CDC: US records 1,288 measles cases, most since 1992 outbreak

CDC: US records 1,288 measles cases, most since 1992 outbreak

ATLANTA, Georgia: The United States is facing its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, with 1,288 confirmed cases so...

FTC’s rule to ease subscription cancellations struck down by court

FTC’s rule to ease subscription cancellations struck down by court

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal rule designed to make it easier for Americans to cancel subscriptions has been blocked by a U.S. appeals...

Ex-UK PM Sunak takes advisory role at Goldman Sachs

Ex-UK PM Sunak takes advisory role at Goldman Sachs

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Former British prime minister Rishi Sunak will return to Goldman Sachs in an advisory role, the Wall Street...

Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints

Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer need to remove their shoes during security screenings, Department of Homeland...

Gold ETF inflows hit 5-year high as tariffs drive safe-haven bets

Gold ETF inflows hit 5-year high as tariffs drive safe-haven bets

LONDON, U.K.: Physically backed gold exchange-traded funds recorded their most significant semi-annual inflow since the first half...

Rubio impersonator used AI to reach officials via Signal: cable

Rubio impersonator used AI to reach officials via Signal: cable

WASHINGTON, D.C.: An elaborate impersonation scheme involving artificial intelligence targeted senior U.S. and foreign officials in...

PwC: Copper shortages may disrupt 32 percent of chip output by 2035

PwC: Copper shortages may disrupt 32 percent of chip output by 2035

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Some 32 percent of global semiconductor production could face climate change-related copper supply disruptions...

Stocks slide as Trump unveils 25% tariffs on Japan, S. Korea

Stocks slide as Trump unveils 25% tariffs on Japan, S. Korea

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Financial markets kicked off the week on a cautious note as President Donald Trump rolled out a fresh round...

Ireland’s PM ‘hopeful’ of EU-US tariff deal before July 9 deadline

Ireland’s PM ‘hopeful’ of EU-US tariff deal before July 9 deadline

DUBLIN, Ireland: Taoiseach Micheál Martin has expressed cautious optimism that the European Union and the United States can strike...

Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages

Deadly July 4 flash floods renew alarm over NWS staffing shortages

WASHINGTON, D.C.: After months of warnings from former federal officials and weather experts, the deadly flash floods that struck the...

BRICS issues rebuke on trade and Iran, avoids direct US criticism

BRICS issues rebuke on trade and Iran, avoids direct US criticism

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: At a two-day summit over the weekend, the BRICS bloc of emerging economies issued a joint declaration condemning...

Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday

Thousands gather in Himalayas as Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday

DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, celebrated by thousands of followers in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala,...

U.S. Treasury Secretary says Musk should steer clear of politics

U.S. Treasury Secretary says Musk should steer clear of politics

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Elon Musk's entry into the political arena is drawing pushback from top U.S. officials and investors, as his decision...

TikTok building U.S.-only app amid pressure to finalise sale

TikTok building U.S.-only app amid pressure to finalise sale

CULVER CITY, California: TikTok is preparing to roll out a separate version of its app for U.S. users, as efforts to secure a sale...

Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur

Trump defends use of 'Shylock,' citing ignorance of slur

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump claimed he was unaware that the term shylock is regarded as antisemitic when he used it in...

Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals

Congress weighs Medicaid cuts, sparking alarm in small-town hospitals

OMAHA, Nebraska: With Congress considering cuts totaling around US$1 trillion to Medicaid over the next decade, concerns are rising...

Trump admin allows GE to restart engine sales to China’s COMAC

Trump admin allows GE to restart engine sales to China’s COMAC

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government has granted GE Aerospace permission to resume jet engine shipments to China's COMAC, a person...

One pilot asked the other about fuel cutoff seconds before crash, says preliminary AI171 crash report

One pilot asked the other about fuel cutoff seconds before crash, says preliminary AI171 crash report

New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): A preliminary investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash has revealed that just seconds...

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOODING-AFTERMATH

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOODING-AFTERMATH

(250712) -- HOUSTON, July 12, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Debris remains tied up on a wooden fence in Hunt, Texas, the United States, July 11,...

Cody Bellinger blasts three homers as Yankees blank Cubs

Cody Bellinger blasts three homers as Yankees blank Cubs

(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) Cody Bellinger hit three homers for the first time in his career and drove in six runs,...

Zelensky confirms resumption of US military aid

Zelensky confirms resumption of US military aid

The Pentagon abruptly suspended the shipments in early July, citing a need to audit remaining stockpiles Ukrainian President Vladimir...

Gaza becoming "graveyard of children, starving people," says UNRWA chief, as nearly 800 killed at aid centres

Gaza becoming "graveyard of children, starving people," says UNRWA chief, as nearly 800 killed at aid centres

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 12 (ANI): Gaza has become the graveyard of children and starving people, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said,...

US slaps visa sanctions on Cuban president

US slaps visa sanctions on Cuban president

Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the new restrictions to the 2021 unrest in Havana ...

