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Three U.S. officials say recent U.S. strikes on Iran, framed partly as efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, have also focused on degrading Iranian military systems that could complicate future, more demanding operations. The actions are described as strengthening additional military options available to President Donald Trump, who recently infor…
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has sued Terry Harwood, a South Carolina man arrested in February on charges of sexually exploiting minors, alleging he used the company's Grok system to create sexually explicit deepfakes, including images involving minors. Filed in federal court in Texas, the complaint details account suspensions, reports to the Nationa…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance requiring U.S. citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to remain in a third country for 21 days before entering the United States, citing concerns over an ongoing Ebola outbreak. The rule, published on the CDC website on July 14, also affects some travelers from Uganda…
Pickaxe Mountain is a fortified tunnel complex under construction roughly 220 km south of Tehran and about 2 km from the Natanz nuclear site. Built after a 2020 sabotage at Natanz, the facility features multiple hardened tunnel portals thought to lead to chambers at least 100 metres below the mountain. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would targ…
Russia has warned that any multinational military contingents sent into Ukraine after a negotiated halt to fighting would be unacceptable and would be regarded as a direct threat to Moscow, with officials saying such forces would be legitimate military targets. Western countries that have described themselves as a 'coalition of the willing' met in …
Court filings and leaked employment records indicate that Denis Obrezko, who pleaded not guilty last week in Boston to charges of computer intrusion, was employed as a senior specialist at Kaspersky Lab from 2017 to 2019. U.S. prosecutors say he subsequently spent five years with Russia's FSB and later served as deputy director of Yutek-NN, which a…
The U.N. human rights office says revenues from Sudan’s gum arabic sector are helping to sustain the country’s four-year civil war. Producing roughly 80% of the global supply, Sudan’s gum arabic is a common ingredient in soft drinks, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. The U.N. report documents seizures, smuggling through neighbouring transit states and…
Ukraine and the European Union have reached an agreement to create joint projects that will combine Kyiv’s practical experience with European manufacturing scale to expand drone production. The deal, announced in Kyiv during Statehood Day remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is intended to coordinate efforts across EU memb…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s planned cabinet overhaul has placed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov under the spotlight. The 35-year-old former tech minister has pushed rapid reform in procurement, drone acquisition, and data-driven operations since his appointment six months ago. Uncertainty over his continued leadership risks unsettling a minis…
Two U.S.-based advocacy organizations have filed suit in federal court in New York arguing that sanctions the Trump administration has imposed on the International Criminal Court and associated human rights advocates infringe on constitutional free speech protections. The legal action targets a February 2025 executive order and follows an intensify…
A sustained series of Russian drone and missile strikes on the Odesa region has killed three people and damaged civilian and port infrastructure, Ukrainian authorities said. At the same time, Ukraine’s drone forces reported strikes on dozens of Russian vessels in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, prompting restrictions on shipping that affect grain ex…
An Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Deir Al Balah killed a man, his wife and their six-year-old daughter, Palestinian health officials said, as separate strikes in Gaza City added to the death toll. The strikes occurred as mediated talks to implement the second phase of a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan showed limited progress amid mutual …
C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger, the captain who safely put a US Airways Airbus A320 into New York’s Hudson River in 2009 after a bird strike, disclosed a diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and said he is receiving treatment. At 75, Sullenberger described initial symptoms such as difficulty recalling names and stories and noted he is at the sta…
A triple-deck pontoon boat carrying 19 people capsized near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. One person died, three were hospitalized, 13 reached shore safely, and two remain missing as rescue vessels continue an active search. Authorities have not determined the cause of the accident and say there was no onboard fire.
The U.S. Department of Justice is establishing a global trade enforcement section inside its National Fraud Division to investigate and prosecute criminal import, trade and customs fraud. The move reflects a shift from administrative penalties to criminal enforcement, following more than $1 billion in recoveries and penalties tied to the Trade Frau…
A surge in cyclospora infections has been reported across the United States, with 34 states affected and Michigan recording thousands of cases. The parasite, commonly spread through contaminated fresh produce and water, causes prolonged gastrointestinal illness and can lead to hospitalization from dehydration. Investigators are tracing supply chain…
On July 14, court records show writer E. Jean Carroll received $5.63 million from Donald Trump after a jury in 2023 found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. The funds, representing the original $5 million civil verdict plus interest, were released to Carroll's law firm over Trump's objections following a court order authorizing disbu…
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights said renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran represent a major setback for civilians and could severely interrupt the flow of essential goods. Overnight U.S. strikes focused on Iranian targets in and around the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran said it had closed, while Iran's Islamic Revoluti…
A senior World Food Programme official warned that Sudan risks reversing progress against famine due to ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, reductions in donor funding, and rising agricultural input costs linked to disruption from the Iran war. Despite an intensive aid response that eased the worst famine-like conditions…
On July 14, a Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying U.S. astronaut Anil Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the International Space Station. The launch, from a recently repaired astronaut launchpad, resumed crewed flights from the site and was observed by senior officials from Roscosmos and…
Mexico has initiated criminal complaints with state prosecutors across the United States and sent cease-and-desist letters to detention facilities following the deaths of Mexican citizens in U.S. immigration custody and during enforcement operations. The foreign ministry said the move follows the deaths of at least 14 Mexican nationals in ICE custo…
Following the breakdown of a ceasefire with Iran, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would seek a 20% charge on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The move marks a reversal from recent U.S. rhetoric opposing tolls on international waterways and differs from Iran’s own insistence on controlling passage through the strait. Le…
New York state has announced a one-year suspension on discretionary permits for large data centers that draw 50 megawatts or more of power. The pause, ordered by the governor's office, directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to stop issuing new discretionary permits not already deemed complete while lawmakers and regulators work throug…
Lebanon and Israel convened in Rome for two days of negotiations hosted at the U.S. embassy to work through implementation steps of a U.S.-brokered framework aimed at ending the Lebanon conflict. The agenda centers on disarmament in designated pilot zones in southern Lebanon, the deployment of Lebanese troops, and a phased Israeli pullback from a b…
A joint Ipsos and U.N. refugee agency survey of more than 20,000 adults across 29 countries finds enduring support for offering refuge to people fleeing war or persecution. Two-thirds of respondents said people in danger should be able to seek safety in another country, yet a substantial share expressed doubts about the legitimacy of some asylum cl…
