World news

• Australia 'deeply frustrated' over Laos methanol poisoning charges

  17-07-2026 04:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Media reports say Laos will press charges of up to one year in jailagainst those allegedly responsible.
  
  Read more

• Many World Cup tourists agree on one thing after traveling to the US

  18-07-2026 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The international visitors absorbed more than just local cuisine and vast landscapes
  
  Read more

• New video shows Monaco parcel bomb blast attack on Ukrainian tycoon

  18-07-2026 17:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Ukrainian woman suspected of being behind the bomb attack was found shot dead near Kyiv last week
  
  Read more

• Food truck is booted from market over its innuendo-laden slogan as owner cries ‘censorship’

  18-07-2026 17:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Indiana food truck owner expects to lose $4,000 to $5,000 from the canceled events
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nine killed in drone strike on warehouse of Russia’s largest online retailer

  18-07-2026 17:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Around 60 people are believed to be injured in the attack
  
  Read more

• Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Nine killed’ in drone strike on warehouse of Russia’s largest online retailer

  18-07-2026 16:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv's AI-powered drones are 'specialised, low-cost killing machines' for Russian soldiers, says CIA chief
  
  Read more

• RFK Jr smash Hulk: Trump secretary offers brutal diagnosis of Marvel star Mark Ruffalo after texting feud

  18-07-2026 16:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Health and Human Services Secretary admitted he once shared the actor’s low opinion of the president
  
  Read more

• Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns Trump over more strikes as it launches aerial assault on Gulf states

  18-07-2026 16:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out at ⁠a power generation and water desalination ⁠plant ​in Kuwait ⁠after an ⁠Iranian attack, authorities said
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Floods test Texas’ new warning systems a year after Camp Mystic tragedy

  18-07-2026 16:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials in Texas have implemented major changes to improve flood warnings after last year's deadly floods in Hill Country
  
  Read more

• First Legionnaires’ disease death in New York City as health officials struggle to find origin of outbreak

  18-07-2026 16:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Much of the focus has been on air conditioning systems atop large buildings, which can release water vapor containing the bacteria
  
  Read more

• Former Spain defender Capdevila asks Trump for help getting into the US for the World Cup final

  18-07-2026 15:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former Spain defender Joan Capdevila has asked U.S. President Donald Trump for help getting into the United States to watch Spain face Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final, after being denied authorization to travel a decade after playing in an exhibition game in Iran
  
  Read more

• Recall ordered for popular dollar-store seasoning over severe diarrhea and nausea risk

  18-07-2026 15:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  The recall affects garlic powder sold in Dollarama stores across Canada and online
  
  Read more

• ‘Not under control’: Firefighters battle largest blaze in Norway’s history as 100 homes destroyed

  18-07-2026 15:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  As many as 100 homes in Drammen, southern Norway, have been destroyed by the blaze
  
  Read more

• Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink

  18-07-2026 15:14 via theguardian.com
  As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growingWhen Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder, again, whether the island’s antiquated electricity system may soon become unrecoverable.The 777-mile Caribbean island of 9.5 million people has been sweltering under a six-month-long oil blockade imposed by the US, part of a pressure
  
  Read more

• Fears that low levels in Colorado River’s Lake Powell could threaten power supply for up to 6 million people

  18-07-2026 15:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  By March, the water height in the massive reservoir could fall to one foot above the minimum level needed to power its dam
  
  Read more

• A supercharged El Niño is threatening more deadly heatwaves — and Americans are ignoring the risks

  18-07-2026 14:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heat is America’s top weather killer — but just two-thirds of adults show little concern, experts discover
  
  Read more

• Are kids’ sports leagues becoming a luxury item? Battle begins to keep them open for all

  18-07-2026 14:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The percentage of kids from low-income homes enrolled in youth sports is plummeting — and that’s a national problem if the US wants to compete at the highest levels, Bruce Golding finds
  
  Read more

• Iran-US war latest: Iran strikes US ally Kuwait after Trump launches fresh bombing assault

  18-07-2026 13:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  A fire broke out at ⁠a power generation and water desalination ⁠plant ​in Kuwait ⁠after an ⁠Iranian attack, authorities said
  
  Read more

• What will Keir Starmer do next?

