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Jul 31, 2026 - World

A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced a former police chief and a former top Defense Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence that allowed Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019, which killed more than 260 people.

Jul 31, 2026 - World

Ombudsman finds Homes NSW acted unreasonably and recommended additional payment for distress and sufferingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn elderly public housing tenant whose home was damaged by sewage overflows will be fully compensated by the New South Wales government after it disposed of her personal belongings without her consent and failed to properly support her insurance claim.The NSW Ombudsman on Friday published its report after an investigation in which it found Homes NSW acted unreasonably in how it handled the tenant’s contaminated belongings and “failed to provide full and accurate information to the insurer”. Continue reading...

Jul 31, 2026 - World

Daytime darkness will descend Aug. 12 across the Iberian Peninsula close to sunset -- plus slivers of Greenland and Iceland -- as the sun, moon and Earth align perfectly in the sky.

Jul 31, 2026 - World

The U.S. campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court has gained momentum with five countries moving to quit the tribunal, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.

Jul 31, 2026 - World

Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle EastIran has said it struck two tankers trying to pass through the strait of Hormuz under the escort of the US military as Donald Trump gathered his cabinet to discuss the stalling war and rising prices as midterm elections in the US loom.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Friday that the “non-compliant oil tankers … were struck and brought to a halt, while four other oil tankers quickly changed course and returned to their previous positions”. The military body said the ships had tried to pass through the strait via an “undeclared route” and under US aerial escort. Continue reading...