The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature. Continue Reading »

The prime minister holds cross-party talks as he speeds up review of social care in England. Continue Reading »

Police discovered messy side rooms strewn with rubbish at the Legacy funeral home in Hull. Continue Reading »

The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers. Continue Reading »

"It's our forest," one volunteer fighting the fire in the Gironde region told the BBC, as other locals have refused to heed evacuations. Continue Reading »

Despite increasing support for a rate increase, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to leave the federal funds rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75%. Continue Reading »

Centcom in a post on X said that the attack originated from Iran, but all missiles were intercepted. Continue Reading »

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is meeting with a range of senior Trump administration officials, lawmakers and economists. Continue Reading »

The FTC sued Hims & Hers over alleged health data sharing with Meta and Snap, billing practices and subscription cancellations. Continue Reading »

Sen. John Cornyn says the DOJ has failed to satisfy his concerns about a deal to shield President Donald Trump and others from IRS tax audits. Continue Reading »

Par Jules Lalanne Larrieu Après la révélation de sa volonté de "privatiser" la plus grande des compétitions de football, le controversé dirigeant de la FIFA Gianni Infantino fait de nouveau les gros titres. Il aurait promis aux fédérations qui soutiennent son plan, une enveloppe conséquente. Après la révélation de sa volonté de "privatiser" la plus grande des compétitions de football, le controversé dirigeant de la FIFA Gianni Infantino fait de nouveau les gros titres. Il aurait promis aux fédérations qui soutiennent son plan, une enveloppe conséquente.Il ne se passe pas un jour, sans que Gianni Infantino ne fasse parler de lui. Hier le Times révélait son souhait de vouloir vendre une partie de la Coupe du monde, en ouvrant le capital à des investisseurs privés et notamment, des proches du président américain Donald Trump. Aujourd'hui, c'est encore le Times, qui révèle de nouveaux détails sur ce projet. Le quotidien britannique rapporte que les fédérations qui n'approuveraient pas ce nouveau ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE NICOLAS GEORGE TV5 JWPlayer Field 30 ans après la naissance de la "Nation arc-en-ciel", les manifestations et les attaques contre les migrants africains se multiplient dans le pays. Des violences sur fond de chômage, de pauvreté et de tensions politiques. On en parle avec Georges Lory, Fonteh Akum et Liesl Louw-Vaudran. Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE SLIMANE ZEGHIDOUR TV5 JWPlayer Field Rencontre hier, à la Maison Blanche, entre Benyamin Netanyahu et Donald Trump. Derrière les poignées de main et les sourires de façade, les relations ne seraient pas au beau fixe et les divisions de plus en plus nombreuses. Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE FLORENT CREBESSEGUES TV5 JWPlayer Field La Cour suprême a autorisé il y a quelques jours l'administration Trump à mettre fin au statut de protection temporaire qui permet notamment aux Haïtiens d'échapper à la misère et aux violence dans leur pays. A la Nouvelle Orléans c'est toute une communauté qui craint d'être expulsée. Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE TV5 JWPlayer Field Le président de la FIFA Gianni Infantino fait trembler la planète football. Il souhaite ouvrir les portes de Fédération aux investisseurs privés. Un projet très critiqué qui suscite l'inquiétude. Les instances européennes du football ont décidé de se réunir d'urgence. Continue Reading »

The US Senate has confirmed Wall Street lawyer and federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as Donald Trump’s new intelligence chief Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Türkiye’s ruling coalition is headed for a perfect storm of economic and political crises – it could choose to act before it breaks out Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

A Ukrainian drone strike on a car in Russia’s Lugansk People’s Republic has killed a monk and injured a priest, the Orthodox Church reports Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Russia has opened applications for an international film session, bringing together filmmakers from countries which share Eurasian values Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Warsaw sees no signs Russia is preparing a military attack, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Согласно результатам голосования, 134 водителя проголосовали "за", а 456 - "против" Continue Reading »

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Footage shows tens of thousands of Hindu devotees bathing in India’s Ganga and Saryu rivers to mark Guru Purnima. Continue Reading »

Firefighters are on high alert in France as scorching temperatures and winds threaten to fuel wildfire west of Bordeaux Continue Reading »

Dr Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue Reading »

Elevated inflation partly reflects supply shocks that have increased prices, including of energy, the Fed said. Continue Reading »

Libyans protest severe power cuts, demanding an end to corruption and grid decay. Continue Reading »

Families describe nightmares, poverty and fear as support groups struggle to meet soaring demand and experts warn traumatized children could be pulled into the cycle of violence Continue Reading »

