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Jul 22, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump was pounded Wednesday over a ham-handed defense of his Iran war escalation that left MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle sickened.After pointing out that Trump had just threatened on Truth Social to commit war crimes by bombing critical civilian infrastructure, Ruhle had her producers put up a graphic from a presidential post in which he wrote: “Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD.Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD.Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD.Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD.Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD.Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD."That led the MS NOW host to blurt, “Yesterday he posted [this] as his defense for the war. He was comparing the death toll in Iran to other wars. You have it right there on your screen: Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, Korea, Venezuela. Iran military conflict, four months, 18 dead.”“He's basically saying only 18 [dead], we should take that as a win,” the incredulous Ruhle added. “Is this going to be a winning argument for this president? It's only been 18, we’re good?” she asked former New York Times reporter Luke Broadwater.“I mean, that was a kind of a shocking post to me to put up,” Broadwater began as Ruhle interrupted with, “Even for him, shocking.”“Yeah,” Broadwater agreed. “On the day before he's going to the dignified transfer of dead American troops who are coming back into this country,”“You know, if you're the families of some of those troops and you see him minimizing their deaths like that, I think that that strikes the wrong note for those families,” he added. “But to your question at large, the American people have never supported this war. The polling for it has never been positive.” - YouTube youtu.be

Jul 22, 2026 - World

Isabel Rose, 26, sentenced to six years for blackmail and perverting course of public justice over her allegations against British manA British woman who reported being raped to police in Hong Kong has been sentenced to six years in prison for blackmail and perverting the course of public justice.Isabel Rose, 26, from south-east London, travelled to Hong Kong in early 2024 to visit a British banker she had met while travelling in south-east Asia. Continue reading...

Jul 22, 2026 - World

Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missileGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong will warn China that Australia and other neighbouring nations will not be bullied by its “provocative” actions, after its involvement in another “destabilising and dangerous” incident this week.The foreign affairs minister – who will deliver the address on Thursday in the Philippines, where the 59th Asean foreign minister’s meeting is being held – will also caution world leaders against placing a toll on the strait of Hormuz after both Iran and the US threatened to do amid the protracted conflict. Continue reading...

Jul 22, 2026 - World

Proceedings suspended as politicians call for Modi government to address police violence and education scandalsIndia’s opposition parties have shut down parliament in a protest calling for the resignation of the education minister, in solidarity with the new youth-led “cockroach” movement.Opposition politicians, led by the Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, gathered outside the parliament building in Delhi on Wednesday, many dressed in black and waving placards calling on Dharmendra Pradhan to quit. Continue reading...

Jul 22, 2026 - World

Prosecutors seek a one-year sentence and heavy fine after chef garnished dish with insects not approved for consumptionProsecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported. Continue reading...