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Venezuela Earthquake: Death Count Rises To 3,889, Nearly 17,000 Injured
The death toll from the powerful twin tremors that struck Venezuela two weeks ago has risen to at least 3,889, a government report published Thursday stated.
After Fresh US Strikes On Iran, Trump Briefs Netanyahu On "Moves In Gulf"
US President Donald Trump briefed Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday about US operations in the Gulf, the Israeli Prime Minister's office said, said, after Iran reported fresh American strikes.
US Holds Off New Tariffs On Commercial Aircraft Imports
The United States has refrained from imposing new tariffs on commercial aircraft and parts after an investigation into the sector, according to a proclamation signed Thursday by President Donald Trump.
Japanese Woman Arrested For Sewing Housemate's Lips Shut
Woman arrested in Koga, Japan, for allegedly sewing a housemate’s lips shut with needle and thread.
Heatwave Spikes Deaths In Belgium In June
There has been an excess mortality rate of 47 per cent, the Sciensano public health institute said.
US To Supply Tomhawk Missiles To Germany: Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Merz did not say when he expected the Tomahawks to be delivered.
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 After US Scrutiny, CEO Says "Made Many Changes"
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 offerings and other cutting-edge AI models, including Anthropic's Mythos series, have drawn concern over what researchers have described as an unprecedented ability to identify weaknesses in code that hackers can exploit.
'US Jobs Are For Americans, Not Foreign Fraudsters': Vance Amid H-1B Probe
Vance said H-1B work visa programme was originally a route for "a brilliant technology person, or a brilliant scientist, or a brilliant doctor" to work legally in the United States.
Toddler Declared Dead Found Breathing Hours Later In US Hospital Morgue
A toddler discovered in a pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing.
At Least 28 Killed In Fire At Shoe Factory In Eastern China
Hours after the fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoes factory around noon (0400 GMT), authorities feared people were still trapped inside the building in Jinjiang city, Fujian province.
Putin May Escalate Ukraine War Despite Peace Efforts By Trump: Report
President Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, with Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries and ports strengthening his resolve to keep fighting for now.
Israel Threatens To Attack Iran "With Greater Force" Amid US Strikes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had been weakened by the two previous military campaigns Israel launched against it.
Iran Fires 10 Ballistic Missiles At US Military Command Centre In Jordan
Jordan said earlier on Thursday that it had intercepted eight missiles launched from Iran, with no casualties or damage reported.
Video: Fighter Jets Escort Khamenei's Coffin Home For Burial In Mashhad
Alongside Khamenei's coffin were those of family members killed in the US-Israeli strikes of February 28, the attack that marked the start of the wider Middle East war.
Indian Among 2 Charged In Singapore Over $10 Million Money Transfer Case: Report
At the time, Samlit Moneychanger was named as one of the affected companies, according to a Channel News Asia report.
Video: Over 900 Snakes Break Free Amid China Floods, Woman Dead, Many Bitten
A woman has reportedly died after being bitten by a snake and reaching the hospital late due to roadblocks and flood in Hengzhou, a city in Guangxi.
Inside Pakistan's Never-Ending War Within Its Own Borders
According to an April 2026 report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), Pakistan ranked first on the Global Terrorism Index for the year 2026. The country saw 1,045 incidents and 1,139 deaths in 2025 alone, the highest fatality level in over a decade.
Russian Mercenaries, Mali Soldiers Convoy Attacked By Tuareg Separatists
This comes just over two months after another major offensive in which they captured the strategic northern town of Kidal.
US Strike Targeted Bushehr Nuclear Plant Perimeter, Says Iranian Official
There were no reports of deaths so far, deputy governor of Bushehr province Ehsan Jahanian said on Thursday.
