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Colombo (AFP) July 28, 2025 - Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer told AFP.
Jul 28, 2025
Miyun, China (AFP) July 28, 2025 - Heavy rains that have soaked swathes of northern China killed four people and left eight missing on Monday, state media said, as downpours forced thousands to evacuate across the capital city and surrounding areas.
Jul 28, 2025
Paris (AFP) July 28, 2025 - The US administration's decision to destroy nearly $10 million worth of women's contraception products has sparked furious condemnation from doctors and aid groups, who have slammed the move as a wasteful attack on women's rights.
Jul 28, 2025
Lisbon (AFP) July 28, 2025 - Four Spanish planes on Monday joined more than 250 Portuguese firefighters battling a blaze in an isolated mountain region near their border, authorities said.
Jul 28, 2025
Taipei (AFP) July 28, 2025 - Taiwanese residents holding plastic bags of rubbish stand on a footpath as a yellow garbage truck playing classical music over a loudspeaker pulls up.
Jul 28, 2025
Dharamsala, India (AFP) July 27, 2025 - A young Tibetan singer and activist has been detained by Chinese authorities, the India-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said.
Jul 27, 2025
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2025 - Israel announced Sunday it would take a tactical pause in fighting to allow aid delivery to Gaza after 25 countries issued a joint statement saying the war must end now.
Jul 27, 2025
Wellington (AFP) July 27, 2025 - New Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to stop the loss of pasture to fast-spreading pine plantations, which earn government subsidies to soak up carbon emissions.
Jul 27, 2025
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) July 26, 2025 - A coalition led by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday named a civilian prime minister and unveiled a presidential council to lead a rival government, challenging the military-backed administration and risking a further push toward the war-torn country's division.
Jul 26, 2025
Sydney (AFP) July 26, 2025 - An academic in Australia who was among 19 people for whom Hong Kong issued bounties has criticised the ridiculous arrest warrants and warned that the Chinese city was trying to exert its power beyond its borders.
Jul 26, 2025
Taipei (AFP) July 26, 2025 - Taiwanese voters rejected an attempt to oust 24 opposition lawmakers on Saturday, an official tally showed, dealing a blow to President Lai Ching-te's party and its hopes for taking control of parliament.
Jul 26, 2025
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 26, 2025 - A water contamination scandal has gripped a leafy corner of southern Belgium, causing anxious residents to queue up for blood tests to confirm potential exposure to so-called forever chemicals.
Jul 26, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) July 26, 2025 - Turkey's environment ministry said Saturday that meteorologists had registered a reading of 50.5C in the southeast of the country, a nationwide record.
Jul 26, 2025
Toulouse, France (AFP) July 26, 2025 - A fire in the south of France was spreading towards a beach resort late Saturday, forcing the evacuation of two campgrounds and some local housing.
Jul 26, 2025
Islamabad (AFP) July 25, 2025 - Almost half of the 266 deaths linked to Pakistan's heavier-than-normal monsoon rains were children on their national school holidays, officials said Friday.
Jul 25, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 - Earth Fire Alliance, in partnership with Muon Space and Google Research, has released the first images captured by the FireSat Protoflight satellite. These visuals highlight the satellite's ability
Jul 25, 2025
