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In a move that could break a years-long defense procurement deadlock with Washington, Turkey is finalizing the sale of its Russian S-400 air defense systems to Gulf states, potentially clearing the way for Ankara to buy US F-35 fighter jets, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reports Friday.
· Tyler Durden
Cuba suffers second island-wide blackout in a week amid Trump fuel blockade
Cuba has reported its second nationwide blackout in less than a week, plunging the island into darkness shortly before evening.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Puente fronterizo entre Detroit y Canadá abrirá a finales de mes tras problemas bilaterales
En esta imagen del 22 de mayo de 2026 se puede ver la construcción del Puente Gordie Howe entre Windsor, Canadá, y Detroit. (AP Foto/Paul Sancya, Archivo)
· Joey Cappelletti
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner formally withdraws from race
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from the state's US Senate race, the Secretary of State's office said in a statement on Friday, meaning his name will not appear on the November 3 ballot and his political party has until July 27 to name a replacement.
· REUTERS
Trump Left Orders To Obliterate Iran If Assassinated: 'Bomb Them At Levels Never Seen Before'
The Iran war saga has seen its fair share of bizarre and wild twists, and Friday has brought yet another - with the NY Post reporting that President Trump said he "left instructions" for a massive bombing campaign against Iran in the event he's assassinated by Iranian operatives.
· Tyler Durden
‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining
Habitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct
· Gabrielle Canon
Mamdani tries to downplay top official’s attempted meeting with Iran ambassador – as GOP pols demand answers
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· Craig McCarthy, Matt Troutman
Trump built walls out of tariffs on ‘Liberation Day’. Has the US been boxed in?
The US and China have secured a fragile truce, but analysts warn Washington’s protectionist pivot marks a structural shift likely to last
· Xinyi Wu
Trump built walls out of tariffs on ‘Liberation Day’. Has the US been boxed in?
The US and China have secured a fragile truce, but analysts warn Washington’s protectionist pivot marks a structural shift likely to last
· Xinyi Wu
Graham Platner officially withdraws candidacy for US Senate in Maine
Paperwork ends Democratic campaign laden with scandals, including most recently accusations of sexual assault
· Gabrielle Canon
Trump admin sanctions Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s shadowy financial backers
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· Steven Nelson
Iraq's new PM wants business deals with Trump, but militias cloud visit
When Ali al-Zaidi was nominated as Iraq’s Prime Minister in April, a senior Iraqi diplomat sitting with Middle East Eye breathed a sigh of relief and called Zaidi to congratulate him.
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Donald Trump gives instruction if he was to be assassinated by Iran
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Iraq's new PM wants business deals with Trump, but militias cloud visit
When Ali al-Zaidi was nominated as Iraq’s Prime Minister in April, a senior Iraqi diplomat sitting with Middle East Eye breathed a sigh of relief and called Zaidi to congratulate him.
· Middleeasteye
Trump Administration Launches Major H-1B Visa Fraud Investigation
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· Tyler Durden
Many US Jewish adults have experienced assault or harassment over the past year
WASHINGTON — Many Jewish adults feel unsafe in the United States, a new AP-NORC poll finds, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
· Associated Press
Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report
Matthew Wielicki frequently criticizes established climate science online, including in videos from rightwing PragerU
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Accused rapist Graham Platner formally withdraws from US Senate bid with scathing message to party establishment: ‘Free Palestine’
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· Josh Christenson
Graham Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race
Graham Platner has submitted paperwork to formally withdraw from the Maine Senate race, kicking off Democrats’ quest for a nominee they hope can defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins. (AP Video by Meg Kinnard and Nathan Ellgren)
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Platner’s Senate race exit: Letters to the Editor — July 11, 2026
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Houston shooting raises fresh questions about ICE body camera rollout
An ICE Special Response Team member stands guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, while protesters gather outside to denounce the ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operations, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
· Rebecca Santana
Oil giants to gain ‘billions’ from Iran war — but won’t ramp up drilling despite Trump’s insistence
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· Taylor Herzlich
How Wong Kim Ark’s legacy reignited the fight for birthright citizenship
Sandra Wong did not know her great-grandfather growing up. But his legacy would catapult her into the public eye under US President Donald Trump.
· Adam Shanks
Donald Trump removes final members of independent US election commission
President Donald Trump has removed the last remaining members of an independent federal commission that helps support United States elections, leaving the bipartisan body with no sitting commissioners.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump admin waives law at the center of border wall lawsuit
Part of a levee system is seen along the Rio Grande near Presidio, Texas, April 15, 2026. (Mary Cantrell/Marfa Public Radio via AP)
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp
WASHINGTON — Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued efforts to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.
