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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for travel to U.S. Independence Day fireworks celebrations at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, U.S. July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

15:02 GMT 07 July 2020 / updated: 15:32 GMT US

Trump Administration Homing In on ‘Taliban Bounties’ Story Leakers, Report Claims

A crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen 03 August 2007 inside the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, DC.

FBI Opening New China-Related Counterintelligence Case About Once Every 10 Hours, Director Wray Says

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro adjusts his protective face mask during the inauguration ceremony of the new Communications Minister Fabio Faria (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil June 17, 2020

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for COVID-19

EU and UK Facing 'Deeper and More Uneven' Recession Than Previously Predicted, EC Forecasts

Cast member Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard arrive for the premiere of the British film Black Mass in London, Britain October 11, 2015.

'Complete Lies': Hollywood Star Johnny Depp Takes on UK Newspaper Which Called Him a 'Wife Beater’

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Last update: 09:37 GMT 07.07.2020
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Russia Regrets UK Sanctions Over Alleged 'Human Right Abuses', Vows Reciprocal Response
On Monday, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab unveiled new sanctions against 49 persons and groups accused of violating 'Magnitsky amendment' legislation from countries including Russia, Saudi Arabia, North Korea and Myanmar.
Last update: 15:16 GMT 07.07.2020
15:16 GMT 07.07.2020
US
US Marines Are Responding to Reports of Active Shooter at California Base
An active shooter was reported at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center on Tuesday morning.
Last update: 13:57 GMT 07.07.2020
13:57 GMT 07.07.2020
World
UN Investigator Rules US Killing of Soleimani 'Unlawful', Implies That It Constitutes ‘Act of War’
Last week, Iranian authorities issued an arrest warrant against US President Donald Trump and 35 other persons over the drone strike assassination of Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad on January 3. Interpol indicated that it would not honour any Iranian extradition request over the Soleimani case.
Last update: 15:59 GMT 07.07.2020
15:59 GMT 07.07.2020
UK
'Magnitsky Law': What Could Prompt Britain to Slap ‘Human Rights’ Sanctions on Russia Amid Brexit?
The UK's new sanctions against alleged human rights abusers have exposed London's hypocrisy and double standards, say international observers citing the imprisonment of Julian Assange and questioning Britain's rationale for introducing the new legislation and London's political considerations at a time when the country is set to leave the EU.
Last update: 14:50 GMT 07.07.2020
14:50 GMT 07.07.2020
UK
UK to Resume Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia Despite ‘Isolated’ Breaches of International Law in Yemen
In June 2019, London’s court of appeal forced the UK government to suspend new licences for the export of arms to Saudi Arabia and to review existing ones over possible breaches of international law by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. UK officials now say that there is no risk of breaches and arms exports can restart.
Last update: 14:41 GMT 07.07.2020
14:41 GMT 07.07.2020
US
Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to New York Ahead of Her Trial
The detention facility where Maxwell is now being held is not the one where her former partner Jeffrey Epstein met his end in 2019.
Last update: 04:54 GMT 07.07.2020
04:54 GMT 07.07.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: Coronavirus Pandemic Accelerates, Peak Not Reached Yet, WHO Chief Says
According to a Reuters tally, the total number of infected people has exceeded 11.64 million, while 536,693 have lost their lives since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in late December in China.
Last update: 14:12 GMT 07.07.2020
14:12 GMT 07.07.2020
US
Apologetic Halle Berry Fends Off Backlash for Misgendering Character in Mulled ‘Oscar Bait’ Role
American actress Scarlett Johansson dropped out of her role in the drama Rub & Tug in 2018 after a backlash from the trans and LGBT community for being cast to play the role of crime kingpin Dante “Tex” Gill, who was born Lois Jean Gill but identified as a man.