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At least 21 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader. The attack was carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) around 1 a.m. inside the premises of a Catholic church in eastern Congo’s Komanda. Several houses and shops were also burnt. “More than 21 people were shot dead inside and outside and we have recorded at least three charred bodies and several houses burned. But the search is continuing,” Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, told The Associated Press. Story…

President Trump holds up a report outlining foreign trade barriers while announcing steep tariffs on April 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images From businesses to Americans across the country, everybody seems worried that the economy will be hit badly if the massive tariffs threatened by President Trump go into effect this week on Aug. 1. Yet anybody who has looked recently at their 401(k) statements or retirement accounts will have noticed something surprising: Stocks are surging. Both the S&P 500 — which represents the biggest companies in the U.S. — and the tech-heavy Nasdaq have…

At least 11 wounded when Israel drops aid pallets on tents for displaced people amid hunger crisis in Gaza.At least 11 Palestinians have been injured due to aid airdrops in northern Gaza as one of the pallets fell directly on tents where displaced people are living, medical sources say. The Israeli military on Saturday announced that it “carried out an airdrop of humanitarian aid as part of the ongoing efforts to allow and facilitate the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip”. But local sources in Gaza told Al Jazeera some of the aid pallets hit tents near al-Rasheed Road,…

Children love playing outdoors, and their curious minds are always fascinated by nature’s offerings rich in colours and textures. As such, putting a handful of soil or mud inside their mouth is not the most uncommon thing you must have heard. But what exactly happens when children accidentally eat mud? Indianexpress.com spoke to a health expert and got more clarity. Dr Srinivasa Murthy C L, Lead Paediatrics, Consultant – Paediatrics and Neonatology, Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru said that when kids eat dirt by accident, firstly, their body may try to handle the foreign substance and as a result, it may…

Badminton stars Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla. Photo: PTI/Instagram Tanvi Sharma continued her recent impressive run, winning bronze at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships on Saturday (July 26, 2025), along with Vennala Kalagotla, as India returned with two individual medals for women in the event for the first time ever.Tanvi and Vennala, the last two remaining Indians in fray, went down fighting to their respective Chinese opponents in straight games in Solo, Indonesia. While Vennala saved three match points in the second game before going down 21-15, 21-18 to Liu Si Ya, Tanvi, the current World No. 1 in juniors,…

As AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity become increasingly popular for looking up information on the internet, concerns have grown, particularly among news publishers, about a potential collapse in online traffic to their websites. But could these fears be overstated? Research based on data analytics and user surveys have so far indicated mixed results, with some studies suggesting notable drops in traffic while others hint at minimal impact. New data from web traffic and analytics firm Similarweb shows that the number of referrals from AI platforms to news and media websites has increased by 770 per cent since June…

At least 21 people were killed on Sunday (July 27, 2025) in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader. The attack was carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) around 1 a.m. inside the premises of a Catholic church in eastern Congo’s Komanda. Several houses and shops were also burnt. “More than 21 people were shot dead inside and outside and we have recorded at least three charred bodies and several houses burned. But the search is continuing,” Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komnada, told The…

The Indian economy is growing at a robust pace and will not face any challenge in achieving a growth rate upwards of 6.5% in the current financial year, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Nagesh Kumar said on Sunday (July 27, 2025).Mr. Kumar, in an interview with PTI Videos, further said that the Indian economy, among all economies, continues to remain a bright spot for the world.“Actually, more than a third of global economies are under the debt crisis…The industrialised economies are facing a lot of pressure, high inflation and the slowdown of economic growth,” he said.But because the Indian…

‘Game of Thrones’ star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau spotted at Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @therameshwaramcafe Visitors at Bengaluru’s popular Rameshwaram Cafe were in for a surprise this weekend when Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was seen dining at the iconic eatery. Known for his role as Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama, the Danish actor was spotted enjoying idlis and dosas during his visit.The sighting was shared by a Bengaluru-based content creator named Shakira, who posted a video on Instagram showing the actor in the background as she filmed herself at the cafe. In her caption, she…

A certificate showing a Madhya Pradesh farmer’s annual income as ₹3 went viral on social media, with the Internet dubbing him as the “poorest man in India”, prompting the authorities to clarify that it was a “clerical error”.A photograph of the income certificate issued to Ramswaroop (45), a resident of Nayagaon village under Kothi tehsil of Satna district, complete with the tehsildar’s signature, surfaced on social media this week.The document, issued with the signature of Tehsildar Saurabh Dwivedi on July 22, was circulated widely on social media, with netizens calling Ramswaroop the “poorest man in the country”.Officials soon scrambled into…