South Sudan, 15 years on: Still fighting for peace
A stalled peace process, deepening humanitarian needs and economic challenges test the world’s youngest nation.
Day: July 9, 2026
Iran To Bury Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Today In Hometown Amid US Strikes
Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war.
Do bees have feelings? Study reveals the insects’ ‘inner life’
New research found bumblebees showed “emotion-like behaviours” previously only seen in mammals.
Connor Murphy’s final hours: Unused syringes and unidentified pills found as investigators piece together YouTuber’s death
Thai authorities are continuing to investigate the death of fitness influencer Connor Murphy after he drowned in a lake near Bangkok. Police said Murphy displayed erratic behavior before entering the water and later found two unused syringes in his veh…
Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring ‘a lot of love’ with allies after a rocky start – AP News
Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring ‘a lot of love’ with allies after a rocky start AP NewsSabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit The GuardianTrump’s Arrival in Turkey for…
‘You’re on a dangerous flight’: Trump shocks reporters on Air Force One with threat claim
President Donald Trump responded to a reporter’s questions about Iranian threats against Air Force One by telling them they were at risk, too.While taking questions from a press gaggle on Air Force One on Wednesday, one reporter asked why the plane’s …
Railway bridge attacked in northwestern Iran
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Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation
Democratic nominee, dogged by controversy since entering contest, says ‘for the movement to continue, it can’t be me’Woman accuses Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assaultGraham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, is …
Tehran releases footage showing ruins of late Iranian leader’s compound
Iranian state media has released what it calls the first footage showing damage to the late Khamenei’s compound.
Khamenei’s coffin in Karbala on last stop before burial in Mashhad
Millions gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq to pay their respects at the funeral of Iran’s late supreme leader.