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Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kill at least 13 people and injury more than 130
KYIV, Ukraine — (AP) — Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine's capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, authorities said Thursday. A 5-month-old girl was among 14 children...

President Ouattara, 83, to seek fourth term in Côte d'Ivoire
Veteran Côte d'Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has said he will seek a fourth term in the west African country, as tensions rise over the exclusion of many opposition candidates. Ouattara, 83, has led Côte d'Ivoire since 2011. He is described...

Russian leader Medvedev reminds Trump about dangers of ‘dead hand’
Moscow: Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev Thursday warned US President Donald Trump not to ignore the peril posed by those he labels “dead”, as the two leaders exchanged barbs on social media. In a social media post Thursday, Trump mounted...

Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills 9, injures 124, including children
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least nine people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounding 124 others, authorities said Thursday. Ten children, the youngest being a 5-month-old...

China Warns US Ally in Sea Dispute
Beijing has pushed back after the Philippines' defense chief accused China of "aggression" in the South China Sea. "The Philippine side's remarks are a complete distortion of black and white, and a case of shifting blame onto others," Chinese...

Russian attack on Kiev kills at least 13 people, injures more than 130
KIEV Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine's capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, authorities said on July 31. A 5-month-old girl was among 14 children wounded, Ukraine’s...

Russian missile and drone attack hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing 8 people and wounding 82 (World)
Photo: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky Rescuers work in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least eight...

Africa Monologue Challenge & Africa Prosperity Network collaborate to change Africa’s narrative
Accra, July 31, GNA – In a move to reshape Africa’s global image and empower its creative industries, the Africa Monologue Challenge (AMC) and the Africa Prosperity Network (APN) have officially entered into a strategic partnership to produce...

INDIA bloc to intensify stir on SIR beyond Parliament
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson and MP, Sonia Gandhi, Congress president and Rajya Sabha LoP, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, TMC MP Derek...
Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 13, injures more than 130
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine’s capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, authorities said Thursday. A 5-month-old girl was among 14 children wounded,...

Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kill at least 13 people
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Samya Kullab Published Jul 31, 2025 • 3 minute read Women react outside a destroyed apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 31, 2025....

Russian missile and drone attacks kill 13 and injure 132 in Kyiv
A five-month-old girl was among 14 children wounded, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. It was the highest number of children injured in a single attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia’s invasion three years ago, according to public records...

Europe has ‘understanding and assumption’ of US military drawdown there, Estonian official says
Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division assault a trench while training alongside Bulgarian forces at Koren Training Area, Bulgaria, May 30, 2025. A U.S. troop reduction in Europe is expected in the future, Estonian defense chief Hanno...

India To Take All Steps To Protect National Interest: Goyal On US Tariff
Industries and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal New Delhi- India will take all necessary steps to safeguard and promote national interest, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced...

Russia, Syria to strengthen ties, revisit Assad-era agreements
© Shamil Zhumatov / POOL/AFP Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, met with his Syrian counterpart in Moscow on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a member of Syria's new government since the ousting of former president Bashar al-Assad...

President Donald Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in following healthy, active lifestyles. Children had to run...

Political vandalism of Gandapur and terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DND Report Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur held a press conference on July 29 and made very controversial remarks rather irresponsible comments on the structural relationship between the Federation and Federating Unit (KP...

Iran’s Mass Deportations Are Fueling Regional Instability
While many Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the end of the short but dramatic 12-day war with Israel in June, Abdullatif, 23, couldn’t join the joyful crowds. As an undocumented Afghan in Iran, he couldn’t risk running into the Iranian...

Japan urges immediate U.S. tariff cuts as $500B trade deal stalls
Akimasa Akazawa, the Minister of State for Economic Revitalization and Japan’s top trade negotiator, revealed that tariff cuts on auto and spare parts imports could “take some time”. He urged President Trump to effect the revised tariffs...

India vows to protect farmers as Trump’s 25% tariff threat sparks opposition fury
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque//File Photo By Manoj Kumar...