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US regulators to weigh controversial peptides backed by RFK Jr 

22 July 2026

Peptides, a class of compounds increasingly marketed as wellness treatments, have exploded in popularity in recent years...

UN rights chief condemns Nicaragua’s decision to abolish elections 

22 July 2026

News|Elections The United Nations human rights chief has condemned Nicaragua’s escalating crackdown on civil and polit...

Key takeaways from Khalil al-Hayya’s first speech as Hamas leader 

22 July 2026

Khalil al-Hayya, the new leader of Hamas, has issued a televised address to the “steadfast and patient Palestinian peo...

US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro and wife 

22 July 2026

News|Nicolas Maduro A United States judge has set a trial date for former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wi...

French model recruiter with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein found dead 

22 July 2026

News|Sexual Assault A French model scout who introduced women to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has died at his h...

Iran’s judiciary warns against ‘infiltrators’, announces new executions 

22 July 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s judiciary has announced several executions this week linked to unrest over recent months, as p...

Trump threatens to bomb Iranian bridges, power plants over ship attacks 

22 July 2026

President Donald Trump has warned that the United States military will target Iran’s civilian infrastructure each time...

Proposed US-Saudi nuclear energy deal: What we know so far 

22 July 2026

United States President Donald Trump has approved an agreement that would allow Saudi Arabia to develop a civilian nucle...

Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo 

22 July 2026

News|Ebola Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s healt...

Zelenskyy sacks Syrskii: How many generals have Ukraine, Russia fired? 

22 July 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sacked his military chief Oleksandr Syrskii in the latest reshuffle in the c...