A 34-year-old prison officer and the inmate were arrested after investigators suspected her phone was used to help his 17-year-old brother evade capture in the killing of 19-year-old Benayahu Razi Continue Reading »

Netanyahu will present Trump with updated intelligence on Iran’s nuclear and missile rebuilding efforts as the two leaders confront widening disputes over Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and planned US F-35 sales to Turkey, with both facing election pressure at home Continue Reading »

Authorities warned that waves of up to 1 meter could reach the coast and issued emergency earthquake alerts across seven prefectures on the southern island of Kyushu Continue Reading »

A fake Oppenheimer identity, Costa Rica kidnapping case and prison escape plot tied Matthew Nolan to a killing that never reached trial Continue Reading »

Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the attorney general nominee of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle President Trump’s suit against the agency. Continue Reading »

A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general. Continue Reading »

The request suggests the intense personal involvement of President Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey. Continue Reading »

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The future of artificial intelligence depends on finding more skilled humans for some very physical jobs. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

The two faced off in the final Michigan Democratic primary debate hours after POLITICO published a leaked recording of El-Sayed. Continue Reading »

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The Michigan Senate candidate saw immediate backlash from within his own party amid a tense primary that has divided progressives and moderate Democrats. Continue Reading »

Republicans have 100 days to sink the newly-minted Democratic Maine Senate nominee — and they're throwing everything they have at him. Continue Reading »

A visit to the Rio Grande Valley reveals a border community buckling under the weight of Republicans’ immigration policies. Continue Reading »

The Senate Commerce chair said the panel will instead focus on online safety legislation. Continue Reading »

“$40 trillion in debt, seems to me, should get our attention,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Continue Reading »

The letter comes as the White House and its allies are trying to build pressure on Republican senators. Continue Reading »

“Maybe they think I'm just going to give up or, you know, go along, but they're mistaken,” the GOP senator said. Continue Reading »

Graham’s legislation targeting Russia with expanded sanctions got a huge boost Tuesday night with senators voting overwhelmingly to advance it. Continue Reading »

Once prescriptive in his counsel to Trump, Netanyahu is now careful not to look like he's dragging the U.S. into a deeper fight the American public doesn't want. Continue Reading »

The meetings between Trump and his Israeli and Ukrainian counterparts were closed-press, subdued affairs — with officials from all three countries offering upbeat readouts. Continue Reading »

House Republicans blame the failure of a major veterans measure earlier this month on missteps by the VA leader. Continue Reading »

The move, the secretary of the Air Force wrote, "honors Senator Graham's decades of distinguished service to the United States Congress and the United States Air Force.” Continue Reading »

Gabriel Perez, Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator, allegedly used his inside knowledge to win more than $100,000 on the prediction market platform Kalshi. Continue Reading »

President Trump vowed Wednesday to "beat the f–king s–t out of" Iran in response to a surprise missile attack by the Islamic Republic targeting US troops stationed in Jordan. "We'll be hitting them hard," Trump told Fox News chief foreign affairs correspondent Trey Yingst in a brief interview early Wednesday. "They're going to get a beating." The president's warning came after the US and Saudi Arabia already launched joint strikes on Iran-aligned terrorists in Iraq on Tuesday following the attempted ambush. US Central Command said Tuesday that the regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed more than 30 drone attacks in the last three days on US forces in the region — all of which were unsuccessful... Continue Reading »

Iran launched a surprise ballistic-missile attack on American forces in Jordan, a U.S. official said, a violent escalation that piles new pressure on President Trump to renew the war in earnest. The missiles were all successfully intercepted, the U.S. military said. But the assault raised the prospect that American forces would have to respond, just as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and eventually jump-start broader peace talks were picking up speed... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will order heavy strikes on Iran in retaliation for its "surprise attack" on U.S. forces overnight, which punctured a multiday pause in fighting in the Middle East. "We'll be hitting them hard. They're going to get a beating," Trump told a Fox News reporter. "We are going to beat the f------ s--- out of them," Trump added, according to Fox. Iran targeted American forces in the Middle East with ballistic missiles late Tuesday stateside, U.S. Central Command said... Continue Reading »

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed to visit New York in September despite "hate-spewing" Mayor Zohran Mamdani's call for his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza. "First of all, I'm going to New York," Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, when asked about Mamdani declaring last week that he's "not welcome" in the Big Apple because of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2024. Continue Reading »

