Maxwell Seeks Supreme Court Appeal, Citing Epstein’s NPA Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a 20-year prison sentence for her involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring, has filed a 159-page petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn her 2021 conviction. Her legal team argues that a 2007 non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with Epstein included a promise not … Read more
Stockholm Hosting High-Stakes Talks to Defuse Trade Tensions From July 28–29, 2025, high-level economic officials from the United States and China held marathon trade negotiations in Stockholm, underlining the urgency to prevent a return to crippling tariffs. The sessions were led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, and aimed … Read more
INTERSTELLAR OBJECT 3I/ATLAS DISCOVERED BY ATLAS PROJECT, THIRD EVER CONFIRMED Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system. The object was first detected in early 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a survey network designed to spot near-Earth objects. The find follows … Read more
UBISOFT EXECUTIVES SENTENCED FOR WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AMID CONTINUING LABOR UNREST IN FRANCE A French court has sentenced three former Ubisoft executives for workplace harassment in a landmark case that has shaken the video game industry and exposed deep cultural problems within one of France’s most prominent entertainment companies. The verdict, delivered in July 2025, comes … Read more
RUSSIAN FORMER DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS FOR EMBEZZLEMENT A Moscow court has sentenced Timur Ivanov, Russia’s former Deputy Defense Minister, to 13 years in prison after convicting him on charges of large-scale embezzlement and money laundering. The verdict, delivered on July 1, 2025, marks one of the harshest sentences in Russia’s ongoing … Read more
MAJOR GENERAL AND TEN OTHERS KILLED IN UKRAINIAN MISSILE STRIKE ON RUSSIAN UNIT IN KURSK REGION A powerful Ukrainian missile strike on July 2, 2025, targeted a Russian military command post in Kursk Oblast, killing Major General Mikhail Yevgenyevich Gudkov, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, along with at least ten other servicemen. The … Read more
TWENTY‑EIGHT COUNTRIES CALL FOR IMMEDIATE END TO GAZA WAR A coalition of 28 nations has issued a joint declaration demanding an immediate end to the war in Gaza, marking one of the strongest multilateral calls for a ceasefire since the conflict erupted. The statement, released by foreign ministers from Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and several … Read more
THIRTY‑ONE KILLED AS BANGLADESHI AIR FORCE JET CRASHES INTO SCHOOL IN DHAKA A devastating tragedy struck Dhaka on July 21, 2025, when a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into Milestone School and College in the densely populated Diabari area of Uttara. The accident claimed 31 lives, including at least 25 schoolchildren, two teachers, and … Read more
WHITE HOUSE PRESSURES FEDERAL RESERVE TO CONSIDER INTEREST RATE CUTS. The White House has intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve to move toward interest rate cuts, arguing that high borrowing costs are holding back growth and increasing the federal government’s debt burden. Senior administration officials, including President Donald Trump, have publicly urged the central bank … Read more
JPMORGAN PROPOSES CHARGING FINTECHS FOR CUSTOMER DATA ACCESS, SPARKS DEBATE JPMorgan Chase has ignited a fierce debate in the financial services industry by proposing to charge fintech companies and data aggregators for accessing customer account data. This marks a major shift in the open banking landscape, where consumer data has traditionally been shared freely—often through … Read more