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  • The FBI has apprehended 113 foreign spies, indicating heightened counterintelligence operations.
  • A new threat of kamikaze drones, like the fiber-optic one found in Mexico, is emerging along the U.S. southern border.
  • The Biden administration has agreed to end oil and gas leasing restrictions in Alaska, a move signaling a shift in energy policy.
  • Meta has entered the AI price war by unveiling its first paid AI model, positioning it as an affordable option.
  • The world economy faces potential inflationary risks as the U.S. and Iran engage in escalating military strikes.

ZeroHedge

  • 113 Active Spies From Foreign Countries Arrested: FBI Director 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    113 Active Spies From Foreign Countries Arrested: FBI Director Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times , The FBI has arrested 113 active spies from foreign nations , agency director Kash Patel said on Wednesday. FBI Director Kash Patel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The arrests of foreign spies "means our tech stays home and our defense secrets stay locked down," a video shared by Patel on X said. "But the FBI didn't stop there. They forced 62 removals of Chinese spies in 2026 alone." The video added that this

  • Fiber-Optic Kamikaze Drone Found In Mexico Signals New Drone Threat South Of Border 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Fiber-Optic Kamikaze Drone Found In Mexico Signals New Drone Threat South Of Border The global proliferation of low-cost suicide drones is setting off alarm bells across the US military and among national security officials and experts. The race to harden high-value assets in the homeland, from military bases and airports to power substations, crude oil refineries, stadiums, and data centers, is already underway as officials fear the next major threat could come from a cheap drone equipped with a warhead. The latest warning that Ukrainian-style drones are just south of the US-Mexico border comes from a new report by the

  • Federal Agents Targeting Illegal Truck Drivers At Weigh Stations Nationwide 3 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Federal Agents Targeting Illegal Truck Drivers At Weigh Stations Nationwide By Noi Mahoney of FreightWaves Federal immigration agents are now working alongside state troopers at commercial truck weigh stations across the country as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on illegal commercial drivers, according to U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan. Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday, Homan said the Department of Homeland Security is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation and state law enforcement agencies to identify commercial drivers who are operating trucks with improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses. “We’ve got a lot of people we’re looking for,” Homan

  • When Will The Cattle Cycle Turn? BofA Has Answers For Beef Lovers 3 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    When Will The Cattle Cycle Turn? BofA Has Answers For Beef Lovers Bank of America analysts spoke with Oklahoma State University agricultural economist Derrell Peel, who offered new insight into the US cattle cycle. His key takeaway: the herd-rebuilding phase may not meaningfully begin to turn until near the end of the decade, suggesting elevated beef prices at the supermarket are here to stay. The most important issue in the beef industry is when the cattle cycle will turn. The US beef cow herd is the smallest since 1961, while the 2025 calf crop is the smallest since 1941. Beef

  • 'World's Largest' Heavy-Lift Cargo Aircraft Targeted For Military And Disaster Logistics 3 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    'World's Largest' Heavy-Lift Cargo Aircraft Targeted For Military And Disaster Logistics Authored by Christopher McFadden via Interesting Engineering , Radia and Blue Water Shipping (Blue Water) have announced a strategic alliance that will combine the former's gigantic Windrunner aircraft with the latter's global logistics network. Under the agreement, Radia will supply the aircraft, and Blue Water will do basically everything else. Image of several Radia Windrunner aircraft taxiing. Radia "The companies expect to focus initial collaboration efforts across several strategic sectors, including energy and project cargo, humanitarian aid and disaster relief, aerospace logistics, and military and defense-related transportation," Radia explains


The Guardian

  • Furore in Nigeria over fake federal agency set up in government HQ 13 hours ago by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
    Nigeria, Africa, World news

    President orders investigation after fictitious body given funding, triggering renewed scrutiny of alleged corruption A fictitious federal entity that was allocated 1.3bn naira (£700,000) in Nigeria’s 2026 budget has precipitated a political storm in Africa’s largest democracy in the run-up to a general election set for January. The fake agency came to light last October when Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff, wrote to the police alleging that his signature, along with official seals and reference numbers, had been forged by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who was claiming to have been appointed by the presidency to head the presidential foreign

  • LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away 16 hours ago by Amelia Hill
    LGBTQ+ rights, Cruises, World news, Turkey, Egypt, Europe, Africa, Middle East and north Africa

    Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers told of change as one of those onboard says they will ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’ An LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt. The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone , woke on Thursday morning to find a note placed under their cabin doors informing them that the ship was urgently looking for alternative ports. Continue reading...

  • Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals 17 hours ago by Damian Carrington Environment editor
    IUCN red list of endangered species, Endangered species, Endangered habitats, Wildlife, Conservation, Environment, Animals, Marine life, Africa, South Africa, Namibia, Invertebrates, Australia news, World news

    Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining Life has colonised every corner of the planet by evolving ingenious survival strategies but these are increasingly being overwhelmed by destructive human activities, this year’s red list of endangered species has revealed. Many snails, limpets and clams have adapted to life at crushing depths in the oceans on hydrothermal vents where water temperatures can reach 450C (842F). But an assessment for the red list found that two-thirds of the hundreds of mollusc species found only on deep sea vents were at risk of extinction

  • Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study finds 3 days ago by Kat Lay Global health correspondent
    Global health, Global development, Pesticides, Uganda, Plants, Insects, Environment, Animals, Wildlife, World news, Africa, Farming, Science, Cats

    Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda. Catnip, or Nepeta cataria , is a common herb from the mint family. The chemical in the plant that causes feline euphoria – nepetalactone – also has insect-repelling properties but this has not previously been commercialised. Continue reading...

  • What will define Elon Musk’s legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs 3 days ago by Melody Schreiber
    Elon Musk, Ebola, USAID, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World news, US politics, Global health, US news

    Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRC’s Ebola outbreak and resulted in ‘significant numbers’ of deaths Elon Musk has an Ebola problem. SpaceX stock dropped precipitously after its initial public offering, and Tesla faces a wave of lawsuits. But instead of focusing on his companies, Musk has posted frequently on X about the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which he helped dismantle – or, in his words, feed into the woodchipper – last year. “Elon’s USAID crash-out over the past week has been a thing to behold,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, a former top USAID official who oversaw


South China Morning Post

  • China sets July 4 precedent with US; Cathay plane triggers Nato alert: SCMP’s 7 highlights an hour ago by SCMP

    We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s Xi Jinping sets new precedent with July 4 message for Trump and US In a departure from convention, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the United States on Independence Day. Beijing does not usually...

  • Quake-hit Venezuela faces looming health threats as survivors crowd shelters 2 hours ago by Reuters

    Disease outbreaks, poor sanitation, lack of access to clean water, and disruptions to basic medical care could pose the greatest health risks to the tens of thousands of survivors of Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes, the Americas branch of the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Venezuela has opened more than 80 shelters for those whose homes were destroyed in twin quakes ‌on June 24, with the number of displaced reaching 17,907 by Thursday. Poor shelter conditions could leave many...

  • Iran mourners defiant as Khamenei buried: ‘only revenge can soothe the pain’ 6 hours ago by Agence France-Presse

    Iran on Friday laid to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in an air strike, as two days of US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war. Khamenei’s flag-covered coffin was carried aloft into the shrine of Imam Reza in his home city of Mashhad in eastern Iran as a sea of people waited outside and listened to prayers, with no sign of a public appearance by his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei. The “body of the martyred leader of the...

  • Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing expressed regret after shooting, roommate says 7 hours ago by Reuters

    The former roommate of Tyler Robinson, who is accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, told prosecutors that Robinson expressed regret a day after the killing and planned to hand himself over to police, according to a video interview played in court on Thursday. The recorded interview with Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, was presented as prosecutors tried to convince a Utah judge they have sufficient evidence against Robinson to warrant a trial...

  • Trump’s climate jibes at China and EU just make him look out of date 8 hours ago by Bernard Chan

    US President Donald Trump’s negative portrayal of China’s achievements in renewable energy began at a White House meeting with oil executives on January 9 and was amplified at the World Economic Forum later that month. The story he told was shaped more by domestic politics than fact – a narrative that has lingered through subsequent debates over China’s alleged clean-energy “overcapacity”. While such rhetoric might rally support in the American Midwest, it does not withstand scrutiny. Trump’s...


New York Times

  • New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say 4 hours ago by Tyler Pager, Eric Lipton, Adam Goldman, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
    United States Politics and Government, Airlines and Airplanes, United States Defense and Military Forces, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Air Force One (Jet), Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Boeing Company, Defense Department, United States Air Force, Secret Service, Trump, Donald J, Iran, Qatar

    Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.

  • Mexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn’t the Intended Target 2 hours ago by Edgar Sandoval and Hamed Aleaziz
    Illegal Immigration, Immigration and Emigration, Homeland Security Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Houston (Tex)

    Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.

  • What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo 3 hours ago by Christina Morales
    Salgado Araujo, Lorenzo, Immigration and Emigration, Illegal Immigration, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US)

    Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.

  • Bombing Iran, Then a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C? 4 hours ago by David E. Sanger
    US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), United States Politics and Government, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, Trump, Donald J, Iran, Strait of Hormuz

    The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing will yield a different result this time.

  • The U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again. Is the Cease-Fire Over? 3 hours ago by Eric Schmitt, Gilad Thaler, Jon Miller, Rafaela Balster, Stephanie Swart, Jon Hazell and Whitney Shefte
    US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Peace Process, Schmitt, Eric, Iran

    Eric Schmitt, a New York Times National Security correspondent, analyzes recent skirmishes between the U.S. and Iran and whether they threaten ongoing negotiations for a peace deal.


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