U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States said on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) it will delist Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, a…
The killing of 28 people in sudden, apparently uncontrolled violence in an overcrowded prison outside Colombo, on Monday, speaks to a culture of mismanagement and official apathy. Reports of tensions inside the premises emerged on Sunday, with two inmates reported dead initially. Authorities deployed the military around the prison soon after, but the violence escalated…
Members of Sri Lanka Prisons Emergency Action and Tactical Force remove national flags from the coffins containing the bodies of the prison officials who died in clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison, after the bodies were brought to Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian national…
Drone strikes on civilian vehicles headed to social gatherings in Sudan have killed over 20 people in recent days, according to rights groups, as the use of unmanned aircraft becomes increasingly common in the north eastern African country’s war. A drone hit the outskirts of Khartoum killing 10 civilians, including five women from the same…
U.S. President Donald Trump offered NATO allies an unexpected warm embrace as they wrapped up a key summit Wednesday (July 8, 2026) after earlier lashing out at them over their response to his war on Iran. It was an abrupt swing from antagonism to affection within the space of a few short hours, illustrating the…
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Bangladesh rescue personnel and volunteers work at the site of a landslide triggered by heavy rains at a school in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on July 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A landslide caused by monsoon rains killed at least five children as it swept through an Islamic school at a…
Investigators probing the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada have found no evidence linking Indian government officials to the murder, a senior Canadian police official said, directly contradicting previous allegations by the then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that severely strained bilateral ties. The remarks by Lisa Moreland, the Deputy Commissioner of…
U.S. President Donald Trump, who is in Ankara to attend a NATO summit, said on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) that the ceasefire with Iran was “over”. His remarks came after tit-for-tat overnight strikes by the U.S. and Iran that threatened the already fragile ceasefire. The U.S. launched dozens of strikes on Iran in retaliation for…
Children play at a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City. File. | Photo Credit: AP An Israeli strike on Gaza just before the kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina World Cup match killed a top Palestinian aid official who was instrumental in efforts to organize public screenings of the game across the enclave, according to…