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Aug 7, 2026 - World

Yinon Levy charged with manslaughter in first exception this decade to culture of impunity for Israelis who kill Palestinians in the occupied West BankProsecutors in Israel have indicted an extremist settler for shooting a Palestinian activist last July, the first attempt this decade to hold an Israeli responsible for killing a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank.Yinon Levy, who was under western sanctions, is charged with manslaughter over the death of Awdeh Hathaleen, an English teacher and peace activist. In his last moments, Hathaleen filmed the settler drawing his weapon and opening fire towards him. Continue reading...

Aug 7, 2026 - World

Jason Arday, who became the youngest Black professor in the University of Cambridge's history, resigned Wednesday hours after the university opened a fresh investigation into his academic credentials, capping weeks of plagiarism accusations that unraveled one of British academia's most celebrated success stories. One academic commented that Arday was hired "to be the face of DEI" at the university.

Aug 7, 2026 - World

By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash backTehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis.For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge on Trump is a legitimate and self-standing war aim, reflected in the mood of those attending the funeral of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei where demands for retribution were ubiquitous. Continue reading...

Aug 7, 2026 - World

An economist sounded the alarm on the Trump administration's "desperate attempt" to avoid "blaring warnings" from financial markets.In a Thursday opinion column published by The New York Times, economist Eswar Prasad explained why President Donald Trump and the U.S. Treasury were interested in buying billions of dollars' worth of Japanese yen and intervening in the country's currency policy."But they are tied together by one big problem: unsustainably high levels of government debt," Prasad wrote. "Currency market intervention is a desperate attempt by Tokyo and Washington to evade the blaring warnings from financial markets."Prasad noted, "It's rare for the United States to intervene in another country's currency policy," and "it usually happens because there is a crisis."However, the Trump administration has been propping up the currencies in allied countries to reward friends and push its agenda. "It seems risky and expensive to buy another country's currency or even offer to temporarily swap dollars for that currency, especially one whose value is falling," Prasad wrote. "The administration has U.S. economic interests in mind but is also keen to propagate its policies and reward its allies."Prasad pointed out that the Trump administration "propped up the Argentine peso" in October and discussed similarly intervening in the United Arab Emirates. "None of those countries had reached the level of emergency usually required," he wrote. "None of these actions were born of benevolence."According to Prasad, the Trump Treasury is also interested in buying yen to stop it from falling because a weak yen means pricier imports and higher debt costs for Japan, but it also erases Trump's tariffs. However, the U.S. can't outrun its debt, and "with no sign of any discipline on fiscal matters, it will probably result in Washington digging itself into an even deeper debt hole," Prasad wrote.

Aug 6, 2026 - World

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has entered the MAGA burrito war with a sharp message for the Trump administration on Thursday.In an interview on Capitol Hill with TMZ, Warren blamed the administration and called on officials to make immediate moves and drive down food prices by ending the Iran war.TMZ DC co-managing editor Jacob Wasserman asked Warren if she would pay $20 for a burrito, mentioning the online debate that started among conservatives, including Vice President JD Vance, over the cost of the popular meal.Warren laughed, then gave her thoughts, weighing in on why burrito prices have risen."We can bring down these prices by stopping the war in Iran so that we're not driving up the cost of all of our groceries," she said. "We can also roll back the illegal tariffs that are driving up the cost of avocados; we can break up our meat cartel that's driving up the cost of meat. There's a lot that the Trump administration could do to lower prices, but instead what they're doing is raising prices. And you know what? It shows up in your burrito." She argued the cost of food could go down with these immediate changes."Stop the war, end the illegal tariffs, and we've got a better chance of being able to feed ourselves without going broke," Warren added.Would you pay $20 for a burrito? ????Sen. Elizabeth Warren shares solutions with TMZ DC's @jacob_wass to bring down skyrocketing food prices. pic.twitter.com/JsekMHXk7i— TMZ (@TMZ) August 6, 2026