Dozens—many of them teenagers—drowned across France while trying to cool off in rivers and lakes, as Prime Minister Lecornu confirmed the deaths.
Category: International
France Confirms First Ebola Case Linked to DRC Outbreak
The patient—a humanitarian doctor recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—was transferred to a specialist hospital as health authorities began contact tracing.
US Senate Passes War Powers Resolution Directing Trump to End Iran War
Four Republican senators joined Democrats in a historic 50-48 vote—the first time since the WPR’s 1973 enactment that both chambers directed a president to halt a military conflict.
Niger Formally Withdraws from International Criminal Court
Following Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger submitted a letter to the UN triggering withdrawal from the Rome Statute, calling the ICC ‘misused and exploited’.
UN Maritime Organization Evacuates 11000+ Sailors Stranded in Strait of Hormuz
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez launched a large-scale operation in coordination with Iran, Oman, the US, and the maritime industry to repatriate stranded seafarers.
Haredi Politicians Pledge to Continue Protests Until Draft Dodger Arrests Are Halted
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders in Israel said protests blocking major roads would continue until the government stopped arresting those who evade military conscription.
Brent Crude Falls Below $77 a Barrel as US-Iran Peace Deal Progresses
Oil prices continued easing following the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, with WTI also trading under $73; Trump demanded gasoline prices drop faster.
Trump Calls Senate War Powers Resolution ‘Poorly Timed and Meaningless’
The president posted on Truth Social that the Senate had provided ‘aid and comfort to the Enemy’ by passing the resolution directing him to end military operations against Iran.
Mamdani-Backed Progressives Sweep New York House Primaries in Major Upset
DSA-backed candidates including Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez defeated long-serving incumbents in a seismic shift in New York City Democratic politics.
Darializa Avila Chevalier Shocks Five-Term Congressman Adriano Espaillat in NY Primary
The 32-year-old Afro-Latina organizer and DSA-backed candidate pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in recent New York congressional primary history.