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Jul 19, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump could be headed for public humiliation Sunday afternoon as he sets out to hand out the World Cup trophy, according to a new report. Trump could face a crowd of red-card waving dissenters at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey if a coalition of artists and activists has its way, the Daily Beast was first to report. The message the cards send — via the activists' website, is this: “After review, for political corruption and abuse of the presidency—the decision is RED CARD!”Activists have already handed out hundreds of red cards to soccer fans headed to the World Cup, the Daily Beast reported. The cards are stamped with a website that instructs dissenters to wave their cards when Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino take the stage to present the winning team in the Argentina-Spain match with a trophy.Marianne Downes, of the Northeast Queens Indivisible Group, handed cards to fans heading to the stadium from Penn Station, the Daily Beast reported.“I’m protesting because we need to maintain some freedoms and democracy in this nation, and they are being eroded every single day,” Downes said. Downes told the Daily Beast she had no problem giving away her cards, dolling out about 250 in 40 minutes. The activists' website includes a lengthy condemnation of the Trump over reports his net worth has nearly tripled to $6.2 billion and accusations his administration slow-walked the release of files on Jeffrey Epstein. "Trump is the most corrupt president in American history," it states. "No one deserves a ‘Red Card’ more than President Trump."

Jul 19, 2026 - World

US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriots, the most effective means of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles, potentially bolstering Kyiv's defences against similar Russian strikes.

Jul 19, 2026 - World

More than 30 injured and 300 displaced after buildings collapse near SicayaA 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Andes region of Peru, killing at least six people, authorities said Sunday. More than 30 people were injured and 300 have been displaced.The US Geological Survey reported the quake struck on Saturday at 9.24pm, with its epicentre located 2km (1.2 miles) west-south-west of the city of Sicaya in Huancayo province. It was 10km (6.2 miles) deep. Continue reading...

Jul 19, 2026 - World

Outbreak has sickened dozens in the city but officials say they believe source of outbreak ‘has likely been eliminated’A second person has died amid a legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in New York City, according to officials, who also say there is evidence that the source of the outbreak “has likely been eliminated”.New York City’s health department served notice of the second death in a statement on Saturday. The statement didn’t have any information about that person’s identity, age, or details on when and how they fell ill, as was the case when city officials on Friday announced the first death in the outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Continue reading...

Jul 19, 2026 - World

Consortium preparing for potential legal battle amid reports new PM could put the company into temporary public ownershipThe group of investors pursuing a rescue bid for Thames Water have said they are willing to discuss greater public control but are also preparing for a potential multi-billion pound legal battle amid reports that Andy Burnham could temporarily nationalise the company.London & Valley Water (L&VW), a consortium of 100 institutional investors that hold £17bn of the company’s £21bn debt, has said it is open to government involvement with Thames Water, but indicated that this does not include public ownership in the struggling company. Continue reading...