Japan's Ishiba, South Korea's Lee affirm cooperation before Lee meets Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed their commitment to security cooperation on Saturday, ahead...
A deadly mass shooting early on Monday (7 July) in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighbourhood left three men dead and nine others wounded, including teenagers, as more than 100 shots were fired.
The incident occurred at around 12:56am on the 1500 block of South 27th Street.
The victims who lost their lives were men aged 19, 23 and 24. Among the injured are a 15-year-old girl, two 17-year-old boys, and a 19-year-old man currently in critical condition after suffering two gunshot wounds to the head.
According to police, more than a 100 rounds were fired during the attack.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown, and no arrests have yet been made. Investigations are ongoing.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
Kuwait says oil prices will likely stay below $72 per barrel as OPEC monitors global supply trends and U.S. policy signals. The remarks come during market uncertainty fueled by new U.S. tariffs on India and possible sanctions on Russia.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed their commitment to security cooperation on Saturday, ahead of Lee’s planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday.
Argentine authorities carried out raids on several properties on Friday as part of an investigation into an alleged kickback scheme that could implicate senior officials, local media reported.
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was now “light at the end of the tunnel” in relations between Russia and the United States, adding that the two sides were in talks over potential joint projects in the Arctic and Alaska.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he intends to nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, as the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will be tasked with managing strained ties further complicated by Washington’s plan to double tariffs on Indian goods next week.
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