Ben & Jerry’s Foundation says it will shut down
Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen speaks during an interview about his Free the Cone Day campaign in Burlington, Vt., April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart, File)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00The European Commission’s moment of climate truth
BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Wednesday mourned the victims of climate change. A slate of high-profile announcements on Friday will show whether those solemn words were more than just lip service.
· Zia Weise, Elena Giordano
GOP senator says Blanche must meet Epstein accusers to earn his vote for attorney general
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
· Alanna Durkin Richer
Trump-backed Senate candidate is linked to white nationalist influencer – his son-in-law
Mike Collins’ son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, has shared antisemitic conspiracies and Nazi imagery online
· Lucy Campbell
Zelenskyy announces spy chief as new interim defense minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that the head of the country's security services, Yevhenii Khmara, will be appointed as acting defense minister.
· Veronika Melkozerova, Ferdinand Knapp
Iran and the US are already fighting their next war
By Sergey Poletaev, information analyst and publicist, co-founder and editor of the Vatfor project.
· RT
At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers died
Watch: Flood waters surge in Texas after huge rainstorms
· Bbcnews
British Steel nationalistion 'will protect future generations'
Retired British Steel worker Phil Tennyson pictured at Scunthorpe's Jubilee Park with wife Jenna and their granddaughter
· Bbcnews
Texas Tech booster donated to Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign before AG’s $200M Brendan Sorsby warning to Big 12
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· Justin Tasch
House Defeats Bid To End Israel Aid While Senate Blocks US-Israel Intel Integration
The U.S. House on Wednesday rejected an amendment by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would have eliminated $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel, voting 314–104 to defeat the proposal.
· Tyler Durden
Trump is set to deliver an election-focused national address tonight. Here's what to know
President Donald Trump has signaled he plans to raise alleged issues with U.S. elections during a primetime address to the nation set for Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.
· Kevin Breuninger
Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is one of 26 new peers to be given seats in the House of Lords in one of Sir Keir Starmer's last acts as prime minister.
· Bbcnews
2027 : tout savoir avant de partir en vacances
Le grand sujet politique du jour, analysé en 15 minutes par les journalistes de POLITICO. Du lundi au jeudi, avant 18h.
· Anthony Lattier, Pauline de Saint Remy
Prisoner arrested after escaping during hospital transfer
Marwan Jumaa is classed as a risk to others and himself
· Bbcnews
Vance says Israeli campaign tried to sway US opinion against Iran diplomacy
United States Vice President JD Vance has accused some members of Israel’s government of trying to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal to end the war with Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Dog walker killer also guilty of attempted murder
Man who killed dog walker found guilty of attempted murder of his landlord
· Bbcnews
Election period begins in BARMM
A GUN ban took effect across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Thursday as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially opened the 90-day election period for the region’s first parliamentary elections.
· William B. Depasupil
What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impact
Wildfire smoke is expected to continue affecting air quality in Toronto and US cities throughout the week
· Bbcnews
Democrat split over Israel exposed as half vote to cut $3.3bn in US aid | The National
The split among Democrats over Israel has been further exposed through a vote in which half the party in the House of Representatives voted in support of a measure to strip the US ally of $3.3 billion in aid.
· Sara Ruthven
Trump Expected To Accuse China Of Helping Joe Biden Win 2020 Election
President Donald Trump is expected to use a prime-time address Thursday night to discuss election integrity and potentially unveil 'four sets' of newly declassified intelligence concerning alleged foreign interference in recent U.S. elections, according to reports.
· Tyler Durden
Burnham planning summer tour of UK in early weeks as PM
Andy Burnham will undertake a summer tour across the UK during the early weeks of his premiership.
· Bbcnews
Couples free to marry at the beach or the pub under new plans
Weddings could be held almost anywhere, under the proposals
· Bbcnews
What next for England? How does Tuchel fix key problems for Euro 2028?
How Argentina took advantage as England 'lost concentration'
· Bbcsport
France is building an Orwellian state in plain sight
By Matthieu Buge, who has worked on Russia for the magazine l’Histoire, the Russian film magazine Séance, and as a columnist for Le Courrier de Russie. He is the author of the book Le Cauchemar russe (‘The Russian Nightmare’)
· RT
Uncle of Ann Widdecombe suspect says he 'nearly fell to floor' over arrest
The uncle of a man held on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe has told the BBC how he "nearly fell to the floor" when he heard his nephew had been arrested.
· Bbcnews
Hamas leadership run-off expected between Meshaal and al-Hayya
Hamas is set to hold a decisive run-off election next week to choose its new political bureau chief. This will complete a complex transition process initiated to fill leadership vacancies left by Israel’s assassinations of some of the group’s top figures, such as Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar.
