MANILA, July 21 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has appointed Antonio Nafarrete as the new chief of the country’s armed forces, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. Nafarrete served as Philippine Army chief before succeeding Romeo Brawner, who ended his three-year tenure as the
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said late on Monday it finished its latest round of strikes on Iran, saying it hit Iranian military command centers, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities and air defense systems. The U.S. Central Command made the an
HANOI, July 21 (Reuters) – At least seven passengers were killed when a bus caught fire in southern Vietnam early on Tuesday, police said. The bus was traveling from Lam Dong province to the nearby business hub Ho Chi Minh City when at caught fire, with flames quickly engulfing the 24-seat vehicle a
BEIJING, July 21 (Reuters) – Three Chinese nationals were injured during a Ukraine drone attack on Moscow, Chinese state media said on Tuesday. • The Chinese embassy in Russia said two people were receiving treatment at a local hospital and were in stable condition without life-threatening injuries,
TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a protest with China about live-fire drills it says were conducted in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further strain relations between Asia’s top two economies. The drills, which also involved Russian vessels, were he
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega said his country won’t be holding elections anytime soon, a statement underscoring the strongman’s efforts to extend his nearly 20-year rule and dashing hopes by the opposition that he might heed their demands for a democratic vote. The announce
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro called Monday on his supporters to protect his government’s social and economic reforms and resist any efforts by the incoming administration to change the nation’s labor laws. The left-wing leader accused Israel and the United State
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, July 21 (Reuters) – Taiwan will deliberately slow mobile internet speeds for the first time during annual civil defence drills in August, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion. During the 30-
July 21 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned what it described as allegations by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis that the kingdom was besieging the Yemeni people, after the group announced it would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia. The Houthis said on Monday they would impose a naval
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had a “very good conversation” with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, adding he would be meeting him “in the not too distant future.” Here are quotes and details: • Burnham became Britain’s seventh
By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, July 20 (Reuters) – Former Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, told Reuters on Monday that he received permanent U.S. residency, often called a green card. The younger Bolsonaro, who
One Dead, 3 Injured After Balcony Falls in Central Jerusalem By The Media Line Staff A man approximately 80 years old was killed and three other people were lightly injured Monday when a balcony collapsed onto a business in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood, prompting a large rescue operation and the
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government announced Monday it suspended funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ housing authority after an investigation found widespread corruption, as residents still struggle to recover from two major hurricanes that hit nearly a decade ago. U.S. Housing Secret
By Karen Lema MANILA, July 21 (Reuters) – Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are likely to cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia this week, injecting additional uncertainty into a region grappling with maritime tensions with China and a faltering regional effort to end Myanmar’
July 20 (Reuters) – The United States is imposing a tariff of 50% on a wide range of Canadian products in response to what it called Canada’s “discriminatory treatment” of U.S. cars, alcohol, and dairy, according to the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump signed three proclamations to impose th
SEOUL, July 21 (Reuters) – North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held their third strategic dialogue in Moscow on Monday, North Korean state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Russia expressed full support for North Korea’s efforts to defend its sovereign rig
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Flash floods in eastern Afghanistan have killed 20 people, injured about 80 more and left more than 100 missing, Afghan authorities said Monday. The floods struck the eastern province of Nuristan, said Yousaf Hammad, spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Managemen
July 20 (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Monday it had begun a pilot programme for safe zones in southern Lebanon in cooperation with U.S. and Lebanese forces, in what a U.S. official called a step toward reasserting Lebanese state authority in the area. The pilot zones are designated areas
By Natasa Bansagi and Pablo Menendez MADRID, July 20 (Reuters) – Dancing and chanting on an open-top bus that read ‘Kings of the World’ and showed two large stars, Spain’s national football team celebrated the country’s second World Cup win on Monday along Madrid’s streets packed with exhilarated fa
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – The newly announced grounding of President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet is likely for security upgrades, experts said, though they questioned whether a month was enough time to significantly enhance the aircraft’s defenses. Trump said o
NICOSIA, July 20 (Reuters) – A private intelligence firm’s expose claiming to document corruption in Cyprus may have been part of an effort to harm the Cypriot state, and none of those filmed did anything wrong, an independent investigator said on Monday. The secretly shot video, released on social
PARIS, July 20 (Reuters) – A reconciliation committee of France’s Parliament agreed on a bill on Monday to ban access to social media for those under 15 years of age. French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants the ban to be in force by the start of the school year in early September. France
DAKAR, July 20 (Reuters) – Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has endorsed former President Macky Sall’s candidacy to become the next United Nations secretary-general, the foreign ministry said on Monday, giving his predecessor crucial backing from his home country despite deep political div
BAMAKO, July 20 (Reuters) – Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend, and a source close to the rebels said more than 50 soldiers and allied Russian fighters were killed and others taken hostage. The attack marked the
By Olena Harmash KYIV, July 20 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met some of Ukraine’s top military commanders on Monday to try to ease growing discontent with the defence leadership that has triggered the largest street protests since Russia’s invasion in 2022. Thousands of people in Kyiv a
By Ryan Patrick Jones TORONTO, July 20 (Reuters) – Wildfires burning across Ontario have grown to 735,000 hectares (1.8 million acres), from 650,000 hectares over the weekend, Premier Doug Ford said on Monday, as air quality from smoke improved in much of the province but remained unhealthy in parts
LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, said on Monday he did not want to leave office having failed to tackle the nation’s social care crisis, pledging to “use some of my political capital” on an issue close to his heart. Speaking to reporters just hours after he ent
LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy left government on Monday after Andy Burnham took over as prime minister. Lammy, who posted a statement on X, was also justice minister. Business minister Peter Kyle also left government, Sky News reported. (Reporting by Muvija M, writ
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) – Opposition to Iran’s clerical rulers has long simmered in the country’s impoverished south. But after bearing the brunt of U.S. strikes this month, many residents are directing their anger at President Donald Trump and an air campaign th
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Oil transfers between tankers in waters outside the Strait of Hormuz have slowed following a wave of recent attacks on vessels by Iranian forces, according to satellite analysis and sources. Since the start of the Iran war in late February, ship-to-ship (
