Hamas’ lead negotiator in ceasefire talks elected as group’s new chief
Khalil al-Hayya succeeds Yahya al-Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in 2024
· Agence France-Presse
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Trump Iran live updates: U.S. military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan
Video footage circulating online appears to show the moment Iranian missiles hit an airbase in Jordan, killing two American service members. The Iranian attack also left one missing and four requiring hospitalization, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
The Pentagon has identified two U.S. service members who were killed in Jordan.
The Pentagon on Monday released the names of two U.S. service members who were killed in Jordan when Iran launched missiles at a military base there.
· Jacey Fortin
Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as new leader after run-off with Khaled Meshaal
Hamas has named Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader, succeeding Yahya Sinwar who was killed in Gaza by the Israeli army in October 2024.
· Al Jazeera
EU fines AliExpress US$630 million over illegal products
It is the largest fine ever imposed under the EU’s powerful Digital Services Act, part of the bloc’s legal armoury to police big tech
· Agence France-Presse
EU fines AliExpress US$630 million over illegal products
It is the largest fine ever imposed under the EU’s powerful Digital Services Act, part of the bloc’s legal armoury to police big tech
· Agence France-Presse
Pentagon identifies 2 US soldiers killed in weekend attack by Iran
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· Samuel Chamberlain
Pentagon identifies 2 US soldiers killed in weekend attack by Iran
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· Samuel Chamberlain
Libbie Mugrabi’s Hamptons mansion speeds to rare court-ordered auction after failing to sell for $25M
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· Karen Talley
Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as new leader
In an official statement, Hamas announced that Khalil al-Hayya has been elected as the head of the political bureau of the Islamic movement, succeeding Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in Gaza by the Israeli army in October 2024.
· Middleeasteye
The disturbing rise of ‘gooner’ assaults at Dollar Tree stores: ‘They find it funny to degrade women’
In dark corners of the internet, men are goading each other to masturbate in public – and on female shoppers – and post the footage
Mentally disabled Hong Kong waiter gets 28 months for inciting subversion
23-year-old Chan Ho-hin earlier pleaded guilty to publishing 118 subversive messages on his social media accounts
· Fiona Chow
Mentally disabled Hong Kong waiter gets 28 months for inciting subversion
23-year-old Chan Ho-hin earlier pleaded guilty to publishing 118 subversive messages on his social media accounts
· Fiona Chow
US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
New Hampshire judge to decide on Pamela Smart's new trial request
Pamela Smart answers questions from the defense in her murder conspiracy trial, March 18, 1991, in Rockingham County Superior Court in Exeter, N.H. (AP Photo/Jon Pierre Lasseigne, File)
· Kathy Mccormack
Residents push back against another plan for new pickleball courts
Plans for new pickleball facilities at a quiet suburban park in Brisbane have attracted the ire of some residents, who believe they will be disruptive and potentially unsafe.
· William Davis
Chelyabinsk Activist Ends Campaign After Jump From Window to Escape Police
An urban planning blogger and activist in the city of Chelyabinsk has abandoned his campaign for the local city council a week after injuring his spine while jumping from a second-floor window to escape from police officers.
· The Moscow Times
Chelyabinsk Activist Ends Election Bid After Jump From Window to Escape Police
An urban planning blogger and activist in the city of Chelyabinsk has abandoned his campaign for the local city council a week after injuring his spine while jumping from a second-floor window to escape from police officers.
· The Moscow Times
Hong Kong court tells jury to acquit 14 in alleged triad gangster murder case
Judge finds prosecutors failed to prove Luk Wing-ho, 27, was deliberately killed at his boxing gym
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong court tells jury to acquit 14 in alleged triad gangster murder case
Judge finds prosecutors failed to prove Luk Wing-ho, 27, was deliberately killed at his boxing gym
· Brian Wong
Jury selection starts in Massachusetts mother's trial over children's deaths
In this image from video, Lindsay Clancy, with a surgical mask over her face, appears from the hospital for her arraignment on charges regarding the death of her three children, at Plymouth District Court in Plymouth, Mass., on Feb. 7, 2023. (David Ryan/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool, File)
· Michael Casey
New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy
Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars
· Adam Gabbatt
Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.
For two sisters raised in a family of 11 children that moved back and forth between Washington state and South Dakota, danger didn’t come from outsiders like they’d been warned by their church.
· Jeremy Kohler and Andy Mannix
Israeli physician describes Israeli court hearing over humanitarian corridor as "fascist"
Michal Feldon, a paediatric rheumatologist at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center, described the hearing at the High Court of Justice regarding the humanitarian corridor as "another farce of a fascist regime."
· Middleeasteye
Police attack Cockroach activists as thousands march on Indian parliament
Police have fired tear gas and attacked supporters of the youth-led Cockroach movement with canes and baton charges as more than 10,000 marched towards India’s parliament in New Delhi in the largest protest yet demanding the resignation of the education minister and a crackdown on corruption in the exam system.
