Tuesday, September 1, 2026

World

July 22, 2026

Bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January, says UK PM

Mr Burnham said the policy is necessary to ease out people’s cost of living and give them a breathing space.

Metro buses
July 22, 2026

New Jersey registered 6,600 non-citizens as voters in error: Governor Sherrill 

The governor attributed the error to a software glitch in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission.

New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill.
July 22, 2026

Saudi oil tankers make U-turn in Red Sea as Houthi militants threaten attack

Three oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday following a threatened attack from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia.

HOUTHI MILITANTS
July 22, 2026

Lebanese PM vows to secure full Israeli withdrawal

Mr Salam called the latest development “a national moment with significant political and moral dimensions” during a visit to the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam
July 22, 2026

One of FBI’s most wanted fraudster Khalid Satary captured for $500 million fraud

Following his indictment, 16 account numbers belonging to Mr Satary were confiscated, as well as his real estate.

fraudsters, Khalid Satary,
July 22, 2026

Zelensky names Drapatyi as Ukraine’s top general after firing Syrskyi

President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, after dismissing Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Mykhailo Drapatyi
July 22, 2026

Mamdani challenges Trump to arrest ‘war criminal’ Netanyahu when he visits U.S.

He reaffirmed his support for the ICC warrant against Mr Netanyahu, insisting he must be arrested and tried for crimes against humanity.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani
July 22, 2026

U.S. judge orders Trump to release financial records sought by BBC

A court has ordered Mr Trump to produce the financial documents the BBC requested as part of the legal proceedings in his $10 billion defamation suit.

United States President Donald Trump
July 21, 2026

U.S. has spent $37.5 billion on Iran war: Hegseth

“The estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion,” Mr Hegseth said.

Pete Hegseth
July 21, 2026

U.S. govt condemns Ortega’s ban on elections in Nicaragua 

Mr Rubio urged the international community to rise against Mr Ortega’s dictatorship.

Daniel Ortega and Marco Rubio