Trump orders cut-off of US trade with Spain lack of participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Turning to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trump said: “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate, they don’t pay.
Trump warns state election officials they face arrest if they don’t remove non-US citizens from voter registers
Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in election law, said it’s not clear the 50-state letter means anything except to restate some parts of the law, with a request to follow up, “which I’m sure many states will ignore.”
NATO showcases big arms deals as Trump, but the US president says he’s been let down by allies, wants to control Greenland
The deals, estimated to be worth at least $50 billion according to one NATO official, included European countries buying surveillance drones from US company Northrop Grumman and NATO buying planes from Sweden’s Saab.
Egypt fails to break 86th-minute hoodoo that has haunted African teams out of World Cup in 15 minutes 3-goal blitz
Lionel Messi did it yet again at this year’s World Cup. The Argentina great scored another goal – his eighth of the tournament – and led his team to an improbable 3-2 victory over Egypt on Tuesday despite trailing by two with only 11 minutes of regulation time to play....
Return to sender: Lethargic and indifferent Brazil dumped out of World Cup and sent hom by Norwegian predator Haaland’s two goals
After being a non-factor for much of the afternoon and having limited touches, Haaland turned it on when it mattered most, getting the right side of his head on the ball after a perfect setup by Andreas Schjelderup, who entered at halftime.
World Cup match-fixing fears emerge after FIFA lifts US player Balogun’s red card suspension following pressure from President Trump
FIFA announced on Sunday that the suspension had been lifted, triggering praise from Trump and outrage from Belgium’s team.
Bribe? FIFA President Infantino under fire over his suspect cosiness with Trump after Peace Prize win, European politicians demand probe
Now, 50 MEPs have co-signed a letter urging FIFA to address the complaint filed by FairSquare in December. The letter was sent to FIFA earlier on Monday and addressed to both Infantino and members of the FIFA Council. A copy of the letter was also sent to FIFA General Secretary Mattias Grafstrom and FIFA’s investigatory chamber.
Democrats give Trump’s US address wide berth as America celebrates 250 years of independence on July 4
Before Trump, presidents generally avoided in-person appearances at July 4 celebrations but he has blurred the line between official commemoration and campaign-style politics. Aside from a similar address that Trump gave in 2019, no US president has delivered a July 4 speech on the Mall since 1951.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei a no-show at father’s funeral as three other pray beside his coffin
On Sunday, tens of thousands more mourners, including soldiers, seminary students and ordinary men and women filed into the Mosalla to pay their respects to Khamenei and his family, waving flags emblazoned with promises of revenge against America and Israel.
Old age crisis: At 250 ‘American Experiment’ and ‘American Dream’ the US finds itself in ideological cesspool as global south peels away
While “the American Experiment” claims to champion democracy, sovereignty and the rule of law, its conduct abroad has too often signalled a darker contradiction.
