July 7, 2025

Ukraine signs new deals to build hundreds of thousands of drones

Russia and Ukraine exchanged a new wave of large-scale drone strikes over the weekend, targeting infrastructure and military sites across both countries. Ukraine’s attacks disrupted flights at major Russian airports in Moscow and St. Petersburg, while Russia launched more than 150 drones at Ukrainian cities, injuring civilians in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv. Ukrainian officials also […]

July 7, 2025

Netanyahu’s third White House visit to focus on Hamas talks, hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, July 7, to discuss a potential U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. The meeting marks Netanyahu’s third visit to Washington since Trump returned to office and comes as Israeli officials continue indirect negotiations with Hamas […]

July 7, 2025

SUV crashes into Domino’s, sparks massive explosion in Utah

An SUV slammed into a commercial building in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday, July 5, triggering a massive explosion and fire after the collision ruptured a gas line. Two bystanders pulled the driver and a passenger from the vehicle just minutes before the blast, according to the Unified Fire Department. Three-vehicle crash under investigation  The explosion […]

July 7, 2025

Tennessee Republican announces resignation, shrinking House majority

For the second time in less than a month, a Republican Congressman is leaving the House, further narrowing the GOP’s already slim majority. Four-term Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee announced his resignation Friday, July 4, in a post on X. Green, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said his resignation will take effect on […]

July 6, 2025

Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes 1st appearance since Iran-Israel war

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday, July 5, made a public appearance for the first time since Iran and Israel’s conflict began. The BBC reported that Khamenei was at a mosque for an Ashura ceremony, during which Shia Muslims commemorate the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hossein. Before that, Khamenei had last […]

July 6, 2025

More than 70 Palestinians killed in Gaza as ceasefire negotiations take shape

Twenty-two Palestinians were killed between Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, in Muwasi, a densely populated area in southern Gaza that has become a settlement for displaced residents. On Sunday, July 6, the death toll in Muwasi climbed to 40, after an additional 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Coupled with the seven […]

July 6, 2025

Elon Musk announces ‘America Party,’ says we ‘don’t live in a democracy’

After falling out with Republican President Donald Trump, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he wants to create another political party. The former special government employee with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced his intentions on X Saturday, July 5. “When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live […]

July 6, 2025

Search operations continue after Texas floods; dozens killed

The search for people missing after deadly flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas continued Sunday, July 6. Authorities said there are at least 68 people who have died in Kerr County, including 28 children. Ten other deaths were confirmed in Travis, Burnet, Kendall, Tom Green and Williamson counties, the Associated Press reported. There are still around 10 […]