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Ukraine’s Bloodiest Month Since 2022 Collides With a Stalled US Aid Fight
Ukraine’s Bloodiest Month Since 2022 Collides With a Stalled US Aid Fight The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported this week that June 2026 was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022, with at least 293 people killed and 1,990 injured [1, 2]. The toll surpassed May 2026, which had…
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Trump Blockades Iran, Bombs It for a Third Night, Then Cancels His Own Toll Plan
Trump Blockades Iran, Bombs It for a Third Night, Then Cancels His Own Toll Plan U.S. forces carried out a third consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran on Tuesday, July 14, described as a “seven-hour wave” that hit dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and along Iran’s coast. The action followed President…
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Dozens Die Trapped Behind a Blocked Exit in Bangkok’s Deadliest Bar Fire in Years
Dozens Die Trapped Behind a Blocked Exit in Bangkok’s Deadliest Bar Fire in Years A fire tore through the Rong Beer music bar in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district shortly before midnight Sunday, killing at least 30 people and leaving dozens more hospitalized, authorities said Monday. The blaze at the venue, which advertised capacity for up…
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Ukraine and Nine European Nations Launch Missile Shield Russia Calls a “Coalition of Warmongers”
Ukraine and Nine European Nations Launch Missile Shield Russia Calls a “Coalition of Warmongers” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Monday in Paris with leaders from more than 30 countries, including roughly 25 heads of state and government, to discuss continued support for Kyiv against Russia [2]. At the summit, Ukraine and nine European nations —…
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Trump Declares US “Guardian” of Hormuz, Slaps 20% Toll on the World’s Oil Lifeline
Trump Declares US “Guardian” of Hormuz, Slaps 20% Toll on the World’s Oil Lifeline President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will reimpose a naval blockade on Iranian ports and vessels near the Strait of Hormuz while charging a 20% fee on cargo shipped by other nations through the waterway. Trump declared the…
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Nine Dead in Overnight Russia-Ukraine Barrage as Allies Head to Paris to Talk, Not Fight
Nine Dead in Overnight Russia-Ukraine Barrage as Allies Head to Paris to Talk, Not Fight Russian and Ukrainian forces traded drone and missile strikes overnight into July 12, killing nine people across the two countries. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region killed three people, including two at an industrial site in Kryvyi Rih, while a…
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Israeli Panel Fast-Tracks Bill Shielding Ultra-Orthodox Draft Dodgers From Arrest
Israeli Panel Fast-Tracks Bill Shielding Ultra-Orthodox Draft Dodgers From Arrest Israel’s Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee approved on Sunday, July 12, a bill granting ultra-Orthodox men who refuse military service temporary immunity from arrest, with the measure formally running through November 30 but effectively lasting six months due to automatic extension provisions in Israel’s…
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US and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes as Five Gulf Nations Get Dragged Into the Crossfire
US and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes as Five Gulf Nations Get Dragged Into the Crossfire The United States and Iran exchanged their heaviest fire in months over the weekend after Iran attacked a commercial container ship in the Strait of Hormuz and declared the waterway closed. U.S. Central Command launched a third round of strikes…
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Venezuela’s Earthquake Death Toll Passes 4,300 as Survivors Accuse Government of Politicizing Aid
Venezuela’s Earthquake Death Toll Passes 4,300 as Survivors Accuse Government of Politicizing Aid Venezuela’s interim government reported Saturday that the death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck near Montalbán on June 24 had risen to 4,333, an increase of 215 from Friday’s count, with 16,740 people injured. Officials said 6,462 people have been rescued…
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Gunfire Kills Two at Toronto’s Largest Latin Festival as Shooters Flee Uncaught
Gunfire Kills Two at Toronto’s Largest Latin Festival as Shooters Flee Uncaught Gunfire broke out just after 8:12 p.m. Saturday at the Salsa on St. Clair festival in Toronto, a celebration of Latin culture, food and music that drew an estimated 13,000 attendees to St. Clair Avenue West near Arlington Avenue. Two men were killed…