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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress soon, Trump and Rubio say

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting.

Iran, US hold second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome

The United States and Iran resumed on Saturday high-stakes talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, a week after an initial round of discussions that both sides described as "constructive".

Trump ‘doesn’t know’ what Congo is

US President Donald Trump has said he has no knowledge about the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), but claims that many illegal immigrants in the US come from there, Africanews reports.

Afghan teen pleads guilty in Daesh-inspired Election Day Terror plot in Oklahoma

If convicted, he could receive up to 20 years in prison for each terrorism-related count, and up to 15 years for the firearms charge.

Indian Man’s US visa denied in 40 seconds after honest interview answers 

The case has reignited an online discussion about whether honesty always serves applicants best during visa interviews.

Deadly US strikes hit Yemen fuel port used by Houthis

The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Houthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes.

US considering major Syria withdrawal – WaPo

American troops have been deployed in the Middle Eastern country since 2014

Deadly shooting erupts at US university

Two people have been killed and several others injured after a gunman opened fire on the Florida State University campus

China replacing US oil with Canadian – Bloomberg

Beijing has reportedly slashed purchases of American crude by 90% amid the tariff war

Trump chides Italy’s Meloni over military spending

NATO’s target for members to spend 2% of GDP on defense is insufficient, the US president has said

US targets China’s DeepSeek in expanding AI tech war

US weighs DeepSeek ban amid AI chip curbs, IP theft claims, and rising tensions in the US-China tech race.

Trump rejected Israel’s plan to attack Iran – NYT

The Jewish state reportedly intended to conduct strikes on nuclear sites next month