International from Friday, July 25th, 2025

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $565 million credit line and launched free trade talks with the Maldives on Friday during a visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago.

Seven children were killed and 20 injured in India's western state of Rajasthan on Friday when the roof of a school building collapsed, authorities said, after all those trapped under the rubble had been accounted for.

Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.

The Kremlin said on Friday that a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could only happen as a final step to seal a peace deal.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte scored a big legal win on Friday when the Supreme Court struck down an impeachment complaint against her, ruling that it was unconstitutional.

Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire on Friday as their worst fighting in more than a decade stretched for a second day, despite calls for an immediate ceasefire in an escalating border conflict that has killed at least 16 people.

Israel and the US recalled their delegations from Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday, with US envoy Steve Witkoff accusing Hamas of failing to act in good faith in the talks.

France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said, but the plan drew angry rebukes from Israel and the US.