Daily World Briefing, July 12

Daily World Briefing, July 12

Chinese FM calls for joint efforts in finding right way for China, U.S. to get along China and the United States should work together...

Red Bulls vying for first win over Union since 2019

Red Bulls vying for first win over Union since 2019

(Photo credit: John Jones-Imagn Images) After their meeting in the U.S. Open Cup was postponed due to severe weather, the Philadelphia...

Without goalkeeper and captain, Orlando City face woeful Montreal

Without goalkeeper and captain, Orlando City face woeful Montreal

(Photo credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images) Orlando City will be without their starting goalkeeper and their captain when they host a...

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-WHITE HOUSE-TRUMP-TEXAS-FLOODS

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-WHITE HOUSE-TRUMP-TEXAS-FLOODS

(250711) -- WASHINGTON, July 11, 2025 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the press before departing for Texas at the...

Iran sets terms for resuming nuclear talks

Iran sets terms for resuming nuclear talks

A return to diplomacy requires US guarantees after strikes on the countrys nuclear sites, the Islamic Republics FM has said Iran...

Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon among additions to AL All-Star team

Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon among additions to AL All-Star team

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images) New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon was named to the American League All-Star team...

Assassinated Ukrainian officer ran secret gray units NYT

Assassinated Ukrainian officer ran secret gray units  NYT

Ukraines Security Service has confirmed that Colonel Ivan Voronich was recently gunned down in Kiev A senior Ukrainian intelligence...

High winds lead to 'frustrating day' at LIV Golf Andalucia

High winds lead to 'frustrating day' at LIV Golf Andalucia

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images) Australia's Cameron Smith and England's Lee Westwood were in a five-way tie for the lead...

Dmitry Trenin: Why the next world order will be armed with nukes

Dmitry Trenin: Why the next world order will be armed with nukes

How the Wests recklessness is testing Moscows nuclear patience A multipolar world is, by its nature, a nuclear one. Its conflicts...

Relations with US will never be the same von der Leyen

Relations with US will never be the same  von der Leyen

Washington and Brussels have been fighting over a tariff increase since February Relations with the US may never return to what they...

Milo Manheim shares why Ethan Slater left him more awestruck than Ariana Grande

Milo Manheim shares why Ethan Slater left him more awestruck than Ariana Grande

Washington DC [US], July 11 (ANI): Actor Milo Manheim, known for playing Zed in the Disney television film franchise Zombies and appearing...

Canada: Carney cites 'vital progress' on fentanyl amid Trump's tariff threat

Canada: Carney cites 'vital progress' on fentanyl amid Trump's tariff threat

Ottawa [Canada], July 11 (ANI): A day after US President Donald Trump announced a new 35 percent tariff on Canadian goods set to take...

"We continue to encourage our NATO allies...weapons to Ukraine": US State Secy Rubio on defence cooperation

"We continue to encourage our NATO allies...weapons to Ukraine": US State Secy Rubio on defence cooperation

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur, addressed questions...

US State Department to begin mass layoffs within days media

US State Department to begin mass layoffs within days  media

Nearly 2,000 jobs in the executive branch dealing with foreign policy are reportedly on the chopping block The US State Department...

US State Department to begin mass layoffs within days - media

US State Department to begin mass layoffs within days - media

Nearly 2,000 jobs in the executive branch dealing with foreign policy are reportedly on the chopping block ...

Trump says deal struck with NATO to fund weapons for Ukraine

Trump says deal struck with NATO to fund weapons for Ukraine

Washington DC [US], July 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a new agreement has been reached with NATO, under...

Odds are high, Trump-Xi meeting likely this year: US Secretary of State Rubio

Odds are high, Trump-Xi meeting likely this year: US Secretary of State Rubio

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 11 (ANI): There is a 'high probability' that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping...

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CDC: US records 1,288 measles cases, most since 1992 outbreak
CDC: US records 1,288 measles cases, most since 1992 outbreak

ATLANTA, Georgia: The United States is facing its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, with 1,288 confirmed cases so...


Gaza War sucking life out of an Israeli generation
Gaza War sucking life out of an Israeli generation

In the past month alone, 23 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza—three more than the number of remaining living hostages held...


Faulty IT system at heart of UK Post Office scandal, says report
Faulty IT system at heart of UK Post Office scandal, says report

LONDON, U.K.: At least 13 people are believed to have taken their own lives as a result of the U.K.'s Post Office scandal, in which...


Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints
Travelers can now keep shoes on at TSA checkpoints

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Travelers at U.S. airports will no longer need to remove their shoes during security screenings, Department of Homeland...


Rubio impersonator used AI to reach officials via Signal: cable
Rubio impersonator used AI to reach officials via Signal: cable

WASHINGTON, D.C.: An elaborate impersonation scheme involving artificial intelligence targeted senior U.S. and foreign officials in...


Warsaw responds to migration pressure with new border controls
Warsaw responds to migration pressure with new border controls

SLUBICE, Poland: Poland reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania on July 7, following Germany's earlier reintroduction...


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