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DECISION 2026: SC GOP senator launches bid for state attorney general
BY: JESSICA HOLDMAN - JULY 7, 2025 6:31 PM A state senator from the Grand Strand is the first to officially enter the wide-open 2026 race to be South Carolina’s top prosecutor. Republican Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, 42, announced his campaign for...

International News Briefs for Monday, July 7, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, July 7, 2025. Trump Signs Bill to Cut Taxes on the Rich, Gut Social Programs and Speed Mass Deportations Jul 07, 2025 President Trump signed...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on Red Sea, Biofuture Platform and more (Week 117)
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...

OPINION: Diaz - The future of trains and global transport, trends and international impact
By Chris Diaz Since the invention of the steam energy in the early 19th century, trains have played a very significant role in human mobility and commerce. From the rapid rail development in Britain and Europe, and thereafter North America and...

Treating Patients Impacted by Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano, Responding to Myanmar Earthquake, and More
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 780 shipments of requested medical aid to 46 U.S. states and territories and 18 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 4 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...

SC GOP senator launches bid for state attorney general
A state senator from the Grand Strand is the first to officially enter the wide-open 2026 race to be South Carolina’s top prosecutor. Republican Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, 43, was set to announce his campaign for state attorney general Monday night...

Rising tensions in the Horn of Africa
Geopolitical ambitions, ethnic divisions and contested access to the sea and fresh water are intensifying anxieties in Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Tigray region. The port of Massawa is one of the largest natural deepwater ports on the Red Sea and is...

Slog AM: More Than 80 Dead in Texas Floods, Bibi Is Back in DC, and the Governor Chooses Not to Pardon a Washington Deportee
Good morning! Did you manage to get through the 4th of July without blowing anything (or anyone) up? Good for you. (The 47 people that were treated at Harborview for fireworks-related injuries weren’t so lucky.) Now that we’re officially in...
Regional bloc warns of heavy rainfall in Horn of Africa from July to September
NAIROBI, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The period from July to September is expected to bring heavy rainfall across the larger part of the Horn of Africa region, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on...

"Beijing Summit: China-Africa Cooperation Outcomes"
Press ReleaseIn September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era. President...

CCECC: Powering Malawi’s Infrastructure Boom with Excellence and Innovation
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Malawi Ltd. is rapidly transforming the country’s infrastructure landscape—winning national recognition and public praise for its impactful, high-quality work. Recently crowned Malawi’s...

Russia Unlocking Africa’s Food Security: Model of Connectivity and Collaboration
With geopolitical developments shaping the world, Africa is expectedly to change with the times. It has gone far, particularly with Russia, opening new directions in bilateral economic cooperation after their joint historic summits. It is also...

Russia Increases Fertilizers and Agricultural Exports to Africa
With geopolitical developments shaping the world, Africa is expectedly changing with the times. It has gone far, particularly with Russia, opened new directions in bilateral economic cooperation after their joint historic summits. It is also time...

Trump administration could deport immigrants to 58 other countries after Supreme Court opened door for swift removals
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Sailor Keeps Camp Lemonnier’s Galley Mission-Ready
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Jun. 25, 2025) — Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jainai Kranwinkle, a native of Harlem, New York City, serves as the cash collection agent for the galley at Camp Lemonnier. In an environment where mission readiness depends...

What to know about US Supreme Court order on third-country deportations
The US Supreme Court on Monday (June 23) ruled that President Donald Trump could resume deportations of illegal migrants to countries that are not their homelands, that is, to third countries.In the process, it blocked a lower court order that...
Seven Things Tom Cotton Needs to Learn About China
US Senator Tom Cotton recently published a book titled Seven Things You Can’t Say About China. I decided to put myself through the aggravated torture of reading it, just to see what he had to say, and now mourn hours of life that I’ll never get...

The magic of travel: Three Ukrainian women writers of the 1930s
Portrait of Daria Vikonska. Screenshot of YouTube Channel Запорожская ОУНБ. Fair use. By Julia Stakhivska This story is part of a series of essays written by Ukrainian artists entitled “Regained Culture: Ukrainian voices curate Ukrainian culture.”...

AP News Summary at 12:36 p.m. EDT
Sheriff says 11 campers, camp counselor are still missing from floods inundating central Texas KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha says that 11 campers and a camp counselor are still missing after powerful floods inundated...

Ethiopia’s Bold Economic Transformation: A Model for Homegrown Reform
Addis Abbaba, June, 22, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia is in the midst of a historic economic transformation—shaped by bold policy choices, strategic investments, and a firm commitment to sustainable, inclusive growth. Since the launch of its Homegrown...