· Al Jazeera Staff
13 arrested during World Cup over fake merchandise worth HK$159 million
Hong Kong customs confiscates 240,000 suspected counterfeit items over eight weeks and warns of rise in young people trying to make ‘quick money’
· Wynna Wong
13 arrested during World Cup over fake merchandise worth HK$159 million
Hong Kong customs confiscates 240,000 suspected counterfeit items over eight weeks and warns of rise in young people trying to make ‘quick money’
· Wynna Wong
Impeachment court grants subpoenas for Sara Duterte’s bank, tax records
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Inquest begins into Jesse Deacon’s fatal shooting by police, three years after his death
The 43-year-old Sydney man was fatally shot within a minute of police knocking on his door, court hears
· Jordyn Beazley
Israeli fire kills two Palestinians during settler assault on West Bank town
Israeli fire killed two Palestinians during an army-backed settler attack in the occupied West Bank on Sunday.
· Middleeasteye
Gym owner acquitted after member trapped under 70-kg barbell
A South Korean court has acquitted the owner and a trainer at a fitness club in Busan over the death of a gym member who was trapped beneath a 70-kilogram barbell while bench pressing, according to local media reports Monday.
· Lim Jae-seong
2 Filipino seafarers killed in Black Sea drone attacks
HIGH-RISK ZONE. A cargo vessel leaves a Black Sea port in Odesa, Ukraine, amid the Russia-Ukraine war, March 26, 2025.
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Nigerian court dismisses lawsuit seeking to halt Shell's divestment
A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell's plan to offload its onshore assets over accusations of decades of environmental pollution.
· AfricaNews
Israel blasts Labor’s ‘one-sided’ policy platform as Palestinian advocates push further
Israel is seeking to water down criticism of the Jewish state in Labor’s policy platform, which is set to call out settler violence in the West Bank, condemn a controversial new death penalty law and back two international courts considering genocide and war crimes charges against Israel.
· Matthew Knott
Third US soldier killed in Middle East in as many days
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Tipster charged with murder after police say anonymous call helped solve 30-year disappearance
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India's 'cockroach' movement supporters caned by police
Mon 20 Jul 2026 at 6:14pm
Former soldier avoids jail for trafficking cocaine in Australian Army
Mon 20 Jul 2026 at 6:13pm
· Chloe Chomicki
Homeplus takes another shot at revival
Backed by W200b loan from Meritz, Korean retailer appeals court decision to terminate rehabilitation proceedings
· Kan Hyeong-woo
Perth property developer sues politicians, journalists over ‘toxic soil’ articles
A prominent Perth property developer has appeared in the Supreme Court for the first of an earmarked 13-day trial into allegations he was defamed after being accused of trying to secure a deal to dump millions of tonnes of toxic soil in the Peel region.
· Holly Thompson
Golden Tigresses win back-to-back in Shakey’s Collegiate National Invitationals
MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas charged back mightily in the fourth frame after a third-set meltdown to finish off College of Saint Benilde, 25-22, 25-15, 15-25, 25-12, for a second straight win in the 2026 Shakey’s Collegiate National Invitationals on Monday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
· The Manila Times
Police cane 'Cockroach' movement youth protesters marching to parliament in New Delhi
Supporters of India's youth-led "cockroach" movement were caned by police on Monday as they sought to march on parliament in the capital, New Delhi, despite authorities denying permission for the protest.
· REUTERS
Two arrested on suspicion of starting devastating Gilad Farm fire in Samaria
Two Palestinians were arrested in a joint operation by the Israel Police, Border Patrol, and IDF on Monday, on suspicion of having ignited the fire at the Gilad Farm in Samaria on Saturday.
· TZVI JASPER
Ben-Gvir uses position to politically influence Israel Police, attorney-general warns High Court
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has continued to disregard the principle that the police must remain independent of political influence, despite a court-backed framework designed to prevent precisely that conduct, the Attorney-General’s Office told the High Court of Justice on Monday.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
A company in the UK offering rape testing kits faces widespread criticism – but shouldn’t we ask why it exists at all? | Zoe Williams
Sexual violence is hugely under-reported and cases rarely make it to court. These are the facts that should shock us
· Zoewilliams
Homeplus files appeal, seeking to revive court rehabilitation proceedings
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Homeplus Co. on Monday filed an appeal against a Seoul court's decision to terminate its corporate rehabilitation proceedings, seeking to revive its supervised restructuring process.
· Choi Kyong-ae
US renews attacks on Iran after US soldier killed: What’s the latest?
US service member killed during detonation of Iranian drone in Iraq
· Sarah Shamim
Ukrainian Attacks Across Russia Kill At Least 4
At least four people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia, officials said, with dozens of others reported injured.
· The Moscow Times
Overnight Ukrainian Attacks Across Russia Kill At Least 4
At least four people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia, officials said, with dozens of others reported injured.
· The Moscow Times
Man found guilty of murdering 2yo boy found with brain injury
Mon 20 Jul 2026 at 5:19pm
· Nakita Jager