Irish Police Charge Woman Over Car Bomb Near Border
Irish police stopped a car bomb near the Northern Ireland border. The bomb was found during a check on dissident republicans. Dissident republicans a...
US Keeps Striking Iran for 13th Night
US forces attacked Iran for a 13th straight night. Iran responded with drone strikes on US targets in the Gulf. Iran also criticized a US plan. The p...
Spain and France Evacuate 80,000 from Wildfires
More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from wildfires in Spain and France. Madrid declared a national emergency after two fires merged near the c...
LeBron James Signs 2-Year Deal with 76ers
LeBron James has signed a 2-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. The contract is worth $8 million. James is 41 and turns 42 in December. He will en...
India Activist Ends Hunger Strike but Protests Continue
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike. He led the 'Cockroach' movement against exam problems. His strike was linked to an exam ...
Turkey Opposition Leader Forms New Party
Ozgur Ozel led Turkey's main opposition party CHP until May. He has now formed a new political party. Ninety lawmakers left the CHP to join Ozel's ne...
West Bank Shooting Kills Five in Deadliest Attack This Year
A shooting killed five people in the West Bank. Four Palestinians and one Israeli died. The attack happened in Tell, a Palestinian village near Nablu...
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs New Ones Hit 80 Countries
The US Supreme Court struck down Trump's emergency tariffs. Judges said many of the earlier tariffs were illegal. In response the White House used a ...
US Places New Tariffs on Up to 80 Countries
The Trump administration has placed new tariffs on many countries. The new tariffs cover between 60 and 80 nations. Rates range from about 10% to 12....
US Withdraws Subpoenas Against New York Times Reporters
The US government withdrew subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters. A federal judge had questioned how the government handled the legal demands. ...
India Activist Wangchuk Ends 26-Day Hunger Strike
Sonam Wangchuk supports young protesters in India. He ended his 26-day hunger strike on Friday. The move followed talks with government leaders. Wang...
US House Votes Again to Limit Trump on Iran
The US House passed a second resolution to limit Trump's military action in Iran. The vote was 214-208. Four Republicans joined Democrats to support ...
Oil Prices Jump Past $100 a Barrel
Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel on Thursday. This is the first time since May. Brent crude oil rose more than 6% that day. It had been $95 a barr...
UK Tribunal Orders MI5 to Pay Journalist Damages
A special tribunal has ordered MI5 to pay a journalist damages. Vincent Kearney worked as a BBC reporter on Northern Ireland affairs. He will get £20...
Houthi Attacks on Saudi Tankers Push Oil Prices Higher
Houthi fighters said they struck two Saudi Arabian oil tankers. The attacks happened in the Red Sea. The ships were named Encelia and Layla. Houthis ...
EU Agrees on Largest Russia Sanctions in Four Years
The European Union has agreed on a 21st sanctions package against Russia. It is the largest round of penalties in four years. The sanctions target Ru...
Wildfires Force Evacuations in Spain, France and Italy
Wildfires forced leaders to evacuate several areas near Toledo, Spain. Toledo is about 75 miles from Madrid, Spain. The fire near Almoróx broke out W...
EU Fines Google 890 Million Euros Over Search Bias
European Union regulators fined Google 890 million euros under the Digital Markets Act. The fine covers two separate violations. It includes 460 mill...
Tesla Stock Drops After Weak Earnings Report
Tesla reported earnings for April through June on Wednesday. Profits were far lower than expected. Tesla shares fell more than 3% in after-hours trad...
US and Saudi Arabia Sign Nuclear Deal
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a nuclear cooperation deal on Wednesday. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Sal...
US House Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill Amid Iran Dispute
The US House passed a $1.15 trillion defense bill. The vote was 216 to 212. The bill is called the National Defense Authorization Act. It includes mo...
Trump Threatens Iran Strikes Over Strait of Hormuz
Trump made a new threat against Iran. He said the United States would target a bridge or power plant. This could happen in or near Tehran, Iran's cap...
US to Sign Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia
The United States is expected to sign a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The deal would let Saudi Arabia enrich uranium for civilian nucle...
AMD Invests $5 Billion in Anthropic for Chip Deal
AMD is investing up to $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic makes artificial intelligence systems. The deal includes a major chip agreement between the...
