The United Kingdom and France have agreed with Oman to work together to ensure the safety of Omani territorial waters and to support secure maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a joint statement issued July 3, 2026. The announcement sets out a shared commitment by the three countries to back efforts aimed…
Ukraine has intensified long-range strikes inside Russia, hitting major oil sites and underscoring its growing ability to reach targets far beyond the front lines. The latest wave of attacks includes strikes on Russian oil infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine hit a Russian oil refinery for the second time in a week, and separate reports…
Three children died after a boat capsized on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin during strong storms as damaging weather moved through the Chicago area, prompting warnings of continued storm threats into the holiday weekend. Authorities said the incident happened on Geneva Lake, a popular lake destination in southeastern Wisconsin. Reports said seven other people were rescued…
An oil terminal in St. Petersburg was reportedly struck overnight by Ukrainian drones, according to multiple published reports, in an incident that hit one of Russia’s key fuel facilities in the Baltic region. The Kyiv Independent and other outlets reported that Ukrainian drones struck the St. Petersburg oil terminal. Euromaidan Press described the site as…
Iran on Friday began a six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s late supreme leader, nearly four months after his death, launching a series of ceremonies expected to draw large crowds and dominate public life across the country. The funeral period is set to include mass processions and official mourning events in multiple cities…
Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” temporarily shut down after extreme heat forced organizers to close the event, disrupting plans ahead of a July 4 appearance tied to the fair. The closure affected the fair operating under the “Great American State Fair” name, which has been promoted in connection with Trump and his allies. The…
Two people were killed and a third was injured after a shooting broke out inside a shopping mall in Dearborn, Michigan, police said. The gunfire happened Friday afternoon at Fairlane Town Center, a large indoor mall in the Detroit suburbs. Dearborn police said the shooting followed a dispute and escalated into a shootout, leaving two…
Iran on Monday began a week of funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launching days of state rituals as the country prepares to bury the leader who was killed in February during a war. Khamenei lay in state in Tehran as the first official events got underway, according to Reuters. Iranian state ceremonies…
A new AI glossary billed as “the only AI glossary you’ll need this year” has been published, aiming to give readers a single, up-to-date reference for the fast-moving language of artificial intelligence. The glossary, published by TechCrunch, is presented as a guide to key AI terms used across product development, company fundraising, and day-to-day coverage…
Dolly Parton posted a thank-you video addressed to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after a major charitable donation, then punctuated her gratitude with a joke: she asked the couple for their firstborn child, calling the hypothetical baby “one special baby.” The remark came as Parton publicly acknowledged a $2 million donation attributed to Swift and…
The Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., closed temporarily because of extreme heat and is set to reopen at 5 p.m., while former President Donald Trump is heading to Mount Rushmore as July Fourth events face weather-related disruptions. Organizers of the Great American State Fair said the fairgrounds would remain closed until 5 p.m….
Russia carried out its deadliest attack on Kyiv in recent months, prompting city officials to declare July 3 a day of mourning as the capital counted fatalities and assessed damage across multiple neighborhoods. Kyiv’s declaration of a day of mourning signaled the scale of the losses from the latest strikes. The city moved quickly into…