Thu 16 July 2026: Russia on Tuesday warned that the military contingents from the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Ukraine would be “legitimate military targets” if stationed there. Commenting on remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about plans for deploying forces in Ukraine at a press briefing in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova […]
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Thu 16 July 2026: US Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that disgraced late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “seemed to be connected” to elements of the “Israeli deep state” as well as the “highest levels of American intelligence,” while also acknowledging the Trump administration mishandled its response to the case. Asked on “The Joe Rogan […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered an emotional farewell in the House of Commons, telling MPs that “this is the end of my political journey” as he made his final appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions before leaving office. He was responding to a question from Labour MP Carolyn Harris, whom […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: One of the largest fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found sold for a record $50.1 million, including fees, at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday. Nicknamed “Gus” after the owner of the land where it was found in the Hell Creek Formation in Harding County, South Dakota, the fossil measures approximately […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: Russia says it is working to reroute grain shipments from the Sea of Azov after its vessels came under Ukrainian attacks in the sea, as Kyiv claimed it hit 11 more Russian vessels in overnight strikes. Russia was preparing to use “alternative shipping routes” and may redirect cargo “to other modes […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed, plunging the island into its third nationwide blackout in less than 10 days and leaving approximately 10 million people without electricity. The outage began around 11am local time (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday, when the country’s entire power grid went offline, according to the state-run electricity company, UNE. […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged “extreme right-wing terrorism” plot targeting an Islamic event in Suffolk following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London. The arrests came after police identified what they described as a “potential serious threat” to the UK Ijtima gathering at Shrubland Hall, which ran […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Wildfires burning in France’s Fontainebleau forest have led to home evacuations and caused disruptions to train and motorway traffic, as a heatwave continues to affect Western Europe. The wildfires broke out near a motorway outside Fontainebleau, located about 60km (42 miles) southeast of Paris and home to one of France’s best-known royal palaces. By Monday […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Russia said Monday it would give an “appropriate response” to the latest sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom and the European Union over alleged Russian cyber and hybrid operations across Europe. “Moscow will give an appropriate response,” the Russian Foreign Ministry told state news agency RIA in response to a question […]
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Mon 13 July 2026: Cybersecurity experts are warning that criminals are using artificial intelligence to launch more convincing cyberattacks, making it easier to target businesses and organizations. Finnish cybersecurity officials say threats remain at a high level, with phishing, ransomware, account theft and supply-chain attacks among the most common dangers, according to a report by […]
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