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DR Congo Ebola epidemic becomes world’s second largest outbreak 

31 July 2026

News|Ebola More than 3,500 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...

Western allies warn North Korean IT workers funding nuclear arsenal 

31 July 2026

A coalition of Western allies has warned against employing IT workers from North Korea, asserting that they are funding ...

Police chief resigns days after deadly shooting in US city of Seattle 

31 July 2026

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has resigned less than a week after a deadly shooting at one of the US city’s largest...

Approval for China’s mega embassy in London was lawful, UK court rules 

31 July 2026

News|Politics A British court has ruled that the planned construction of a new Chinese “mega” embassy in central Lon...

Turkiye’s Davutoglu steps back from politics: A timeline of his career 

31 July 2026

Ahmet Davutoglu, a former Prime Minister of Turkiye, has announced he is stepping down from politics and dissolving his ...

Russia and Ukraine report casualties as they continue to trade attacks 

31 July 2026

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more overnight attacks causing casualties on both sides, say local officials. Two peop...

Four bodies located after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistani peak 

31 July 2026

The bodies of four climbers have reportedly been located by Pakistani search crews after at least 10 mountaineers went m...

Russia’s Africa Corps killed Mali civilians in air strike: HRW 

31 July 2026

Human Rights Watch has accused Russia’s government-controlled paramilitaries of killing eight civilians, including thr...

Gaza Board of Peace announces Hamas disarmament agreement: What we know 

31 July 2026

Hamas says it has agreed to a deal aimed at fully ending Israel’s war on Gaza, including making provisions to disarm a...

Spain PM to visit Ceuta after 19 migrants die breaching border from Morocco 

31 July 2026

At least 19 migrants trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta have died after breaching the border from Morocco, a...