Charity 9 hours ago Thousands of rubber duckies float to the finish in London charity race Cosmic Charity, which supports babies and children in intensive care along with their parents and medical professionals, organized a rubber duck race in a London canal.
India 3 days ago India's Modi sets aside billions for jobs, allies in post-election budget In a budget aimed at winning back voters following PM Modi's election setback, India's government has set aside billions of dollars to create jobs as well as for rural programs.
China 3 days ago Palestinian factions sign 'Beijing Declaration,' agree to form unity government after talks in China Palestinian factions agreed to form an interim national unity government during negotiations in China that ended with the signing of the Beijing Declaration, China said.
Outbreaks 3 days ago Timeline of bird flu outbreak in United States The current outbreak of avian influenza among dairy cows in the U.S. began in February 2022. Since then, eleven human cases of bird flu have been confirmed.
Russia 4 days ago Russian forces push toward critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk Russian forces are making a push toward the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, a logistics hub in the east, according to Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's top commander.
World Protests 4 days ago Bangladesh protests pause as top court agrees to abandon most job quotas There were no reports of violence or protests across Bangladesh on Monday, officials said, after a Supreme Court ruling quelled violent demonstrations that rocked the country.
TAIWAN 4 days ago Taiwan launches annual war games as tensions simmer with China Taiwan began its annual Han Kuang war games, designed to simulate actual combat, as tensions simmer with China, which views Taiwan as its sovereign territory.
Asia July 19 2 oil tankers catch fire off Singapore, navy rescues crews Singapore's navy said it rescued crews from two oil tankers that caught on fire roughly 34 miles northeast of the Singaporean island Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024.
Asia July 19 Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's top Communist Party leader, dead at 80 Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong died on July 19, 2024, after holding the country's most powerful position for 13 years. He was 80 years old.
DISASTERS July 18 WATCH: Helicopter rescues plane from snowy mountain after emergency landing A Piper PA-18, a small plane, that had to make an emergency landing on a snowy mountain in Argentina was rescued by specialized personnel and a helicopter.