Shortly before the summer recess of the German parliament, lawmakers approved a series of reforms. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said optimistically, “These reforms are meant to get Germany back on track.” At the bottom of the 34-point list of reforms is something that has begun to cause major controversy: the ruling coalition of the conservative Christian … Read more
The death toll from a massive fire at a pub in the Thai capital Bangkok has risen to 30, reports said on Tuesday, citing updated figures from city authorities. Local media reports said three more victims died, increasing the initial death toll to 27. Officials said more than 70 people were being treated in hospitals, … Read more
France coach Didier Deschamps said his players were left “devastated” by their World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday before aiming a barb at match referee Ivan Barton from El Salvador. Source link
Ukraine said Tuesday that another 11 Russian ships were targeted in the Sea of Azov in attacks overnight. Kiev’s drone force commander, Robert Brovdy, known by his callsign “Magyar,” said in a statement on Telegram that the targets included five tankers, five cargo ships and a tugboat. He said it was aimed at damaging Russia’s … Read more
Spain have just won their World Cup semi-final against France. In the FIFA fan zone in Dallas, Spanish supporters celebrated this 2-0 victory. Source link
“We’ve given the French a proper trashing.” In Dallas, Spanish fans were delighted, whilst French fans were disappointed, following Spain’s 2-0 victory over France in the World Cup semi-final. Source link
Book publishers sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of illegally using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence models and generate content that competes with human authors. The lawsuit marks the latest legal battle over how AI developers use books and other creative works to build their systems. Source link
The United States earlier this month withdrew most of its troops deployed for a joint counterterrorism operation in northeastern Nigeria. The region has long been a hotspot for the Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group and its splinter factions – particularly the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), one of the “Islamic State’s” most active affiliates … Read more
Skip to next section Trump warns Iran to compromise or face more attacks 07/15/202615 July 2026 Trump warns Iran to compromise or face more attacks US President Donald Trump said Washington held talks with Tehran on Tuesday and urged Iran to negotiate to end the conflict. In an interview with Fox News, Trump warned that … Read more
Didier Deschamps’ France were hot favorites to lift the famous golden trophy after a string of breathtaking attacking displays at the World Cup. But they put their match in the semi-finals when faced with slick European champions Spain, who outplayed and outsmarted Les Bleus to deny them a third consecutive final. Source link