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July 10, 2025 8:25 PM July 10, 2025 8:25 PM

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Pakistan: 11 killed in flash floods, landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rain

  At least 11 people were killed today as torrential monsoon rains triggered flash floods, landslides, and lightning strikes across Pakistan, bringing the nationwide rain- and flood-related death toll since June 26 to over 79. Two children and a woman were electrocuted in Kasur, while other casualti...

July 10, 2025 7:22 PM July 10, 2025 7:22 PM

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South Korea: Former President Yeol again jailed in martial law case

          Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been rearrested in connection with his last year's controversial decision to impose martial law. The decision triggered a major political crisis and ultimately led to his impeachment in April this year. A senior judge at Seoul Central Distric...

July 10, 2025 3:39 PM July 10, 2025 3:39 PM

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US slashes proposed tariff on Sri Lankan imports to 30%

United States has revised its proposed tariff on imports from Sri Lanka, reducing it from the initially threatened 44% to 30%, effective 1st of next month. The decision is part of a broader trade policy under President Donald Trump, and follows high-level negotiations between the two countries, incl...

July 10, 2025 1:03 PM July 10, 2025 1:03 PM

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Will not accept any form of tutelage: Brazilian Prez hits out at Trump’s tariff

Brazilian President Lula da Silva has rejected any form of foreign control in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement to impose a 50 per cent tariff on goods made in Brazil.  Unveiling the plan in his latest tariff letter, Trump has accused Brazil of attacks on US tech companies and of ...

July 10, 2025 8:34 AM July 10, 2025 8:34 AM

Death toll in US Texas flash floods climbs to 120; over 150 missing

In the US, the death toll from the Texas floods has risen to at least 120. In Kerr County alone, at least 150 people are still missing. NASA has deployed two aircraft to assist in the ongoing recovery operations in Texas. In a statement, it said, the aircraft are part of the response from NASA’s Dis...

July 10, 2025 9:00 AM July 10, 2025 9:00 AM

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President Trump says US shifting Africa policy ‘from aid to trade’

US President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade". Meeting with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House yesterday, Trump said there is great ec...

July 9, 2025 9:22 PM July 9, 2025 9:22 PM

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Sri Lanka streamlines ECT’s management structure through corporate framework

          The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the incorporation of a limited liability company, Colombo Eastern Container Terminal (Private) Limited, to manage and operate the Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port. Earlier in 2021, the Cabinet had approved the development of both the ...

July 9, 2025 7:42 PM July 9, 2025 7:42 PM

Nepal- China Miterepul bridge washed away in floods

  At least nine people were killed and 19 others were missing after heavy rains on Tuesday, flooding the Lhende river and the Bhotkosi river in Nepal's Rasuwa district. A flood swept away the Miterepul Bridge that links the Himalayan nation with China.         Bodies were recovered downstream, miles...