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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaking at press conference June 2026 US interest rates jobs report

US Added Just 57,000 Jobs in June as Wage Growth Trails Inflation for Third Month

US employers added just 57,000 jobs in June, far below expectations and accompanied by a combined 74,000-job downward revision to April and May, as wages rose 3.5 percent against 4.2 percent inflation

July 3, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Beachgoers crowd Coney Island in New York City seeking relief from the record heat wave affecting the Eastern United States, July 2026

Record US Heat Wave Pushes Power Grid to Limit as 200 Million Swelter Over July Fourth

More than 200 million Americans face extreme heat alerts over July Fourth after New York City hit 100 degrees and the federal government declared an energy emergency; the Eastern power grid is

July 3, 2026

Climate·Health·News

A police vehicle parked near the site of the bomb blast at a cafe on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus, Syria, July 2, 2026

Bomb Kills Nine at Damascus Cafe Steps From Syria’s Palace of Justice

A bomb killed nine people and wounded 20 at a crowded cafe on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus on Thursday, meters from the Palace of Justice where trials of former Assad-era officials

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Emergency rescuers recover a victim from debris at a damaged apartment building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district following Russia's overnight missile and drone attack, July 2, 2026

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Heaviest Strike of the War, Killing at Least 30

Russia launched its heaviest aerial attack on Kyiv since the military operation began, firing 74 missiles and 496 drones overnight and killing at least 30 people in a strike that damaged buildings

July 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks at FOMC press conference Washington June 17 2026

June Jobs Report: US Economy Added Only 57,000 Payrolls, Half of What Was Expected

The US economy added just 57,000 jobs in June, roughly half of analyst predictions, as leisure and hospitality shed 61,000 positions and prior months were revised down by a combined 74,000, a

July 3, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Iran Buries Khamenei as 20 Million Mourn and World Signals Who Stands With Tehran

The funeral that began Friday in Tehran is Iran's first public answer to the strike that killed Khamenei in February: a seven-day ceremony drawing 20 million mourners and leaders from 100 countries,

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks about Iran service fees and Strait of Hormuz transit charges

Iran Recast Its Hormuz Toll as a Service Fee. The MOU Let Them.

Secretary of State Rubio said no country can charge any fee on an international waterway. Iran's parliament had already answered: legislation passed weeks before the MOU's ink was dry called Hormuz charges

July 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vessels anchored near Oman's Musandam Peninsula at the Strait of Hormuz during the June 2026 Iran-US escalation

Two Ships Hit, Five Days of Strikes: How the US-Iran Ceasefire Nearly Collapsed Before Doha

An Iranian drone hit the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely on June 25, triggering the most dangerous five-day exchange of the ceasefire period. US aircraft struck Iranian sites twice, Iran hit US bases

July 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, campaigns door-to-door in Ashton-in-Makerfield ahead of his June 2026 by-election

Andy Burnham Pledges to Close the £4.7bn Defence Gap He Didn’t Know He Was Inheriting

Andy Burnham pledged to fully fund Britain's £15bn defence investment plan after documents showed nearly a third of the money was still unidentified — a gap of £4.7bn the incoming prime minister

July 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A Palestinian child stands on rubble of a destroyed building near the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza City, July 1, 2026

Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Since Gaza Ceasefire Began, Hamas Says, as Israel’s Violations Pass 3,500

Eight months after a ceasefire was supposed to end the killing in Gaza, Hamas documents 3,503 Israeli violations and 1,059 deaths since October 2025. The figures add a cumulative ledger to a

July 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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US Added Just 57,000 Jobs in June as Wage Growth Trails Inflation for Third Month

Record US Heat Wave Pushes Power Grid to Limit as 200 Million Swelter Over July Fourth

Bomb Kills Nine at Damascus Cafe Steps From Syria’s Palace of Justice

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Heaviest Strike of the War, Killing at Least 30

June Jobs Report: US Economy Added Only 57,000 Payrolls, Half of What Was Expected

Iran Buries Khamenei as 20 Million Mourn and World Signals Who Stands With Tehran

Iran Recast Its Hormuz Toll as a Service Fee. The MOU Let Them.

Two Ships Hit, Five Days of Strikes: How the US-Iran Ceasefire Nearly Collapsed Before Doha

Andy Burnham Pledges to Close the £4.7bn Defence Gap He Didn’t Know He Was Inheriting

Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Since Gaza Ceasefire Began, Hamas Says, as Israel’s Violations Pass 3,500

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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