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China hosts the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, A powerful earthquake causes widespread casualties in Eastern Afghanistan, President Donald Trump mulls a U.S.-led Gaza relocation effort, Guyana-Venezuela tensions mount ahead of the Guyanese general election, Houthis raid U.N. offices in Yemen and detain 11 staff, Vladimir Putin reiterates the need for “root Causes” to...

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is removed from office, South Korea's ex-First Lady Kim Keon-hee is indicted on bribery charges, Trump reportedly names Jim O'Neill as acting CDC director, the U.S. ends a tariff exemption on shipping packages under $800, a UK court overturns an order to close an asylum hotel, Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, Canada’s Quebec plans a...

Trump hosts post-war Gaza talks, The White House fires the CDC’s director, North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin agree to attend a military parade in Beijing, Japan’s trade envoy cancels a trip to Washington, Anthropic forms a national security advisory council, Nvidia’s Q2 revenue beats expectations at $46.7 billion, The FDA limits COVID-19 vaccine access to seniors and high-risk groups, The U.S....

Trump's 50% tariffs on India take effect, Brazil's Bolsonaro is placed under 24-hour surveillance, the U.S. reportedly offers air and intelligence support to police Ukraine's post-war security, Denmark summons its senior U.S. envoy over an alleged Greenland influence operation, Two children are killed in a shooting during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, Trump seeks the death penalty for all...

Trump fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Australia expels Iran’s ambassador, France’s François Bayrou calls for a confidence vote, Trump threatens to sue California over its redistricting plans, Cambodian lawmakers pass a law allowing the revocation of citizenship, Australian police conduct a manhunt for a gunman who killed two officers, Elon Musk sues Apple over its App Store AI rankings, ...

Trump hosts South Korean President Jae-Myung Lee at the White House, An Israeli strike kills five journalists at a Gaza hospital, Typhoon Kajiki forces mass evacuations in Vietnam, Trump threatens military deployment to Baltimore, Zelenskyy says Ukraine can strike Russia without US permission, Israel strikes Yemen's capital after a Houthi cluster bomb attack, Trump signs an order to end cashless b...

The U.N. reports famine in Gaza City, The FBI raids the home and office of former national security adviser John Bolton, An Egypt-Saudi summit addresses the Gaza crisis amid energy deals, The EU parliament sues the Council of the EU over a €150 billion defense loan bypass, A report suggests that the U.S. military is planning strike plans against Mexican cartels, A U.S. judge orders the dismantling...

A Ukrainian man is arrested in Italy for his alleged involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline attacks, an appeals court throws out Trump’s $500 million civil fraud penalty, Brazilian police claim that Bolsonaro drafted an Argentina asylum request, a report alleges that 83% of Palestinians killed in Gaza were civilians, a Copa Sudamericana soccer match is abandoned in Argentina following violence be...

Israel begins mobilizing for its Gaza offensive, Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine, S&P Global Ratings affirms the U.S.’ AA+ credit standing, Former Malian prime minister Maiga is charged with embezzlement, UK inflation h its a 19 month high of 3.8%, A bus crash kills 79 Afghan deportees returning from Iran, A French streamer dies during a live broadcast, The White House joins TikTo...

Pierre Poilievre wins the Alberta, Canada by-election, Russia and Ukraine trade fresh attacks after the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, Israel revokes visas for some Australian diplomats, Iran’s president visits Armenia for diplomatic talks, Norway’s Crown Princess' son is indicted on 32 charges, the U.S. DOJ will hand over the Epstein files to Congress starting Friday, a Texas Democrat stays overnight i...

Donald Trump hosts Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House and pledges U.S. security support, Iran is reportedly hunting U.K. spies using a list from the Taliban following a major leak, Rodrigo Paz Pereira wins the first round of the Bolivian election, M23 pauses peace talks with the DRC, A Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the Jimmy Lai trial, The Taliban marks its anniversary with male-onl...

Donald Trump me ets Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Israel approves a settlement that would allegedly 'bury' a Palestinian state, two generals and a suspected French spy are arrested in Mali in an alleged coup plot, the U.N. reports a 25% surge of sexual violence cases in conflicts, El Salvador considers extending gang detention periods, Nigel Farage requests to nominate Reform UK peers to the House of...

