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Trump unveils $22 billion plan to remake Washington Dulles airport

President Donald Trump unveiled a $22 billion ​plan on Wednesday to rebuild Washington Dulles airport by replacing concourses and adding a large parking garage while preserving the landmark ‌main terminal.

July 30, 2026 6:25 pm
 

World

Pakistan-administered Kashmir vote marred by deadly clashes

Protests during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have turned deadly, with leaders of a banned Kashmiri group saying ​on Wednesday more than 30 people had been killed around one town in clashes with security forces ahead of the second ‌round.

July 30, 2026 5:43 pm
 

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Trump administration unfreezes $600 million for Gavi for global vaccine effort

The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds ​for vaccines for the world’s poorest countries after Washington withheld the money ‌over unsubstantiated safety concerns raised by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

July 30, 2026 4:25 pm
 

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Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agency

Aurora’s 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out.

July 30, 2026 3:16 pm
 

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Three Greek firefighters killed as wildfires strike further east in Europe

Three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on the island of Crete and the mainland as wildfires spread across Europe on Wednesday after days of devastating fires in Spain and France.

July 30, 2026 2:40 pm
 

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Fiji has joined Australia in the world's largest Naval training exercise with Pacific neighbours

Australia has taken part in the world’s largest naval training exercise with its Pacific neighbours, combining to curb the threat of further Chinese militarisation in the region.

July 30, 2026 1:05 pm
 

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Japan earthquake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

Rescuers frantically searched for survivors on Wednesday, a day ​after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook southern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.

July 30, 2026 12:38 pm
 

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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the U.S. AI buildout from national ​security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.

July 30, 2026 11:32 am
 

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Drone hits storage tanker at Egyptian port in major Middle East escalation

A drone hit a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta.

July 30, 2026 10:11 am
 

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Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say

Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told ​Reuters, as it rebuilds its defences amid war with the United States.

July 30, 2026 8:01 am
 

World

Peru's Fujimori takes power, extending Latin America's rightward tilt

Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president, becoming the latest in a string of conservative leaders elected ‌across Latin America by voters frustrated by crime, weak economic growth and political instability.

July 29, 2026 6:00 pm
 

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Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead

A Guatemalan man deported from the U.S. and his wife, ‌who recently self-deported to join him, were found dead in a sugarcane field in southwestern Guatemala, authorities said.

July 29, 2026 4:15 pm

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