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Bessent on running for Graham Senate seat: 'No chance'
Bessent on running for Graham Senate seat: 'No chance'
[The Hill] — 7/15/2026, 7:41:46 PMPolitics

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday threw cold water on the idea of launching a bid to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the Senate. “There’s going to be a primary in South Carolina, and I will not be in it,” Bessent told the Washington Examiner in an interview, adding later...

France's parliament adopts assisted dying law
France's parliament adopts assisted dying law
[France24] — 7/15/2026, 7:41:46 PMWorld

France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had promised an assisted dying law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022, in a change seen as one of the most important...

'Textbook infringement': Palestine advocacy groups sue for immediate halt to Trump's ICC sanctions
'Textbook infringement': Palestine advocacy groups sue for immediate halt to Trump's ICC sanctions
[Middle East Eye] — 7/15/2026, 7:40:37 PMMiddle East

'Textbook infringement': Palestine advocacy groups sue for immediate halt to Trump's ICC sanctions MEE staff on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 18:41 The executive order not only sanctioned the court's judges but also threatened anyone liaising with it US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands behind President...

Victim of violent robbery describes attackers as 'pure evil'
[ABC News (Australia)] — 7/15/2026, 7:38:39 PMAustralia

The 76-year-old victim of a violent robbery on Tasmania's east coast has described the people who attacked him as "pure evil".

Dear Jurisprudence: Did the Progressive Justices Really Sell Out Trans Athletes?
[Slate] — 7/15/2026, 7:37:55 PMUS

Here's an attempt to clear that up.

​Fulfil the promise: On restoring Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir
[The Hindu] — 7/15/2026, 7:37:49 PMAsia

New Delhi cannot keep stalling the restoration of Statehood to J&K

EU, Ukraine seal 'drone deal' to boost production, establish joint ventures
EU, Ukraine seal 'drone deal' to boost production, establish joint ventures
[France24] — 7/15/2026, 7:34:53 PMWorld

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced a "drone deal" with Ukraine to boost joint production of the key battlefield technology. Ukraine has already signed similar deals with some individual EU countries and Gulf nations looking to tap into the expertise Kyiv has developed during more...

Firefighters battle 'contained' Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris amid arson probe
Firefighters battle 'contained' Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris amid arson probe
[France24] — 7/15/2026, 7:31:33 PMWorld

With the two wildfires burning southeast of Paris now contained, for investigators, the focus is on how they started. Five people have been arrested, suspected of setting the blazes intentionally, including a volunteer fire fighter. Prosecutors say that a second suspect admitted to accidentally...

A Haitian Republican Pastor and the Conservative Movement Letting Him Down
[Mother Jones] — 7/15/2026, 7:29:22 PMUS

When President Trump promised to be a “champion” of Haitian-Americans during his 2016 presidential run, Rev. Daniel Ulysse and other conservatives believed him. Ulysse has stayed the course supporting Trump in the decade since, even as he’s seen that promise shattered. As head of the Haitian...

New $1 coin featuring Trump in production at US Mint, treasury says
[The Guardian US] — 7/15/2026, 7:24:32 PMUS

Coin commemorating 250th anniversary will be released this fall and will mark the first time a living president appears on currency The treasury department announced Wednesday that the US Mint has started producing a new commemorative $1 coin featuring Donald Trump as part of the nation’s 250th...

Ayanna Pressley rips Trump budget chief over cuts: 'There's nothing Christian about this'
Ayanna Pressley rips Trump budget chief over cuts: 'There's nothing Christian about this'
[The Hill] — 7/15/2026, 7:14:13 PMPolitics

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Wednesday hammered Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought over the Trump administration's budget cuts, invoking faith and Vought's past writings to excoriate him and President Trump's "reckless policies." Speaking to the OMB chief at a House...

University leader says her sector is 'most prominent' for rising antisemitism
[ABC News (Australia)] — 7/15/2026, 7:13:48 PMAustralia

Professor Jennifer Westacott, the chancellor of Western Sydney University, says tertiary institutions have hidden behind freedom of expression to avoid taking action on hate speech.

Ocasio-Cortez urges caution to media ahead of Trump's Thursday speech about elections
Ocasio-Cortez urges caution to media ahead of Trump's Thursday speech about elections
[The Hill] — 7/15/2026, 7:13:21 PMPolitics

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged caution to the media over President Trump’s upcoming speech about election integrity. “I don't think that we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our election," Ocasio-Cortez told journalist Pablo Manríquez in a clip posted to the...

England vs Argentina, FIFA World Cup LIVE updates: Age-old rivalry reignited in semifinal showdown
[The Hindu] — 7/15/2026, 7:12:33 PMAsia

Lionel Messi starts as Argentina makes one change; coach Tuchel makes three changes for England

House Republicans' campaign arm adds 7 candidates to battleground program
House Republicans' campaign arm adds 7 candidates to battleground program
[The Hill] — 7/15/2026, 7:11:18 PMPolitics

The campaign arm for House Republicans announced on Tuesday that it has added seven new candidates to its program aimed at flipping seats this fall. The new additions build out a slate of 24 “MAGA Majority” candidates hoping to win in highly competitive House districts across the country, an...

Coimbatore Book Festival from July 17 to 26
[The Hindu] — 7/15/2026, 7:09:56 PMAsia
Local TV news needs more leverage over networks to survive: Carr
Local TV news needs more leverage over networks to survive: Carr
[The Hill] — 7/15/2026, 7:09:53 PMPolitics

Carr says a rule preventing a company from owning too many stations is holding journalism back.

Fourteen-year-old boy charged over alleged plot targeting London mosques
[Al Jazeera] — 7/15/2026, 7:09:32 PMWorld

Suspect is charged with 'preparation of terrorist acts - linked to extreme right-wing terrorism', say British police.

Argentina fans flood Atlanta ahead of England World Cup match
[Al Jazeera] — 7/15/2026, 7:08:24 PMWorld

Thousands of Argentina fans held a banderazo in the streets of Atlanta ahead of their World Cup semi-final.