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UN Human Rights Council to hold meeting on Sudan crisis

Jul 02, 2026

Geneva [Switzerland], July 2: The United Nations Human Rights Council is due to hold an urgent meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to address the human rights situation in and around el-Obeid, North Kordofan, amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan, following warnings that about 500,000 civilians are at risk of large-scale atrocities.

Taliban launches air strikes on Pakistani territory; four drones intercepted

Jul 02, 2026

US judge blocks Pentagon press escort rule in New York Times case

Jul 02, 2026

China's Xi talks Taiwan, corruption on Communist Party anniversary

Jul 02, 2026

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Iran rejects third-party intervention for Strait of Hormuz mine clearance

Jul 01, 2026

Tehran [Iran], July 1: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that "clearance of mines in the Strait of Hormuz is regulated by a relevant memorandum of understanding, and...

Heatwave a rehearsal, summers ahead will be harder: WHO

Jul 01, 2026

Stockholm [Sweden], July 1: The latest heatwave to hit Europe is merely a "dress rehearsal," with worse to come, the director of the World Health Organization's European region said on...

14 children killed as roof of coaching academy in Pakistan collapses

Jul 01, 2026

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1: At least 14 children were killed and several others injured when the roof of a coaching academy collapsed in eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday,...