Sen. Lindsey Graham Dead At 71 Following "Brief And Sudden Illness"

France's Debt Spiral: Tax Hikes Mask A Looming Crisis Submitted by Thomas Kolbe On both sides of the Franco-German border, the same problem persists: overburdened and reform-averse politicians struggle against a rapidly accelerating debt spiral. Their preferred tool: higher levies. Last week, France’s Finance Minister Roland Lescure reported a revision of the projected budget deficit for the current year. Initial estimates for 2026 had suggested a deficit well above five percent. Yet numerous fiscal measures brought last year’s deficit down to 5.1%. For 2026, the Finance Ministry expects it to stabilize at around...

The US launched an airstrike in Somalia for the second day in a row, US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday, as the Trump administration continues the bombing campaign despite plans to cut support for the African Union’s mission in the country. AFRICOM said that the strike was launched on July 4 […]

Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war between the US and Iran had already been signed “digitally” on Sunday night and that the text would be released in the coming days, though an official signing ceremony is still expected to take place this Friday in Geneva. […]