Thomas Alvarez - World Editor 
Pop star Dua Lipa has publicly supported weeks of mass protests in Albania against a luxury tourism project backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. The development, involving Sazan Island and the Zvërnec peninsula, faces intense opposition over environmental concerns and allegations of government corruption, with demonstrators demanding the project be halted. Dua Lipa’s Intervention … Read more
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) confirmed Wednesday he is interested in seeking the Senate seat left vacant by the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham. While Norman explores a potential run, the South Carolina Republican delegation faces a broader internal scramble to identify a nominee for the upcoming special election process. The late senator’s sister, Darline … Read more
Gibraltar Removes Border Fence in Historic Shift Thousands of travelers moving between the southern tip of Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar began crossing without a physical border starting Wednesday. The official removal of the border fence occurred at midnight on Tuesday, marking the implementation of a treaty between the European Union and the … Read more
Russian Attack on Civilian Ship Near Odesa Sparks International Concern Russian forces struck a civilian vessel near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, marking a significant escalation in the conflict, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack, which occurred hours after President Vladimir Putin warned of “powerful retaliation” for Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, resulted in … Read more
Global Oil Markets React as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Signals End to Strait of Hormuz Crisis Global oil prices have tumbled to a three-month low, and stock markets closed at a record high amid fresh hopes that a U.S.-Iran ceasefire could end the greatest energy supply crisis in the history of the market. The price of Brent … Read more
United States President Donald Trump has vowed that American military strikes against Iran will continue until he decides the campaign is sufficient, as the conflict between the two nations intensifies and spreads across the Middle East. Following a fourth consecutive day of U.S. military operations, President Trump warned in a Fox News interview that he … Read more
Senator Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 Following Aortic Dissection Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died Saturday evening at age 71 following a “brief and sudden illness,” according to a statement from his office. His passing occurred shortly after he returned from a trip to Ukraine and just ahead of a scheduled appearance on … Read more
Ahmadinejad Denies Mossad Recruitment Claims as “Hollywood-Style” Fabrications The office of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has formally rejected media reports alleging that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency recruited him as an asset and attempted to install him as the leader of a post-theocratic Iranian regime. In a statement provided to Iran International, Ahmadinejad’s representatives dismissed … Read more
Passenger partially sucked through Ryanair window during mid-flight emergency A 61-year-old Serbian man was partially sucked out of a passenger window on a Ryanair-operated flight after the acrylic pane dislodged mid-air on Friday, July 10, 2026. The incident occurred on a Boeing 737-800 operated by the airline’s subsidiary, Malta Air, while the aircraft was traveling … Read more
Russia is preparing to reroute grain exports from the Sea of Azov following a series of Ukrainian drone strikes that have targeted 116 vessels over the past nine days. While Moscow asserts that alternative shipping routes will maintain export capacity, the attacks have severely restricted traffic in a corridor handling one-quarter of Russian wheat shipments. … Read more