Jul 14 U.S. military chief lauds Japan’s defense spending increase to combat rising threats from North Korea, China By Foster Klug, Associated Press The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is praising Japan's moves to double its defense spending over the next five years. Continue reading
Jul 14 Kenyan religious leaders call for repeal of new tax hike amid protests, police killings of civilians By Cara Anna, Associated Press Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance bill whose new taxes have sparked protests and police killings of civilians. Continue reading
Jul 14 Microsoft gets more time from UK to plead case to buy Activision Blizzard By Associated Press The Competition and Markets Authority had rejected the deal, set to be the biggest in tech history. They feared it would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market. Continue reading
Jul 14 Blinken meets with top China diplomat in Indonesia amid regional tensions By Edna Tarigan, David Rising, Jim Gomez, Associated Press United States officials said Blinken stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and raised unspecified concerns by Washington and its allies over China's actions. Continue reading
Jul 14 Novak Djokovic defeats Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon to reach the final By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Novak Djokovic has closed in on a record-tying eighth title at Wimbledon and fifth in a row by repeatedly serving his way out of potential trouble to beat Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. Continue reading
Jul 14 WATCH: House approves GOP-led defense bill that adds abortion restrictions, rolls back diversity initiatives By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The bill is expected to go nowhere in the Democratic-majority Senate. Continue reading
Jul 14 France celebrates Bastille Day with pomp, a tribute to India and extra police to prevent new unrest By Angela Charlton, Youcef Bounab, Associated Press France is celebrating its national holiday Friday with whizzing warplanes and a grand Bastille Day parade in Paris. It is also deploying 130,000 police around the country to prevent a new outbreak of unrest in underprivileged neighborhoods. Continue reading
Jul 14 India successfully launches lander and rover to explore the moon, 4 years after failed mission By Aijaz Rahi, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press An Indian spacecraft is blazing its way toward the far side of the moon in a follow-up mission to a failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover on the lunar surface. Continue reading
Jul 14 Putin reveals he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to stay as a single unit after uprising By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin says he offered mercenaries from the Wagner private military company the chance to keep serving as a single unit under the same commander. The comments come amid new cracks appearing in the Russian military as the… Continue reading
Jul 14 Emergency heat measures in place as Southern Europe swelters By Derek Gatopoulos, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press Countries in southern Europe are preparing emergency measures at the start of a heat wave that is expected to push temperatures to 45 degrees Celsius (113F) in some areas over the next few days. Continue reading