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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Malaysia came after the Trump administration threatened punitive tariffs on more than 20 countries if they did not strike deals by August 1

Rubio says Asia might get 'better' tariffs than others

The parliamentary committee blamed Iran for at least 15 attempts at murder or kidnap inside the UK since 2022

Tehran rejects 'unfounded' claims

Iran threats in UK 'significantly increased': Intel watchdog

Luxembourg MEP opposed

EU's von der Leyen survives confidence vote by large margin

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Malaysia meeting

Rubio meets Russia's Lavrov at ASEAN talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio deplanes upon arrival at Subang Air Base, outside of Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025

Rubio to meet Russia's Lavrov as strikes pound Kyiv

Filipinos from all walks of life wager millions of dollars on matches every week between roosters who fight to the death with razor-sharp metal spurs tied to their legs

Alleged police murders

Search for missing cockfighters begins at Philippine lake

Morning Roundup

Chamber abolishes abortion reflection period, FLF parts ways with Holtz, and von der Leyen faces no confidence vote

Little chance of success

EU chief von der Leyen faces no confidence vote

Belgian prosecutors withdrew the request targeting lawmaker Giusi Princi a day after she was publicly named

'Blatant mistake'

Huawei probe blunder sparks EU parliament rules change

There was an alleged arson attempt against a Melbourne synagogue on Friday

Decrying upswing in violence

Jewish Australians feel 'very unsafe' after rise in attacks: envoy

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the revision of the voter rolls in June ahead of upcoming polls in the eastern state

Disenfranchisement fears

India electoral roll revision sparks fear and fury

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US counterpart Donald Trump have clashed over Trump's support for Lula's far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on coup charges

New tariff threats

Brazil, Trump up the ante in row over Bolsonaro coup trial

The Justice Department is suing California for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports

'Unfair and reckless'

Justice Dept sues California over transgender athletes

Liberian leader Joseph Boakai appeared embarrassed by US President Donald Trump's gaffe

'Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?'

Trump praises Liberian leader on English - his native tongue

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was formally stripped of office in April after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers

Insurrection charges

S.Korean court orders new arrest of disgraced ex-president Yoon

Trump hosts leaders of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon in the White House State Dining Room

Counter influence of Russia and China

Trump eyes African mineral wealth in trade-focused summit

While Francesca Albanese was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, she does not speak on behalf of the United Nations itself

'Illegitimate and shameful'

US sanctions UN rights expert for Palestinian territories

Ukrainian authorities said that Wednesday's attack had primarily a town in western Ukraine

In region bordering EU

Ukraine says Russia launched largest drone attack of war

More than 21,000 migrants have crossed from northern France to southeast England this year

Undocumented immigration

Macron, Starmer talk Channel migration as UK visit gets political

More than 2,000 migrants have landed on Crete in recent days

For a duration of three months

Greece to halt asylum hearings for migrants on boats from Africa

Relatives and friends of Alicia Olvera, a woman still missing after her husband was found dead, conduct a search to locate her near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas

Heavy rains tragedy

Searching for Grandma Alicia after Texas floods

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Donald Trump in Washington

Visit to Washington

Israel FM says Hamas truce deal 'achievable' despite hurdles in talks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's (L) audience with Pope Leo XIV (R) was the second private meeting between the two men since

Rebuilding war-torn country

Zelensky talks peace with pope ahead of Ukraine conference

The Council of Europe, which includes the European Court of Human Rights, excluded Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Including MH17 crash

Top European rights court finds Russia committed abuses in Ukraine

The party said police seized 'all emails, documents and accounting' records of the party

At headquarters

France police raid far-right party offices over campaign financing

The tail section of the crashed Air India Boeing protruding from a building near the airport in Ahmedabad. Officials say the final death toll from the accident was 260

Identities of victims

Toll of Air India disaster rests at 260 as focus turns to crash report

The implication of two former Socialist heavyweights in a graft scandal has rocked Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's minority leftist coalition

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Spain PM announces anti-graft plan as scandal rocks govt

As many as 22,000 reservists will take part in the drills

Annual exercise

Taiwan kicks off military drills in face of China threat

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