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Explosion heard in Syria’s capital Damascus: state media 

02 July 2026

An explosion has taken place inside a cafe in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to state media. An explosion occur...

Syria explosion live: Blast rocks Damascus as authorities investigate cause 

02 July 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content It remains unclear what caused the explosion in Syria’s capital [AFP] Published On 2 Jul...

What’s China’s new ethnic unity law, and what does it mean for minorities? 

02 July 2026

China has brought into effect a new ethnic unity law that rights groups and foreign officials have warned could accelera...

German football has a bigger problem than a World Cup loss: Scapegoating 

02 July 2026

Germany have failed to progress to the round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row after losing to Par...

Eight Thai monks killed after child drives truck into procession 

02 July 2026

Eight Thai monks have been killed and other people injured after a child drove his family’s pick-up truck into a Buddh...

An extra 229,000 deaths: Is that the cost of US-UK drugs deal? 

02 July 2026

Research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found that a United Kingdom-United States pharmaceutical dea...

FIFA World Cup: Portugal vs Croatia prediction, schedules, round of 16 race 

02 July 2026

Thursday’s World Cup round of 32 action brings another busy schedule, with Spain, Portugal and Switzerland all in knoc...

German coalition agrees on sweeping reform package in key breakthrough 

02 July 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition has unveiled a sweeping package of tax, labour and pension reforms...

US-Iran talks in Doha: What were the outcomes and what’s next? 

02 July 2026

Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect technical talks on Wednesday with no sign they had made headwa...