China tightens border controls, culls cattle after foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
India Today
Industry analysts said it was the first time the SAT-1 serotype—a type of the disease endemic in Africa—had been detected in China, and that existing domestic vaccines for the more common O and A serotypes do not provide protection.
China has tightened border controls, fast-tracked vaccines and begun culling cattle after a small outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northwest that officials say entered from abroad.
The Ministry of Agriculture said last weekend it had started culling animals and disinfecting affected areas after outbreaks hit herds totalling 6,229 cattle in Gansu province and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Industry analysts said it was the first time the SAT-1 serotype—a type of the disease endemic in Africa—had been detected in China, and that existing domestic vaccines for the more common O and A serotypes do not provide protection.
Since 2025 SAT-1 has spread from Africa to parts of the Middle East, West Asia and South Asia.
Authorities said on Monday the outbreak entered China via the northwest border, a region that touches Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia and other countries.
Border provinces including Xinjiang and Gansu were ordered to step up patrols and prevent the disease entering through smuggling or illegal transport, according to official notices.
A man in Gujarat was left critically injured after a cow attacked him for nearly two minutes, with CCTV footage sparking concern over stray animal threats.
An Eswatini-flagged crude oil tanker Ping Shun, with 6 lakh barrels of Iranian oil, which was India-bound, to deliver India's first shipment in seven years, has changed course to China near Gujarat's Vadinar port.
A woman shared a heartwarming video of an elderly Indian uncle bringing her home-cooked meals at work in Sydney, with his heartwarming gesture winning hearts online.
Iranian media listed key regional bridges as potential targets after US-Israeli strikes destroyed Karaj's B1 bridge, escalating tensions amid ongoing retaliatory drone and missile attacks across West Asia.
In a post on X, Rishi Sunak shared a picture with Bodhana Sivanandan, saying that her achievement did not come as a surprise to him.
A video by conservative influencer Savannah Hernandez on a Hanuman temple in Texas, US, has invited a flood of hate comments and triggered a debate on the issue of Indians immigrating to the US.
Trump's warning came hours after the US airstrikes targeted a major bridge, killing at least two people. According to local news reports, the highway bridge linked Iran's capital Tehran to the western city of Karaj.
Trump's speech suggests he's backing away from the Strait of Hormuz. How Tehran mastered the art of choking international maritime stretches.
While Kash Patel's tenure has been under scrutiny for a long time now, Donald Trump is reportedly unhappy with Tusli Gabbard's stance on the US-Iran war.
US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariff changes, including up to 100% duties on patented drug imports unless firms cut prices and shift production to the US. Trump also revised metal tariffs, reducing some duties, keeping others high, and changing how they are calculated.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) said the baby girl, named Kaori, was an unintended target, describing the shooting as gang-motivated. At least two shots were fired by a pair of moped-borne male perpetrators.
A highway bridge linking Iran's capital Tehran to the western city of Karaj was hit by air strikes on Thursday, Fars news reported. Two people were repotedly killed in the attack.