A Republican governor in a state that voted to elect President Donald Trump is facing intense backlash online after an interview arguing against the president's order to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) migrants from the United States. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's state is home to an estimated 30,000 Haitian TPS holders. He told CBS earlier this week that the Haitians shouldn't be sent back to their country of origin. Continue Reading »

Anthony S. Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing Wednesday where Republicans pressed the retired government scientist on whether he was sufficiently truthful in past testimony about the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), a longtime adversary of Fauci, concluded the nearly three-hour hearing by saying the committee is planning a vote next week on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. Continue Reading »

The aide who had an affair with her boss, then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom — while she was married to his campaign manager — is speaking out about the ordeal for the first time in 20 years. In an essay for Vanity Fair published Tuesday, Ruby Rippey, 54, told how the affair with the now-California governor, in 2005-2006, tore her life apart. The mother also reflected on how it took "something catastrophic" to tackle her drinking problem that had spiraled. Continue Reading »

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether Blanche's nomination as attorney general should move forward to a full Senate vote, and with Democrats unilaterally opposing Blanche, every single Republican senator needs to vote for him for his nomination to move forward. Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have suggested they could oppose Blanche unless the DOJ makes "written modifications" to the IRS settlement, which included a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" for people who feel the judicial system was "weaponized" against them and an agreement that appears to give Trump, his eldest sons and other parties widespread legal immunity. Continue Reading »

The Canadian government released a new report this week detailing declining tourism numbers to the U.S. and blaming the Trump administration for it. Turns out, the numbers may not be as bad as government officials are putting on. In a new report, the Canadian government said travel to the U.S. fell 25% in 2025, with Canadians making 29.1 million trips to the U.S., down from 39 million the year before. Continue Reading »

At least 30 Christians were killed in an attack on their village in Kaduna State in Nigeria on Sunday. Truth Nigeria reports the number of killed actually exceeds 60 people, citing multiple attacks. According to International Christian Concern (ICC), gunmen entered the village of Naridon and began firing on people inside their homes. They also set several houses on fire as people fled into the fields. A ministry called Building Zion reports the attacks continued for many hours without any response from security or government forces, stretching into the early morning... Continue Reading »

Just before dawn on Tuesday, hundreds of Iranians gathered in Isfahan hoping to stop two young men from being hanged. Instead, security forces violently dispersed the crowd and publicly executed 25-year-old Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and 28-year-old Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi. Both men were convicted on charges stemming from clashes that Iranian authorities say resulted in the deaths of four security officers. Human rights groups say the men were sentenced after proceedings marred by allegations of torture, forced confessions, and closed-door trials... Continue Reading »

The Senate panel chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will hold a vote on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to testify about his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, an escalation in the long-running battle between the two men. Paul said he scheduled the vote in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee because Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining to answer questions at a Wednesday hearing, even though he received a blanket pardon from President Joe Biden... Continue Reading »

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it has officially banned gain-of-function research, claiming it has the potential to threaten lives and undermine national security if not properly restricted and controlled. The State and Health and Human Services departments claim that although biomedical research has produced lifesaving vaccines and medical breakthroughs, it must never come at the expense of public safety or national security... Continue Reading »

For many rural communities across the country, the crisis in healthcare manifests as a lack of specialized healthcare. American medical schools are taking note and working toward providing specialists trained in treating rural residents. From Eastern Tennessee's mountains to the Pacific Northwest and beyond, medical schools are moving their programs directly into the communities that need them the most... Continue Reading »

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions. Infantino has set a deadline of 19 September for football federations to accept his plans if they want to access an initial $20m (£15m). Football's world governing body has said it wants to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including the World Cup, and external investors will be able to buy stakes in it... Continue Reading »

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has accused FBI Director Kash Patel of spreading inaccurate information about the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. During an interview on "The Sharpe Exchange," Nanos criticized Patel's public comments about the case, saying Patel received incorrect information early in the investigation and warned that when inaccurate information is released, he believes "it hurts the case." Nanos also pushed back on Patel's claim that local investigators delayed contacting the FBI, calling the director "misinformed" and revealing the two have never met or spoken with each other... Continue Reading »

When President Donald Trump ordered an early morning raid to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January and brought him to the United States to face trial on narco-terrorism charges, the warnings came fast. House Armed Services Committee ranking Democratic member Adam Smith cautioned that United States military intervention always "ends badly," citing Iraq and Libya as examples. Representative Jim Himes, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, drew the parallel directly. "This is exactly the euphoria we felt in 2002 when our military took down the Taliban in Afghanistan," Himes said, "in 2003 when our military took out Saddam Hussein, and in 2011 when we helped remove Muammar Qaddafi from power in Libya."... Continue Reading »

