Five adults — two women and three men — drowned in Ohio's Scioto River at the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, about 10 miles northwest of Columbus, on Sunday night, the Delaware County Sheriff's Office said. Two people entered the water to rescue a struggling swimmer, and two more adults died attempting their own rescue. A child alerted authorities after flagging down a passing motorist.
F-1 international students, including many visiting India, are being advised to return to the US before September 15, when a new Department of Homeland Security rule takes effect, a Times of India report said. The rule replaces the open-ended 'Duration of Status' system with fixed admission periods capped at four years. Only students physically present on September 15 keep the older protections.
US President Donald Trump has not backed a 10-day ceasefire proposal brokered by Qatar, Oman, Egypt and Pakistan to pause the Iran war, Axios reported. The truce would open talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The White House believes continued strikes strengthen its leverage, especially after an Iranian missile attack in Jordan killed two US troops. Iran is reviewing it.
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Jonathan Reynolds as Business Minister and Angela Rayner as Housing Minister, his office announced on Monday. Reynolds returns as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in an expanded brief, having earlier lost the business portfolio to Peter Kyle during a reshuffle under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whom Burnham has succeeded.
The Pentagon said nearly 100 US service members have been injured in Iranian strikes on West Asian bases since July 7, though 96% returned to duty and most suffered minor concussions. Spokesperson Sean Parnell's statement followed a New York Times report alleging undisclosed attacks in Jordan. Three troops died over the weekend, raising US fatalities since the February 28 war to 17.
Donald Trump signed orders on Monday for new 50% tariffs on Canadian products including wine, dairy, hockey sticks, furniture and cement, taking effect August 19. The White House accused Ottawa of discriminating against US alcohol, autos and dairy, invoking Section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act. Energy, potash, fish and critical minerals are exempt. PM Mark Carney's office has not responded.
A 43-year-old former US Army soldier, Andrew Arrabaca, was arrested on Monday after allegedly pouring gasoline and setting a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, which houses ICE offices and immigration courts. Two federal employees and a civilian suffered minor injuries. Police said a sign reading 'ICE off our streets' was recovered. A federal terrorism task force is investigating.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire to give room for reviving last month's interim understanding with Washington, as fighting entered a second week. The Wall Street Journal named Qatar and Pakistan as the main brokers, with Qatar also seeking an end to shipping curbs in the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has fallen to around 10 vessels a day.
The United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes on Monday, with US deaths in the renewed fighting rising to three and more vessels attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The contest over the shipping chokepoint pushed oil to a one-month high, Brent crude climbing above $91 a barrel, its strongest level since June 11, according to AFP.
Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested in any way while in the United States, responding to New York mayor Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani has said he is unsure whether he can direct police to detain a foreign leader and is consulting his legal team before September's UN General Assembly.
A Dawn analysis of Pakistan's latest official household surveys puts the poverty rate at 28.9% in 2024-25, up from 21.8% in 2018-19 and the first such reading in nearly six years. Rural areas worsened most, rising about eight percentage points against six in cities. The report blames balance-of-payments crises, the pandemic and inflation, with wage-dependent families hit hardest.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said two Palestinian men were shot dead by Israeli forces on Monday when a group of settlers attacked a village in the occupied West Bank overnight. The Israeli military said its troops opened fire after being pelted with stones. One of those killed, Awda Farakhneh, 53, was buried in Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah.
Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran would pay many times over for every American service member killed, posting the warning on Truth Social and saying the instruction had gone to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs chairman Daniel Caine and military commanders. The Pentagon confirmed three US deaths over the weekend, two at a base in Jordan and one in northern Iraq.
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni reached Islamabad on Monday evening leading a delegation that includes senior Revolutionary Guard commanders, with meetings expected with Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir. It coincides with a ninth consecutive night of US strikes on Iranian military sites, Iranian retaliation against Gulf states, and a reported mediator proposal for a 10-day ceasefire.
Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday it was imposing an immediate maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, which military spokesman Yahya Saree framed as retaliation for the blockade of Houthi-held ports and a strike on Sanaa airport. The group has not said how it would enforce this. Last week it fired missiles at Abha airport in southern Saudi Arabia.
Andy Burnham took office on Monday as Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, speaking outside Downing Street of a new political and social model that shifts power from London to the regions. He called the change a circuit breaker. Keir Starmer, who led Labour to a landslide two years ago, leaves as the party's shortest-serving modern prime minister.
Pakistan's largest copper and gold mine, the Chinese-operated Saindak project, told the energy ministry on 29 June that militant attacks on transport routes could force it to stop within a month, the Financial Times reported. Saindak supplies most of Pakistan's roughly $750 million in copper exports. Barrick has separately delayed the $9 billion Reko Diq mine over security concerns.
