📍 Greenbelt, Maryland — July 2, 2025Federal prosecutors have unsealed a 22-count indictment charging Charles Edwards Madden, 39, of New Carrollton, Maryland, and Michael R. Bourne, 33, of New York, with orchestrating a multi-year conspiracy involving the sale and trafficking of stolen vehicles with altered vehicle identification numbers (VINs). 🔍 Charges Filed The indictment includes: […]
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📍 Vatican City, July 6, 2025 — Pope Leo XIV has expressed heartfelt condolences to the victims of catastrophic flash floods in Texas, which have claimed the lives of at least 50 people, with nearly 30 still missing, many of them children attending a summer camp along the Guadalupe River. Speaking in English during his […]
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📍 Berlin, July 8, 2025 — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on German authorities to take urgent action to protect Basma Mostafa, an Egyptian investigative journalist living in exile in Berlin, from alleged transnational repression orchestrated by Egyptian state actors. Mostafa, who fled Egypt in 2020 after repeated arrests and threats linked to her […]
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July 9, 2025 – Beijing – China has expanded its visa-free entry policy to a record 74 countries, allowing eligible foreign nationals to visit for up to 30 days without a visa. The move marks a significant relaxation of border controls as Beijing seeks to revitalize its tourism industry and support economic growth. The expanded […]
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📍 Geneva, July 8, 2025 — Ahead of Vietnam’s fourth periodic review by the UN Human Rights Committee, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on UN member states to press the Vietnamese government for concrete reforms to end its crackdown on civil and political rights. The review, held on July 7–8, assesses Vietnam’s compliance with […]
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July 9, 2025 – The Hague – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for their role in the systemic persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. The warrants target Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, citing […]
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📍 Chisinau, July 8, 2025 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €400 million financing package for Moldova’s state-owned energy trader JSC Energocom, aimed at bolstering the country’s energy security through strategic purchases of gas and electricity on European markets. 🔋 Loan Structure and Purpose The funds will enable Energocom […]
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📍 New York, July 7, 2025 — AI cloud provider CoreWeave has announced a definitive agreement to acquire data center operator Core Scientific in a $9 billion all-stock transaction, marking the largest deal to date in the accelerating shift from cryptocurrency mining to artificial intelligence infrastructure. 🧠 Strategic Shift Toward AI The acquisition will give […]
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July 9, 2025 – New York – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center in Georgia, despite a federal court order for his release. On July 1, an immigration judge granted Guevara […]
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📍 Washington, D.C. — July 8, 2025President Donald Trump has announced plans to introduce new tariffs on copper and pharmaceutical products, signaling a significant expansion of his administration’s trade agenda. While the tariffs are not yet in effect, officials indicated their rollout timelines and enforcement mechanisms are under review. 🟠 Copper Tariff Proposal: 50% Rate […]
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