WHO says DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be up to four times larger as health workers threaten strike
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be far larger than the official figures suggest, as health workers in the epicentre threaten to stop work over unpaid salaries. The agency said modelling indicates the true scale of the outbreak is likely at least two to four times the number of cases that have been detected. The warning comes as the country continues to report a fast-moving health emergency first identified in mid-May.According to the latest figures cited by the agency, at least 1,963 cases have been confirmed and at least 719... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jul 2026 14:33 LONDON
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UN says June was deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians in four years
The United Nations says June was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians in four years, with at least 293 people killed and 1,990 injured across the country. The monitoring mission in Ukraine said the toll was the highest monthly figure since April 2022, the second full month after Russia's invasion began. It said the rise was driven largely by long-range Russian attacks that hit urban centres far from the front line.The UN said the increase came as Russia intensified missile strikes and exploited Ukraine's shortage of air-defence missiles. It said densely populated areas, especially Kyiv, were among the main targets... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jul 2026 14:31 LONDON
China's monthly car exports top 1 million as trade surplus pressure builds
China's monthly car exports topped 1 million for the first time in June, according to official customs data released on Tuesday. The figures showed that overall overseas shipments from the world's second-largest economy rose 27% year on year. The data also kept China on track to match or exceed last year's record trade surplus of $1tn.The export performance was driven by strong demand for Chinese brands, including BYD and Jaecoo, as well as higher shipments of chips linked to global demand for artificial intelligence. Customs data showed exports of integrated circuits reached 32bn. The same release indicated that exports to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jul 2026 12:07 LONDON
US and Iran exchange strikes for a third night as Hormuz confrontation widens
The confrontation between the United States and Iran intensified further on Tuesday as fresh strikes were reported across southern Iran and around the Strait of Hormuz. The supplied material says US attacks continued for a third consecutive night, while Iran responded with strikes on Gulf targets including tankers and facilities linked to US forces. The latest developments also included reports of a naval blockade and renewed threats around one of the world's most sensitive shipping routes.According to the rows, four areas of Bushehr in southern Iran were hit by US projectiles, with the IRNA news agency citing a local official.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Jul 2026 11:59 LONDON
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Meloni visits Palermo memorial for Falcone, Morvillo and bodyguards
During her visit to Palermo today, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, laid flowers at the memorial in honour of Judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo and their bodyguards at the site where they were killed on 23 May 1992, along the A29 motorway near Capaci. She then went on to chair a meeting of the Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security at the Prefecture, together with the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, and the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio. President Meloni later visited the 'Museo del Presente Giovanni Falcone e Paolo Borsellino', where... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 14 Jul 2026 10:01 LONDON
Iraqi Prime Minister heads to Washington for talks on energy, trade and security
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is travelling to the United States for talks with President Donald Trump, in what officials describe as his first foreign trip since taking office in May. The visit is expected to focus on energy investment, trade and the role of pro-Iran groups, alongside efforts to deepen economic ties between Baghdad and Washington. Iraqi government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi said the trip marks a shift in relations from crisis management to a strategic economic partnership.Al-Aboudi said the talks are not aimed at a temporary arrangement but at building a durable long-term partnership that serves both countries' interests.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jul 2026 16:59 LONDON
Unusually warm rivers force pressure on French nuclear output
Persistent heat and below-average rainfall across western and central Europe are putting pressure on rivers used to cool reactors in France. The conditions have warmed waterways and lowered river levels, creating operational constraints for nuclear plants that depend on river water for cooling. EDF has already temporarily shut down one reactor at the Golfech nuclear power station after the Garonne River approached its environmental discharge threshold.The situation is linked to a prolonged weather pattern that brought above-average temperatures, prolonged sunshine and suppressed rainfall through June and the first half of July. According to the supplied material, the same conditions have... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Jul 2026 12:30 LONDON
US-Iran escalation threatens oil supply recovery, IEA warns as Hormuz disruption persists
