International News from Sunday, July 12th, 2026

An explosive fire at a pub in Thailand's capital Bangkok killed 27 people and injured dozens, officials said on Monday, with police investigating possible negligence including obstructed emergency exits as people scrambled to flee the burning venue.

Kuwait's Ministry of Defence said an enemy drone targeted an offshore drilling platform operated by Kuwait Oil Company on Sunday, causing damage and injuring one worker.

Israeli attacks killed at least six people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a 9-year-old girl, Palestinian health officials said, as mediators held more talks to safeguard the US-brokered ceasefire.

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after Trump became president, has died at age 71.

Qatar's Ministry of Interior has announced that three people have sustained injuries as a result of falling debris from interception operations against Iranian missiles and drones on Sunday.

At least two children have been killed after a ferry carrying more than 35 people collided with a bridge while crossing the Euphrates River in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday, the Syrian Civil Defence said.

Qatari former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74, the nation's Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday.

The US military has launched strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again and some Gulf states announced they are under attack.