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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf who served as Iran's chief negotiator in Doha

Pezeshkian Flew to Qom After Clerics Called the Iran-US Deal a Strategic Mistake

Iran's president traveled to Qom on July 1 after senior clerics called the Iran-US MoU a strategic mistake — and invoked Khamenei's posthumous blessing to shield his team. The domestic battle over

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

China's 2026 Outbound Direct Investment Regulation enacted by State Council on July 2

China’s New Investment Law Gives Beijing Power to Retaliate Against Foreign Trade Barriers

China's 2026 Outbound Direct Investment Regulation, effective Wednesday, gives Beijing legal authority to probe foreign trade barriers and impose retaliatory measures, a move that arrives as Western nations have spent two years

July 2, 2026

Business·News

Victor Willis performs as lead singer of the Village People in Chicago

Victor Willis, Village People Lead Singer Who Co-Wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ Dies at 74

Victor Willis, co-founder and original lead singer of Village People, died June 30, 2026, at 74. Willis co-wrote 'Y.M.C.A.' in 1978, a song that sold tens of millions and has remained a

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·Music·News

Vessels navigating near Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran claims command authority over the strategic waterway

Iran Claims Hormuz Command as Europe’s Naval Mission Quietly Collapses

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister declared on Wednesday that Hormuz is under Iranian command, not CENTCOM. Germany's Defense Minister said the same day that German minesweepers anchored in Djibouti have nothing to do

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 interface shown after the model's return from a 20-day US export control suspension in July 2026

Washington Called Anthropic’s Fable 5 a Security Threat. The Only Expert Who Read the Research Disagrees.

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 returned globally on July 1 after a 20-day suspension under a first-of-its-kind U.S. export control order triggered by a three-word prompt: "fix this code." The factual dispute at

July 2, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a congressional hearing on HHS policy including peptide deregulation in April 2026

FDA Scientists Warn Against Peptides Kennedy Backs as He Reshapes the Advisory Panel

FDA scientists concluded that none of the seven peptides Health Secretary Kennedy wants available through compounding pharmacies have sufficient human evidence for expanded access. The findings arrived alongside Kennedy's appointment of nine

July 2, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

Oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as Brent crude falls to its lowest since the Iran war began

Markets See a Durable Iran Ceasefire. Trump’s Ex-NSA Sees an Iranian Win.

Brent crude fell to $70.65 on Wednesday, its lowest since the Iran war began, as Trump's former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Iran is "getting everything it wanted" in the ceasefire

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

GE Vernova HA gas turbine at Houston service center, the type being used in Joulent's Project Kilby for Microsoft AI data centers

National Grid Is Spending $1.75 Billion to Power Microsoft’s AI — by Bypassing the Grid

National Grid Ventures is investing $1.75 billion for a 35% stake in Joulent LLC, which is building a 2.67-gigawatt gas-fired plant in West Texas to power a Microsoft data center — without

July 2, 2026

News·Technology

Nara Smith model and TikTok influencer who revealed daughter Whimsy Lou cancer diagnosis

Nara Smith Reveals Daughter Whimsy Lou’s Cancer Diagnosis: ‘My Heart Dropped’

Nara Smith revealed Tuesday that her two-year-old daughter Whimsy Lou was diagnosed with cancer in late 2025, with chemotherapy beginning immediately after doctors found it had spread. The influencer couple carried the

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·Health·News

Pea starch powder illustrating the China-Canada agricultural trade dispute after Beijing imposed a 73.5% anti-dumping cash deposit effective June 30 2026

China Hits Canadian Pea Starch With 73.5% Deposit as Bilateral Trade Thaw Ends

Canada's pea starch exporters face a 73.5% cash deposit on China shipments after Beijing issued a preliminary anti-dumping determination on June 30. The ruling closes a market Canada built over a decade,

July 2, 2026

Business·News

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Pezeshkian Flew to Qom After Clerics Called the Iran-US Deal a Strategic Mistake

China’s New Investment Law Gives Beijing Power to Retaliate Against Foreign Trade Barriers

Victor Willis, Village People Lead Singer Who Co-Wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ Dies at 74

Iran Claims Hormuz Command as Europe’s Naval Mission Quietly Collapses

Washington Called Anthropic’s Fable 5 a Security Threat. The Only Expert Who Read the Research Disagrees.

FDA Scientists Warn Against Peptides Kennedy Backs as He Reshapes the Advisory Panel

Markets See a Durable Iran Ceasefire. Trump’s Ex-NSA Sees an Iranian Win.

National Grid Is Spending $1.75 Billion to Power Microsoft’s AI — by Bypassing the Grid

Nara Smith Reveals Daughter Whimsy Lou’s Cancer Diagnosis: ‘My Heart Dropped’

China Hits Canadian Pea Starch With 73.5% Deposit as Bilateral Trade Thaw Ends

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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