  18-07-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Outgoing PM has joked about cookery classes and cutting hedges, but does the international stage beckon?As his time in Downing Street comes to an end, Keir Starmer has been joking with friends about what he might do after he stands down as prime minister.He has teased that he might take a cookery course. “He needs it, he only makes two meals,” one friend said. Another not entirely serious suggestion was cutting his father-in-law’s hedge in the expectation that if he did well, h
  
  Read more

• Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Eight killed’ in drone strike on warehouse of Russia’s largest online retailer

  18-07-2026 12:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv's AI-powered drones are 'specialised, low-cost killing machines' for Russian soldiers, says CIA chief
  
  Read more

• White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final

  18-07-2026 12:54 via theguardian.com
  
  White House Fifa taskforce chief defends Argentina footballers, saying US believes in free speechThe White House has backed Argentina’s footballers who displayed a banner supporting their country’s claim to the Falklands Islands after their World Cup semi-final victory against England.After Argentina’s 2-1 win in a fractious match in Atlanta on Wednesday, some players held up a banner that said: “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” – using the country’s term fo
  
  Read more

• Andy Burnham considers radical shake-up to cut energy bills

  18-07-2026 12:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilersAndy Burnham is considering radical plans that could cut household energy bills by £130 a year and make running a heat pump cheaper than a gas boiler.In his speech on Friday as he became the new Labour leader, Burnham promised to reduce the price of “essentials”, and a cost of living package is expected to be one of his first announcements in Downing Street. Continu
  
  Read more

• Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn

  18-07-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Government’s food security push is said to rely on animal feed imports with vulnerability to supply chain shocksThe government’s planned poultry sector growth plan is a risk to national security, campaigners have warned.Earlier this month, the environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, told the Groundswell agriculture festival that the key to improving food security was consuming more homegrown produce, and said this was why the government had set up the Farming and Food Partnership Board
  
  Read more

• ICE, datacenters, voter suppression: key issues expected to draw thousands in US to protests

  18-07-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Demonstrations planned across the US this weekend will focus on three issues likely to define the midterm electionsThousands of Americans are expected to take to the streets this weekend in mass protests around issues likely to define the midterm elections: widespread violence from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, voter suppression and datacenter construction.The protests – some recently planned in response to last week’s ICE shootings, others an annual event with
  
  Read more

• Arizona teen hailed for helping save woman with dementia wandering in 103F heat

  18-07-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Fire crew in Gilbert to honor Royal Cothrun, 14, for helping elderly woman who became disoriented amid heatwaveAn Arizona fire department is formally honoring a 14-year-old boy who recently helped save an elderly woman with dementia after she wandered miles off course amid potentially lethal temperatures, saying the teenager demonstrated “heroism … quick thinking and compassion”.Royal Cothrun was riding his bicycle in June in the town of Gilbert when he encountered Theresa Mor
  
  Read more

• US and Iran exchange strikes as they struggle over Strait of Hormuz

  18-07-2026 11:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies
  
  Read more

• Trump’s China conspiracy is all about the Midterms. Just not in the way you’d think

  18-07-2026 11:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s latest attack on the US ‘deep state’ and China is a sign that he’s preparing for the worst in America’s November elections, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
  
  Read more

• Why is Trump risking midterm disaster by resuming an already unpopular war with Iran?

  18-07-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Less than a month after hailing a ceasefire, Trump resumed strikes on Iran, a move experts warn could prolong the war and hurt Republicans ahead of midtermsFor half a century, Donald Trump has performed a public high-wire act based on high-stakes risks and shattering time-honored norms to get what he wants.The approach has paid off handsomely, helping him survive multiple bankruptcies to reach billionaire status and numerous legal and political scandals to be elected US president twice. Continue
  
  Read more

• Burnham must shift UK mood on racism, chair of Operation Black Vote says

  18-07-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Incoming PM must seize chance to stop race discourse deflecting from class inequalities, says David WeaverAndy Burnham has a historic opportunity to shift the national mood on racism, the chair of Operation Black Vote has said.In an interview marking the 30th anniversary of the influential nonpartisan civil rights organisation, David Weaver, the chair of Operation Black Vote (OBV), said Burnham must seize the chance to change a UK political culture where race and migration discourse is used to d
  
  Read more

• Nancy Pelosi’s husband charged with hit-and-run after California crash

  18-07-2026 10:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pelosi allegedly struck a legally parked car on the side of the road
  
  Read more

Follow @uk_worldnews on Twitter!