Saudi-led coalition pledges ‘unprecedented’ force against Houthi threats
Threats escalate after Houthis block Saudi warplanes, allowing Iranian plane to land in Sanaa for first time in decade.
Day: July 4, 2026
Cape Verde fans stand proud despite Argentina defeat
Cape Verde supporters expressed pride in their team’s historic World Cup campaign despite a 3-2 extra-time defeat to defending champions Argentina.
‘Trump is your president’: White house ‘inserts’ itself into Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding celebrations
The White House playfully spoofed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding announcement, altering a New York City billboard to read “Trump is your president.” This social media jab follows Donald Trump’s own Eras Tour-inspired graphic and his history of…
Mali insurgents attack prison and multiple towns, army says
Insurgents in Mali staged attacks in five locations early on Saturday, including at a prison in Kenieroba, according to an army statement. The fighting comes more than two months after the country’s defence minister was killed.
15 million people expected to attend former supreme leader’s funeral
Mourners thronged a vast prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday as the week-long funeral ceremonies of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began with the national anthem, religious eulogies and readings from the Koran. 15 million people are e…
Pope Leo’s visits to Lampedusa on July 4 ‘symbolic’
Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, spent the Fourth of July on Saturday in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate to honor the tens of thousands of people who have died trying to reach Europ…
Foreign rescue workers help with recovering Venezuela’s quake victims
With little hope of finding loved ones alive, frustrated families of those affected by Venezuela’s double earthquakes clamored for help to recover their loved one’s bodies Friday as uncertainty grew over the death toll from the tragedy. Authorities on…
Trump marks US 250th celebration with speech and Mount Rushmore flyover
US President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation’s founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the “communist” threat posed by progressive Democrats, speaking on the eve of Independence Day at Mo…
Iran Begins Khamenei’s Funeral in Show of Defiance Against the U.S. – WSJ
Iran Begins Khamenei’s Funeral in Show of Defiance Against the U.S. WSJIran war live: Millions expected in Tehran for funeral of Ali Khamenei Al JazeeraCrowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s State Funeral: Iran Live …