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The bloc’s envoys have reportedly decided to freeze the oil price cap for a week until they convene again The EU ambassadors have failed to reach a consensus on the 21st round of sanctions against Russia following three days of talks, multiple news outlets, including Reuters, Euractiv and Politico, reported on Wednesday.The move, which requires unanimous support, was met with opposition from several nations, including Greece, which voiced concerns over phasing out Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments.The sanctions package, which has been in the works for several months, was designed to target Russia’s energy, financial, crypto, trade and fisheries…

Video footage of U.S. Central Command forces striking Iranian military targets after launching aircraft and cruise missiles in response to Iran’s attack on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz during the week of July 6-11, 2026. (screenshot from U.S. Central Command Video) US Central Command announced on Wednesday afternoon that additional strikes have been launched against Iran for the second time today.  US strikes have continued against Iranian missile and drone sites in and around the Strait of Hormuz for five consecutive days. CENTCOM said in a statement that the second wave started this afternoon at 3 pm ET:…

A 250th Independence Day eulogy for a Nation outgrown and discarded by the Empire The United States was never the Empire. The Rocky Mountains were never the Empire. Niagara Falls was never the Empire. The Everglades were never the Empire. The winding rivers of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio were never the Empire. The Great Lakes were never the Empire. The Empire was never Los Angeles or New York. Alaska, Texas, or Hawaii. The Empire was never the Declaration of Independence, the Stars and Stripes, or the Constitution. None of the roughly 340 million people – who live normal lives…

A Bolivian Foreign Ministry official confirmed on Tuesday that young Bolivian men are being deceived and falsely led to fight for Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. According to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry, at least 16 Bolivian men are presently confirmed to be on the war’s front lines, but the exact number remains undetermined as of Wednesday. This week, several Bolivian families from the rural Rincón de Palometas community in northern Bolivia reportedly said young members of their families have been missing for at least four months after they all departed to Russia. The families claimed their relatives were…

The iconic reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, has been drained to fix damage done by vandals, President Donald Trump said Monday. The president wrote in a Truth Social post “We drained the beautiful ‘Reflecting Pool’ today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago.” “We wanted to wait until after the July 4th Weekend. The slashes were 300 yards long, and the floor of the pool was cut and then pulled upward, with great force, by these thugs. The Parks Department had to empty the water in…

Vice President JD Vance did little Wednesday afternoon to calm fiscal hawks concerned about House GOP leadership’s current plans to ram through a party-line policy and military spending bill that would not be fully paid for. Inside a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, Vance pressed House Republicans to vote in favor of a fiscal blueprint for a $95 billion package, which the House Budget Committee is scheduled to mark up Thursday morning and which Speaker Mike Johnson wants the full chamber to advance next week. He framed the filibuster-skirting budget reconciliation process as a must-do endeavor, stressing it was the…

If you are wondering whether Argentine Vice President Victoria Villaruel was over the Falklands War, you can save yourself the suspense; she is not. In a blistering attack on her country’s former opponent in the bitter war over the Falkland Islands, and their current opponent in the World Cup semi-final match on Wednesday, Villaruel branded the English “usurping pirates” and “invaders.” “Tomorrow we play against the usurping pirates,” the Argentine VP wrote on social media. “This isn’t just another match. “I’m not going to be politically correct or cold-hearted; against the English, it’s always something more. It’s the Malvinas (Falkland Islands),…

During an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) predicted that the rise of the so-called Democratic Socialists would result in the demise of the Democratic Party. Gill rejected the claim that the Tea Party movement was a net negative for Republicans, in the same way that the socialist movement is for the Democratic Party. “Congressman, is it not true that the Republican Party, since the Tea Party, has gotten stronger and stronger and stronger,” host Laura Ingraham said. “I mean, that presaged the entire Trump movement, did it not? So that comparison is ludicrous.”…

The last time the House Budget Committee had a crucial blueprint for a high-stakes party-line bill hanging by a thread, Chair Jodey Arrington called the question — forcing his panel’s fiscal hawks to go on the record and vote down a major priority for President Donald Trump. Arrington said Wednesday he doesn’t expect to be so bold this week, as he and top House GOP leaders seek to muscle through a fresh budget reconciliation framework. “I don’t know that I would squeeze my guys at this point. I don’t think I would. Not right now. Not the way I did…

The US president has reportedly pressed the Israeli PM to withdraw forces from both countries amid a widening rift US President Donald Trump has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli troops from Syria and begin redeploying forces from southern Lebanon, Axios has reported, citing US and Israeli officials.The reported appeal is the latest sign of a widening rift between the two leaders, with Trump pressing Israel to scale back its military deployments while Netanyahu’s government continues to insist on maintaining them indefinitely.According to Axios, Trump warned Netanyahu during a phone call on Thursday that Israel’s military presence…