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X/Twitter suspends Reuters account in India after 'legal demand', government denies making request

The Reuters News account was suspended from X/Twitter in India after an alleged "legal demand", while other accounts were also blocked in the country.

  A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the X logo are seen in this illustration taken January 23, 2025

Search ensues for missing Israeli-Ukrainian in Canada

 65-year-old Israeli citizen Ilya Rachitsky has been missing since Tuesday, launching a search and rescue effort nearly a week ago

Russia downs 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, gains control of Ukraine settlements

 Ukrainian military soldiers rest at a position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2025

US, UK universities spend millions cleaning up pro-Palestinian protests

 PROTESTERS ATTEND a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, at UCLA in Los Angeles, in April 2024.

British sex offender charged over ‘mock’ wedding with nine-year-old at Disneyland Paris

The 9-year-old Ukrainian girl was brought to France only to days before the wedding.

A model presents a creation by designers Sebastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant as part of their Spring/Summer 2025 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion brand Coperni during Paris Fashion Week at the theme park Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris, France, October 1, 2024.

UK reestablishes diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus

"There is renewed hope for the Syrian people," UK FM David Lammy said during his visit to Damascus.

 BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY David Lammy walks on Downing Street last week. In the House of Commons, he rose to his feet and read out a statement condemning how the war in Gaza was being conducted by the Israeli government.

Kyiv court rules in favor of diplomat in Israel in landmark same-sex case for Ukraine

Ukraine's recognition of Zoryan Kis and Tymur Levchuk's marriage is a milestone for LGBTQ+ couples and families in the country.

 LGBT activists take part in a "Rave Pride" demanding state support for the local LGBTQ outside Ukrainian President's office in Kyiv, Ukraine July 30, 2021LGBT activists take part in a "Rave Pride" demanding state support for the local LGBTQ outside Ukrainian President's office in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Columbia University’s computer systems shut down by ‘hacktivist’ with political agenda

The outages, which started on June 24, caused a smiling image of US President Donald Trump to appear across monitors on campus. 

 A timed exposure shot of Columbia University's main academic library (and the largest building on campus), Butler Library, at dusk.

Fooled by Islamist propaganda: Inside Iran's decades-long infiltration of the West

EUROPE AFFAIRS: Journalist Jean-Marie Montali speaks to ‘Post’ about his and Emmanuel Razavi’s book on Iran’s spy and influence networks in France and how the West fell prey to Iranian manipulation.

 French President Emmanuel Macron holds a bilateral meeting with then-Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly at its headquarters in New York City in 2022.

Germany's Merz spoke with Trump about buying Patriots for Ukraine

Merz initiated the call with Trump to promote arms deliveries to Ukraine, particularly Patriots, after the Pentagon paused some shipments.

 Soldiers stand during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to a military training area to find out about the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the “Patriot” anti-aircraft missile system, at an undisclosed location, in Germany, June 11, 2024.

Russia pounds Kyiv with largest drone attack, hours after Trump-Putin call

Trump said that the call with President Putin on Thursday resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war.

 Firefighters work at the site of the Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 4, 2025.

Israeli military official says Iran’s missiles can hit Europe, aiming to reach east coast of US

Even with the limitation of only about 400 missile launchers, the Iranian regime has been able to launch devastating strikes, an Israeli military official said.

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami reviews military equipment during an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Trump criticized for using antisemitic 'Shylock' to describe bankers

"Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker - and in some cases, Shylocks and bad people,” Trump said.

US President Donald Trump sits inside the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, US, May 9, 2025.

At least 9 people injured after explosion at Rome petrol station

Emergency services were on the scene before the blast, as they had been called after a truck hit a pipeline at the service station, Italian news agencies reported.

 Emergency services personnel work at the scene where a gas station exploded on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, July 4, 2025.