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Getty ImagesTrump’s visit to Michigan comes as he seeks to bolster support for Republican candidates ahead of the November midterm electionsUS President Donald Trump has vigorously defended his economic policies in Michigan – a state hit hard by his tariffs, particularly in the automobile sector. Speaking at a General Motors plant in the town of Milford, Trump claimed his “historic” tariffs are reinvigorating the auto industry and forcing companies to relocate their overseas operations to the US. Job growth in Michigan, however, has slowed to a crawl and the state has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.…
Office of Mitch McConnellUS Senator Mitch McConnell is out of hospital but still not “medically cleared” to return to work in the Senate, his doctors have said.It is the second statement from the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican since his admission to hospital in mid-June after a fall and “a mild case of pneumonia”.The senator has been away from work for weeks amid ongoing speculation about his health.”I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders,” he said in a statement shared…
Getty ImagesAt least 624 US military service members have been wounded since President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to the Pentagon’s most recent update on 25 July. Among those wounded, 417 are attributed to Operation Epic Fury, while 207 are attributed to “Overseas Operations”. The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April and signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June, but attacks from both sides have occurred throughout. Last week, the Pentagon revised its figures on those injured and killed in the war, taking the names of four who died in Operation Epic Fury…
BBCThe Caspian Sea forms a strategically vital direct supply route between Russia and IranUkraine has dismissed Iranian threats of retaliation, following Kyiv’s targeting of an Iranian cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday.The incident marked the first direct link between the wars in Iran and Ukraine.”Iran’s threats are unjustified and groundless,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha posted on X this afternoon.”The regime in Tehran is a direct accomplice to Russian aggression against Ukraine, fuelling Moscow’s criminal war with weapons that have killed Ukrainians since 2022,” he wrote, referring to the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.The Security Service of Ukraine…
Getty ImagesVictor Jara is still remembered decades later as a victim of the Pinochet regimePolice in Chile say they have captured a man convicted years ago of the kidnapping and murder of popular folk singer Victor Jara under military ruler Augusto Pinochet.Nelson Haase was one of a group of officers given jail terms for the killing, which took place just five days after the coup which brought Pinochet to power in 1973. He was sentenced to 25 years.Haase took flight when the sentence was announced in August 2023 but was found by police on Saturday in the south of the…
Getty ImagesCarly Simon was one of the quintessential singer-songwriters of the 1970s and 80sThe singer-songwriter Carly Simon says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and is “learning how to live” with the “sometimes frightening” condition.In a statement provided to the BBC, the 83-year-old described the “unpredictable” progress of the disease, saying: “Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.”But I have not stopped living, and I have not stopped working,” said the singer, best known for songs like…
AFPWildfires are tearing through France and Spain, forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes.France has seen more land burnt than any year this century, while officials in the Spanish capital Madrid say the fires are the worst the region has ever experienced.It follows a sweltering summer of heatwaves across Europe that have seen temperatures soar above 40C (104F) in many places.The blaze has spread rapidly, tearing through forests and fields in France’s famous wine region, and burning more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days – an area roughly four times the size…
Getty ImagesAndrea Pirlo is currently the head coach of the UAE’s Dubai UnitedAndrea Pirlo has said he is no longer a candidate to coach the Italian national side following days of controversy over his ties to a Russian betting company.His appointment as Italy’s next head coach had not been confirmed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) yet was being treated as all but certain.But over the weekend several Italian politicians criticised the FIGC’s choice, noting that Pirlo, 47, had taken up a role as global ambassador for Russia’s Fonbet last October.The betting company has sponsored several sporting events involving veterans…
Getty ImagesThe price of oil has fallen sharply on hopes that a pause in attacks between the US and Iran could help lead to a resolution to the conflict.Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, sank more than 9% to below $88 a barrel at one point, marking a sharp turnaround from last week when it had risen above $100.The fall came after the US ambassador to the UN said attacks on Iran had been halted for a second night in a row to give “talks some space”.An Iranian army spokesperson said on Sunday that Tehran had halted “retaliatory” attacks…
‘I can’t take it anymore’: Residents evacuated from town west of MadridResidents were evacuated from Navas del Rey, west of Madrid, at the end of last week. Now they say they have nowhere to go.2 hrs ago