Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit
Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.
‘A dark day for our country’: Democrats furious over Trump bill’s passage
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned bill’s expansion of immigration enforcement and cuts to social benefits
Democrats have erupted in a storm of outrage over the passage of Donald Trump’s budget bill, delivering scathing critiques that offered signs of the attack lines the party could wield against Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.
Party leaders released a wave of statements after the sweeping tax and spending bill’s passage on Thursday, revealing a fury that could peel paint off a brick outhouse.
Continue reading...The So-Called Experts Are Proven Wrong at Every Turn in First Six Months of Trump’s Second Term – The New York Sun
Trump says US to start sending tariff rates letters to trading partners
Letters to be sent to countries without a deal in place before end of 90-day pause on 9 July
Donald Trump has said the US will start sending letters to trading partners setting out tariff rates that countries will have to pay from the beginning of next month.
The US president told the media that about “10 or 12” letters would be sent out on Friday, with further letters sent out over the “next few days”.
Continue reading...North Korean man crosses heavily fortified DMZ border to South Korea
The unarmed man was found in the central-west border section before being led to safety by South Korean troops.
Hamas says it is ready to enter ceasefire negotiations in ‘positive spirit’
Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in US
Hamas said it had responded on Friday in “a positive spirit” to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.
US president Donald Trump earlier announced a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire in the nearly 21-month-old war between Israel and Hamas, stating he anticipated a reply from the parties in coming hours.
Continue reading...Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation; firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey, Syria – NPR
- Wildfire in Greece prompts evacuation; firefighters tackle blazes in Turkey, Syria NPR
- Greece Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 1,500 People From Island of Crete The New York Times
- Watch: Beachgoers look on as wildfires burn in Greece BBC
- Fires in Greece’s Crete and near Athens extinguished; two dead in Turkiye Al Jazeera
- Greece battles wildfire in Evia, reports progress on Crete Reuters
Palestine Action: What has the group done, as it faces a ban?
MPs in the UK have voted to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, but what has it actually done?
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,226
Here are the key events on day 1,226 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump looks for a win on Israel-Gaza peace deal during Netanyahu visit – The Washington Post
- Trump looks for a win on Israel-Gaza peace deal during Netanyahu visit The Washington Post
- LIVE: Israel intensifies Gaza attacks; Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees Al Jazeera
- Trump says he expects Hamas decision in 24 hours on 'final' peace proposal Reuters
- Where Do Israel-Hamas Truce Negotiations Stand? The New York Times
- Saudi report says Hamas could offer guarantees on disarmament, paving way for lasting Gaza ceasefire The Times of Israel
Roadblocks replace rallies as Serbian protesters demand new elections – BBC
- Roadblocks replace rallies as Serbian protesters demand new elections BBC
- Europe's human rights watchdog concerned over use of force against Serbia anti-corruption protesters AP News
- Serbia: Authorities must end unlawful use of force against protesters and investigate reports of police violence Amnesty International
- Serbian police detain 79 people in crackdown on protests Reuters
- Dozens Arrested in Serbia as Students Step Up Roadblock Tactics Balkan Insight
Roadblocks replace rallies as Serbian protesters demand new elections
After months of rallies, Serbian protesters are calling for people to join a campaign of civil disobedience.
‘Village of one kidney’: India-Bangladesh organ traffickers rob poor donors
Using loopholes and fraud, brokers turn poverty in Bangladesh and demand for transplants in India into booming business.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confirm split
The couple said they were "shifting their relationship" to "focus on co-parenting”.
Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?
Rights groups call out state repression after violent crackdown on protests against Faure Gnassingbe's extended rule.
July 5 Is the End of the World. Come Celebrate With Me on July 6 – Unseen Japan
Russian strikes hit Kyiv after Trump says no progress in talks with Putin – CNN
- Russian strikes hit Kyiv after Trump says no progress in talks with Putin CNN
- Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin spurns Trump's truce bid BBC
- Death of Ukrainian F-16 pilot highlights perils of air defence, commander says Reuters
- Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 14, triggers multiple fires, mayor says The Guardian
- 'Nothing but terror and murder' — Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in massive overnight attack The Kyiv Independent
Russia the first to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan – BBC
- Russia the first to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan BBC
- Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government Al Jazeera
- Taliban praise Russia’s ‘brave decision’ to recognise their rule in Afghanistan The Guardian
- Russia Becomes First Country to Recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban Government The New York Times
- Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize Taliban’s latest rule in Afghanistan AP News
North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea – Japan Today
- North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea Japan Today
- North Korean man crosses heavily fortified DMZ border to South Korea Al Jazeera
- North Korean, in Rare Feat, Flees to Freedom On Foot Through the DMZ WSJ
- South Korea detains North Korean border crosser DW
- North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea Yahoo
Extreme Heat Shuts Down Some Nuclear Reactors in Europe – The New York Times
- Extreme Heat Shuts Down Some Nuclear Reactors in Europe The New York Times
- France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants due to heatwave Euronews.com
- As Europe swelters in extreme heat, Eiffel Tower closes its top level and a Swiss reactor shuts down NBC News
- EDF shuts down Golftech nuclear plant due to high river temperature Reuters
- Eight dead, nuclear reactor shut: Europe boils in blistering heatwave MSN