Russia Warns US, Japan, and South Korea against forming North Korea security pact

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has issued a stern warning to the United States, South Korea, and Japan against forming a security alliance targeting North Korea, during his visit to Wonsan city where he met with North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui amid flourishing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.

UC Berkeley professor shot dead in Greece

 

A masked gunman reportedly fatally shot Przemysław ‘Przemek’ Jeziorski on July 4 in an Athens suburb. Przemysław “Przemek” Jeziorski was an associate marketing professor at the university’s Haas School of Business.

By Kyle Martin 

kymartin@bayareanewsgroup.com 

Bay Area News Group 

UPDATED: July 12, 2025, at 4:41 PM PDT

It’s official—the Earth’s rotation is accelerating and days will be shorter over the coming months, according to geophysics experts

“How fast the world moves”, you’ve probably heard this phrase many times, right? What you didn’t know is that, this summer, the world is literally moving faster. 

‘Egregious.’ ‘Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, In Their Own Words

By The Editorial Board

The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.

Many Americans in positions of power, including corporate executives and members of Congress, seem too afraid of President Trump to stand up to his anti-democratic behavior. Federal judges have shown themselves to be exceptions. “Judges from across the ideological spectrum are ruling against administration policies at remarkable rates,” said Adam Bonica, a political scientist at Stanford University.

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

July 11, 2025

Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister’s political calculations since Oct. 7.

By Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman, and Natan Odenheimer

‘We are not in normal times,’ Joly says after Trump threatens 35% tariffs

https://globalnews.ca/video/11285484/canada-only-country-in-the-world-outside-of-china-to-impose-so-many-counter-tariffs-joly/

By Sean Previl 

 Global News
Posted July 11, 2025

Canada is the only country in the world, outside of China, to impose so many counter-tariffs: Joly

Industry Minister Melanie Joly says that “we are not in normal times” as the federal government vows to protect jobs after U.S. President Donald Trump‘s threat to impose a 35 per cent tariff on Aug. 1.

Engine fuel cutoff moments before Air India plane crash, preliminary report reveals

By Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom with AP
Published on 12/07/2025 - 8:44 GMT+2
On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 crashed in Ahmedabad. All 230 passengers on board, except for one, were killed.

Canada adds surprise 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%

Story by Craig Lord
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OTTAWA — Canada’s labour market topped expectations in June amid a surprise surge in hiring.

Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 6.9 per cent in June as the economy added some 83,000 jobs. The vast majority of those jobs were part-time, the agency said, with 47,000 positions added in the private sector.

New theory proposes the universe collapsed itself into reality, solving Schrödinger’s cat paradox

A new model suggests that the early universe collapsed itself from quantum chaos into the classical world we know today.

Joshua Shavit

Published Jul 10, 2025 4:51 AM PDT

Why is Germany manufacturing thousands of tanks?

Thursday, July 10, 2025 11:44
Michalis Psilos • psilosm@naftemporiki.gr

The German government is considering buying up to 2,500 GTK Boxer armored vehicles and up to 1,000 Leopard 2 tanks.

Europe is rearming to confront the "Russian threat," and Germany is taking a leading role in this new surge in military spending. The government of Friedrich Merz is set to approve military expenditures totaling half a trillion euros—about five times the special fund initiated by the previous government of Olaf Scholz three years ago, which was heralded as a significant turning point, as emphasized by European diplomats.

Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods

 

Nadine Yousif
BBC News, Toronto

The letter to Canada is among more than 20 that Trump has posted this week to US trade partners.

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods starting 1 August, even as the two countries are days away from a self-imposed deadline to reach a new deal on trade. 

Turkey detains hundreds of Erdogan opponents in pursuit of 'octopus' of corruption

Reuters

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Jonathan Spicer

July 10, 20257:06 AM PDT

Updated 13 mins ago

Summary

• Review shows 500 detained, at least 220 of whom jailed
• 14 elected opposition mayors imprisoned pending trial
• Crackdown on CHP unprecedented in recent decades
• Erdogan alleged a corrupt network extends like an octopus
• Authorities deny claims probe politically motivated

Brazilian President Lula threatens to suspend economic deals over Trump’s 50% tariffs

July 9, 2025

US. President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that countries that don’t make trade deals with the United States will get letters informing them of the tariffs they will be charged if they export products to the United States.

EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, ANDREA THOMAS, MICHAEL WARREN, CURTIS YEE, NELL CLARK AND PETER ORSI

Updated 6:53 PM PDT, July 9, 2025

The US in brief: Fire away

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Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
Jul 9th 2025

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to sack workers at 19 federal departments and agencies. A lower court had blocked the government’s plan to radically reorganise the federal bureaucracy, arguing that the administration was obliged to consult Congress. The Supreme Court struck down that temporary order, but offered no view on the legality of the plan.

Trump Threatens New Tariffs of Up to 30% on Additional Countries

The Greek Courier
Sources: CNN, Reuters
President Donald Trump has escalated trade tensions by sending letters to the leaders of seven additional countries, warning of potential new tariff rates that could reach as high as 30%. This latest move adds to the growing list of U.S. trading partners facing increased tariffs.

Mark Carney’s cabinet told to present savings plans by the end of the summer

By Stephanie Ha
Published: July 07, 2025 
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, along with Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, issued letters to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet on Monday, asking them to present plans by the end of summer to find day-to-day operational savings, according to a spokesperson from Champagne’s office.

Archaeologists Just Pulled Pieces Of The Lighthouse Of Alexandria Out Of The Mediterranean Sea

By Ainsley Brown | Edited By John Kuroski
Published July 8, 2025

These 22 colossal stone blocks, some weighing as much as 80 tons, include parts of everything from the Lighthouse of Alexandria's threshold to its base to its door.

Laura Loomer, Trump’s Blunt Instrument

The right-wing provocateur and Islamophobe has few friends in the West Wing but a big fan in the Oval Office.

By Ken Bensinger and Robert Draper

Reporting from Washington and the Florida Gulf Coast

July 8, 2025

Through battles big and small since President Trump took office, one intense conflict stands out for the president’s openness to once-fringe views and voices. It is the struggle by some of his aides to contain Laura Loomer.