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NAACP demands end of Trump’s anticrime taskforce in Memphis after deaths of Black men
Advocacy group calls on acting attorney general to lead ‘thorough, transparent federal investigation’
· Richardluscombe
Trump admin eases export controls for UAE; Warren blasts 'corrupt' provision
The Commerce Department on Friday moved toward easing export controls on the United Arab Emirates, including by saying it will "favorably review" export license applications for MGX, the UAE-backed investment firm that used a stablecoin linked to President Donald Trump's family for its $2 billion investment in Binance.
· Luke Fountain
Google highlights 'strong protections' amid AI sales to Chinese subsidiaries | The National
Some tech firms are reportedly using loopholes in US law to sell their products to Chinese companies the Pentagon has deemed worrisome.
· Cody Combs
US senators announce Trump deal on Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON — Four US senators said Friday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to advance bipartisan legislation targeting countries buying Russian energy -- potentially clearing the way for stronger pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
· Agence France-Presse
Eight charged over alleged conspiracy to attack White House UFC event
Thousands of people, including President Trump and Vice-President JD Vance, attended the event held at the White House
· Bbcnews
US Canada bridge to open by late July
The Gordie Howe Bridge is shown under construction between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
· Joey Cappelletti
Vuelven a drenar Estanque Reflectante de Washington como parte de accidentada renovación de Trump
Trabajadores del Servicio de Parques Nacionales permanecen junto a una bomba situada al lado del estanque reflectante del Monumento a Lincoln, el viernes 10 de julio de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Will Weissert
Pictures of the week: From America's 250th Independence Day to the Arab Reading Challenge | The National
WeekendPrevious slideNext slide The US Air Force Thunderbirds display team perform above Washington's Great American State Fair, as the country marks its 250th anniversary. EPAInfo A taxidermy bear, used for presentations in elementary school workshops on the animal, is seen on the backseat of wild bear expert Akiko…
· The National
Witnesses contest the Trump administration’s account of Texas ICE killing
A lawyer representing three witnesses to the killing of a man in Texas has said they contest the United States government’s account of the shooting, which was committed by an agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
· Al Jazeera Staff
At NATO last year Trump was 'Daddy'. How times have changed
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· Laura Tingle
Dems borrow GOP playbook with sweeping ‘Project 2029’ agenda
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· Ally Goelz
U.S. takes over from S. Korea as chair of 'FORGE' critical minerals coalition
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The United States has assumed the chairmanship of a coalition for cooperation in critical mineral supply chains following South Korea's "successful" term as its chair, the State Department announced in a media note Friday.
· Song Sang-ho
Trump deja sin firmar ley bipartidista de vivienda en protesta contra el Senado
El presidente Donald Trump habla con reporteros a bordo del Air Force One tras aterrizar en la base de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos en RAF Mildenhall, en Suffolk, en el este de Inglaterra, el miércoles 8 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Michelle L Price
Scenes from the 16-day Great American State Fair, in photos
The Great American State Fair on the National Mall is seen through an American flag, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
· The Associated Press
Trump says he left instructions to strike Iran as 'never seen before' if he's assassinated - report
US President Donald Trump said he left instructions for the US to retaliate if Iran succeeds in assassinating him, he told the New York Post on Friday.
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Israeli envoy says Trump could score biggest Abraham Accords win yet — with Lebanon
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· Caitlin Doornbos
Trump destituye a miembros de comisión electoral en su intento de reformar el voto en EEUU
El presidente Donald Trump habla con reporteros a bordo del Air Force One tras aterrizar en la base de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos en RAF Mildenhall, en Suffolk, en el este de Inglaterra, el miércoles 8 de julio de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Bill Barrow
Former NATO commander urges bloc to give Trump ‘timeout’
NATO members should give US President Donald Trump a “timeout” for the rest of his tenure, reducing public exposure and joint endeavors to a bare minimum while working on bolstering their own military capabilities, retired US Navy Admiral and Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis has suggested.
· RT
READ MORE: Former NATO commander urges bloc to give Trump ‘timeout’
NATO members should give US President Donald Trump a “timeout” for the rest of his tenure, reducing public exposure and joint endeavors to a bare minimum while working on bolstering their own military capabilities, retired US Navy Admiral and Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis has suggested.
· RT
Eight indicted in White House UFC Freedom 250 attack plot called themselves ‘Shriveled Shlong,’ ‘Whiskey Six,’ prosecutors say
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· Katherine Donlevy
Kiké Hernández to skip Dodgers’ White House visit
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· Ryan Anderson
Crews are again draining Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
National Park Service workers stand near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, July 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Will Weissert
Trump flags more US-Iran talks but maintains ceasefire is 'over'
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