- 2h ago
Biden to publish memoir 'Promise Me, America' on 17 November, says cancer treatment 'going really well'
The former president will publish 'Promise Me, America' on 17 November, two weeks after the midterms, and used the announcement to share that his cancer treatment is progressing well.
- 6h ago
US imposes 25% tariff on Brazil imports; Lula government activates reciprocity law and WTO case
The US will impose a 25% tariff on most Brazilian imports from 22 July, citing unfair trade practices. Brazil immediately pledged to activate its economic reciprocity law and file a WTO complaint.
- 7h ago
Ukraine's Zelenskyy picks energy boss Koretskyi as PM, defence minister bows out
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has nominated Serhii Koretskyi, head of state gas giant Naftogaz, as Ukraine's next prime minister, with parliament expected to vote on Thursday. The move caps a week of upheaval that also sees Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov step down after just six months in the post.
- 11h ago
Trump spy chief pick Jay Clayton refuses to say Biden won 2020 election in heated Senate hearing
Jay Clayton, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, repeatedly declined to acknowledge Joe Biden's 2020 election victory during a contentious Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, drawing sharp rebukes from Democratic senators.
- 11h ago
Vance admits Trump administration 'mishandled' Epstein files release, blames ex-AG Bondi for inflating expectations
Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan the Trump administration was 'guilty' of mishandling the Jeffrey Epstein file disclosures, pointing to former Attorney General Pam Bondi's claim that a client list sat on her desk as the trigger for public mistrust.
- 12h ago
US Mint begins production of $1 commemorative coin with Trump's portrait for 250th anniversary
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the coin on Wednesday, part of the nation's semiquincentennial celebrations, with a fall release planned despite legal questions over living presidents on currency.
- 12h ago
Pentagon mandates annual testosterone tests for US troops aged 30 and older, sparking political row
The Pentagon will start annual blood tests for troops aged 30 and older to detect testosterone deficiency, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a video posted Wednesday, framing the move as a way to preserve combat longevity.
- 14h ago
FCC to vote August 6 on repealing 39% TV ownership cap, shifting to case-by-case merger reviews
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on August 6 to eliminate the rule that prevents a single broadcaster from reaching more than 39% of U.S. TV households, Chairman Brendan Carr announced Wednesday in a Breitbart op-ed.
- 15h ago
Burnham signals no immediate wealth tax as Starmer exits with tributes and Thames Water warning
Incoming UK prime minister Andy Burnham ruled out an immediate wealth tax but left the door open for future rises, while outgoing leader Keir Starmer defended his record in an emotional final Commons appearance. Thames Water warned of material uncertainty over its future as Burnham’s team signalled a plan to bring the utility under public control.
- 17h ago
Toronto registers world's worst air quality as smoke from 835 Canadian wildfires spreads across US Midwest and Northeast
Dense smoke from over 835 active wildfires across Canada, 112 of them out of control, has pushed Toronto's air quality to the worst globally, triggering health warnings from Minnesota to New York as a simultaneous heatwave compounds the danger.
- yesterday
Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in 10 days as US fuel blockade deepens energy crisis
The island's entire power grid went offline at 11:05 local time on Tuesday, the fifth nationwide collapse in 2026, leaving 9.6 million residents without electricity amid acute fuel shortages.
- yesterday
US House backs permanent daylight saving time in 308-117 vote, fate uncertain in Senate
The House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act on Tuesday with a 308-117 bipartisan vote, seeking to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide and eliminate the twice-yearly clock change, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate.
- yesterday
Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination in Jeopardy After Rocky Hearing on Weaponization Fund, Epstein Files
A Republican senator's unresolved concerns over a 1.8 billion dollar anti-weaponization fund and the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files left Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general in limbo after a contentious hearing.
- yesterday
Israel and Lebanon hold 'fruitful' Rome talks on pilot-zone withdrawal, Hezbollah stays out
Delegations from Israel, Lebanon and the United States met at the US embassy in Rome on Tuesday, with Israel signalling readiness to pull back from two areas in southern Lebanon. Talks resume Wednesday.
- 2d ago
Soyuz MS-29 lifts off with US-Russian crew, NASA chief visits Baikonur for first time in eight years
Anil Menon becomes the first American astronaut to fly on a Russian Soyuz since the Ukraine war deepened, as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman makes a rare appearance at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- 2d ago
Kagan and Barrett detail swatting, bulletproof vest in plea for Congress to boost court security budget
Two Supreme Court justices appeared before Congress on July 14 for the first time since 2019, revealing a 38% expected rise in threats, a swatting incident at a home, and a child's question about a bulletproof vest, as they pressed for a $228 million security budget.
- 2d ago
US launches new wave of strikes on Iran as IRGC threatens to paralyse Middle East energy exports
CENTCOM began a fresh wave of attacks on Wednesday aimed at degrading Iranian military capacity used against merchant ships. Iran's Revolutionary Guard responded by threatening to close all oil and gas export routes from the Middle East.
- 2d ago
Trump slams New York’s first-in-nation data center moratorium as Hochul vows to protect ratepayers
President Donald Trump attacked New York’s one-year halt on large data center permits, warning it would cost jobs and cede AI ground to China, while Governor Kathy Hochul defended the pause as necessary to shield consumers from rising bills and resource strain.
- 2d ago
China exports jump 27% in June, car shipments top one million, while oil imports hit decade low
Exports climbed 27% year-on-year in dollar terms, far above forecasts, while imports jumped 36%. Crude oil imports, however, fell to their lowest since October 2016 as the Iran conflict and weak domestic demand hammered refinery runs.
- 2d ago
Trump slashes Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears monuments by more than 90% to open land for mining and drilling
The executive orders reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante from 1.87 million acres to 181,500 acres and Bears Ears from 1.36 million acres to 121,100 acres, undoing protections established by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