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed skepticism during his meeting with President Trump about the chance of a deal with Iran and discussed increasing economic pressure on Iran "through kinetic and non-kinetic means," a senior Israeli official said in a briefing with reporters. Why it matters: Tuesday's meeting was the first between Netanyahu and Trump since the start of the war on Feb. 28. It came as Trump is still trying to reach a deal with Iran but also considering a return to major combat operations. Several hours after the sitdown, Iran launched a missile attack on an American base in Jordan for the first time since Trump paused U.S. strikes in Iran on Friday... Continue Reading »

Toronto police investigate after Jewish-owned bakery chain hit by gunfire and vandalism Read more about Toronto police investigate after Jewish-owned bakery chain hit by gunfire and vandalism Continue Reading »

Is it normal for a sitting senator to have to routinely submit proofs of life to a public who suspect he might be braindead? Just asking for 340 million friends in the US. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized for a medical event on 14 June and we are now in week six of What on Earth Is Going on With Mitch? – a mystery that has riveted the nation. According to McConnell's team there isn't actually a mystery at all. The 84-year-old is doing great, they want us to know. So great that they have now released two photos to prove it... Continue Reading »

Houthis Signal Red Sea Shipping Tolls In Mirror Image Of Iran's Hormuz Plan Houthis have entered the chat... Already multiple Saudi vessels have been targeted in the Red Sea region, forcing a number of tankers to U-turn, and now Yemen's Houthis are seeking to introduce their own 'toll system' for the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. "Yemen's information minister said intelligence confirmed IRGC advisers were directly involved in designing a Houthi-enforced toll system for the Bab el-Mandeb, mirroring Iran's contested claim to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz," European media reports Wednesday. Source: Winward "The Houthi armed group is working with Iran to charge ships to transit the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a minister in Yemen's internationally recognised government said on Wednesday."  The scheme is to be a mirror image of that Tehran is seeking to enforce in the Strait of Hormuz, where it continues to insist that it will settle for nothing less than its own vision of management, including fee collection for "navigation" "environmental" and safety assurance. According to more via Reuters: Yemen's Houthi group is considering imposing fees on commercial ... Continue Reading »

Garmin Boosts Full-Year Forecast As Wearables Earnings Jump Garmin shares jumped as much as 9.6% in premarket trading after the GPS-device maker delivered a broad beat on second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year outlook. Garmin produces GPS-enabled electronics and wearable technology across five main markets: Fitness: smartwatches, running watches, cycling computers and activity trackers Outdoor: hiking watches, handheld GPS devices, satellite communicators and dog-tracking systems Aviation: cockpit displays, navigation systems, avionics and flight instruments Marine: chartplotters, sonar, radar, autopilots and fish finders Automotive: vehicle navigation systems, cameras and technology supplied to automakers The company attributed the outperformance to "strong demand for advanced wearables," particularly within its fitness segment: Revenue from the fitness segment increased 25% in the second quarter with growth across all product categories, led by strong demand for advanced wearables. Gross and operating margins were 64% and 37%, respectively, resulting in $277 million of operating income. During the quarter, we launched the Forerunner 70 and Forerunner 170, easy-to-use GPS running smartwatches designed to help runners of all levels reach their goals. In addition, we celebrated Global Running Day and Global Cycling Day with the release of our running and cycling data reports, highlighting how athletes ... Continue Reading »

The Mamdani Grocery Grift: NYC Mayor Sells Taxpayers A Bill Of Goods On City-Run Stores Authored by Jonathan Turley, Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s short stint as a faux president ended with an embarrassing acknowledgment that he could not, as promised during his campaign, arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So, this week, Mamdani the Grocer made a reappearance, with details on the five city-run grocery stores that he will open. But rather than deliver discount groceries, Mamdani is selling New Yorkers a bill of goods that will cost them millions. What Mamdani described was a discount food bank dressed up as a grocery. Standing in front of blackboards saying “REDUCED 30%,” Mamdani sounded like a bodega hawker: “Once a month, our five city-run grocery stores will set prices for this core set of goods at 30% below typical retail prices. No exceptions, no gimmicks” Here’s the most delicious part: the presser was a gimmick from beginning to end. The mayor promised that “The savings will last for the entire month. That means no weekly fluctuations or sticker shock at the checkout line — not for our seniors living on fixed incomes, nor for the ... Continue Reading »

