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• Russian strikes continue following visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Kyiv

  Russia launched ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv shortly after envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's visit to the city for peace negotiations.

• UK moves to sanction Israeli settlements as PM Burnham risks clash with Trump: report

  Andy Burnham's UK sanctions targeting Israeli West Bank settlements spark fierce backlash from Benjamin Netanyahu's ministers and U.S. lawmakers.

• Popular TV host, media star faces hanging after conviction in major synthetic drug trafficking case

  Sarah Khalifa was among 12 defendants sentenced to death after prosecutors accused the group of manufacturing and trafficking synthetic narcotics.

• Russia’s quieter nuclear submarines threaten NATO, former commander warns

  Russia's Yasen-M submarines and militarized Kola Peninsula are forcing NATO to confront a growing undersea threat across the GIUK Gap and Arctic, expert warns.

• UN agency accused of Hamas ties sees another European nation cut funding

  Finland will discontinue UNRWA funding by end of 2026, following the Trump administration and Sweden in cutting ties with the Hamas-linked U.N. agency.

• US restricts government travel to Mexican border city over threat concerns

  The U.S. Consulate in Nogales announced restricted government travel to essential daylight movement only over an unspecified threat in Sonora, Mexico.

• Germany’s far-right party AfD surges to historic victory in state election

  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party faces a disastrous blow as AfD aims for Germany's first far-right state government since World War II.

• Rome ramps up security around Colosseum with new ‘red zone’ targeting criminals

  Rome's new red zone around the Colosseum targets predatory crime and disorder after a violent July 1 confrontation involving roughly 50 people.

• US-backed effort to disarm Iraq’s Iran-linked militias hits setback, experts say

  Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi vowed to restrict weapons to state control, but militias like Asaib Ahl al-Haq show no credible disarmament evidence.

• Anti-migrant AfD seeks to break Germany’s political ‘firewall’ in historic state election

  Young voters are fueling Germany's AfD surge in Saxony-Anhalt, where lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund has amassed over 700,000 TikTok followers.

• Fighter jet crashes at air show, killing 2 pilots with thousands of spectators watching

  Video captured a Phantom F-4 jet crashing into the ground during a low-altitude maneuver at Tanagra Air Force Base as thousands witnessed it.

• United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US brands it 'radical ideological project'

  The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote against the resolution.

• Trump negotiators Witkoff, Kushner meet with Putin in Moscow as US pushes for end to Russia-Ukraine war

  Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for peace talks before heading to Kyiv, and President Donald Trump says there may be a good chance for a deal.

• Russia's shadow war is putting Europe on edge as Germany confronts a growing threat

  Germany accused Russia of a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport and now pushes Baltic Sea allies to form a rapid-response hybrid warfare task force.

• From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest

  Cockroach milk, kissing evolution and the underwear soil test were among the unusual real studies honored at the Ig Nobel ceremony in Zurich.

• Migrants spark outrage after video shows baby dolphin beaten during beach celebration

  Video from Ceuta shows migrants pulling a dolphin calf from the water and striking it with a stick as outraged residents tried to intervene on the beach.

• Trapped Nepal workers pulled alive from tunnel 9 days after deadly flooding, raising hope for more rescues

  Two workers were pulled alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods, and one rescued man says more people are trapped inside.

• US adversary turns up the heat on America’s AI lead with an underestimated edge

  China's "East Data, West Computing" initiative is rapidly expanding AI infrastructure, but a major chip constraint complicates Beijing's push.

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