US Lifts Export Ban on Anthropic AI Models
The US Department of Commerce lifted export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models on June 30. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent ...
Turkey Arrests 225 Activists Before NATO Summit
Turkey has arrested 225 activists before the NATO summit. Thousands of police have also been sent out as part of security measures. A strict ban on p...
Patient Tests Negative for Ebola at Glasgow Hospital
A patient was admitted to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday. Doctors tested the patient for Ebola virus. The test came back n...
Trump Reports 1.4 Billion Dollars in Crypto Earnings
Trump's 2025 financial report shows he earned at least $1.4 billion from crypto businesses. The report is 927 pages long. That is nearly four times l...
US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship
The US Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship on June 30. The court struck down Trump's order to end the right. The ruling was 6 to 3 in favor o...
Oil Has Biggest Quarterly Drop in Six Years
Oil prices had their biggest quarterly drop in six years. The drop was driven by easing supply problems and US-Iran peace talks. Brent crude also had...
US Rep Tom Kean Returns After Months With Depression
US Representative Tom Kean returned to Congress on June 30. He had been away for nearly four months. In a speech on the House floor he said he had de...
US Supreme Court Ends Party Spending Limits
The US Supreme Court has ended limits on political party spending. Parties can now spend as much as they want alongside their candidates. The limits ...
UK Adds £15 Billion to Defence Spending
UK Prime Minister Starmer has announced £15 billion more for defence. This is part of a larger plan worth nearly £300 billion over four years. It wou...
Spain Migration Scheme Gets Over 1 Million Applications
More than 1 million people without legal status in Spain applied for the right to live and work there. The scheme launched in April and the deadline t...
EU Cuts Duty-Free Steel Quota to Block Chinese Imports
The EU has cut the amount of duty-free steel it accepts from abroad by nearly half. The move is designed to stop cheap Chinese steel entering Europe. ...
Parcel Bomb Hurts Ukrainian Family in Monaco
A bomb went off at a building in Monaco on Monday evening. It happened around 9 p.m. near the French border. Three members of a Ukrainian family were...
San Francisco Church Agrees to $395M Abuse Settlement
The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese will pay $395 million to settle over 500 lawsuits. The lawsuits claim church officials sexually abused children...
UK Publishes Drone Defence Plan With £5bn
The UK will publish a defence plan on Tuesday. Prime Minister Starmer will unveil the plan. It focuses on drones and how billions will be spent on th...
US Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Firing Fed Governor
The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to let Trump fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. The 5-4 ruling strengthens the Federal Reserve's indepen...
US and Iran to Meet After Weekend Strikes
President Trump said the US and Iran would meet Tuesday in Qatar. The talks follow a weekend of strikes between the two countries. Iran attacked a ca...
Taliban Threatens Revenge After Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan
Pakistan carried out airstrikes and ground attacks in Afghanistan. At least 36 civilians were killed and more than 160 were wounded. The United Natio...
US Supreme Court Upholds Mail-In Ballot Laws
The US Supreme Court ruled to keep mail-in ballot laws in place. These laws let states count ballots that arrive after Election Day. The court reject...
Putin Admits Russia Has a Fuel Shortage
Ukraine hit a major oil refinery in southern Russia with drones. The refinery caught fire. At least 2 people were killed. The refinery is in Russia's...
Five Killed in Shooting in Stade Germany
At least five people were killed in a shooting in Stade, Germany. Stade is a city in northern Germany near Hamburg. The main suspect has been arreste...
South Africa Rejects Anti-Immigrant Deadline
Thousands of foreign nationals have fled South Africa. Anti-immigrant groups set a June 30 deadline for foreign nationals to leave. The South African...
US-Iran Ceasefire Under Strain After Sunday Attacks
A ceasefire between the US and Iran is under serious strain. The US conducted airstrikes near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Iran then launched dron...
Putin Admits Russia Has a Fuel Shortage
Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted Russia has a fuel shortage. He held a special meeting about fuel supplies. Putin promised to better pro...
117 Dead Dogs Found at California Animal Sanctuary
At least 117 dead dogs were found at an animal rescue in California. The discovery happened on Friday during an ongoing investigation. Many of the do...
Europe Heatwave Linked to 1,300 Deaths
A heatwave across Europe has been linked to 1,300 deaths. The World Health Organization reported this figure. France alone recorded about 1,000 extra...
Three Firefighters Die in Colorado-Utah Wildfires
Three firefighters died battling wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border. Two other firefighters were hurt in the same fires. All five were caught in a...
