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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees off Chinese President Xi Jinping at Pyongyang International Airport in June 2026

North Korea’s Premier Heads to Beijing to Mark 65th Anniversary of Mutual Defence Treaty

North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit marking the 65th anniversary of the China-DPRK mutual defence treaty. The trip follows President Xi Jinping's June summit in Pyongyang

July 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Rescue workers evacuate residents by boat after dam breach floods Nanning, Guangxi, China, during Tropical Storm Maysak, July 2026.

39 Dead as Dam Breach Floods Nanning After Tropical Storm Maysak Batters Southern China

Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak killed 39 in China's Guangxi on Thursday after a dam breach in Nanning drowned 26, forcing 130,000 to flee. Zoo animals including raccoons and peacocks escaped flooded

July 10, 2026

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Firefighters respond to the Huiteng Shoes factory fire in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China, July 9, 2026.

28 Workers Dead as Fire Engulfs Shoe Factory in China’s Jinjiang, Xi Demands Answers

At least 28 workers died Thursday when fire swept through the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang, China, as colleagues on the rooftop called families before smoke cut off communication. Xi Jinping demanded

July 10, 2026

News

Mourners hold images of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Khamenei on burial day in Mashhad

Iran Buries Khamenei in Mashhad as 15 Million Fill the City Amid US Rail Strikes

Iran buried Supreme Leader Khamenei at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad on Thursday as 15 million mourned and US forces struck the Tehran-Mashhad rail corridor that same day. Khamenei's successor

July 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

World Central Kitchen vehicle near Karam Abu Salem Gaza aid crossing after Israeli strike kills humanitarian driver

World Central Kitchen Driver Among Ten Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike Wave

Ahmad Nasser Saleem was driving a WCK vehicle near Karam Abu Salem when an Israeli strike killed him. He is among ten Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in 24 hours, as 1,092

July 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US President Donald Trump at NATO Ankara summit as US-Iran ceasefire collapses

US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Strikes Resume Across Mideast and Hormuz Shipping Crumbles

The June 17 US-Iran ceasefire has collapsed after fewer than four weeks, as both sides resumed strikes and Hormuz commercial shipping fell to a third of pre-war levels. Trump declared the truce

July 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after OPCW restores Syria voting rights

OPCW Restores Syria’s Voting Rights After New Government’s Chemical Weapons Steps

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has restored Syria's voting rights, suspended since 2021, citing concrete steps by the new Ahmed al-Sharaa government toward fulfilling the country's long-neglected chemical weapons

July 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas casts ballot at polling station

Abbas Sets November 28 as Date for First Palestinian Elections in Twenty Years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has set November 28 as the date for the first legislative elections in twenty years. Whether the vote proceeds depends on Israeli cooperation in East Jerusalem and on

July 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Maarouf Zaid holds a photo of his three-month-old son Ahmad who died at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank

‘Shoot Me, Let My Son Pass’: Palestinian Baby Ahmad Zaid Dies at Israeli Checkpoint

Three-month-old Ahmad Zaid died in the occupied West Bank after Israeli soldiers blocked his family at a military checkpoint from reaching a waiting ambulance. His father, who had collected the birth certificate

July 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke billows from the Huiteng Shoes factory fire in Jinjiang, Fujian province, China

Xi Jinping Orders Accountability as Factory Fire Kills at Least 28 at Fujian Shoe Plant

A fire at the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang, Fujian province, killed at least 28 people Thursday, with rescue workers still searching for survivors trapped inside. Xi Jinping demanded accountability as China

July 9, 2026

News

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North Korea’s Premier Heads to Beijing to Mark 65th Anniversary of Mutual Defence Treaty

39 Dead as Dam Breach Floods Nanning After Tropical Storm Maysak Batters Southern China

28 Workers Dead as Fire Engulfs Shoe Factory in China’s Jinjiang, Xi Demands Answers

Iran Buries Khamenei in Mashhad as 15 Million Fill the City Amid US Rail Strikes

World Central Kitchen Driver Among Ten Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike Wave

US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Strikes Resume Across Mideast and Hormuz Shipping Crumbles

OPCW Restores Syria’s Voting Rights After New Government’s Chemical Weapons Steps

Abbas Sets November 28 as Date for First Palestinian Elections in Twenty Years

‘Shoot Me, Let My Son Pass’: Palestinian Baby Ahmad Zaid Dies at Israeli Checkpoint

Xi Jinping Orders Accountability as Factory Fire Kills at Least 28 at Fujian Shoe Plant

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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