Month: July 2026

Trump Slaps Canada With Sweeping 50% Tariffs

Trump Slaps Canada With Sweeping 50% Tariffs

Ottawa has threatened retaliation after Washington targeted Canadian wine, hockey sticks, and cement.

July 21, 2026
Louvre Gallery to Reopen After €88 Million Heist—Without Displaying Jewels

Louvre Gallery to Reopen After €88 Million Heist—Without Displaying Jewels

A windowless, high-security vault will be built to house the valuable items previously displayed in the Apollo Gallery.

July 21, 2026
Bologna Burns as Left-Wing Rioters Target Police

Bologna Burns as Left-Wing Rioters Target Police

A protest over the death of a Moroccan man during his arrest descended into hours of violence, leaving six officers injured.

July 21, 2026
Fighter Aircraft Developer Welcomes Other States to Join its Air War Planning

Fighter Aircraft Developer Welcomes Other States to Join its Air War Planning

Canada is the first to get its foot in the door with the Global Combat Air Programme—others may follow, at no initial cost.

July 21, 2026
Amnesty International Criticizes Hungarian PM Again

Amnesty International Criticizes Hungarian PM Again

The human rights watchdog has warned that PM Péter Magyar’s rushed nomination of Judit Polgár represents an undemocratic, unilateral approach to selection.

July 20, 2026
EU Imposes Record €550 Million Fine on Chinese Retail Giant for Illegal Product Sales

EU Imposes Record €550 Million Fine on Chinese Retail Giant for Illegal Product Sales

The European Commission has hit Chinese retail giant AliExpress with a record €550 million penalty for violating consumer protection rules, far exceeding a previous fine levied against rival Temu.

July 20, 2026
No Greek Actors but Plenty of Diversity in Nolan’s Odyssey

No Greek Actors but Plenty of Diversity in Nolan’s Odyssey

Lupita Nyong’o plays Helen of Troy and Elliot Page appears as Sinon as Greeks question why their own actors were excluded.

July 20, 2026
Houthi Declaration Restarts War with Saudi Arabia

Houthi Declaration Restarts War with Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s main Iran-aligned Islamist militia aims to impose an embargo on Red Sea shipping backed by attacks on the KSA’s oil and gas infrastructure.

July 20, 2026
Russia Launches Massive Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv and Ukrainian Cities

Russia Launches Massive Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv and Ukrainian Cities

A heavy wave of Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes has left people dead across Ukraine, prompting renewed appeals from Kyiv for urgent defensive interceptor supplies.

Britain’s New Labour PM Promises More State Control

Britain’s New Labour PM Promises More State Control

Andy Burnham pledged greater public ownership and sweeping economic change but made no mention of immigration in his first Downing Street speech.

July 20, 2026
U.S. and Iran Escalate Military Strikes Amid Growing Menace to Water Supplies

U.S. and Iran Escalate Military Strikes Amid Growing Menace to Water Supplies

A fresh cycle of military strikes led by Washington and Tehran threatens critical desalination infrastructure and raises oil prices, even as both nations signal a potential role for diplomacy.

July 20, 2026
French LGBT Activist Forced Offstage by Gaza Zealots

French LGBT Activist Forced Offstage by Gaza Zealots

‘Queer’ Paris DJ was hounded by a mob for having the ‘wrong’ views on Israel.

July 20, 2026