Skydiving Plane Crashes Near Nancy France Killing 11
A skydiving plane crashed near Nancy in northeastern France on Sunday morning. All 11 people on board were killed. The crash happened at 11am. Five o...
Saudi Aramco Helicopter Crashes Killing 14
A helicopter owned by Saudi Aramco crashed early Sunday in Saudi Arabia. It came down near the Ras Tanura oil facility on the eastern coast. All 14 p...
Iran Strikes US Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain
Iran launched missiles and drones at US military bases on Sunday. The targets were in Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran said the attacks were a response to US...
New Caledonia Holds First Elections Since 2019
New Caledonia held its first regional elections since 2019 on Sunday. New Caledonia is a French territory in the South Pacific. Voter turnout was 54....
Prince Harry May Cancel UK Family Trip
Prince Harry asked for police protection for a UK family trip. The request was turned down by RAVEC. RAVEC decides protection for senior royals on be...
Kentucky Floods Kill at Least 4 People
At least 4 people have died in flash flooding in Kentucky on Saturday. At least 3 of those deaths happened in Madison County. Two people died on Univ...
Trump Picks Former Oklahoma Trooper to Lead ICE
President Trump has chosen Lance Schroyer to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Schroyer is a former Oklahoma state trooper and US Marine. He ...
Israel Strikes Lebanon on Peace Deal Signing Day
Lebanon and Israel signed a peace framework agreement on Friday. The deal was brokered by the United States. It aims to bring peace and disarm Hezbol...
Twin Earthquakes Kill Over 900 in Venezuela
Two earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24 2026. They hit 39 seconds apart and killed more than 900 people. The quakes measured 7.2 and 7.5...
Storms Delay Over 900 Flights at London Airports
Thunderstorms have delayed over 900 flights at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Passengers were stuck on grounded planes in very hot conditions...
Tens of Thousands March at Budapest Pride
Tens of thousands gathered in Budapest, Hungary for the 31st Budapest Pride. It was the first Pride march since Viktor Orbán left office. Orbán gover...
Europe Heat Wave Keeps Breaking Records Spreading East
A heat wave is hitting central and eastern Europe. Records have been broken in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark. Germany and Poland were u...
Investor Warns US Stock Market Is Most Expensive Ever
Investor Jeremy Grantham says the US stock market is the most expensive in American history. He pointed to a measure called the Buffett indicator. It...
US Strikes Iran After Ship Attack During Ceasefire
Iran attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The US military then launched strikes on Iran in response. US forces hit Iranian missile storage ...
Israel and Lebanon Sign US-Brokered Peace Framework
Israel and Lebanon have signed a framework agreement after US-led talks. Israel agreed to pull out of two areas in Lebanon as part of the deal. Ambas...
False Report Separates Buttigieg From His Twin Children
Pete Buttigieg was separated from his 4-year-old twins overnight. An anonymous report falsely accused him of being a threat to them. Michigan State P...
Bolton Pleads Guilty to Keeping Classified Files
John Bolton was Trump's national security adviser. He pleaded guilty to keeping secret government files illegally. Prosecutors say he shared over 1,0...
US House Issues Subpoenas to Leon Black After Epstein Hearing
Billionaire Leon Black appeared before a US House committee on Friday. Black is a financier linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The hearing was h...
Small Plane Crashes Into Beijing's Tallest Building
A small plane crashed into CITIC Tower in Beijing, China on Friday. CITIC Tower is the tallest building in Beijing. Debris fell from the building int...
Volkswagen Plans to Cut 100,000 Jobs and Close Plants
Volkswagen plans to cut 100,000 jobs in Germany. The car company also plans to close four German plants. This would double the job cuts Volkswagen an...
SoftBank Shares Drop on OpenAI Delay Fears
SoftBank shares dropped on Friday. The fall came after reports that OpenAI may delay its stock market launch until next year. OpenAI filed private pa...
Saudi Doctor Gets Life for Magdeburg Market Attack
A Saudi doctor has been sentenced to life in prison. Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen drove a car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany in December 2024. ...
Montenegro Arrests Man Wanted for US University Hacks
Police in Montenegro arrested an Iranian man wanted by the United States. He is accused of hacking more than 150 US universities. The FBI helped Mont...
IMO Pauses Ship Evacuations After Vessel Hit
The International Maritime Organization paused its plan to move ships through the Strait of Hormuz. A ship was hit by a projectile near Oman. No one ...