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Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as ceasefire collapses

Syria's Defence Ministry blamed militias in Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire

Democrats troll Trump and his loyal base over Jeffrey Epstein case

Conspiracy theories over Epstein's death in prison and potential evidence in his sex trafficking case, including an alleged client list, have been a fixation for the right, 1 egged on by Trump himself

Audit finds $21 mn financial irregularities in Pakistan Cricket Board

The auditors said providing security was the responsibility of governments, and disagreed with the PCB's explanation that visiting international teams were given extra safety guarantees

Atletico Madrid reaches deal to sign Argentina international Thiago Almada

Atletico Madrid has reached an agreement to sign Argentina international Thiago Almada from Brazilian club Botafogo.

US immigration flexes authority to expand detention without bond hearing

Todd Lyons, ICE's acting director, wrote employees on July 8 that the agency was revisiting its extraordinarily broad and equally complex authority to detain people, effective immediately

Russia may use 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains unlikely

President Vladimir Putin has declared repeatedly that any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022

Native American radio stations at risk as US looks to cut $1 bn funding

Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts

Trump may use Fed's $2.5 bn renovation project to oust Jerome Powell

The push comes after a months-long campaign by Trump to try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker, who has resisted the president's calls to slash interest rates

Brazilian ex-President echoes Trump, calls coup plot trial 'witch hunt'

Brazil's Supreme Court president, Justice Lus Roberto Barroso, said that the US sanctions a reference to Trump's tariffs are based on an inaccurate understanding of events

Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 bn in spending cuts

Some senators are worried that the cuts to public media could decimate many of the 1,500 local radio and television stations around the country that rely on some federal funding to operate

France, UK, Germany likely to restore UN sanctions on Iran next month

The UK, France and Germany are part of an agreement reached with Iran in 2015 to rein in its nuclear programme, from which President Donald Trump withdrew the US during his first term

Will place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of over 10 per cent on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean

Barca's Yamal criticised for reportedly hiring dwarfs at birthday party

Spain's Ministry of Social Rights has asked prosecutors to open a probe into the hiring and exposition of the entertainers

2 dead in New Jersey after flood carries away vehicle during heavy rains

Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, noted the deaths occurred in the northern New Jersey city of Plainfield where there were two storm-related deaths July 3.

Global views of China, Xi improve as US, Trump ratings decline: Pew

Released Tuesday, the survey shows that international views of the two superpowers and their leaders are closer than since 2020

Trump rules out sending long-range weapons as Ukraine awaits US aid

Trump on Tuesday offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with steep tariffs

Trump admin fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, says union

The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at the centre of the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts

Netanyahu coalition rattled as ultra-Orthodox party plans exit over new law

The issue has long divided Jewish Israelis, most of whom are required to enlist, a rift that has only widened since the war in Gaza began and demands on military manpower grew

Real Madrid secure young left-back Carreras from Benfica on 6 years deal

Madrid said the 22-year-old Carreras is arriving on a six-year contract. Financial details of the transfer were not immediately released

Rescuers search for 11 missing after speedboat overturns in Indonesia

Seven people, including the two crew members, were rescued and were in stable condition after drifting in the choppy waters for hours, said Lahmudin, who heads the local Disaster Management Agency