International from Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025

The United States will leave the United Nations' culture and education agency UNESCO as President Donald Trump continues to pull his country out of international institutions he has long criticized, two European diplomats said.

National mourning turned to anger in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school in Dhaka jumped to 31, sparking protests by hundreds of students against the interim government in a country gripped by instability.

Air India said on Tuesday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, with no issues detected.

A group of 25 Western countries including Britain, France and Canada said that Israel must immediately end its war in Gaza and criticised what they called the "inhumane killing" of Palestinians, including hundreds near food distribution sites.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned attacks on its staff residence and warehouse in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah, warning that the strikes compromise its ability to deliver humanitarian aid in the besieged enclave.

Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida as part of a US-backed truce meant to end days of bloodshed in southern Syria, state media and witnesses said.