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EU hits Google with new $1bn fine, saying it broke digital antitrust rules
23 July 2026The European Union has fined Google 890 million euros ($1bn), saying the technology giant broke digital antitrust rules ...
Why a North Sea oilfield is emerging as British PM Burnham’s big test
23 July 2026In 2020, Andrea Sanchez Quiroz moved from Edinburgh to her husband’s native Shetland, an archipelago in the North Sea ...
Several killed as Ukraine, Russia trade attacks deep behind the front line
23 July 2026Attacks by Russia and Ukraine have killed at least eight people, including a child, with four dead in Ukraine and anothe...
Rubio says Iran ‘begging’ for a deal with US but not ready to make one
23 July 2026United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran is privately pressing Washington for a deal to end the war but Te...
More than 2,300 Israelis storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
23 July 2026More than 2,300 Israeli settlers and members of far-right groups have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Ea...
Iran, Houthis strike tankers as US bombing continues: What’s the latest?
23 July 2026The United States continued to hit Iran for a 12th consecutive night early on Thursday, and Iran retaliated, striking ta...
India’s Modi promises fast-track courts for exam fraud fuelling protests
23 July 2026Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in examination pape...
Photos: Gaza’s shelter crisis
23 July 2026After more than two and a half years of near-constant bombardment, people in Gaza are now facing a deepening shelter cri...
Top US and Russian diplomats discuss Ukraine war in Manila
23 July 2026The top United States and Russian diplomats have discussed the war in Ukraine on the sidelines of an Association of Sout...
Will the war on Iran affect ASEAN’s efforts to tackle regional issues?
23 July 2026The Philippines is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from Southeast Asia. They are expected to address regional sec...
