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Jul 8, 2026 - World

In a rare move, Andy Beshear sent a note to the Republican senator’s staff requesting an update on the 84-year-old’s condition since he was hospitalized on 14 JuneSign up for the Breaking News US emailDuring a bilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Nato summit in Ankara, Donald Trump was asked about Iran, and he repeated his earlier criticism.On Wednesday, while speaking to reporters alongside Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, Trump said that memorandum of understanding signed last month by the US and Iran is “over”, in the wake of the latest strikes. Continue reading...

Jul 8, 2026 - World

Since the beginning of 2026, Ukrainian drones have struck Russian oil and gas facilities at least 194 times, an 11-fold increase compared to the same period last year.

Jul 8, 2026 - World

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by agent in Texas while on his way to work, and family found out from news reportsThe family of a Mexican immigrant who was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent on Tuesday in Texas called for an independent investigation into his killing, as questions swirl around federal officials’ claims and lack of transparency.“He did not deserve to die,” said Ronaldo Salgado, the son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, during a press conference led by the League of United Latin American Citizens (Lulac) on Wednesday in Houston, Texas. Continue reading...

Jul 8, 2026 - World

The French far-right leader’s presidential campaign is clouded in uncertainty under the shadow of an embezzlement convictionMarine Le Pen’s decision to run for French president in 2027, despite her legal woes, has drawn comparisons from her opponents to Donald Trump.Just as the US president felt his voter base cared little about legal investigations against him, the French far-right leader shrugged off the leftwing protesters who shouted “criminal!” as she launched her presidential campaign at a market walkabout in western France on Wednesday. The previous day, an appeal court had upheld her conviction for the embezzlement of European parliament funds. Continue reading...

Jul 8, 2026 - World

US president veers from praising the alliance to threatening Iran and confusing world leaders’ namesHaving arrived at Nato’s annual summit under a familiar cloud of resentment and grievance, Donald Trump’s farewell message on Wednesday was an unlikely tale of love and darkness.Addressing journalists in the presence of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the US president surprised everyone by directing his affections at an alliance he spent much of the previous day spewing bile over, citing the now well-worn gripe about Greenland, among others. Continue reading...