International News from Wednesday, July 8th, 2026

At least 21 people have been confirmed dead in a landslide in China's western province of Gansu after the end of search and rescue operations, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

Kuwait's army has announced that its air defence forces have intercepted missile and drone attacks early on Wednesday while Bahrain activated its sirens following the US military's launch of new strikes on Iran.

The US military has unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.

A Pakistan-registered Boeing 737 cargo plane with five crew on board lost contact with air traffic control on Tuesday night after reporting a navigational system problem on its way to Karachi.