Iran rejects claims of seeking to influence US election
Tehran, July 30 - Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York has rejected claims by US intelligence officials that Tehran sought to influence the US presidential election, the official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.
Suspected case of bubonic plague reported in Mongolia
Ulan Bator, July 30 - A suspected bubonic plague case has been reported in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, according to local media on Tuesday.
Australian PM advises citizens to leave Lebanon
Canberra, July 30 - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged all Australians in Lebanon to leave the country.
US national debt surpasses $35 trillion for first time
Washington, July 30 - The US federal government's total public debt has surpassed $35 trillion for the first time, again sparking concerns about the nation's escalating debt problem and its implications for the US economy.
South Korean parliament passes four contentious broadcasting bills
Seoul, July 30 - The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed the last of four contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reducing the government's influence over public broadcasters on Tuesday, ending a six-day filibuster by the ruling party.
Biden calls for US Supreme Court reform to ‘restore faith’
Washington, July 30 - US President Joe Biden has announced a plan to reform the Supreme Court, saying that he looked forward to working with Congress to prevent the abuse of presidential power and "restore faith" in the nation's highest court.
Slovak PM threatens to suspend diesel supplies to Ukraine
Prague, July 30 - The Slovak refinery Slovnaft will suspend the supplies of diesel to Ukraine if the transit of Russian oil via Ukraine to Slovakia is not resumed soon, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has said.
As students resume protests in Bangladesh, Guterres calls for ‘calm, restraint’
United Nations, July 30 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for "calm and restraint" as students resumed their protests that were suspended last week, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
Quad ministers welcome India hosting upcoming summit
New York, July 30 - The Quad foreign ministers have said that they look forward to India hosting the Quad Leaders' Summit later this year – a meeting with added symbolism because it will be one of Joe Biden's last presidential travels abroad.
Quad foreign ministers warn of terrorists using new technology, demand action against LeT, JeM
New York, July 30 - Warning against terrorists deploying new technologies, the Quad foreign ministers have reinforced their call for concerted international action against Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), as well as Al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State outfit.
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump race to redefine each other
Washington, July 29 - In their first week of head-to-head match, Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee for US President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tried to define the race and each other in their own terms.
Kim Jong-Un’s daughter being groomed as successor: lawmakers
Seoul, July 29 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter, Ju-ae, is being groomed to succeed her father, though the selection is not final and he could ultimately choose someone else, two lawmakers quoted South Korea's spy agency as saying Monday.
Vietnam posts trade surplus of $14.08 bn in 7 months
Hanoi, July 29 - Vietnam saw a trade surplus of $14.08 billion in the first seven months of this year, the General Statistics Office said on Monday.
India an important partner with world at historic turning point: Japanese FM
Tokyo, July 29 - Calling India an "important partner" at a time when the world is at a "historic turning point", Japan on Monday said that it hopes to work more closely with the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the
Over 100 injured as train derails in Russia’s Volgograd
Moscow, July 29 - Over 100 people were injured as a passenger train with 800 plus people on board derailed after colliding with a truck in Russia’s southern Volgograd region on Monday, officials said. However, no fatalities were reported.
US raises ‘serious concerns’ over Venezuelan election result
Tokyo, July 29 - Raising "serious concerns" about Nicolas Maduro winning the Venezuelan presidential election once again, the United States on Monday said that the result "does not reflect the will or the votes" of the Venezuelan people.
Widespread floods displace large number of people in southern Myanmar
Yangon, July 29 - Widespread flooding has hit the southern regions and states of Myanmar, displacing tens of thousands of people and submerging facilities.
Quad no talk shop, but platform that generates practical outcomes: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
Tokyo, July 29 - Asserting that these are "challenging times", External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the Quad grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the United States is not a "talk shop", but a platform that generates "practical outcomes".
Philippines submits $108.8 billion budget for 2025
Manila, July 29 - The Philippines' Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday submitted the proposed 2025 budget or national expenditure program (NEP) to the House of Representatives for scrutiny.
Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture to end temporary housing for nuclear crisis evacuees
Tokyo, July 29 - Japan's Fukushima prefectural government will stop providing temporary housing for evacuees of the two towns hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant at the end of March 2026, local media reported.