- 3d ago
Death toll in Ceuta migrant crisis reaches 72 as Spain installs floating barrier
At least 72 people died trying to reach the Spanish enclave from Morocco, while Madrid installed a 500-metre floating barrier and over 48,000 migrants returned.
- Jul 25
Trump warns Russia and China against arming Iran, says he trusts Putin and Xi's assurances
From his Truth Social platform, Trump said he accepted assurances from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin that their countries are not supplying weapons to Tehran, but cautioned it would 'be very bad for them' if they were.
- Jul 25
Trump warns Russia and China against arming Iran, says Xi and Putin promised no support
The US president posted on Truth Social that Chinese and Russian leaders had assured him they would not arm Iran, but if they did it would be 'very bad' for them.
- Jul 25
China investigates former CSRC vice-chair Fang Xinghai for 'serious violations' as financial crackdown widens
The investigation, announced on 24 July 2026, follows a nearly year-old probe into former CSRC chair Yi Huiman and extends a sweeping anti-corruption campaign that has reached senior military ranks.
- Jul 25
Trump enters 'revenge mode' as Iran threatens US soldiers and a London coalition meeting on Hormuz looms
Frustrated by stalled negotiations, President Trump is weighing military escalation while Tehran warns it will kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed. Behind the scenes, Oman is mediating on Hormuz and the US and UK plan a London conference on an international coalition.
- Jul 24
US strikes Iran for 13th night, Houthis hit Saudi tankers as oil surges past $100
US Central Command said the 13th night of strikes aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran launched drone attacks on US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, and Houthi rebels struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
- Jul 24
Trump says Xi and Putin assured him they won't arm Iran, warns of 'very bad' consequences if they do
The US president posted on Truth Social that both leaders personally pledged not to supply weapons to Tehran, amid a renewed phase of daily US-Iran strikes around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jul 19
Rescuers race to find 34 missing after Chongqing landslide kills 8 as rain hampers search
Heavy rain and unstable rocks complicate rescue efforts in Pengshui County after a large landslide buried over 10 buildings, leaving 8 dead and 34 unaccounted for.
- Jul 17
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model rivals US frontier AI, rattles markets and reignites open-source debate
Moonshot AI's open-weight model matches or beats GPT-5.6 and Fable 5 on key benchmarks, sending chip stocks lower and fueling debate over regulation and distillation.
- Jul 17
Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race
Prime minister says decentralisation programme strengthens argument for codified rules, as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral contest.
- Jul 17
Trump demands ABC and NBC lose broadcast licences after networks refuse to air his election integrity speech live
The president accused the broadcasters of being part of a 'plot' to conceal election fraud, escalating a regulatory pressure campaign already underway at the FCC.
- Jul 17
China overtakes US in global popularity for first time in two decades, Pew survey shows
A Pew Research Center survey of 36 countries finds China now viewed more favorably than the United States for the first time in two decades, with Xi Jinping trusted more than Donald Trump in 22 nations.
- Jul 16
China approves Apple Intelligence with Alibaba and Baidu AI models for local iPhone rollout
The Cyberspace Administration of China approved Apple's generative AI service on Wednesday after the company integrated Alibaba's Qwen and Baidu's models to meet local content rules, ending a regulatory process that began in 2024.
- Jul 16
Hong Kong police arrest five in third raid on independent bookstores for seditious books
Police raided Have A Nice Stay and Greenfield Bookstore in Mong Kok, seizing boxes of books and detaining five people under the 2024 national security law. The operation is the third targeting independent booksellers since March.
- Jul 15
China expels former Xinjiang chief and space programme veteran Ma Xingrui from Communist Party in deepening Politburo purge
Ma Xingrui, the 66-year-old who led China's space programme before running Xinjiang, was expelled from the party and stripped of all posts on Tuesday after anti-graft investigators accused him of bribery, nepotism and trading power for sexual favours.
- Jul 9
Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London under police escort for first UK show in nearly 1,000 years
The 70-metre-long 11th-century embroidery travelled overnight from Normandy through the Channel Tunnel, reaching the British Museum at 02:50 local time ahead of a September exhibition that has already sold 100,000 tickets.
- Jul 9
Xi Jinping demands accountability after shoe factory fire kills 28 in China
At least 28 people died when a fire tore through the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang, a global hub for sneaker production. President Xi Jinping ordered an immediate investigation and warned of repeated industrial safety failures.
- Jul 8
Landslide in northwestern China kills 21 as rescue operations end; severe weather batters multiple provinces
A landslide in Gansu province buried 33 people early Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, 21 were confirmed dead and 12 survivors had been pulled from the debris, while heavy storms, a tornado and an approaching super typhoon added to the country's weather crisis.
- Jul 7
Deadly tornadoes and floods batter China as Super Typhoon Bavi looms
At least 11 people died in Hubei province after rare tornadoes swept through, while a dam breach in Guangxi forced thousands to evacuate and a super typhoon approaches Taiwan.
- Jul 6
China test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile into Pacific, alarming US and allies
A Chinese nuclear-powered submarine launched a long-range ballistic missile into the Pacific on Monday, carrying a dummy warhead. The test, which Beijing called routine, triggered immediate condemnation from the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
