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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...

Why Traore has opened a new front with Burkina Faso’s Muslim community 

22 July 2026

Once backed by influential Muslim scholars, Burkina Faso’s military leader is now facing a growing rift over arrests, ...

‘Just want to go back’: Lebanese await return as army enters ‘pilot zone’ 

22 July 2026

Zawtar al-Gharbiya, Lebanon – We arrived at the entrance of Zawtar al-Gharbiya just as the Lebanese army moved in. The...

UK’s Miliband, Streeting: What are their foreign policy, defence records? 

22 July 2026

Andy Burnham, who has replaced Keir Starmer to become the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister in a decade, has ple...

Open AI says its AI model “went rogue”: What do we know? 

22 July 2026

OpenAI has revealed that one of its artificial intelligence models independently stole login credentials and hacked into...

Iran war’s $37bn price tag: Why does Trump want $67bn more? 

22 July 2026

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the months-long US-led war on Iran is estimated to have cost ...

India protest: How Modi’s refusal to sack education minister fits a pattern 

22 July 2026

Thousands of ‌supporters of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement have been camping in the capital, New Delhi, ...

Can the Suez save Asian oil consumers after Houthis shut Bab al-Mandeb? 

22 July 2026

Two tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia have reversed course in the Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthis announced a blockad...