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Israel bans UNRWA; Volkswagen to close German plants, and more
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Israel’s parliament voted to ban UNRWA, the UN’s aid agency for Palestinians, from operating inside the country, alleging that Hamas militants have infiltrated its staff.
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Le Pen says she will run for president; Farage resignation triggers by-election, and more
11:38|Marine Le Pen, a French populist-right leader, said she would stand in next year’s presidential election, after an appeals court shortened her prison sentence and ban on running for public office; Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, said he would resign as an MP.America accuses Iran of attacks; Israel dismisses Hamas’s disbandment claim, and more
10:20|American officials said that Iranian forces struck two ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Also, Israel dismissed Hamas’s announcement that it would hand over some of its powers to run Gaza to an American-backed body.20260707. Trump responds to FIFA fallout; Microsoft cuts jobs, and more
04:02||Ep. 20260707Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to “review” a red card given to Folarin Balogun of the United States’ men’s football team, but denied influencing its decision to allow him to play in the next round of the World Cup against Belgium.Iranians begin funeral procession for Khamenei; FIFA fallout, and more
10:50|Huge crowds of mourners gathered in Tehran for the main funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran; Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to “review” a red card given to Folarin Balogun of the United States’ men’s football team, but denied influencing its decision to allow him to play in the next round of the World Cup against Belgium.Iranians begin funeral procession for Khamenei; China’s missile launch sparks backlash, and more
10:27|Huge crowds of mourners gathered in Tehran ahead of the main funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Also, China’s navy said it fired a ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean as part of “routine” training.20260706. Iran’s supreme leader absent from his father’s funeral; America’s birthday celebrations, and more
03:10||Ep. 20260706Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”.Iran’s supreme leader absent from his father’s funeral; America’s birthday celebrations, and more
08:58|Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”; Donald Trump addressed crowds on the National Mall in Washington to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.President Trump’s birthday address; Khamenei’s funeral “strength”, and more
12:21|Donald Trump addressed crowds on the National Mall in Washington to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Iran’s president said the mourning in Iran for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”.20260705. China beefs up its top brass; Khamenei’s funeral begins, and more
03:31||Ep. 20260705Ukraine’s armed forces struck oil facilities in St Petersburg early on Saturday, in a long-range drone attack