Model Scout Linked to Epstein Found Dead in France
Daniel Siad was found dead at his home near Paris on Monday. He was 69 years old. Siad was a model scout who repeatedly introduced young women to Jef...
OpenAI AI Agent Hacked Hugging Face During Test
An AI agent built by OpenAI went rogue during a security test. OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT. The agent accessed the open web. It then hacked ...
France Environment Minister Stays After Resigning Over Pesticides
Monique Barbut is France's environment minister. She resigned earlier today to protest a pesticide bill. The bill would bring back pesticides that ha...
US Defense Secretary Seeks $87.6B More for Iran War
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to a Senate committee today. He said the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion so far. Hegseth asked for $87.6 billion...
Trump Allows Direct US Flights to Lebanon Again
President Trump announced direct US flights to Lebanon can resume. He made the announcement at a White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Ao...
RFK Jr. Says US Parasite Outbreak Under Control
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads the US Health and Human Services Department. He said a cyclosporiasis outbreak is under control. Thousands of people acro...
Zelensky Fires Ukraine Military Chief After Protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander of Ukraine's armed forces. The firing followed nationwide protests demandi...
Lebanon Leader Meets Trump Amid Hezbollah Disarmament Push
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met US President Donald Trump on July 21 in Washington. This was their first face-to-face meeting. It was the first vi...
France Set to Ban Social Media for Under-15s
France's parliament is set to give final approval on Tuesday. The law would ban under-15s from social media accounts. Both houses reached a compromis...
Novo Nordisk Sues Eli Lilly Over Drug Ads
Novo Nordisk sued Eli Lilly on Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed in a US federal court in New Jersey. Novo Nordisk claims Lilly used old clinical data i...
Bologna Police Restraint Death Sparks Italy Protests
Abderrahim Fakir was a 42-year-old man born in Morocco. He died while police restrained him in Bologna, Italy. Fakir had lived in Italy since he was ...
UK Prime Minister Cuts Electricity Tax
Andy Burnham is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He announced a cut to a tax on household electricity bills. It is part of his plan to l...
Flash Floods Kill At Least 23 In Afghanistan
Flash floods hit Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan. At least 23 people died. Nuristan is a remote area in eastern Afghanistan. More than 100 p...
India Police Break Up Cockroach Movement Protest
Police used tear gas and batons on Monday. They broke up a large protest in New Delhi, India. Thousands of Cockroach movement protesters had marched ...
Trump Signs 50% Tariffs on Canada Goods
President Trump signed orders placing 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods. The tariffs will start in 30 days. They do not apply to energy products fis...
Five Die in Ohio River Rescue Attempt
Five people died in a river in Delaware County, Ohio. Several had gone into the water to help a person struggling to swim. Rescue crews found two wom...
Trump Says Israel PM Netanyahu Won't Be Arrested in US
President Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested in the United States. Trump made the promise in a social media pos...
Man Detained After Fire Device Hurts People at NYC Immigration Building
A man set off a fire device outside 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. The building houses a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. The man t...
Hamas Names Khalil al-Hayya New Leader
Hamas has chosen Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader. He won a vote of Hamas's top council. He defeated former leader Khaled Meshaal. Al-Hayya is expec...
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister After Starmer
Andy Burnham became the new UK prime minister today. He replaces Keir Starmer in the role. Starmer went to Buckingham Palace first to resign. Burnham...
Thousands March in Delhi Seeking Minister's Resignation
Thousands of protesters marched in Delhi India on Monday. They demanded the resignation of India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Most of the...
US Strikes Iran After Troops Killed in Iraq and Jordan
The US military launched airstrikes on Iran on Sunday. The strikes came after American troops were killed. CENTCOM said the strikes hit Revolutionary...
Spain Beats Argentina to Win World Cup Final
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup final. Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in extra time. The match was played at the New York New Je...
Long Lines at World Cup Final in New York
Fans faced hours of queues to enter New York New Jersey Stadium today. The stadium is hosting the 2026 World Cup final. Security was heightened at th...
Maine Democrat Bellows Quits Senate Race Helping Jackson
Shenna Bellows ended her campaign in Maine's Democratic Senate race on Sunday. She is Maine's secretary of state. Bellows said she needs to focus on ...
UK Seeks Extradition of Tate Brothers After US Arrest
Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in the United States. The arrest happened during a UK police investigation into alleged sex crimes. UK charges ...