US TO ANNOUNCE TARIFF AMOUNTS MONDAY ON ‘PROBABLY 12’ COUNTRIES

Sun 06 July 2025:   President Donald Trump said late Friday that the US will announce new tariff amounts Monday on up to 12 countries. “I did, I signed some letters and they’ll go out on Monday,” Trump told reporters. “Probably 12 different amounts of money, different amounts of tariffs and somewhat different statements,” he […]

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TRUMP CLAIMS VICTORY AS HE SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL BUDGET AND TAX BILL INTO LAW

Sat 05 July 2025: The bill extends tax cuts, slices welfare programmes and surges immigration funds, advancing Trump’s agenda. Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has signed his signature tax and spending bill, capping a months-long push to codify his top policy priorities into law. The sweeping bill has prompted controversy among both Democrats and […]

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STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED AFTER DEVASTATING WILDFIRE IN EASTERN CRETE

Fri 04 July 2025: Authorities on Friday declared a state of emergency in parts of the municipality of Ierapetra following a devastating wildfire in eastern Crete that has since been brought largely under control, local media reported on Friday. Erupting Wednesday near Ierapetra amid dry, windy conditions, the fire has burned down thousands of acres […]

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RUSSIA ‘WILL NOT BACK DOWN’ ON UKRAINE WAR GOALS, PUTIN TELLS TRUMP

Fri 04 July 2025: Russian president says future talks need to be between Kyiv and Moscow amid signs latter does not want US involvement. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, that Moscow will not give up on its goal of eliminating the “root causes” of the war in Ukraine. […]

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SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY PENDING SENTENCING ON PROSTITUTION-RELATED CHARGES

Thu 03 July 2025: Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in custody after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of transporting people for prostitution in his high-profile New York City trial. Judge Arun Subramanian denied bail for Combs, rejecting the defense’s claim that the charges did not warrant mandatory detention, said US Network CBS. While […]

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PALEOLITHIC DISCOVERIES IN TÜRKIYE REVEAL EARLIEST KNOWN HUMAN ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN MESOPOTAMIA

Thu 03 July 2025: Archaeologists have uncovered rare artifacts from the Paleolithic era at Ulukoy Cave in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province, revealing the earliest known evidence of human activity in northern Mesopotamia, officials said. Among the discoveries are obsidian tools, animal remains, and stone weapons that provide new insights into prehistoric life and trade networks […]

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OVER 14 MLN PEOPLE ‘COULD DIE FROM US FOREIGN AID CUTS’

Wed 02 July 2025: More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of U.S. foreign aid, a research projected Tuesday. The study in the prestigious Lancet journal was published as world and business leaders gather for a U.N. conference in […]

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RUSSIA RAMPS UP WEAPONS PRODUCTION AS US PAUSES SOME UKRAINE ARMS SHIPMENTS

Wed 02 July 2025: Russia has significantly increased production volumes across all types of weapons, Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov said on Wednesday. Speaking at the parliament in Moscow, Alikhanov said the military industry continues to increase its capacity to meet all domestic needs and foreign orders. “Collectively, we have significantly increased production volumes across all types of […]

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EURO AT 4-YEAR PEAK AGAINST US DOLLAR AS EURO INFLATION HITS ECB’S TARGET

Wed 02 July 2025: The euro increased to its highest since 2021 against the US dollar on Tuesday after annual inflation in the eurozone hit the European Central Bank (ECB)’s target of 2%. The currency was up 0.1% against the dollar to 1.1821 as of 0930GMT, the highest since August 2021. The rise was due […]

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NEW MEASURES ‘TO PROTECT UK FROM COVERT FOREIGN INFLUENCE’ TAKE EFFECT IN BRITAIN

Wed 02 July 2025: New measures to protect the UK from “covert foreign influence” took effect Tuesday to strengthen national security, according to the British government. “National security will be bolstered as the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) launches today, one of the foundations of the government’s Plan for Change” scheme, it said. It noted […]

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