Washington, D.C. – After unprecedented violence in April, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is trying again. The annual – and perennially controversial – event had originally been held in April, but it was swiftly derailed after a gunman attempted to storm the proceedings in an alleged effort to assassinate UnitedContinue Reading
EXPLAINER Several Ukrainian and Russian generals have been fired from their militaries over the course of the war in Ukraine. Published On 22 Jul 202622 Jul 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sacked his military chief Oleksandr Syrskii in the latest reshuffle in the country’s defense apparatus after days ofContinue Reading
On Monday, the leaders of nine European countries and Ukraine met in Paris and announced a joint program to develop Europe’s own Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition. In a declaration, they promised an integrated missile defense architecture, built through collective effort and shared industrial capacity. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsendContinue Reading
Iran has mounted attacks on Gulf states and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed after the United States conducted its third round of strikes in a week, in a serious escalation as the ongoing conflict spirals. Tehran on Sunday claimed attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman, calling themContinue Reading
The leader of the far-right, anti-immigration Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, has resigned from his seat in parliament and plans to stand again for his constituency amid allegations that he received and failed to declare millions of dollars in donations. The surprise announcement came on Tuesday as Farage faced theContinue Reading
On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time. Published On 8 Jul 20268 Jul 2026 Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion peopleContinue Reading
The United States says it has come up with a spending plan for unfrozen Iranian assets, as negotiations to reach a final deal to end the war in the Middle East continue. President Donald Trump’s administration insists that the unfrozen money will be used to buy US agricultural products, whichContinue Reading
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Iran will not be permitted to charge tolls or fees for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz under any final agreement with Washingtonexposing one of the biggest points of friction in negotiations aimed at ending months of conflict across the Middle East.Continue Reading
Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). With aContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Polanda surprise move that has deepened uncertainty about Washington’s military posture in Europe. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump linked the decision directly to his relationship with Poland’sContinue Reading
