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Heatwave forces French summer sales to run until July 28
Facing repeated heatwave episodes that empty commercial streets in favor of air-conditioned shopping malls, the French government has decided to extend the

Trump cries "gouging" as Big Oil rakes in record profits
Since June 24, 2026, Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked America's major oil companies in public, accusing them of "gouging," meaning price abuse,

NATO puts €70 billion a year on the table for Ukraine
Just days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7 and 8, 2026, a text seen by several news agencies

Manila bets it all against Beijing in the South China Sea
The Philippines, holding the rotating ASEAN chairmanship in 2026, are staking everything on finalizing a code of conduct with China in the

North Korea's Kang Kon Fires Its Missiles, Kim Dreams of a Nuclear Navy
On July 3, 2026, Kim Jong Un personally supervised a series of nuclear-capable cruise missile tests fired from the Kang Kon, North

The Supreme Court Reins In Trump on Birthright Citizenship
By a vote of 6 to 3, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down on Tuesday Donald Trump's executive order

After the carnage over Kyiv, the EU finally sanctions Russian drone makers
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched one of the most devastating attacks on Kyiv since the start

The Fake Prince of Dubai and AI Fraud's Fearsome New Weapon
Maria, a Filipino domestic worker, believed she had found love with the charismatic crown prince of Dubai after weeks of tender messages

The Massie-Patel Clash Over the Epstein Files Rattling Washington
On July 2, 2026, a tense hearing before the House Judiciary Committee pitted Kentucky Republican representative Thomas Massie against FBI Director Kash