Fire tornado rips through Turkish forest
Turkey's forestry ministry has released video of a fire tornado tearing through the country's woodland. Hundreds of wildfires have gripped Turkey this summer, as well as Greece and other Mediterranean countries.
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Fire tornado rips through Turkish forest
Turkey's forestry ministry has released video of a fire tornado tearing through the country's woodland. Hundreds of wildfires have gripped Turkey this summer, as well as Greece and other Mediterranean countries.
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Concerns grow over Australia's toxic algae bloom
A harmful algae bloom off the coast of South Australia, caused by high sea temperatures and runoff from flooding, is poisoning marine life and depleting oxygen in the water. The Australian government has stated that there is little that can be done to reverse the rapid rate of the climate crisis.
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International visitors to US will pay new fee
CNN's Richard Quest explains how the Trump administration enacted a bill that will require international visitors to pay a new 'visa integrity fee' of $250 dollars. The fee will apply to all visitors who are required to obtain nonimmigrant visas to enter the US.
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Mexico City residents furious over gentrification
Mexico City saw its second anti-gentrification protest in less than a month on Sunday with demonstrators furious over rising prices in the city and the record number of foreigners applying for a resident visa. The main nationality of those foreigners seeking to move legally to the nation's capital? The United States of America.
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Child flees Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp
Video shows a child running away as Israeli munitions struck near a UNRWA school in Bureij Refugee Camp behind her.
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China cracks down on fake "Lafufu" Labubus
Fake Labubu plush toys, dubbed "Lafufu," have gained popularity due to shortages of the original dolls made by China's Pop Mart.
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Jair Bolsonaro denies coup charges as police raid home
Police in Brazil raided the home of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and enforced a ruling from the country's Supreme Court that Bolsonaro wear an electronic ankle tag. Bolsonaro is being accused of plotting to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election.
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Taiwan conducts 10-day military drill
The Taiwanese government is preparing for a war they hope will never happen. For the first time this year, Taiwan combined two major civil defense exercises, with the drills lasting ten days. These drills have included urban combat, mass casualty simulations, emergency supply drops and cyber defense that could be enacted if an invasion was to occur. CNN's Senior International Correspondent, Will Ripley, reports.
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Deadly flooding grips South Korea for days
South Korea has been ravaged for days by intense flooding that's left more than a dozen people dead. Reuters reported more than 16 inches of rain fell in one area in just 24 hours, citing the country's Interior and Safety Ministry.
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Brazil's Lula tells Christiane Amanpour: Trump 'Was not elected to be emperor of the world'
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview it was 'a surprise' to see President Donald Trump's letter posted to Truth Social, threatening Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1st. Lula says that he initially thought the letter was 'fake news.' Watch the full 'Amanpour' interview on CNN.
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Gaza's only Catholic church hit by Israeli strike
Gaza's only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli tank, killing three and injuring many more, church officials said. It became internationally recognized after reports emerged that the late Pope Francis used to call the church daily. CNN's Nada Bashir reports
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Prince Harry recreates his mother's historic landmine walk
Following in his mother's footsteps, Prince Harry visited Angola's minefields just as Princess Diana did 28 years ago. The Duke of Sussex was in Angola with The Halo Trust as part of the group's efforts to clear landmines.
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Massive fire destroys Tomorrowland's main stage
Tomorrowland's main stage went up in flames just days ahead of the festival's opening in Boom, Belgium.
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How Trump's image is changing inside Russia
Once hailed as a pro-Kremlin figure, President Donald Trump's image is changing inside Russia. It comes after Trump vowed further sanctions on the country if a peace agreement with Ukraine is not reached in 50 days. CNN's Chief Global Affairs Correspondent is on the ground in Moscow with the analysis.
01:41 - Source: CNN
Who are the armed groups clashing in Syria?
Dozens were killed in Syria this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda, prompting Syrian forces to intervene. That, in turn, triggered renewed Israeli airstrikes.
