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Jul 21, 2026 - World

Defense secretary has asked Senate appropriations committee for nearly $88bn more to continue effortThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth told the Senate on Tuesday that the US-Israel war on Iran had cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict’s soaring price tag and the deaths last week of three American service members.During an appearance before the Senate appropriations committee, Hegseth, whose opening remarks were repeatedly interrupted by protesters, provided an updated account of the war’s cost – up from previous estimates – and defended the Trump administration’s roughly $88bn supplemental funding request, calling it “urgent, necessary”. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

Pickaxe Mountain is located near Natanz and is believed by Western intelligence agencies to house an undeclared nuclear enrichment facility buried deep beneath the ground.

Jul 21, 2026 - World

Guardian analysis shows officers arrested 43,138 people as quiet and steady operations ramp up across the countryThe Trump administration arrested a record number of immigrants last month, according to newly released government data that reveals how US immigration agents are quietly but steadily ramping up operations across the country.A Guardian analysis of the latest data published by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) found that federal immigration agents arrested 43,138 people in June – the highest number since Donald Trump took office in January last year and promised a campaign of mass immigrant deportations. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the diseaseA humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus.The UK resident was medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the worker had been treating patients with the disease, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

Sausalito city manager Elaine Forbes faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly trying to steal the three-story vesselA Bay Area city manager will face misdemeanor charges for allegedly breaking into a 66ft yacht while drinking and trying to steal the vessel.Elaine Forbes, Sausalito’s city manager, was arrested on the morning of 18 July after police received a call for a noise disturbance. Police say Forbes had “apparently broken into” a three-story yacht, where she was consuming alcohol. Continue reading...