Latest news bulletin | July 17th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this July 17th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico and Guatemala coasts, tsunami alert issued
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the coasts of Mexico and Guatemala on Friday, its epicentre off Chiapas at about 15 km deep, triggering a tsunami alert for dangerous waves within…
World Cup organisers ‘monitoring’ wildfire smoke ahead of New Jersey final
Officials in many cities urged residents to stay indoors or wear masks outside as air quality reached unhealthy to hazardous levels, meaning it posed a health risk to everyone, Read…
China rejects Trump’s election interference accusations as ‘groundless’
At a daily briefing in Beijing, a spokesperson called on the US to stop making what it described as ‘groundless accusations’ against China. Read more at Read More
Xi hails ‘new level’ in ties as China and Kazakhstan sign €11.4bn in deals
Xi Jinping and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed more than 70 commercial agreements on the sidelines of the World AI Conference in Shanghai, including Central Asia’s first battery plant with CATL and…
China rescuers race to find trapped people after landslide
China launched a large-scale rescue operation after a landslide struck Pengshui County in Chongqing municipality on 17 July, burying part of a residential area and trapping an unknown number of…
EU bolsters Red Sea mission amid reports Houthis may shut Bab el-Mandeb
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited Djibouti and signed a new security agreement to strengthen Europe’s naval presence, as reports say Tehran has asked the Houthis to shut the…
CIA declassifies evidence of alleged Venezuelan election fraud in 2012
CIA documents declassified by Donald Trump confirm that the Venezuelan regime had, from 2012, a system capable of altering up to 1.5 million votes, though they do not prove fraud…
India launches first hydrogen-powered passenger train to cut emissions
India launches its first hydrogen-powered passenger train, NaMo Green Rail, boosting clean rail transport and cutting diesel emissions. Read more at Read More
Kim Jong Un hosts top Chinese official in Pyongyang
China has sought to reassert its position in the Korean peninsula in recent years. Chinese President Xi Jinping made his own visit to Pyongyang in June as part of this…