· Mohammad Mansour
How Shabana Mahmood’s ‘post-globalization’ economic views could straddle Labour’s right and left
LONDON — The swirling speculation about Keir Starmer’s future landed on Shabana Mahmood, his home secretary, at a Westminster Christmas drinks party last December. “She won’t be leader,” whispered one admirer. “But she will be chancellor.”
· Dan Bloom
Man killed woman asleep with her baby, court told
Daniel Sean James, 46, is accused of killing Kirandeep Kaur, 24, in her home
· Bbcnews
Mother guilty over baby's hairdryer burns death
Dahlia-Rose Gartshore died in September 2023
· Bbcnews
Le RN embarrassé par le soutien d’Elon Musk à Marine Le Pen
PARIS — “Elle est le dernier espoir de la France” : pour la première fois, Elon Musk a adressé mercredi un quasi-message de soutien à Marine Le Pen, la candidate du RN à l’élection présidentielle, auprès de ses 240,8 millions d’abonnés sur sa plateforme X.
· Océane Herrero
Watch: What we know about newly discovered monkey species
A monkey with pinkish-orange lips and a black face that lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as a new species to science.
China beats Musk’s Neuralink to commercial brain-chip implant
Chinese surgeons have implanted a brain-computer interface in a patient with limited hand mobility, in what is described as the world’s first commercial procedure using an approved non-invasive device of its kind.
· RT
EU Commission calls for anti-corruption reforms in Spain, Hungary
BRUSSELS — The European Commission will urge Spain and Hungary to step up reforms to strengthen judicial, transparency and anti-corruption safeguards.
· Sebastian Starcevic
Female tennis players faced 12,000 abusive posts in 2025
Katie Boulter, the British number two, has previously spoken about receiving death threats on social media
· Bbcsport
French far right to Musk: Thanks but no thanks on the Le Pen endorsement
PARIS — France’s biggest far-right party isn’t that jazzed about an endorsement from the world’s first trillionaire.
· Océane Herrero
Fan may get 'only joking' added to England World Cup winners tattoo after defeat
Sean Carrington said he was sure England would win the World Cup
· Bbcnews
'Good day to drown a few sorrows', says King as he pours pint
King Charles III has hinted at England's World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina as he poured a pint in a pub.
‘The Pitt’ star reveals how he funded his own Emmys campaign and has another job away from acting
Two hundred and twenty-five bucks.
· Katcy Stephan
Vance Slams Israeli PR Campaign To Keep War Going 'Indefinitely', & Undermine Him
In a new interview on the world's largest podcast, Vice President JD Vance warned that "elements" of the Israeli government want to keep the Iran war going "indefinitely," and were pursuing an aggressive campaign to manipulate US public opinion -- going so far as to vilify Vance for his role in pursuing a diplomatic…
· Tyler Durden
Can Malaysia’s PAS deliver the votes in Negeri Sembilan despite Johor wipeout?
The party says it helped BN secure victory in Johor and has promoted cooperation with the coalition for the coming Negeri Sembilan election
· Vincent Tan
Can Malaysia’s PAS deliver the votes in Negeri Sembilan despite Johor wipeout?
The party says it helped BN secure victory in Johor and has promoted cooperation with the coalition for the coming Negeri Sembilan election
· Vincent Tan
China tops US in global favorability – survey
China and President Xi Jinping are now viewed more favorably than the US and Donald Trump across most of the world, a new Pew Research Center survey spanning six continents has found.
· RT
Teenagers from 15 should be given free MenB vaccine, say UK experts
All teenagers should be offered a free vaccine against meningitis B (MenB) at around the age of 15, UK experts are now recommending - a change to previous advice.
· Bbcnews
Teenager accused of carrying out sabotage actions in Poland for Russia
Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) said the aim of the sabotage was to provoke tensions with Ukraine (file pic)
· Bbcnews
Meloni clears first hurdle for controversial electoral reform
Italy’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hotly debated electoral law — a bill the opposition says is tailor-made to keep the right in power.
· Milena Wälde
Police seek arrest warrant for woman over solo blockade of vote counting center
Police said Thursday they have applied for an arrest warrant for a woman who staged a solo blockade of a vote counting center last month amid protests demanding a rerun of the June 3 local elections.
· Yonhap
European prosecutors publish first indictment of Greek MPs in farm scandal
ATHENS — The European public prosecutor announced Thursday that it had brought the first criminal case against Greek lawmakers in the country’s widening farm fraud scandal.
· Nektaria Stamouli
Government drops plans to stop paying Coastguard volunteers
Under the current system, Coastguard volunteers receive a fee of at least £33 for emergency call-outs
· Bbcnews
Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
The verdict was read out in a Genoa court by Judge Paolo Lepri (C)
· Bbcnews
'A true miracle of destiny' - Messi and Yamal's incredible first meeting
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal's history goes back almost two decades
· Bbcsport