Watch Live: Fed Chair Warsh Explains 'Hawkish' Hold Having delivered the biggest "non-cut" surprise to markets in decades - by holding rates unchanged (markets were pricing a 35% chance of a hike) - and given Warsh’s distaste for forward guidance, he is unlikely to offer any clearer signals during the press conference. Bear in mind that since 2015, traders have foreseen the Fed’s ultimate rate decision with an average error of 2.4 basis points the day before the central bank’s announcement, according to a note from Ian Lyngen, head of US rates strategy at BMO Capital Markets. “The market is set up for a sharper kneejerk response to the FOMC announcement than is typically the case,” Lyngen said. Jonathan Pingle, chief US economist at UBS, said he hadn’t felt this uncertain about an imminent Fed rate decision in 20 years, back when Ben Bernanke became Fed chair. However, the three dissents in favor of a rate hike clearly show the direction of travel,and that may prove helpful to Warsh if he aims to tamp down inflation pressures. While yields are down and gold up after the statement, the dissenters would suggest this decision leans hawkish ... Continue Reading »

No Rate-Change Sparks 3 Dissents As Warsh Fed Delivers Biggest 'Non-Cut' Surprise In Decades Tl;dr: The Fed held rates unchanged, delivering the biggest surprise "non-cut" to the market in decades. Three dissenters wanted a rate-hike, clearly signaling the direction of travel and confirming this decision as a "hawkish hold" though arguably only marginally. *  *  * Since the last FOMC meeting on June 17th (Kevin Warsh's first as Fed Chair), a lot has happened, with the Iran war re-erupting driving oil prices and the dollar higher, while stocks (momo/semis meltdown), bonds, gold, and bitcoin are all lower... Both growth and inflation macro data has surprised to the downside... But, oil's resurgence has pushed rate-hike odds significantly higher... But, this will still be one of the first Fed meetings in years where the market does not have at least 80% confidence in what the committee will do... One way or another, this will be the largest "non-cut" surprise in decades. If the Fed hikes today, it will be almost as big of a surprise as Powell's 50bps cut in Sept '24 meant to give the election to Kamala. pic.twitter.com/5tQyfvye1H — zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 29, 2026 As we detailed earlier, since ... Continue Reading »

US-Owned LNG Ship Reportedly Struck By Kamikaze Drone At Egyptian Port A potentially major escalation emerged late Wednesday after a US-owned gas-processing vessel moored at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta was reportedly struck by a drone, according to Reuters, citing maritime security firm Ambrey. Details remain scant, and this assessment is preliminary. Explosion disrupts Damietta LNG hub An explosion at Egypt's Damietta LNG terminal has disrupted operations at one of the country's key LNG import hubs after damaging the Energos Winter floating storage and regasification unit and the GasLog Salem LNG tanker. Both vessels have… pic.twitter.com/mYNTUanzT7 — Kpler (@Kpler) July 29, 2026 🚨🇺🇸🇪🇬🇲🇭 A US-owned LNG floating storage facility flying a Marshall Islands flag was struck by at least one drone in Damietta, Egypt. Local authorities say the situation is now ‘under control.' “The vessels involved have been safely relocated outside the port area... port… pic.twitter.com/te6MxlOtDp — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 29, 2026 Ship-tracking data from Bloomberg shows the gas-processing vessel Energos Winter, which serves as a floating storage and regasification unit, moored off the port of Damietta. The port hosts the Damietta LNG terminal, a critical outlet for processing and exporting Egyptian and regional natural ... Continue Reading »

Trump Invites California Teen Lifeguard Who Rescued Boy To White House Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A teen lifeguard, who heroically dove into pounding waves to save a young boy, will be honored by President Donald Trump at the White House. Lifeguards rescue boy at California beach amid intense waves "We're going to bring this heroic young man, and his family, into the White House with, perhaps, the boy he saved, to give him a High Civilian Honor," Trump announced on X July 28. "Very brave, he deserves it!" The lifeguard, Ryder Williams, 16, rescued the 10-year-old boy on July 25 at Seabright Beach, about 6 miles east of the popular Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and about 60 miles south of San Francisco. A witness, Scott Vander Dussen, posted the viral video of the rescue on Instagram.         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Scott Vander Dussen (@santacruznow) In the clip, Williams is seen running into the rough water before he grabs the boy around the chest. The boy appeared to be exhausted and going limp, and unable to hold onto the lifeguard as relentless waves crashed over them. The two were overcome ... Continue Reading »

