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Bangladesh Court Scraps Job Quotas After Deadly Unrest Bangladesh’s top court has significantly reduced quotas in government jobs, which had led to violent clashes across the country, resulting in over…

EU and Serbia sign historic lithium mining agreement The EU has praised a new lithium mining agreement with Serbia as a “historic day for Serbia and Europe,” concluding a competitive…

Israel strikes Houthis after drone attack Israel launched airstrikes on the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah in Yemen, following a drone attack on Tel Aviv by the group. Israeli Defence Minister…

After months of speculation US President Biden drops out of US presidential race and endorses Kamala Harris. Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith…

Bethel Park congressional candidate: Wounded Trump had an opportunity to divide but heroically chose to unify PITTSBURGH – Former President Trump could have used the assassination attempt against him to…

Banks and airlines down as Mass IT outages reported worldwide have been caused by a catastrophic failure in Microsoft. This has a had global impact, affecting airlines, banks and media…

Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as President of the European Commission after a secret ballot among Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

Germany plans to halve military aid for Ukraine Germany is set to nearly halve its military aid to Ukraine next year, reducing it from around €8 billion to approximately €4…

Fernandez faces disciplinary action over alleged racist chant Chelsea has started disciplinary proceedings against midfielder Enzo Fernandez after he posted a video on social media that the French Football Federation…

Texans face days-long deadly heatwave without power Over a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, nearly 60,000 residents are still without power. This prolonged outage is particularly dangerous as a…

Joe Biden tests positive for Covid, White House says Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House announced. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed…

Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh Schools and universities across Bangladesh have been closed indefinitely after six people died during protests over government job quotas. University students have been…

Six tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment Sniffer dogs in Ecuador discovered 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police reported. The dogs alerted handlers during a…

50 reportedly killed in latest Israeli strikes in Gaza At least 50 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes in south and central Gaza, according to the…

Israeli blitz Gaza from land, sea and air on Monday as the Genocide in Palestine showed no sign of slowing down. Israeli Blitz Gaza from land, sea and air Shells…

‘This is not who we are. This is not who we want to be. And this is not who will ever be.’Taoiseach Leo Varadkar makes a statement following yesterday’s stabbing…

Israeli strike on central Gaza school reportedly kills 22 At least 22 Palestinians were killed and 100 wounded in a strike on a UN-run school in central Gaza, according to…

BREAKING: Five people were killed and several others were injured in a mosque shooting in Oman capital Muscat, according to police. pic.twitter.com/VLKFRxha1i— World Times (@WorldTimesWT) July 16, 2024 Four killed…

Trump classified documents case dismissed by Florida judge A Florida judge has dismissed the US Justice Department’s classified documents case against Donald Trump, marking a significant victory for the former…

Colombia football head arrested on battery charge Ramón Jesurún, head of the Colombian Football Federation, and his son, Ramón Jamil, were arrested following a brawl at Sunday’s Copa América final…

Combat dog set on Palestinian with Down syndrome and left to die A Palestinian family hiding in their home in eastern Gaza City’s Shujaiya when Israeli soldiers stormed it has…

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Trump assassination attempt reaction  Monday’s UK newspapers lead heavily with continued reaction to the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. The former US president, running…

Police hunt mayor accused of being Chinese spy The mayor of Bamban, Philippines, Alice Guo, accused of being a Chinese spy, has gone into hiding, officials say. Police were unable…

Xi tackles slow growth as economy falls short of expectations China’s economy slowed down in the second quarter, growing by 4.7% and falling short of expectations after a strong start…

Lammy urges immediate ceasefire during Israel visit David Lammy, during his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as Foreign Secretary, has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.…