China’s latest supercomputer claimed the top position in global performance rankings, surpassing American systems in a significant symbolic and strategic victory.
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Alibaba Mounts Legal Challenge Against US Defence Department Blacklist
The Chinese tech conglomerate filed legal proceedings challenging its inclusion on the US Defence Department’s blacklist restricting American investment.
White South Africans Arriving as US Refugees Receive Welcome Bags with Constitution Copies
The Trump administration’s welcome package for South African refugees included an Android tablet, an American flag, and copies of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
DHS Allows Iranian National Soccer Team to Travel for World Cup Game in Seattle
After initially restricting travel, the Department of Homeland Security permitted the Iranian national soccer team to enter the US for its Friday match.
Pew Research: Global Trust in US Falls Sharply Under Trump Administration
A 36-country survey found only 23% of adults expressed confidence in Trump’s world leadership, with steep declines among allies in Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
France Records Hottest Day in History as Heat Dome Grips Europe
France hit 43°C (111°F) in the southwest, its highest temperature ever recorded, as a heat dome caused extreme heat alerts across 24+ European nations.
Anti-ICE Protesters Sentenced to Decades in Prison for ‘Terrorism’ at Texas ICE Jail
Demonstrators who protested at a Texas immigration detention center were handed lengthy prison sentences under terrorism-related charges.
At Least 40 Drown in France Seeking Relief from Record Heatwave
Dozens—many of them teenagers—drowned across France while trying to cool off in rivers and lakes, as Prime Minister Lecornu confirmed the deaths.
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.