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    Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tankers in Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war

    CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel. The Houthis have threatened to shut down another key trade route, with the world economy already reeling from Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iran and the U.S. have stepped up their attacks as they vie for control of the strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil and gas transited in peacetime, setting off a scramble for alternative routes. As the U.S. carried out a 12th night of strikes across Iran, President Donald Trump threatened “major military punishment” against the Houthis if their attacks on ships continue. “If they do this again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves,” Trump wrote on social media. As the rhetoric escalated, so did the economic fallout. The price of Brent crude oil, the international stand

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    Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as 10% levies set to expire Friday

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    Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as 10% levies set to expire Friday
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    US health officials investigate new outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite

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    US health officials investigate new outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite
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    US stocks tumble as Brent oil tops $100

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    US stocks tumble as Brent oil tops $100
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    Despite improved food security in Gaza, gains remain fragile as warning signs keep mounting

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    Despite improved food security in Gaza, gains remain fragile as warning signs keep mounting
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Tornadoes, storms in central China leave at least 11 dead

BEIJING — At least 11 people were killed and hundreds more injured after tornadoes hit a central province in China, state media reported on Tuesday. Several areas in the eastern Hubei province were battered by thunderstorms on Monday night and the severe weather was affecting 14,600 people, the official state news agency Xinhua reported. Over 330 people were injured and one person was missing, while more than 20 houses collapsed, with over 4,800 others damaged, it said. A rare EF2 tornado swept through Huanggang city where buildings were damaged. A logistics company and a warehouse project were hit hard, where multiple trucks were lifted and displaced by winds as much as 30 meters, Xinhua reported. A video posted by Shanghai Daily on X appeared to show some people on the ground floor of a building screaming as high winds forced open the glass doors, shattering one of them. Tornadoes are usually recorded in southern and coastal provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangsu, according to China Weather News, which is run by the China Meteorological Administration. They are rare in Hubei province

Jul 7, 2026By AP
Tornadoes, storms in central China leave at least 11 dead
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Australia, Solomon Islands vows stronger ties, criticize China's Pacific missile test

SYDNEY — Australia and the Solomon Islands pledged on Tuesday to deepen bilateral ties and criticised China's test of a ballistic missile fired from a nuclear-powered submarine in the Pacific, a move experts said could sharpen strategic rivalry in the region. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale in Honiara on Tuesday, said Canberra did not want to see actions that could undermine peace and security in the Pacific. "There is no doubt that this is a provocative act by China, which does destabilise the region," Albanese said during a joint media briefing with Wale after their meeting in the Solomons' capital. Albanese said China did not follow the standard procedure of giving 48 hours' advance notice before the test, but the "real concern" was that the missile was fired from a nuclear-powered submarine. A nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy launched the missile carrying a dummy warhead toward international waters in the Pacific at 12:01 p.m. (0401 GMT) on Monday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The missile

Jul 7, 2026By Reuters
Australia, Solomon Islands vows stronger ties, criticize China's Pacific missile test
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Ukraine fired over 400 drones toward Moscow ahead of NATO summit: mayor

MOSCOW — Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Russia's capital Moscow, the city's mayor said on Tuesday, ahead of a crucial NATO summit in Turkey in which the war will likely dominate talks. The attacks underscore Kyiv's use of long-range drones in the more than four-year war, with Russian border areas coming under fire and Moscow facing increasing drone attacks. "From evening until 6:00 am (0300 GMT), more than 430 drones were flying in the direction of Moscow region," Mayor Sergei Sobyanin posted on the state-backed MAX platform. "Most were neutralised by air defence forces at distant approaches. 36 enemy UAVs were destroyed on approach to Moscow." Acting Belgorod regional governor Aleksandr Shuvaev said several Ukrainian missile strikes had targeted Belgorod city in the south-west and the surrounding district. "In the village of Belovskoye, Belgorod district, a civilian resident was, sadly, killed as a result of the first missile strike," Shuvaev said on MAX. It comes after Russian strikes killed 30 people in Ukraine on Monday a day ahead of a crucial two-day NATO summit. Ukrai

Jul 7, 2026By AFP
Ukraine fired over 400 drones toward Moscow ahead of NATO summit: mayor
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NATO allies seek to win over Trump after Iran ire

ANKARA — NATO allies will showcase surging defence spending at a summit in Turkey's capital Ankara on Tuesday as they hope to placate U.S. President Donald Trump after his fury over Europe's response to the war with Iran. The two-day gathering at Turkey's sprawling presidential palace comes a year after NATO members pledged to ramp up security-related spending to five percent of GDP under pressure from the U.S. leader. NATO chief Mark Rutte insists European countries are "delivering" on their promise by bolstering military budgets and moving to take more responsibility for the defence of their continent in the face of Russia. "Just one year later, we already see transformational progress," Rutte told journalists in Ankara on the eve of the summit. In a bid to impress Trump, NATO has lined up a series of headline-grabbing figures. "This is showtime," a senior European diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity. At an industry forum on Tuesday ahead of the main summit, leaders are set to unveil new arms deals worth tens of billions to show Trump they're delivering on their words. Und

Jul 7, 2026By AFP
NATO allies seek to win over Trump after Iran ire
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Cuba begins to restore power to Havana following nationwide blackout

