- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 5, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Russia’s advance collapses in Ukraine, ‘40,000’ troops killed in June Al Jazeera
- Even as It Bombards Kyiv, Russia’s Wider Military Campaign Has Largely Stalled The New York Times
- The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, July 1, 2026 Russia Matters
- Putin exaggerated Russia's successes at the front to create an illusion of victory - ISW Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
Anthony Albanese apologises ‘unequivocally’ for podcast comment about Kylie Minogue
Prime minister picked pop singer in game of ‘shag, marry, date’ on comedy podcast
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Anthony Albanese has apologised “unequivocally” for his comments while playing a “shag, marry, date” game on a comedy podcast when he nominated Kylie Minogue for all three categories.
The prime minister issued a statement on Monday morning after receiving criticism at the weekend for his appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with the comedian Nikki Osborne.
Continue reading...UK Reform’s Nigel Farage faces fresh misconduct allegations – DW.com
- UK Reform's Nigel Farage faces fresh misconduct allegations DW.com
- Farage warned attack against ‘establishment’ over unregistered gifts could lead to harsher punishment – UK politics live The Guardian
- Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal The Times
- Brexit architect Farage under pressure as questions over funding mount CNN
- Farage says he's 'done no wrongdoing' after benefits from ally not declared BBC
A global hub for fake luxury goods, Vietnam cracks down on its black market
The Trump administration wants Vietnam to stamp out its booming counterfeit industry. Locals are divided.
A global hub for fake luxury goods, Vietnam cracks down on its black market
The Trump administration wants Vietnam to stamp out its booming counterfeit industry. Locals are divided.
Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s emergency earthquake response as number of bodies expected to soar
Interim president says unrest will not break out despite anger at official response to the 24 June disaster
Venezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than 3,000 people, vowing the country would not descend into social unrest.
Many Venezuelans have expressed anger at what they see as the US-backed government’s inadequate response to the 24 June disaster before international teams arrived.
Continue reading...More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests in Turkey – Reuters
- More than 100 detained as leftist groups hold anti-NATO protests in Turkey Reuters
- Turkey detains journalists and comic in crackdown before Nato summit Financial Times
- Turkey steps up arrests ahead of NATO summit DW.com
- Turkish protesters denounce NATO's push for higher military budgets ahead of summit Big News Network.com
- Turkey NATO Summit Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,342 – Reuters
- Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,342 Reuters
- Moles of Venezuela: the amateur rescuers digging and delving through the post-quake rubble The Guardian
- Venezuela's earthquakes death toll reaches 3,535 as survivors look for missing relatives NBC News
- Venezuelans are furious with the American-backed regime The Economist
- After the Earth Stopped Shaking The New York Times
Report: Hamas to announce dissolution of its Gaza government after nearly 20 years – Ynetnews
- Report: Hamas to announce dissolution of its Gaza government after nearly 20 years Ynetnews
- Report: Hamas plans to dissolve its Gaza government to allow in technocratic panel The Times of Israel
- Report: Hamas to dismantle Gaza government before technocratic committee entry Haaretz
- Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Hamas terror group to dissolve governing body in Gaza Strip The Jerusalem Post
Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’
‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court ruling
Carlos Giménez, a Republican congressman from Florida, broke with the Trump administration on Sunday, calling on the White House to reconsider its push to eliminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian migrants.
Returning some 350,000 Haitians to their chaotic, dangerous homeland following the US supreme court’s ruling that the Trump administration can cut off temporary legal protections, would be a grave error, Giménez said.
Continue reading...Around 100 Israeli settlers detained after attempting to cross into Syrian side of Mount Hermon – The Jerusalem Post
- Around 100 Israeli settlers detained after attempting to cross into Syrian side of Mount Hermon The Jerusalem Post
- Live updates • As Khamenei's procession begins, Israeli defense minister threatens successors Haaretz
- July 5: Army detains settler activists who tried to breach border with Syria The Times of Israel
- 'Expel the Sunni and Shia': Settler project for 'Greater Israel' sets its sights on Syria Middle East Eye
- "The Secret of the Cows": An Israeli Project to Control Syrian Territory jordannews.jo
Iran Update Special Report, July 5, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, July 5, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, July 2, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- The Iranian Arena (June 2026) – Status of Events Alma Research and Education Center
- Frank Kelly’s Geopolitical Week Ahead | June 28, 2026 DWS Asset Management
- US-Iran News: From Supreme Leader Khamenei's mourning to Israel's strikes in Lebanon - Top 6 Middle East developments overnight ET Now
At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country
More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekend
At least about two dozen people have died amid the perilous climate crisis-driven heatwave that has scorched swaths of the US with record temperatures.
As a huge heat dome sits over the county’s eastern half, extreme heat gripped millions of people in the days leading up to the US’s semiquincentennial on Saturday – and beyond it. More than 20 states experienced have reported stifling temperatures more than 100F (38C), marring celebrations. And more than 140 million people remained under active heat alerts across the US on Sunday.
Continue reading...NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands ‘loyalty’ and not just burden-sharing – PBS
- NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing PBS
- Facing Threats, NATO Finds New Value in Turkey The New York Times
- NATO Ankara summit: who's going and what to expect Reuters
- Why the Indo-Pacific might be on the back burner at the Nato summit South China Morning Post
- NATO Leaders Are Meeting This Week. Here’s What to Know. The New York Times
Yemen’s Houthis kill 16 government troops; British agency reports attack on cargo ship in Red Sea – CBS News
‘Definitely felt a big bang’: Delta plane hit by firework while landing in Chicago
The plane had 52 passengers and six crew onboard. No injuries were reported.
Oil, gas tankers cross Hormuz via Oman-side route after U-turns – Fortune
- Oil, gas tankers cross Hormuz via Oman-side route after U-turns Fortune
- Strait of Hormuz: BBC sees seized ships and stranded tankers on visit to Iran BBC
- Tankers U-Turn in Hormuz, With Some Taking Iran Route Instead Bloomberg.com
- Commentary: The fragile reopening of Hormuz is no return to normal for Asia CNA
- The Strait of Hormuz has reopened — why that might be a problem for the oil market: Chart of the Day Yahoo Finance
An attack on Poland would be Putin’s last fail – EUobserver
- An attack on Poland would be Putin’s last fail EUobserver
- Russia planning attack on Poland to test Nato resolve, US warns The Telegraph
- Tusk warns 'critical months' ahead for Poland in face of Russian threat BBC
- Crazed Putin’s New Invasion Plot Revealed The Daily Beast
- Poland warns Russia seeks to exploit Ukraine tensions with sabotage operations Reuters
Iran’s supreme leader absent as senior officials attend ayatollah’s funeral
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since the attack which killed his father at the outset of the US-Israel war with Iran.
Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader
The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran, where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.