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Trump withholds housing, demands his voting law in exchange
President Donald Trump canceled, on June 24, 2026, the signing ceremony planned for a bipartisan housing bill, the most significant legislation of

Occupied Crimea plunged into darkness by Ukrainian strikes
On the night of July 4 to 5, 2026, Ukraine struck several electrical substations located in occupied Crimea, causing widespread power outages

What the Supreme Court will actually decide in 2026-2027
On June 30, 2026, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in several major cases that will be argued during its next term,

To Berlin, which finally puts 300 million euros on the table for Ukraine
Dear Germany, let's say it plainly: your decision to allocate 300 million euros to the Czech-led initiative for purchasing and delivering ammunition

I watched the Republican rebellion that emptied Congress before July 4th
What strikes me first about this episode is the scene itself: the House of Representatives left Washington earlier than planned for its

Europe is rearming, but not every country at the same pace
Just days before the NATO summit set for Turkey, ratings agency S&P Global Ratings published an analysis that tempers the general enthusiasm

The Oxford calculator that finally reassures patients on statins
Researchers at the University of Oxford, based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have developed a new risk calculator

In Brazil, the Epstein recruitment network investigation advances with no time limit
Brazil's federal public prosecutor's office, known by its acronym MPF, opened an investigation in February 2026 to determine whether a recruitmentnetwork tied

US sanctions against the ICC stay in force, Karim Khan faces double pressure
In early July 2026, the American sanctions imposed under Executive Order 14203 against six people tied to the International Criminal Court, including