01:57 - Source: CNN
Syrian anchor takes cover from airstrike live on TV
An airstrike on the Syrian Ministry of Defense was captured live on Syria TV, forcing the anchor to take cover. Israel has been carrying out airstrikes on Syria as part of its commitment to protect the Druze, an Arab minority at the center of clashes with government loyalists.
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Mark Levine will reinvest in Israel Bonds as next NYC comptroller — reversing Brad Lander divestment
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Boston Globe
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MIT has stayed out of Trump's fight against elite colleges. Recent incidents could draw it back in.
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MIT isn't immune to the whims and will of the White House, which is currently investigating the school's involvement with a higher education nonprofit as part of a widespread Advertisement But it has a unique vulnerability with its extensive relationship with the US Department of Defense: The school's That relationship also makes MIT uniquely valuable to the US government. And back in Cambridge, Kornbluth must navigate a delicate course managing an unwieldy range of constituencies. There are professors whose labs rely on defense funding, and protesters who claim MIT's contributions to technology are being misused by one of the US's allies, Israel. Even the pro-Palestinian movement on campus contains multitudes, including students who've lost family members in Gaza and Jewish allies who say the university is abetting mass violence in the Middle East. The rising activism has come along with a change in rhetoric that some see as increasingly extreme. Over the July Fourth weekend, vandals spray-painted 'Death to the IDF,' on the entrance to MIT's An outside group, Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation, appeared to take credit for the tagging, and circulated a video accusing MIT professor Daniela Rus, who heads the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory inside the Stata Center, of being complicit in genocide. Kornbluth has repeatedly defended Rus, who did robotics research Advertisement But because serving in the nation's military is mandatory for Israeli citizens, the IDF graffiti also essentially targeted 'all of us' on campus, said Or Hen, an associate professor of physics from Jerusalem who estimates around 3 percent of faculty at MIT are from Israel. 'We have people on campus who fought in Gaza last year. We have people in reserve duty. So when they talk about death to soldiers ... we all did army service.' 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That followed her Advertisement 'Of course it is legitimate to criticize the actions of any government,' Hen said he appreciates Kornbluth's 'extremely high' level of communication. But Mila Halgren, a postdoc in brain and cognitive sciences and member of the MIT Coalition for Palestine, says administrators are overly concerned with public messaging. In May, MIT 'They think that repression and punishment of students is going to quell people talking about Israeli military ties,' Halgren said. Others suggest MIT administrators don't seem concerned enough. Talia Khan, a PhD student in mechanical engineering and founder of the MIT Israel Alliance, said the Trump administration is making an example of Harvard for a reason, but school officials are failing to see that what's happening just 'down the road' can also happen to MIT. Now, with its lawsuit, the Brandeis Center is trying to pick up where the 2023 congressional hearings left off. 'MIT is significant because [Kornbluth] is the only university president from the congressional hearings who has apparently survived so far,' said Marcus. 'This case shows that antisemitism doesn't stop at the science quad.' The lead plaintiffs in the Brandeis Center's Advertisement The lawsuit claims MIT failed to address a 'hostile anti-Semitic environment on campus' after Hamas attacked Israel Oct. 7, 2023. It also named a tenured MIT professor of linguistics, Michel DeGraff, as a defendant. In fall 2024, DeGraff taught a seminar on language and power using his native Haiti as well as Palestine and Israel. Around that time, he posted on Instagram about a 'Zionist 'mind infection,'' which the lawsuit claims he linked to Jewish organizations such as Hillel. DeGraff said the accusation conflates anti-Zionism with antisemitism. When Sussman A university spokesperson said MIT 'rejects antisemitism' and will defend itself in court. In an email, DeGraff said the lawsuit's allegations 'are riddled with reality-bending lies, distortions, and mirror accusations,' which he sees as 'part of a larger settler-colonial Zionist campaign of obfuscation and intimidation that presents a major threat to academic freedom and freedom of expression, especially in the context of the plausibility of Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.' MIT had fended off a similar lawsuit related to the Gaza campus protests that was Advertisement The question this time around isn't just whether MIT can clear that bar again; for some, it's also whether clearing the bar is enough. 'Even if it turns out that MIT operated within the law,' said Ernest Fraenkel, Grover M. Hermann Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering, 'that doesn't mean it lived up to the standards that MIT would like to hold itself to.' Brooke Hauser can be reached at
