Category: World

Flash Floods Bury Afghan Villages, Killing 23 With Over 100 Still Missing Flash floods tore through Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province on Monday, July 20, killing at least 23 people, injuring 80 more, and leaving over 100 people missing, according to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority. The provincial capital of Parun was among the hardest-hit…

Another Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz as US Strikes Iran for Tenth Straight Night A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz roughly eight nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman, in Omani territorial waters, with the incident reported Monday, July 20, as US forces carried out strikes against Iran…

Britain Gets Its Seventh Prime Minister in a Decade as Burnham Replaces Starmer Andy Burnham was confirmed as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister on Monday, July 20, 2026, after Keir Starmer traveled to Buckingham Palace to formally tender his resignation to King Charles III. Burnham had already been confirmed as Labour Party leader the…

Norway’s Worst Modern Fire Torches 100+ Homes Near Drammen A massive fire that started in a townhouse in Drammen, southern Norway, around 3:30 p.m. Friday spread rapidly through the Krokstadelva area and into surrounding forest, destroying more than 100 homes and becoming the largest residential fire in modern Norwegian history, according to the Norwegian Directorate…

US and Iran Trade Deadly Strikes as Hormuz War Reignites The United States and Iran exchanged strikes on infrastructure and military targets Saturday as their conflict over the Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply, with U.S. Central Command confirming two American service members killed and a third missing after an Iranian attack on a base in…

Tate Brothers Arrested in Miami as UK Piles On New Rape, Trafficking Charges Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami by U.S. Marshals on a sealed warrant tied to extradition proceedings, after British prosecutors announced dozens of new criminal charges against the influencer brothers [1, 2]. Andrew Tate faces 42 charges, including seven…

China Unveils Rival AI Alliance With 29 Nations, Challenging US Dominance of the Technology Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the creation of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization on Friday, unveiling the Shanghai-headquartered body at the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and calling for a “just and equitable” system of global AI governance.…

US Launches Seventh Straight Night of Strikes on Iran as Gulf States Get Pulled Into the Crossfire The United States carried out a seventh consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran late Friday, with U.S. Central Command saying fighter aircraft, drones and warships struck surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime targets in…

Andy Burnham Declared Labour Leader, Set to Become Britain’s Seventh PM in a Decade Andy Burnham was declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing the final hurdle to become the country’s next prime minister when he formally succeeds Keir Starmer on Monday. The former mayor of Greater Manchester ran unopposed after Starmer…

Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now Spreading Faster Than Anyone Can Track It The World Health Organization warned this week that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than any previous outbreak on record, with 2,273 confirmed cases and 796 deaths recorded since May, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak ever…