The International Energy Agency has warned that renewed fighting between the United States and Iran could derail a fragile recovery in global oil markets. The warning comes as a lull in hostilities and backroom diplomacy had appeared to create space for a possible revival of the ceasefire. The agency said the latest escalation risks prolonging disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy trade.According to the supplied material, the conflict had already cut as much as 14 million barrels per day of crude oil flows when the waterway was effectively closed. The IEA said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 13:29 LONDON
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Ukraine and US still finalising technical terms for Patriot missile production
Trump said at the NATO summit in Turkiye that Ukraine would be given the right to make Patriot missile systems, but he gave no timetable for when production could begin. He told Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States would show Ukraine how to do it, while also saying Washington would keep its own stockpile. Ukraine said it will try to master domestic production as soon as possible, but the immediate practical steps remain unclear.The announcement comes as Ukraine's stock of US-made Patriot interceptors has been depleted by frequent Russian strikes, making the air-defence system one of Kyiv's most urgent military... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 11:29 LONDON
China completes first controlled recovery of orbital-class rocket booster
China has reported its first successful controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster after a Long March 10B launch in southern China. The booster returned vertically and was recovered on an offshore platform, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The test is being presented as a step toward reusable rockets and a sign of progress in a field long dominated by US companies.The Long March 10B lifted off from the Hainan commercial space launch site on Friday. About six minutes after the booster separated from the upper stage, it came back down in a controlled descent and was retrieved at sea.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 10:32 LONDON
H5 bird flu detected in Australian seabird for first time, with surveillance stepped up
Australia has confirmed the H5 bird flu strain in a greater crested tern found dead in Robe, South Australia, marking the first detection of the virus in a local Australian seabird. The finding was announced on Friday by federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins and comes as authorities continue to monitor wildlife along the country's southern coastline. Officials said South Australia is now leading extra surveillance in the area to check whether the virus has spread further in local bird populations.Collins said the discovery was concerning but not unexpected, and described it as another sign that Australia's biosecurity system is working.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 04:00 LONDON
India and Australia sign defence, maritime and trade pacts amid wider strategic push
India and Australia have signed a package of agreements covering defence, maritime security, energy, education, science and critical minerals, marking a broader deepening of ties between the two countries. The deals were announced during talks in Melbourne between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. They come alongside steps to operationalise the 2014 civil nuclear agreement, which is intended to secure a stable corridor for uranium supplies to India for peaceful purposes.Modi said the two countries would work together to strengthen peace, stability, freedom of navigation and a rules-based order across the Indo-Pacific. Albanese said the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 01:05 LONDON
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US-Iran conflict prompts African governments to reassess security and economic priorities
African governments are reassessing their security and economic priorities as the conflict between the United States and Iran sends shockwaves through oil markets, shipping routes and financial planning. The immediate effects are being felt across the continent through higher uncertainty over energy supplies, trade flows and investment decisions. Analysts say the longer-term impact could reshape Africa's external partnerships and the balance of influence among foreign powers.The reported disruption is linked to the wider war involving the United States and Israel against Iran, which has already affected global markets. In the material provided, Lagos is identified as a reference point for... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jul 2026 02:30 LONDON
The Great Uncoupling: Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Gambit
The UAE’s decision to cut ties with OPEC is far more than a mere adjustment of energy policy, for it functions as a political telegram written in barrels and sent directly to the heart of the global order. For nearly six decades, Abu Dhabi operated within the rigid architecture of producer discipline, where it accepted the rituals of quotas, the formality of communiqués, and the heavy burden of collective restraint. It played the long game of oil diplomacy with a patient hand, balancing its own massive national ambitions against the gravity of cartel discipline and the delicate logic of Gulf... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 30 Apr 2026 09:50 LONDON
There Is Good in Every Bad
Power, Greed, Oil, and the Theater of Modern Geopolitics The Business Model of Power Donald Trump does not govern like a traditional politician. He governs like a negotiator who believes every geopolitical crisis is leverage, every war threat is a bargaining chip, and every market panic is an opportunity. When markets tremble, someone profits. The question is, who? Global markets react instantly to political tension. Gold rises when conflict looms. Oil spikes when instability threatens production. Stock markets collapse on fear, then rebound on reassurance. Volatility is not chaos, it is opportunity. Historically, gold has surged during major geopolitical crises,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 18 Feb 2026 17:11 LONDON
