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World in brief: July 9, 2026
PAKISTAN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to continue operations against militants during a visit to south-west Balochistan province today. Authorities have responded to the back-to-back attacks by launching operations since Monday, killing at least 54 insurgents, according to the military and local officials. The escalating violence prompted Mr Sharif t
Rohingya refugees relocated to safety following landslides that killed at least 13
THE AUTHORITIES in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps used loudspeakers and a network of volunteers to relocate people to safety today following landslides that killed at least 13 people in the past few days. At least five children died on Wednesday when a landslide caused by monsoon rains swept through an Islamic school at a camp in Cox’s Bazar, where more
Tehran retaliates against US allies after Washington launches new attacks on Iran
THE US launched new air strikes against Iran early this morning, and Tehran responded by targeting US-allied countries in the Middle East, leaving the interim peace deal between the two countries seemingly in tatters. Back-and-forth attacks have repeatedly threatened the fragile ceasefire. But today’s appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least
F150: Rohingya refugees relocated to safety following landslides that killed at least 13
THE AUTHORITIES in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps used loudspeakers and a network of volunteers to relocate people to safety today following landslides that killed at least 13 people in the past few days. At least five children died on Wednesday when a landslide caused by monsoon rains swept through an Islamic school at a camp in Cox’s Bazar, where more
Possible new Ebola cases reported in previously unaffected areas of DR Congo
NEW SUSPECTED cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected as the death toll in the country’s latest outbreak reached 600. The government’s latest report said two new cases were suspected in Kisangani in the Tshopo province, where cases had not been previously recorded. The total number of confirmed cases across the cou
South Korea’s Supreme Court upholds former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s prison sentence
SOUTH Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence today for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first case to reach the country’s highest court related to his brief imposition of martial law in 2024.