Jul 28 Heavy rains, flooding in northern China kill 4 as Beijing and nearby areas brace for more By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press CCTV reports that some 5,600 people n the nearby city of Tianjin were relocated for fear of floods. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH LIVE: United Nations meeting on the ‘Question of Palestine’ and two-state solution with Israel By Edith M. Lederer, Josef Federman, Associated Press France and Saudi Arabia want the meeting to put a spotlight on the two-state solution, which they view as the only viable road map to peace and to start addressing the steps to get there. Continue reading
Jul 28 Britain’s Starmer presses Trump on ‘desperate’ food crisis in Gaza during meeting in Scotland By Will Weissert, Associated Press Starmer is using Monday's closed-door discussions to urge Trump to help address the food crisis in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict there between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Jul 28 U.S. and China trade officials meet in Sweden to discuss how to ease tensions By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are meeting at the offices of Sweden's prime minister. Continue reading
Jul 28 Two Israeli rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The claims by B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel add to an explosive debate over whether Israel's military offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas' deadly 2023 attack amounts to genocide. Continue reading
Jul 27 Train derailment in southern Germany leaves at least 3 dead, multiple injured By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Federal and local police said the cause of the crash near Riedlingen, roughly 98 miles west of Munich, remains under investigation. Photos from the scene showed parts of the train on its side as rescuers climbed atop the carriages. Continue reading
Jul 27 Syria to hold parliamentary elections in September, first since fall of Assad regime By Associated Press The announcement of impending elections comes at a time when the country is increasingly divided in its views of the new authorities in Damascus after sectarian violence broke out in the southern province of Sweida earlier this month. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 5:18 What to expect from the new U.S.-EU trade framework announced by Trump By Lisa Desjardins, Kaisha Young, Claire Mufson In Scotland on Sunday, Trump and the European Union announced a major trade deal between their two massive economies. The framework for the preliminary deal includes a 15% general tariff on most EU goods entering the U.S. while a 50%… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 4:23 Israel increases food aid to Gaza amid outrage over growing reports of starvation By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn As international outrage over starvation in Gaza grows, Israel’s military on Sunday ordered a daily “tactical pause” in fighting in three areas of the territory until further notice. Israel and nearby nations also resumed airdrops of food, though aid organizations… Continue watching
Jul 27 WATCH: Trump and von der Leyen announce U.S.-EU trade framework By Will Weissert, Associated Press The United States and the European Union agreed on Sunday to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods, staving off — at least for now — far higher imports on both sides that might have sent shockwaves through economies around the… Continue reading