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Passengers at US airports will no longer have to remove their shoes to pass through security under a new policy unveiled Tuesday, 20 years after the requirement was introduced. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the change to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules at a news conference at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Passengers at US airports have been required ...

A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the city. Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France, fanning out at speed due to wind and parched vegetation after a heatwave, reports AFP. Scientists say human-induced climate change is increasing ...

Iran’s government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed and warning that the figure could rise, reports AP. Saeed Ohadi, the head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, gave the figure in an interview aired by Iranian state television late Monday. Ohadi warned the death toll may ...

Five Israeli soldiers were killed during combat operations in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday, as indirect ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas resumed in Qatar. According to a military statement, two of the soldiers “fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip,” while three others were also killed in the same incident. Additionally, two more ...

Thousands of refugees have crossed into India’s northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-junta armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday. Refugees have been crossing into Mizoram since July 2 when clashes between two rival Chin groups — the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) and the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-H) — erupted over control of ...

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations on Sunday condemned attacks on Gaza and Iran, called for reforms of global institutions and presented the bloc as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars. With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive “America First” approach of ...

The tattered bromance between Republican President Donald Trump and his main campaign financier Elon Musk took another fractious turn on Saturday when the space and automotive billionaire announced the formation of a new political party, saying Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill would bankrupt America. A day after asking his followers on his X platform whether a new US political party ...

Thirteen people have died in Kerr County in the US state of Texas, according to authorities, after severe weather and flooding hit parts of the state, reports BBC. More people are unaccounted for, including at a summer camp where Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick confirmed around 20 children are missing. “Within 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet and ...

Israel’s opposition leader said Friday he met with the United Arab Emirates foreign minister in Abu Dhabi and discussed efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza. The UAE normalised ties with Israel in 2020 as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Abu Dhabi also has close ties with Washington, which has been pushing for an end to the war that erupted ...

Thailand’s newly appointed Cabinet was sworn in on Thursday, including suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who is currently under investigation for an alleged breach of ethics related to her comments during a diplomatic call with a senior Cambodian leader. Paetongtarn was suspended from her role as prime minister on Tuesday, the same day King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally endorsed the new ...