- Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players CNN
- Trump admin live updates: Trump levies 50% tariff on Brazil, the world's leading coffee producer ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Why Trump has invited five African leaders to the White House BBC
- Trump administration live updates: President talks trade and security with African leaders; U.S. plans 50% tariff on Brazil NBC News
- Prosperity and power: Trump’s selective US-Africa summit and the race with China Brookings
Missing sailors feared kidnapped by Houthis after deadly attack on cargo ship – The Times of Israel
- Missing sailors feared kidnapped by Houthis after deadly attack on cargo ship The Times of Israel
- Six rescued, 15 missing after Houthi attack on cargo ship in Red Sea Al Jazeera
- Yemen’s Houthi Militia Took Sailors Hostage After Red Sea Attack, U.S. Says The New York Times
- Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea Reuters
- Ship attacked in the Red Sea after a bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels NBC News
Gaza plan likened to Nazi camps, sparks condemnation and political storm – The Jerusalem Post
- Gaza plan likened to Nazi camps, sparks condemnation and political storm The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah BBC
- Our Duty to Explain Israel’s Operation to “Concentrate and Move Population” in Gaza is a Manifest War Crime Just Security
- Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity? The Conversation
- The Jewish State Is Building a Ghetto Haaretz
Pope Leo wears Chicago-made vestments to July 9 ‘care of creation’ Mass – OSV News
- Pope Leo wears Chicago-made vestments to July 9 ‘care of creation’ Mass OSV News
- The new Mass 'for the care of creation' is a mixed bag National Catholic Reporter
- Pope at Mass for Care of Creation: Ecological crisis requires contemplative gaze Vatican News
- Why has Pope Leo XIV started a new ‘green Mass’ tradition? Euronews.com
- Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Care of Creation’ Mass Offers Liturgical Lesson for Priests National Catholic Register
Hamas agrees to release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks, says negotiations are tough – Reuters
- Hamas agrees to release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks, says negotiations are tough Reuters
- PM says he’s in sync with Trump on hostage deal, won’t agree to one ‘at any price’ The Times of Israel
- Scoop: Secret White House meeting on Gaza raises hopes for ceasefire deal Axios
- If Trump wants Gaza ceasefire, he must pressure Netanyahu, experts say Al Jazeera
- Headlines for July 09, 2025 Democracy Now!
Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith
Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”
Leila Aboulela has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize for her writing on migration, faith and the lives of women.
The prize is awarded to a writer who, in the words of the late British playwright Harold Pinter, casts an “unflinching, unswerving” gaze on the world, and shows a “fierce intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies”.
Continue reading...Days after Texas floods, at least 150 people are still missing in one county
Governor Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts would continue in the wake of the deadly floods "until this job is finished".
Days after Texas floods, at least 150 people are still missing in one county
Governor Greg Abbott said search and rescue efforts would continue in the wake of the deadly floods "until this job is finished".
White House hosts West African leaders to discuss trade and development
Talks come as US shifts focus from aid to building sustainable economic partnerships.
Search for survivors after Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week
At least three of the 25 people on board the Eternity C were killed after it was attacked by the Iran-backed group.
Japan starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base with an eye on China – Defense News
- Japan starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base with an eye on China Defense News
- Japan starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base to beef up southwestern defense ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Japan moves Ospreys to new southern base as island defense strategy expands Stars and Stripes
- Kyodo News Digest: July 9, 2025 english.kyodonews.net
- Japan Deploys Osprey Fleet To a New Base With an Eye on China RealClearDefense
Trump issues new tariffs for six countries, including Iraq and the Philippines
The White House has sent letters to 20 different countries this week announcing new tariffs.
South Korea issues arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon
Yoon Suk-yeol attempted to impose martial law on South Korea in December before being impeached.
Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa – BBC
Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa
The temporary measures come as Crete grapples with a 350% increase in arrivals compared to last year.
Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North Africa
The temporary measures come as Crete grapples with a 350% increase in arrivals compared to last year.
Israel installs mobile housing units in Palestinian-controlled Hebron
Footage from the occupied West Bank city of Hebron shows Israel installing mobile housing units.
Wildfires reopen earthquake wounds in Turkiye’s shattered Hatay province
Recent wildfires have torn through southeastern Turkiye's Hatay, still recovering from a February 2023 earthquake.
CEO Linda Yaccarino announced resignation from Musk’s X
In a surprise move, Yaccarino says she is stepping from the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
‘Shoot them in the leg’: Kenyan president’s anti-protest rhetoric hardens as death toll rises
William Ruto accuses protesters of terrorism and violence two days after 31 people killed in anti-government demonstrations
Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has ordered police to shoot protesters targeting businesses in the legs, in a sharp intensification of his rhetoric days after 31 people were killed in nationwide anti-government demonstrations.
“They shouldn’t kill them but they should shoot their legs so they break and they can go to hospital on their way to court,” Ruto said in the capital, Nairobi.
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