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US Alliance Flexes Missile Strike Capability Amid China Threat
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The United States and its Pacific ally, Australia, staged a show of force demonstrating their long-range strike capabilities through a missile test and the deployment of a rocket system. Both events took place during the ongoing multinational Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025—the largest and most-sophisticated warfighting exercise ever conducted in Australia. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese defense and foreign ministries for comment via email. Why It Matters China has claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, overlapping the territorial claims of other regional countries and often leading to standoffs and clashes between their maritime forces. There have been growing concerns over Chinese military presence and activities throughout the Indo-Pacific. What To Know The Chinese military—operator of the world's largest naval force by hull count—has been expanding its reach beyond East Asia, including a dual aircraft carrier mission in the broader Western Pacific in June and a circumnavigation of Australia between February and March. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 has previously featured live-fire anti-ship missile activities conducted by the Japanese Army, the Canadian Navy, and a U.S. land-based missile system, showcasing the capabilities of the U.S. and its allies in countering China's naval buildup. A photo released by the Australian military shows an Australian Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fired a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) from the Mount Bundey Training Area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. An Australian High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires a Precision Strike Missile from the Mount Bundey Training Area in the Northern Territory, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 on July 25, 2025. An Australian High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires a Precision Strike Missile from the Mount Bundey Training Area in the Northern Territory, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 on July 25, 2025. Australian Defense Department The Friday live-fire event marked the first time the PrSM was test-fired in Australia, the country's Defense Department said. The missile—which has a maximum range of more than 310 miles—is central to strengthening Australia's land and maritime strike capabilities. "The test conducted today was two years ahead of schedule and followed the delivery of the first PrSM a year ahead of schedule," according to the Australian military. The missile—codeveloped with the U. S.—is expected to be upgraded to extend its range to over 621 miles. Australia also received its first HIMARS—a truck-mounted launcher capable of carrying up to two rounds of PrSM—two months ahead of schedule. The South Pacific country has ordered 42 HIMARS launchers, with the first batch arriving from the U.S. in April. Meanwhile, the U.S. Army deployed its HIMARS launchers for the Australia-hosted war game, including one sent to Christmas Island—an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, located 932 miles west of the mainland—for a simulated launch conducted on July 22. The HIMARS deployment—officially known as HIMARS Rapid Infiltration—demonstrated the ability to rapidly deploy and employ land-based, long-range precision fires by airlifting the launcher to a forward airfield, thereby extending the range of the munition it launched. A United States High Mobility Artillery Rocket System conducts a simulated launch on Australia's Christmas Island as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 on July 22, 2025. A United States High Mobility Artillery Rocket System conducts a simulated launch on Australia's Christmas Island as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 on July 22, 2025. Australian Defense Department The deployment of the HIMARS—which can hit both land and maritime targets—follows the transit of a Chinese three-ship naval task group near Christmas Island earlier this year. The remote island, which lies closer to Indonesia than to mainland Australia, is "very strategically positioned" in the Indian Ocean, and the Australian military needs to be able to operate there, said Commodore Peter Leavy, who oversaw the HIMARS deployment. What People Are Saying Australian Minister for Defense IndustryPat Conroy said in a press release on Friday: "From delivering HIMARS ahead of schedule to delivering and testing PrSM ahead of schedule, the Albanese Government is modernizing the Australian Army at speed. This successful launch is a significant milestone in the Government's plan to deliver a twenty-five-fold increase to Army's long-range strike capability." Australia's Defense Department said in a press release on Friday: "[HIMARS Rapid Infiltration] brings deterrence through the unpredictable appearance of land-based, long-range precision fires against land and maritime targets, and is an essential element of littoral warfare, which the Australian Army is now deeply focused on through the enhancement of its forces and capabilities." What Happens Next It remains to be seen whether Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 will include additional live-fire missile drills before it concludes.