From Momentum To Mayhem: Korean 'Plunge Protectors' Meet As Leverage Unwind Sparks Chaos 'Leverage goes both ways...' That is a lesson that many are learning in a painful manner as the army that enjoyed the momentum escalator ride up are now decrying the elevator plunge lower... and the poster-child for this pain is Korea. Following anxiety over new Chinese competition, and disappointing earnings from SK Hynix overnight, Korea's stock market has plunged 44% from its record highs in June (but remains up 27% YTD still)... Triggering yet another circuit-breaker... You didn’t pray hard enough The Kospi Index slid as much as 12.6%, triggering a circuit breaker for a second straight day. The gauge is on course for a record monthly loss of ~35%. https://t.co/PmULRxoa1Y — zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 29, 2026 And prompting panic among Korean regulators: As Bloomberg reports, South Korea will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday evening to discuss the market situation after a stocks rout that has wiped billions of dollars off investors’ holdings. The meeting, hosted by Finance Minister Koo Yun Cheol, will involve all of the country’s top financial authorities, starting from 6 p.m. local time, according to lawmaker Yoo Dong-soo. Top administration officials faced ... Continue Reading »

FDA Panel Backs Wider Access To Six Peptide Therapies, Citing Grey Market Concerns Via American Greatness, A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has voted to recommend expanding legal access to six popular peptide compounds. Supporters say it could pull patients out of the unregulated grey market that has flourished under years of federal inaction. The FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee reviewed seven peptides during a two-day hearing in Maryland last week, weighing whether each should be added to the agency's Section 503A Bulks List. Reuters reported the panel voted in favor of moving six forward: BPC-157 for ulcerative colitis, TB-500 and KPV for wound healing, MOTS-c for obesity and osteoporosis, Semax for cerebral ischemia, migraine and trigeminal neuralgia, and Epitalon for insomnia. Peptides are short chains of amino acids that help regulate metabolism, growth and tissue repair, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Some, including insulin and GLP-1 weight loss drugs, are already FDA approved, while others have remained in regulatory limbo even as demand exploded among patients seeking help with weight loss, muscle building, chronic disease and performance. If the FDA ultimately adopts the recommendation, licensed compounding pharmacies could prepare the ... Continue Reading »

NANO Nuclear Expands Air Force Footprint With Second AFWERX Award NANO Nuclear Energy has been selected for a new AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research Phase I award, giving the company another opportunity to advance its KRONOS MMR Energy System with the Department of the Air Force. The new Phase I award is framed as a broad research and development agreement. NANO said the contract is focused on using KRONOS to “address the most pressing challenges in the DAF [Department of the Air Force].” The distinction between this award and NANO’s previous Air Force contract is worth noting.  Last year’s roughly $1.25 million Direct-to-Phase II award was tied to a specific objective: studying the feasibility of deploying a KRONOS MMR at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, DC. That work examines the base’s energy requirements, grid vulnerabilities, siting options, environmental considerations and regulatory pathways. Rather than evaluating a reactor for one predetermined location, the new engagement could give NANO a wider platform to demonstrate how KRONOS might support energy resilience across additional Air Force installations and potentially other defense applications. It arrives as the military is moving ahead with microreactor projects at several bases, reflecting ... Continue Reading »

War Path Or Deal? Trump Threatens To Hit Iran 'Hard' As Netanyahu Meeting Details Emerge Summary Trump weighs deal, sanctions, or strikes on Iran as Saudis-US hit Iraqi militants. Tehran denies seeking talks, insists on Hormuz terms. Oil climbs as attacks on Saudi energy sites continue. Conflict widens with joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq which killed at least 20. Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027? Yes 25% · No 76%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * Details of Trump-Netanyahu Meeting at Oval Finally Emerging After on Tuesday President Trump hosted both Zelensky and Netanyahu in the Oval Office there were no big press conferences or readouts given. But on Wednesday some key statements have begun to emerge concerning what was discussed, but at this point only offered via the Israeli side... To be expected, Iran and the nuclear question dominated the discussions, according to i24's Ariel Oseran, with Israeli officials describing a White House focused on three possible paths forward. "Trump is weighing three options: a nuclear deal, maintaining and intensifying the economic blockade, or renewed military strikes," one official said, adding, "We didn't tell Trump Israel's preference is a strike. Our preference is ... Continue Reading »

