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Typhon missile launcher system deployed by US forces in Japan posing threat to Russia Far East

Russia Warns Japan That US Typhon Missiles at Kanoya Air Base Threaten Its Far East

Russia warned Japan that US Typhon missile systems at Kanoya air base on Kyushu threaten Russia's Far Eastern borders, Deputy FM Rudenko said. Russia has issued similar warnings to South Korea, making

July 19, 2026

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Rudenko who issued a warning to South Korea over Typhon missile system deployment

Russia Warns Seoul Over Typhon Missile Deployment, Pledges Proportionate Response

Russia's Deputy FM Rudenko warned Sunday that South Korea deploying American Typhon missile systems would be treated as a security threat requiring a proportionate response, even as he confirmed Moscow had no confirmed information Seoul intended to proceed.

July 19, 2026

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Jack Lang president Arab World Institute IMA Paris April 2025 Reuters

Jack Lang’s 673 Mentions in Epstein Files Led to a French Probe and a Police Raid

Jack Lang, France's former culture minister whose name appears 673 times in Jeffrey Epstein's correspondence, resigned

Japan sea drone military expansion amid nuclear weapons policy debate

Japan Defense Minister Calls for Nuclear Weapons Debate Amid Regional Arms Race

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi broke eight decades of political taboo Sunday, calling for a national

Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, founder of the San Isidro Movement, who was released after serving a sentence following the 2021 protests

Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara Arrives in Miami After Five Years in Prison

Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, 38, co-founder of Cuba's San Isidro Movement, arrived in Miami on July 18 after five years in a Cuban prison. Secretary Rubio confirmed the arrival and called for

July 19, 2026

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Hazy orange sky from wildfire smoke over US city from Canada wildfires July 2026

Trump Threatens Canada Tariffs as Wildfire Smoke Blankets 100 Million Americans

Wildfire smoke from Canada triggered air quality alerts for 100 million Americans from Minneapolis to New York as Trump threatened new tariffs, accusing Ottawa of willful negligence. PM Mark Carney pushed back,

July 19, 2026

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President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during diplomatic discussions

Sheinbaum Accepts Trump’s World Cup Final Invitation Amid Unresolved US-Mexico Tensions

Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed she will attend the World Cup final at Trump's direct invitation, their first shared public setting since December. With USMCA in limbo and bilateral trade talks set for Monday,

July 19, 2026

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Abdul El-Sayed alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a Michigan campaign rally

Bernie Sanders and AOC Back Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Race Against AIPAC Spending

Bernie Sanders and AOC have endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan Senate, with Sanders attacking AIPAC influence in the state's Democratic primary. The move signals a widening fault line in the party over

July 19, 2026

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Aerial footage of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest area where Forest Service employees were held hostage by father-son pair

Forest Service Employees Held Hostage Near Mount Shasta, Father and Son Charged

Two Forest Service employees rescued after 15 hours held hostage near Mount Shasta; father and son face federal kidnapping charges. Joseph Henrichsen, 49, and Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, surrendered at 2:30 a.m. Friday

July 19, 2026

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Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate outside the Bucharest Tribunal in Romania in 2024

Tate Brothers Arrested in Miami as UK Files Additional Rape and Trafficking Charges

U.S. Marshals arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami on Saturday as UK prosecutors filed new rape and trafficking charges covering four additional victims and offenses dating to 2010. The warrant was

July 19, 2026

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A baby manatee swims beside its mother at Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach Florida as Trump strips automatic Endangered Species Act protections

Trump Ends Automatic Wildlife Safeguards, Opening Threatened Species’ Habitat to Drilling

The Trump Interior Department issued two rules stripping automatic protections from threatened species and narrowing critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. Environmental groups filed lawsuits within hours, calling it the broadest

July 19, 2026

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Election workers sort mail-in ballots at a San Francisco election office as the DC Circuit overturns the block on Trump's USPS mail-voting rule

Appeals Court Hands Trump Temporary Win on Mail-in Voting, Lifting USPS Ballot Block

A federal appeals court overturned the block on Trump's USPS mail-voting rule, which requires states to provide voter rolls and barcode all mail ballots. The ruling restores the directive in most of

July 19, 2026

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Earthquake damage in La Guaira Venezuela 2026 aerial view destruction

Venezuela Earthquake Dead Reach 5,069 as IMF Releases $346 Million in Emergency Aid

Venezuela's earthquake death toll has been officially confirmed at 5,069 as the IMF releases $346 million in emergency financing. The funds mark the first major international institutional aid since the IMF restored

July 19, 2026

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Dubai's Business Bay district, the area Reuters falsely reported as the site of explosions on July 17, 2026

UAE Widens Criminal Probe Into Reuters Over False Dubai Explosions Report

The UAE attorney general widened a probe into Reuters over a false Dubai explosions report, calling the apology a formal admission of wrongdoing. Prosecutors summoned the reporter and editors as legal measures

July 19, 2026

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Russia Warns Japan That US Typhon Missiles at Kanoya Air Base Threaten Its Far East

Russia Warns Seoul Over Typhon Missile Deployment, Pledges Proportionate Response

Jack Lang’s 673 Mentions in Epstein Files Led to a French Probe and a Police Raid

Japan Defense Minister Calls for Nuclear Weapons Debate Amid Regional Arms Race

Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara Arrives in Miami After Five Years in Prison

Trump Threatens Canada Tariffs as Wildfire Smoke Blankets 100 Million Americans

Sheinbaum Accepts Trump’s World Cup Final Invitation Amid Unresolved US-Mexico Tensions

Bernie Sanders and AOC Back Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Race Against AIPAC Spending

Forest Service Employees Held Hostage Near Mount Shasta, Father and Son Charged

Tate Brothers Arrested in Miami as UK Files Additional Rape and Trafficking Charges

Trump Ends Automatic Wildlife Safeguards, Opening Threatened Species’ Habitat to Drilling

Appeals Court Hands Trump Temporary Win on Mail-in Voting, Lifting USPS Ballot Block

Venezuela Earthquake Dead Reach 5,069 as IMF Releases $346 Million in Emergency Aid

UAE Widens Criminal Probe Into Reuters Over False Dubai Explosions Report

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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