Speaking to Fortune, FedEx chief executive Raj Subramaniam recalled overhearing his roommate turn down a FedEx interview in 1991, then phoning the recruiter himself to ask if he could send a resume. The IIT Bombay graduate, then finishing an MBA in Austin during a recession, joined in Memphis, led Asia-Pacific marketing from Hong Kong, and became CEO in 2022.
Russia's five-hour overnight assault on Sunday sent roughly 41 ballistic missiles, including Iskander-M and Zircon types, alongside more than 125 drones at Kyiv and other cities, killing at least six. Ukraine downed 108 drones and 18 missiles. Analysts read the mixed salvo as an attempt to swamp radars while Kyiv rations scarce Patriot interceptors. Moscow said it hit drone plants and fuel depots.
Andrew and Tristan Tate were detained in Miami on Saturday on a sealed US Marshals warrant after British prosecutors authorised further charges, taking their combined total to 59 counts involving seven alleged victims between 2010 and 2017. Both deny all allegations. A presidential pardon is not available, since that power reaches only US federal offences, not British charges.
In Sokoto, Maryam Aminu's 18-month-old was diagnosed with malnutrition for a second time in April, one of many children relapsing across northern Nigeria. The family's position worsened after February, when her husband Shehu lost his taxi-driving work as petrol prices spiked because of the war in Iran. Health and aid workers link rising cases directly to those knock-on costs.
Andy Burnham, 56, becomes Britain's seventh prime minister in just over a decade once Keir Starmer formally tenders his resignation to King Charles. The former Greater Manchester mayor called his election the most significant shift in British politics in 40 years and pledged to target the cost of living. Shabana Mahmood has overtaken Ed Miliband as favourite for finance minister.
A News18 analysis argues Pakistan faces compounding strain: Imran Khan's PTI in open confrontation with the military, JUI-F's Fazlur Rehman criticising Field Marshal Asim Munir, Baloch Liberation Army attacks near Gwadar, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement agitation, and protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Disputed February 2024 election results plus inflation and unemployment feed the anger, with analysts warning of wider unrest.
The Saint Michael Center for Spiritual Liberation and Exorcism in Makati, Metro Manila, is Asia's only dedicated exorcism centre, training Filipino priests alongside clergy from neighbouring countries. Rooms for visiting priests line its halls, leading to a chapel where the 400-year-old rite is performed. Father Jose Francisco Syquia said clergy from Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and India were already queuing for training.
US Vice-President JD Vance said his fourth child, a son named Alec Neel Vance, was born on Sunday morning, with Usha Vance and the baby both well. He thanked military doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center. Alec joins siblings Ewan, 9, Vivek, 6, and Mirabel, 4, and is reportedly the first child born to a serving Vice-President in over 150 years.
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who once struggled to pay the electricity bills for his workshop, spent about $300 million acquiring roughly 98 percent of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. Now living there full-time, he plans a luxury destination paired with a sustainable community, even as his wealth swings with markets and Oracle's cloud business stays strong.
Streamer IShowSpeed performed his track 'Champions' at the FIFA World Cup 2026 final closing ceremony, becoming the first content creator to perform live at the event. The song had already gone viral among football fans, and FIFA secured rights to it as a recognised tournament track — a marker of online creators' growing pull in global sport.
US President Donald Trump met a divided response during his appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. A widely shared clip from IShowSpeed's livestream appeared to capture sections of the crowd booing him, though the reaction in the stadium was mixed, prompting debate online over what the footage actually showed.
Financial experts weigh whether to claim US Social Security benefits at 62 or wait until 70. Delaying generally raises lifetime benefits through larger monthly payments, but claiming early can still make sense depending on health, life expectancy, employment status and immediate income needs, meaning the optimal age varies considerably by individual circumstance.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated a record $20 million to Active Minds, targeting the youth mental health crisis in the United States. The funding will expand programmes across schools and universities. Scott, who once faced financial strain herself, has said her own experience shapes an approach centred on trust and reducing stigma.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he has not met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, deepening questions around the leader's prolonged absence from public view. The admission from a senior cabinet figure adds to uncertainty over who is directing decisions in Tehran during an acute phase of confrontation with Washington.
Pakistani cyber authorities have summoned Imran Khan's sister after she said the country's army could not defeat India. Niazi asserted that India's armed forces were roughly four times stronger than Pakistan's. The summons marks a further escalation in the state's treatment of the jailed former prime minister's family.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed he asked Donald Trump's envoy whether he had ever negotiated under a bomb threat, describing the atmosphere during US-Iran talks. The remark underlines Tehran's position that discussions proceeded under military coercion, and offers a rare glimpse into the tone of the exchanges.
