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Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as thousands remain displaced

The death toll ‌from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, authorities said on Monday, while nearly 18,000 people remain homeless more than a week after the disaster struck the capital and nearby coastal areas.

July 7, 2026 5:13 pm
 

World

Suspected bird flu cases spark call for extra funding

Another suspected bird flu case has been detected as authorities stressed the deadly strain had not been found in commercial poultry in Australia.

July 7, 2026 4:02 pm
 

World

India's new transgender rules worry doctors, disrupt care

Mehr Khan, an Indian transgender woman, arrived for a routine hormone therapy appointment only to discover the crucial treatment had been suspended after a recent change in the law narrowed the range of those eligible for such services.

July 7, 2026 3:19 pm
 

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Russian strikes kill 28 in Kyiv area, exposing Ukraine air-defence shortages

Russia hammered Kyiv and the surrounding region with missiles and drones early on Monday, killing at least ‌28 people and exposing Ukraine’s critical shortage of U.S.-made air-defence interceptors, officials said.

July 7, 2026 2:09 pm
 

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Cuba begins to restore power to Havana following nationwide blackout

Cuba began to slowly restore power on Monday after the country’s national electric ​grid collapsed earlier in the day, the latest blow to an island already suffering ‌from severe energy, fuel and medicine shortages.

July 7, 2026 12:14 pm
 

World

Indonesia daycare abuse case grows to 27 suspects

Indonesian police named 14 more people as suspects in an alleged child abuse and neglect case at a daycare ​centre in Yogyakarta city.

July 6, 2026 6:00 pm
 

World

Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1,561

The ​Democratic Republic ‌of ​Congo ​said ​that confirmed ​Ebola ​cases in the ‌country ⁠had reached ​1,561, ​including ⁠506 ​deaths.

July 6, 2026 4:31 pm
 

World

French wildfires force officials to ban public

The third stage of the Tour ‌de France that will take place will be closed to the public due to risks posed by a forest fire raging in southwestern France, officials said.

July 6, 2026 2:26 pm
 

World

Six killed in India's Mumbai as rains wreak havoc

At least six people including five children were killed when a group of buildings collapsed in ​the eastern suburbs of India’s Mumbai, ‌the latest casualties of heavy rains that have disrupted travel and shut down schools in the city.

July 6, 2026 12:09 pm
 

Pacific Islands

PM Albanese receives traditional welcome ahead of treaty

Australia is set to sign an alliance with Fiji in a major diplomatic win over China.

July 6, 2026 11:16 am
 

World

More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests

Turkish authorities detained more than 100 people taking part in an anti-NATO protest march organised by the Communist Party ​of Turkey (TKP), ahead of an alliance summit in Ankara next week, ‌the party said in a statement.

July 6, 2026 10:30 am
 

World

Trump to meet leaders of Ukraine, Syria alongside NATO summit

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy while in Turkey this week for a NATO ​summit to make a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. ‌official said.

July 6, 2026 8:30 am

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