HAVANA — Cuba began to slowly restore power on Monday after the country's national electric grid collapsed earlier in the day, the latest blow to an island already suffering from severe energy, fuel and medicine shortages. Grid operator UNE said it was providing electricity to some vital services, including hospitals and food production centers, but by late afternoon was able to serve only 1 percent of the capital Havana's demand. Officials have not yet said what caused the grid to collapse. Cuba has for months suffered from hours-long and, more recently, days-long power outages linked in part to a decrepit grid and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has cut off the island's fuel supply. The nationwide outage and slow recovery are more bad news for Cubans already exhausted from rolling blackouts that make it impossible for many to work or sleep in the Caribbean summer heat. "Look at my face, it says it all," said Ariel Sotelo, a bleary-eyed 57-year-old Havana resident who had been without electricity since the day before. "We just have to grin and bear it, but it's not easy." Nearly two-th

Jul 7, 2026By Reuters
Cuba begins to restore power to Havana following nationwide blackout
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Iranian mourners call for vengeance on Trump during Khamenei funeral procession

TEHRAN, Iran — Crowds of Iranians marched through the streets of Tehran on Monday in a funeral procession for slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the biggest day yet in a week of massive memorial ceremonies demonstrating the grip of surviving clerical leaders. Drone footage on state television showed many tens of thousands of people crammed into a boulevard in central Tehran. The caskets of the slain leader and four of his family members were driven in a large truck through the streets, while fire hoses sprayed water from above to keep the marchers cool. As they passed under a bridge, mourners hurled stones at a billboard hung from above showing U.S. President Donald Trump with a bullet aimed at his head. "The U.S. killed our father," it read. "We won't let you go!" As demonstrators set fire to U.S. and British flags, women in black chadors held aloft red placards with the English words "KILL TRUMP" in black letters. Others held aloft posters with the faces of Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, each depicted in

Jul 7, 2026By Reuters
Iranian mourners call for vengeance on Trump during Khamenei funeral procession
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Trump restates tariffs have driven Korean, Japanese, other auto firms to build plants in US

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated Monday that his tariff policy has driven Korean, Japanese and German automakers to build their factories in the United States, as his administration has been using duties to restore American manufacturing. Trump made the remarks during a White House event celebrating the launch of "Trump Accounts," new investment accounts for children. "We've never built as many automobile plants. They are all over, and they are coming from all over the world. You know why? Because they don't want to pay tariffs. If they build their cars here, they pay no tariffs," he said. "So Japan, instead of making them in Japan ... or Korea ... instead of making them in Germany ... They are all building plants here now." Since his return to the White House last year, Trump has been leveraging tariffs as a key policy tool to revitalize America's manufacturing, increase foreign investment and reduce trade deficits. Amid Trump's tariff pressure, Korean conglomerate Hyundai Motor Group announced last year that it would invest $26 billion in the U.S. through 2028. On Ir

Jul 7, 2026By Yonhap
Trump restates tariffs have driven Korean, Japanese, other auto firms to build plants in US
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Raging wildfire in southern France forces Tour de France to bar fans from stage 3 finish

A large wildfire in the south of France prompted Tour de France organizers to ban fans from attending the finale of the third stage of cycling's showpiece race on Monday. After a couple of days in Spain, the race enters France with a stage to the Pyrenees town of Les Angles, about 60 kilometers from a fire that has burned almost 4,000 acres of land. “The exceptionally large wildfire currently raging in the Pyrénées-Orientales is requiring a massive mobilization of wildfire-fighting resources, internal security forces, and all government agencies,” Tour de France organizers said. “The top priority remains the protection of people, property, and natural areas, as well as bringing the fire under control.” As a result, organizers decided that once the peloton reaches France for the last 40 kilometers, the publicity caravan — a 10-kilometer-long procession of sponsor vehicles that precedes the race — will not operate. Only riders and vehicles essential to the race will be allowed on the route, and spectators have been asked not to gather on the roadside or at the finish area. Sta

Jul 6, 2026By AP
Raging wildfire in southern France forces Tour de France to bar fans from stage 3 finish
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Russian missile, drone attack on Ukraine kills at least 18

Russia launched waves of missiles and drones at Ukraine early Monday, killing at least 18 people in an attack that exposed widening gaps in country’s air defenses, authorities said. All of the ballistic missiles launched by Russia struck their targets, underscoring Kyiv’s need for more Patriot interceptor missiles — a point Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will likely reiterate at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week. Twelve people were killed in the capital, Kyiv, which was Russia's main target, according to local officials. Another six people were killed in the wider Kyiv region, said its head Mykola Kalashnyk. At least 60 people were wounded, according to Zelenskyy, as emergency workers combed through rubble looking for survivors at residential high-rises in two locations that suffered direct hits in the capital. Days earlier, on Thursday, a Russian strike killed 31 people in Kyiv, the deadliest for the capital this year. Russia’s defense ministry said the bombardment was retaliation for Ukraine’s recent long-range strikes, which have caused severe fuel shortage

Jul 6, 2026By AP
Russian missile, drone attack on Ukraine kills at least 18
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China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns

BANGKOK — China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific in a rare move that drew protest and concerns from countries in the region. The missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. and carried a dummy warhead, according the official Xinhua News Agency. China last conducted a missile test in the Pacific two years ago, then firing an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead. That previous launch in international waters was the first in decades since 1980. The launch was part of routine annual training, complied with international law and practice, and was not directed against any country or target, according to a short statement from Xinhua, which was reposted by the Ministry of Defense. The 2024 launch mirrored testing that the United States does for its own ballistic missile fleet, which experts viewed as an assertion of China's growing superpower status. Australia, Japan and New Zealand criticized the launch. The New Zealand government said it was informed of the planned launch hours beforehand an

Jul 6, 2026By AP
China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
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