Ukraine's FM Claims Attack On Iranian Ship In Caspian Sea Was 'Unintentional' The week started with a bizarre incident in the Caspian Sea involving an Iranian commercial vessel and the Iranian military, an episode which threatened to expand the war by merging two conflict theatres. Iran had accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel by long-range drone in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, which resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Soon after, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran to severely protest the "hostile and criminal" attack, IRNA reported. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that the "blatant UN Charter violation" which was "done at Israel's behest" could serve to "drag Europe into its war." Araghchi also denounced and attacked Zelensky personally, calling him the "freeloader in Kyiv". But on Tuesday, there was a rapid walk-back and climb-down of sorts regarding the whole murky incident. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi newly stated that Ukraine's foreign minister assured him that the Ukrainian drone attack on the Iranian commercial vessel was "unintentional". via Mappr "Was assured by Ukrainian FM [Andrii Sybiha] that the attack on an Iranian ship was unintentional and Ukraine seeks ... Continue Reading »

New Jersey Rejects DOJ's Request For Records On Noncitizen Voter Registration Error Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, New Jersey is refusing to hand over information to the U.S. Department of Justice involving a voter registration error that allowed thousands of noncitizens to register to vote in the state. The DOJ requested the full names, dates of birth, nationalities, residential addresses, and registration dates and locations of 6,600 people involved in the error. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill rejected the DOJ’s request for the data, saying in a letter on Tuesday that state and federal privacy laws prohibit releasing it. “The request had no legal basis, and I will always protect New Jerseyans’ personally identifiable information,” Sherrill said on X. Harmeet K. Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the DOJ, said the governor’s “refusal to cooperate with federal law enforcement does nothing to protect law-abiding NJ voters.” “NJ has a legal duty to keep ineligible voters off its rolls, & our request is grounded in that legal authority. DOJ will get this information through all legal means!” she said Tuesday in a post on X. Sherrill said on July 21 that ... Continue Reading »

WTI Holds Spike After Big Crude Draw, SPR Drain Continues As Cushing Stocks Stuck At 'Tank Bottoms' Oil prices are jumping higher after the U.S. military intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at American forces in Jordan. Shortly after the surprise attack, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes in Iraq against Iran-backed groups that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps previously directed to attack American troops and Saudi energy infrastructure. As Barron's Patrick O'Donnell reports, the escalation in hostilities hit market hopes that the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway would reopen. More than a quarter of the world's crude usually passes through the shipping channel and tanker traffic remains essentially halted. "These developments throw cold water on the idea of a swift de-escalation in the Persian Gulf," analysts at ING said. "Clearly, with Saudi oil infrastructure increasingly targeted, the risk of more prolonged supply disruptions grows." President Trump this morning threatened to hit Iran “hard,” while the US and Saudi Arabia retaliated against militia and weapons sites in Iraq linked to Tehran. Overnight, we saw API report a sizable crude draw but product builds (as the crack spread has eased somewhat)... API Crude -3.3mm Cushing -300k Gasoline +900k Distillates +400k DOE Crude ... Continue Reading »

An Interesting Divergence Is Emerging Between The Fed And Other Central Banks By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank Circle Of Life Active Brent crude futures fell by almost 5% yesterday as the US extended its pause on striking Iran. Donald Trump had indicated that the lull was underway to give diplomacy another chance, claiming that the US was in “very deep talks” with Iran but that his patience for progress was short, saying “either it goes fast or not at all.” Brent has opened more than 3% higher this morning to follow overnight gains in WTI prices following Iranian missile strikes on a US base in Jordan – the first Iranian attacks since the recent ‘pause’ began – and joint strikes by the US and Saudi Arabia on Iran-backed militants in Iraq. Those Saudi-US came in retaliation for strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with President Trump at the White House yesterday where the potential normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia was reportedly discussed. Equity markets saw divergence yesterday between semiconductor stocks and value plays. South Korea’s KOSPI closed the day down 10.84% after triggering ... Continue Reading »

BMW Targets 8,000 Job Cuts With New Voluntary Severance Package BMW shares in Germany are down 36% so far this year, as the automaker's latest forecast downgrade was described by JPMorgan analyst Jose Asumendi as a "wake-up call for the auto industry." The outlook for BMW continues to deteriorate, with Bloomberg reporting that the automaker will begin a sweeping workforce restructuring in Germany this fall. Voluntary departures in Germany are expected to account for most of the roughly 8,000 positions BMW plans to eliminate globally, equivalent to about 5% of its workforce. The restructuring is aimed at reducing costs and strengthening the automaker's ability to compete with fast-growing Chinese rivals. The report continued: The offer will go out to staff in research, development, planning and other corporate functions, with factory floor workers not eligible, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the plans aren't public. BMW also is looking to streamline its management ranks in the coming months as part of the broader cuts, they said.  The job reduction program will begin in October and run through 2027, with BMW anticipating a boost in profitability in 2028. Shares in Frankfurt are ... Continue Reading »

