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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for a massive increase in global climate spending, arguing that governments and financial institutions must devote significantly more resources to addressing climate-related challenges. In a special address at London Climate Action Week on Monday, Guterres said that governments must invest more heavily in climate-related initiatives. “We must do far more to protect people and communities from the here-and-now effects of climate chaos,” Guterres said. “Because even at full speed, we cannot outrun climate change. Its impacts are already here, compounding and cascading.” Guterres also highlighted Africa’s energy potential while arguing that the continent receives…

The leaders of several prominent House Democratic caucuses are proposing a Supreme Court overhaul as well as the Senate filibuster in response to the justices’ decision to narrow the 1965 Voting Rights Act earlier this year. Their resolution obtained by POLITICO calls for the expansion of the Supreme Court and to establish term limits and a code of ethics for justices. It also calls for the elimination of the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate. While the resolution stands virtually no chance of adoption, it is the latest indicator of how the Congressional Black Caucus and other key Democrats want to…

Kiev should not be fast-tracked into the bloc, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said Hungary has delayed a key procedural step in the EU membership bids of Ukraine and Moldova, complicating Kiev’s plan to open all six accession clusters by mid-July, Politico has reported. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said fast-tracking Ukraine’s EU accession would be premature.Kiev has repeatedly demanded a faster path into the bloc, with Vladimir Zelensky insisting on full membership no later than 2027 despite opposition from multiple EU members.Budapest blocked the circulation of a joint letter outlining the position of all 27 EU member states…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine said Tuesday its forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other key infrastructure targets in Crimea as Kyiv’s military seeks to isolate the vital Russian-held peninsula in the latest stage of the 4-year-old war. The drone attacks added to the woes on the Black Sea peninsula, where Russian authorities have had to suspend gasoline sales to civilians as Ukraine has intensified its recent campaign to disrupt supply lines and the electrical grid at the height of the summer tourist season. The peninsula was seized by force and illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014.…

Sales of new homes in the U.S. plunged in May, falling to the lowest level since the start of the year, as high prices and rising mortgage rates pushed away buyers. Single-family home sales fell by 7.3 percent to an annual rate of 580,000, according to Census Bureau data released Wednesday. Economists had expected an annual sales pace of 640,000, which would have been an increase from the prior month’s preliminary estimate of 622,000. The April estimate was revised up to 626,000. The median sales price moved up to $424,900, close to where it was a year ago but two…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging more than 400 people with healthcare fraud that cost Americans at least $6.5 billion. First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli shared in a post on X on Tuesday that as a result of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, 455 people were “charged in connection with $6.5+ BILLION in alleged fraud.” “Today, under the leadership of @VP Vance and @DAGToddBlanche, we are announcing the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown involving 455 defendants charged in connection with $6.5+ BILLION in alleged fraud,” Essayli said. Essayli also…

Trump administration officials have told key Hill Republicans they should expect a request for an Iran war supplemental funding package by the end of this week. The request is expected to be about $80 billion, according to five people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations. But House GOP appropriators believe the Senate will likely add additional non-military items, such as disaster relief or farm aid. House GOP leaders are worried the push for a supplemental bill will undercut their effort to pass another party-line reconciliation bill with GOP priorities and extra defense funding. Congress…

Mass immigration, elite contempt, stagnant living standards, and deep class division still drive the frustration that shook Britain in 2016 This week marks the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum – an event that has reshaped British politics over the past decade and may well continue to do so into the future.Brexit had its origins in Britain’s complex relationship with the EU and its predecessor organization, the European Economic Community (EEC) – a relationship that has for decades been at the heart of British politics.Since the 1950s, Britain has been divided over whether it should become a member of these…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia’s domestic spy agency said on Wednesday. “Iran continues to view Australia as a legitimate target for covertly directed acts of violence,” Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), said. Australia last year blamed Iran for fires that damaged Lewis’ Continental Kitchen, a kosher eatery in Sydney, and Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue two months apart in 2024. A major diplomatic rift led to Iran’s ambassador being expelled. Tehran…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday laid out a doctrine of “economic statecraft,” telling the Economic Club of New York that the United States would wield its economic power “in service of our sovereignty” and warning that a country unable to produce what it needs “is not truly secure.” Speaking at the club’s America 250 Gala Dinner on the eve of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Bessent organized the Trump administration’s approach around what he called five core principles, anchored by the argument that national strength begins at home with the capacity to build. “We have rediscovered at great cost what…