS said Washington is also considering attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure

White House signals Trump weighing fresh strikes on Iran amid tensions

The White House said Donald Trump is considering fresh strikes on Iran after accusing Tehran of violating a truce, attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and killing American soldiers

ICC campaign aimed at defending Netanyahu, not myself, says Trump

Donald Trump said the US campaign against the International Criminal Court is intended to protect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials from prosecution, not himself

Zelenskyy seeks Trump's help to expand Starlink use for strikes in Russia

Zelenskyy urged Trump to help secure broader access to Elon Musk's Starlink system for targeting inside Russia, as Ukraine seeks alternatives amid shortages of Patriot air defence interceptors

Migrant children in US face deportation risks as legal aid deal expires

A federal contract funding legal services for around 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children expired, raising concerns that many could lose representation in immigration court and face deportation

Donald Trump may impose $100k fee on post-study work for foreign students

A White House official said there was no imminent policy change, but didn't deny the proposal was under consideration.

Hamas agrees to disarm under Gaza deal if Israel withdraws troops

Hamas has reportedly agreed to a phased disarmament roadmap on the condition that Israel ends military operations, withdraws troops from Gaza and implements the next phase of the ceasefire

Apple forecasts slower sales growth as chip supply crunch persists

"We're seeing some very significant (supply) constraints currently with limited flexibility in the supply chain to remedy it," Chief Executive Tim Cook said

Spain says half of immigrants entering African enclave, Morocco have left

"Images coming from Ceuta are unacceptable," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the bloc's top executive, said in a post on X

India, Pak "screamed and yelled": Trump in latest claim of stopping war

Trump reiterated his claim to have stopped eight wars during his presidency and asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to make a deal to end the war with Ukraine

India's family offices embrace profit-sharing to attract top talent

Billionaire family offices, including those belonging to tech founder Azim Premji and consumer tycoon Harsh Mariwala, are already paying a share of investment profits - known as carried interest

PwC reports riddled with AI-generated errors, fake citations: Probe

PwC is the third Big Four firm to face such scrutiny this year after EY and KPMG came under similar allegations over AI-generated errors in research reports.

Rescuers find 4 bodies of 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after avalanche

The expedition leader was the renowned moutaineer Nirmal Purja, a Nepal-born former soldier in the British army widely known as Nims Dai

34 killed in Pakistan coal mine blast as rescue operations continue

The incident occurred in the Sorange coalfield near Quetta when a methane gas explosion struck a coal mine during a shift change, also damaging a neighbouring mine and trapping over 50 workers

Most Australian teens still on social media 3 months after ban began: Study

Children's continued ​social media use took place even as account ownership declined ​to 42% from 52%, with 'statistically significant' reductions across YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok in particular

Elon Musk dismisses report of Tesla's potential China business sale

Tesla and SpaceX merger can raise geopolitical hurdles, particularly in ​China, because SpaceX is a major US defence contractor while Tesla operates wholly owned manufacturing facilities in China

China's factory activity contracts unexpectedly in July as demand weakens

The official manufacturing purchasing managers index, or PMI, fell to 49.2 from 50.3 in June, China's National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, worse than what economists had expected