At least 50 Malian soldiers were killed when rebels and jihadist fighters struck an army convoy leaving Anefis on July 18. The assault followed weeks of fighting as both sides sought control of the area, marking one of the deadlier single losses for Mali's armed forces in the ongoing conflict.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 final pits defending champions Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, against a Spain team carrying a 37-match unbeaten streak. The tie frames Argentina's attacking directness against Spain's possession game, with both sides chasing world football's biggest prize in a contest drawing a vast global audience.
Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara has arrived in the United States in exile. Designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, he was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 on charges of insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing public order following his protest artwork.
South Africa's Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said radioactive contamination incidents at a nuclear plant were minor and handled efficiently. He argued the response reinforced confidence in plant management and in the country's readiness to expand into a new phase of nuclear power generation.
Russian strikes killed six people across Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, laying bare weaknesses in the country's air defences. Moscow has escalated its use of ballistic missiles in recent weeks, aiming to shut down Ukrainian attacks on oil facilities deep inside Russia that have triggered critical fuel shortages affecting both military and civilian users.
At least five people died and 21 were injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous area of Peru, the country's civil defence chief said. The tremors, of magnitude 5.1 and 3.7, hit Chupaca province in the Junin region on Saturday night, about 300km east of Lima, at depths of 24km and 18km respectively.
Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency issued summons on Saturday requiring Aleema Khan Niazi to appear at its Islamabad office on Monday, July 20, to record a statement. The move follows her comments on the military and its capacity in any conflict with India.
More than two dozen settlers, some masked, attacked the Al-Taqwa mosque in the village of Al-Tuwani during the night and set it alight, according to Mohammed Rabie, head of the village council, who spoke to AFP. A factory was also reported torched in the assault.
Iran has announced the execution of two people convicted in connection with anti-government protests. According to the indictment, the two had filmed the scene of a killing and transmitted the footage to television channels based abroad.
Donald Trump has launched Trump Accounts, a savings programme giving every eligible newborn $1,000 from the government to begin investing at birth. Parents and other contributors can add up to $5,000 a year. Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the compounding could grow the account substantially over a child's early decades.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiations with the United States should continue even if the chance of success is only 10 percent, signalling Tehran's willingness to keep diplomatic channels open. He spoke amid renewed tension with Washington and Israel over a ceasefire framework, while accusing the US of undermining talks.
Fighting has resumed in the Middle East despite a June ceasefire, with fresh strikes and Donald Trump reimposing a naval blockade. Oil prices jumped more than 8 percent on the announcement amid fears of disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. Higher energy costs feed inflation, which could raise the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients.
Actor Elisha Cuthbert has sold her longtime Los Angeles home for $1.93 million after more than a year on and off the market. The Canadian actor, known for 24, Old School and House of Wax, first listed it in July 2025 at $3.13 million, cutting the price repeatedly before relisting at $2.095 million in June.
Researchers at Japan's RIKEN Institute and Tokyo-based OrganTech have identified a previously unknown 'third cell' capable of fully reconstructing hair follicles, potentially opening a route to regenerative treatments for baldness and thinning. Published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, the finding matters for the roughly 80 percent of men and 50 percent of women who experience pattern hair loss.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the security breach behind the assassination of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not been closed, suggesting the vulnerability may persist. He said the bombing of Khamenei's residence early in the war was possible because the attackers held detailed knowledge of his daily routine and senior meetings at the compound.
The 2,840-square-foot home in Unionville, Markham, Ontario, that served as Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's house in the Gilmore Girls pilot is for sale at $2.7 million. Production moved to a Warner Bros soundstage in Burbank after the first episode, but fans still recognise the interiors. It is the first sale in 24 years.
An under-construction nuclear power plant in Iran's Khuzestan province was reportedly struck by the United States, prompting a response from the International Atomic Energy Agency. The UN watchdog said it was examining reports of the overnight attack on the Darkhovin facility, noting it remains in early construction and held no nuclear material, posing no radiological risk.
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed 'King of the North', becomes Prime Minister on Monday and will name his cabinet the same day. He follows six leaders who left early over the past decade, from David Cameron after Brexit to Liz Truss, who lasted 49 days. Keir Starmer quit in June 2026 as Labour support drained toward Reform UK.
Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans should add Iran to the Sanctioning Russia Act, the bipartisan bill from the late Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal targeting Russian banks, energy firms and its shadow oil fleet. A clause allowing tariffs up to 100 percent could hit India and China. Blumenthal warned an Iran provision may cost the bill support in Congress.
Washington has shifted aircraft out of Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base for the second time this year, moving at least four KC-135 Stratotankers to Ovda in southern Israel. Tracking data since mid-July suggests more than 60 US refuelling aircraft have reached Israel, with 33 confirmed at Ben Gurion. The dispersal shields the tankers from possible Iranian missile and drone strikes.