An appeals court allows Trump to continue withholding billions in foreign aid, North Korea denies claims that it removed loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, the U.S. Army moves to launch an Amazon-style drone marketplace, Australia and Vanuatu sign a $326 million deal, Russia limits voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty stall , Melania Trum...

Emmanuel Macron acknowledges that France waged war against Cameroon’s independence, National Guard troops appear in Washington, D.C., Germany’s AfD leads new polling, police chiefs in Canada call for updated laws to fight cross-border crime, the Trump administration overhauls the State Department's human rights report, Trump announces 2025 Kennedy Center honorees, Ghislaine Maxwell will reportedly...

The U.S. and China extend their trade truce for 90 days, South Korea arrests former First Lady Kim Keon Hee, a former Palestinian Authority official is allegedly considered to govern a post-war Gaza, The Telegraph reports that Zelenskyy is prepared to cede territory to Russia, Trump nominates E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. inflation holds steady at 2.7% as core prices inc...

Trump deploys the National Guard to Washington, DC as he pledges a crime crackdown, Australia says it will recognize the Palestinian state in September, An Israeli strike kills five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, A judge rejects the Trump administration's request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell's grand jury testimony, The UK plans the immediate deportation of foreign criminals, 532 people are arreste...

Israel approves Netanyahu's plan to take control of Gaza City, JD Vance meets with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London, Lebanon’s cabinet approves “objectives” of a U.S. plan to disarm Hezbollah, The U.S. doubles its bounty for Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro to $50 million, The U.S. Dept. of Justice opens an investigation into N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, President Trump deploys feder...

the Israeli cabinet fires the Attorney General , which is blocked in court, Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect on over 70 countries, the White House will reportedly announce an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, the U.K.’s Deputy Prime Minister asks China to explain redacted embassy plans, the RSF’s reported attac k on Sudan's Zamzam camp allegedly killed 1,500 people, Republican Senator John Cornyn s...

Donald Trump doubles tariffs on India to 50%, Sudan accuses the UAE of hiring Colombian mercenaries in the Sudanese Civil War, Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a think tank claims that the U.K’s Rachael Reeves faces a £41 billion budget gap, Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrants deported from the U.S., five U.S. soldiers are shot at the Fort Stewart, Georgia military base, Trump th...

A House committee subpoenas the Justice Department and Clintons in the Epstein probe, Brazil's Supreme Court issues a house arrest order for Bolsonaro, Gregg Abbott orders the arrest of Democrats who left Texas, the Justice Department opens a grand jury probe Into the origins of the Trump-Russia Investigation, the U.S. coast guard concludes that OceanGate’s Titan implosion was preventable, a trial...

Tesla's board approves a $29 billion stock award for Elon Musk, A migrant boat disaster off Yemen kills 68, Greg Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats who fled Texas, Tens of thousands of Israelis protest after Hamas releases videos showing emaciated hostages, An Israeli minister prays at Al-Aqsa in violation of the status quo, Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting a 40% wage of...

Donald Trump imposes new tariffs on dozens of countries, while Trump orders nuclear subs moved after the comments of Russia’s ex-President, Slovenia becomes the first EU nation to ban all weapons trade with Israel, Steve Witkoff visits a U.S. and Israeli-backed aid group's distribution sites, a report suggests that China is expanding its South China Sea military network, Nicaragua arrests economic...

The FBI finds thousands of classified Russia probe documents in burn bags, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Netanyahu in Israel, Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine, Trump delays higher tariffs on Mexico for 90 days, A U.S. senate panel advances a congressional stock trading ban, World Athletics mandates gene testing for female athletes, Researchers warn that humans may...

Pacific tsunami warnings subside after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Russian coast, India says the militants behind the Kashmir tourist attack have been killed , Niger inks a nuclear deal with Russia, protestors clash with police in Serbia, the Royal Bank of Canada terminates its banking relationship with the Freedom Convoy’s lawyer, the Texas GOP unveils a new congressional map, Don...

The U.S. and China conclude tariff talks in Stockholm, Taiwan denies reports that President Lai was blocked from stopping over in the U.S., the U.K. says it will recognize Palestine unless Israel meets certain conditions, ex-Colombian President Uribe is found guilty of witness tampering, a third whistleblower challenges Emil Bove’s federal judicial nomination, China offers parents $500 in a bid to...