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Why has the US halted its bombing of Iran? 

27 July 2026

The United States paused strikes on Iran on Friday after nearly two weeks of bombardments, including in the Strait of Ho...

Death toll from Pakistan monsoon rains, floods tops 100 

27 July 2026

Heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan have killed at least 107 people, injured 344 others and damaged hundreds of homes s...

Macron calls crisis meeting of French cabinet as blaze approaches Bordeaux 

27 July 2026

News|Climate Crisis President Emmanuel Macron has called a crisis meeting of the French cabinet to coordinate efforts to...

Sam Altman says AI has entered ‘singularity’: Should we be worried? 

27 July 2026

The 2014 US film Transcendence follows a dying scientist who uploads his mind to a supercomputer and becomes a near‑om...

The AI military complex: Which are the main companies in it? 

27 July 2026

For centuries, fighting wars meant deploying hardware such as tanks, aircraft, artillery and weapons, built by a handful...

German arms export licences for Israel surge with focus on sub project 

27 July 2026

Germany has approved almost 800 million euros ($913m) in arms export licences to Israel in the first five months of 2026...

Iran warns Ukraine of retaliation after deadly Caspian Sea strike 

27 July 2026

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said a deadly Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspi...

Pakistan’s Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seats 

27 July 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan-administered Kashmir, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has spent the su...

Sudan’s army claims control of major highway linking Khartoum and el-Obeid 

27 July 2026

The Sudanese army has announced that it has regained full control of a major highway linking the capital, Khartoum, with...

Protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli as anger grows over power cuts 

27 July 2026

Protesters in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, have shut down roads and public buildings across the city as a civil disobedie...