EssilorLuxottica's AI Smart Glasses Revenue Nearly Doubles On Ray-Ban, Oakley Demand EssilorLuxottica shares rose as much as 4.5% in Paris before reversing course and falling 2%. The eyewear maker reported better-than-expected first-half profit margins, while revenue from its AI smart glasses nearly doubled in the second quarter, easing investor concerns over rising competition and component costs. The Ray-Ban owner, which partners with Meta on smart glasses, reported a 13% increase in first-half adjusted profit to 1.9 billion euros, while its operating margin reached 18.6%, above the analyst estimate of 16.3%. Second-quarter revenue rose 8.7% at constant exchange rates to 7.69 billion euros, missing expectations due to weaker growth in North America. Wall Street analysts called management's tone on the earnings call earlier today "optimistic" and "encouraging." CFO Stefano Grassi noted, "There are good reasons to see a good trajectory on gross margin also for the second half." He told analysts about a pipeline of AI smart glasses set to hit the market. EssilorLuxottica did not disclose second-quarter AI-glasses volumes, though management said growth was driven by its Ray-Ban and Oakley models developed with Meta. EssilorLuxottica's smart glasses have emerged as early consumer-market winners by ... Continue Reading »

Idaho's High Desert Becomes Hot Spot For Nuclear Power Revolution Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, History was made with the flip of a switch at 12:30 a.m. on June 4, under partly cloudy skies and a waning three-quarter moon in Idaho's Arco Desert, when a prototype reactor sustained a nuclear chain reaction, becoming the first new design to achieve "criticality," or viability, in the United States since 1973. In that midnight milestone's wake, the future is following fast. Since Antares Nuclear's Mark-0 design was validated in early June, three other novel reactor designs have met the U.S. Department of Energy's criticality requirements and, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Up to four more could do so by year's end. While technologies, fuels, and applications vary, these prototypes share common traits. All are far smaller than the conventional reactors with massive cement cooling towers, and all are designed to be mass-produced, portable, and scalable. Several can fit in the bed of a pickup truck. Most microreactor designs could be built in factories and shipped in cargo containers to locations around the world. Idaho National Laboratory The nuclear energy surge is a convergence ... Continue Reading »

Watch: Fauci's Invokes 5th, Lawyer Forcibly Removed From Hearing Update (0920ET): As Dr. Anthony Fauci continues to invoke his 5th Amendment right not to incriminate himself - something we were all told he couldn't do due to his pardon by former President Joe Biden.  The hearing kicked off at 8:30 a.m. EDT with Fauci appearing under subpoena from Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY).  Fauci’s opening statement: He invoked the Fifth Amendment and announced he would refuse to answer questions. He said it “pains” him to do so given his long record of cooperating with Congress, but he was following his attorneys’ advice. He accused Paul of an “obvious obsession” / “unhinged” campaign aimed at getting him “behind bars,” and said the hearing’s real purpose was to trap him into making statements that could support prosecution (especially perjury). He also criticized the recent public release of his personal diary entries as an effort to embarrass and intimidate him. Paul’s opening remarks: The chairman framed the session around COVID origins, NIH-funded research (including gain-of-function issues), inconsistencies between Fauci’s public statements and private diary notes, and accountability for the pandemic response. He noted that a presidential pardon ... Continue Reading »

DOJ And Trump Ask Supreme Court To Review $83.3 Million Carroll Verdict Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the U.S. Supreme Court on July 28 to intervene in the defamation dispute between President Donald Trump and writer E. Jean Carroll. The DOJ is arguing in the petition in United States v. Carroll that the federal government - not Trump personally - should be the defendant in the case that led to an $83.3 million verdict against Trump. At the same time, Trump’s private attorneys filed a petition with the high court in the case of Trump v. Carroll, asking the justices to review the same verdict, largely on grounds of presidential immunity. The DOJ’s petition, a copy of which was obtained by The Epoch Times, focuses on the federal Westfall Act, which shields federal employees from personal liability for common law tort lawsuits arising from their government employment. Common law refers to the body of law developed over centuries by court rulings, as opposed to statutes passed by legislatures. A tort is a wrongful act or infringement of a right that gives rise to civil liability. When ... Continue Reading »