‘Oppressively hot’: Record-breaking heatwave engulfs western US | Weather News

‘Oppressively hot’: Record-breaking heatwave engulfs western US | Weather News

More than 161 million people are under heat alerts as extreme weather prompts warnings and health fears. The western United States continues to grapple with an oppressive heatwave that is believed to have killed at least seven people, authorities say, and has spurred safety warnings across large swaths of the…

Russia blames war on NATO as it pounds Ukraine, demands territory for talks | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia blames war on NATO as it pounds Ukraine, demands territory for talks | Russia-Ukraine war News

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has pressed on with his shuttle diplomacy to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine, visiting Beijing on Monday after passing through Kyiv and Moscow. Ukrainian allies NATO and the European Union disavowed the mission, saying Orban was not undertaking an initiative on their behalf. Russia, after…

Russia favours Trump win in 2024 presidential race, says US intelligence | US Election 2024 News

Russia favours Trump win in 2024 presidential race, says US intelligence | US Election 2024 News

US intelligence assessments found Russia tried to influence campaigns to help Trump win in 2016, and again in failed 2020 race against Joe Biden. Russia again favours Republican Donald Trump as its preferred candidate to win the US presidential election this year, a US intelligence official has said. The official,…

Democrats discuss Biden’s fitness as 7th lawmaker calls on him to quit race | Politics News

Democrats discuss Biden’s fitness as 7th lawmaker calls on him to quit race | Politics News

Democratic Party lawmakers have met privately to discuss United States President Joe Biden’s crisis-stricken re-election bid as questions continue to swirl around the president’s physical and mental fitness. The closed-door talks on Tuesday highlighted ongoing divisions within the party over Biden’s electability following his disastrous debate performance last month against…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 866 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 866 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 866th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, July 10, 2024: Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces took control of Yasnobrodivka settlement in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, but Kyiv acknowledged no such loss and identified the…

US DOJ says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation | Technology News

US DOJ says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation | Technology News

The US Department of Justice reports that it disrupted a Russian-government-backed, AI-enabled propaganda campaign to use a bot farm to spread disinformation. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has disrupted a Russian operation that used fake social media accounts enhanced by artificial intelligence to covertly spread pro-Kremlin messages in…

US Fed’s Powell cites slowing job market in signal rate cuts may be coming | Inflation News

US Fed’s Powell cites slowing job market in signal rate cuts may be coming | Inflation News

The United States Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chairman Jerome Powell has said in testimony to the US Congress, a shift in emphasis away from the Fed’s single-minded fight against inflation of the past two years that suggests it is moving closer…

NATO to appoint representative in Kyiv to deepen Ukraine ties: US official | NATO News

NATO to appoint representative in Kyiv to deepen Ukraine ties: US official | NATO News

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will appoint a senior representative in Ukraine’s capital to deepen ties to the war-torn country, a senior United States official has said, as world leaders gather for a NATO summit in Washington, DC. Speaking at a NATO defence industry event on Tuesday afternoon, White…

Harvey Weinstein faces more sexual assault investigations: US prosecutors | Courts News

Harvey Weinstein faces more sexual assault investigations: US prosecutors | Courts News

Prosecutors say they are seeking a new indictment against disgraced Hollywood movie producer over sexual assault claims. Prosecutors in the United States have said they anticipate a November retrial for Harvey Weinstein as they investigate “additional violent sexual assaults” they say were committed by the disgraced Hollywood movie producer. Prosecutor…