(2026-07-06). A Time to Stop Laughing: Trump Policies and Nuclear War. moderndiplomacy.eu "The man who laughs has simply not yet heard the terrible news."- Bertolt Brecht On April 7, 2026, after launching an American war against Iran,[1] US President Donald J. Trump threatened: "A whole civilization will die tonight." This declaration and several subsequent threats (e.g., "We will bomb you back to the Stone Age") displayed mens …
(2026-07-06). Gaza's future stuck in diplomatic limbo as 'Board of Peace' blocks progress for self-determination. asiapacificreport.nz 
ANALYSIS: Drop Site News Since President Donald Trump's self-congratulatory tour for "ending" the Israeli war on Gaza last October, followed by a UN Security Council endorsement of his Gaza plan, negotiations over Gaza's future have been stuck in a diplomatic netherworld. While Hamas handed over all of its captives and ceased its military operations, Israel…
(2026-07-06). Killings continue to surge under Trump's destructive rule. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-07-06). Fired drinking water adviser files suit against EPA. wsws.org A Flint water crisis whistleblower, Elin Warn Betanzo, was removed from a federal advisory council after joining hundreds of EPA employees in signing a "declaration of dissent" against the Trump administration's assault on the agency.
(2026-07-06). New US ambassador to New Zealand says Cook Islands a top priority. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific The new US Ambassador to New Zealand is introducing Donald Trump's agenda of "disruption" to the Pacific. Jared Novelly arrived in Wellington last week, and is expected to travel to Niue, the Cook Islands and Samoa within the next month to present his credentials. A businessman and sports team…
(2026-07-06). NATO Ankara Summit 2026: Key Issues, Leaders and What to Expect. moderndiplomacy.eu Leaders of NATO's 32 member states will meet in Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday for one of the alliance's most consequential summits in recent years, as Europe faces mounting pressure from United States President Donald Trump to assume greater responsibility for its own defence. The gathering comes amid continued uncertainty over Washington's long term military …
(2026-07-05). This is the REAL reason for Trump's visit to China. wibailoutpeople.org Donald Trump took a trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping. He was joined by the CEOs of a dozen top US corporations, including billionaires Elon Musk, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Tim Cook of Apple, Larry Fink of BlackRock, and Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone. Ben Norton explains how Beijing won the trade war that was started by Washington, how China has significant leverage (in manufacturing, supply chains, critical minerals, and rare earths), and how the US economy is in a very bad state.
(2026-07-05). Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2026.— ReutersTrump hails veterans from World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars.Washington "wiped out" Tehran's…
(2026-07-05). FIFA, Capitalism, Fascism, Commodification Of Sports & Trumpism. indybay.org The commodification of sports and FIFA are connected as capitalism is structuring sports to make more profits. Professor George Wright who is an expert on sports talks about the history of FIFA and capitalism.
(2026-07-05). Postecoglou links up with Ronaldo at Al Nassr. al-monitor.com Former Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou has joined Al Nassr on a two-year deal, linking up with star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, the Saudi League champions announced on Friday.Postecoglou, 60, has been out of work since being sacked by Nottingham Forest in October after just 39 days and eight games in charge. Al Nassr trumpeted the news on social media: "It's official: Mr. Ange Postecoglou is the new head coach of @AlNassrFC. He signed a contract for two seasons. Welcome, Gaffer!"The club followed up with a statement describing the appointment as "a new chapter".
(2026-07-05). Trump to meet leaders of Ukraine, Syria alongside NATO summit. al-monitor.com By Steve Holland and Gram SlatteryWASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy while in Turkey this week for a NATO summit to make a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.Trump is scheduled to arrive at the summit on Tuesday. His first meeting will be with the summit host, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Trump will also meet with Syrian ‚Å President Ahmed al-Sharaa and hold a news conference, the White House said.
(2026-07-05). Zelenskiy says he spoke to Trump, calls for to help end war. al-monitor.com July 4 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump on the Fourth of July holiday and called for "American resolve" to help end the more than four-year-old war with Russia.Zelenskiy said he had a "very good" conversation with Trump, discussing the situation on the front line."There is a real prospect to end this war and American resolve will have a crucial meaning," he said. Zelenskiy said he and Trump had agreed to "continue our conversation" at next week's NATO summit in Turkey.
(2005-07-26). Trump gives campaign-style July 4 speech on National Mall for US 250th anniversary. tribune.com.pk 
President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that "communists" could gain ground in the country, and cycled through what he touted as his achievements. | After a storm-related delay of nearly two hours, Trump appeared on the National Mall in Washington to deliver a speech that mixed broad appeals to patriotism with pointed attacks on perceived ideological threats at home and abroad. | Trump lauded American achievements such as war victories, the lunar landi…
(2026-07-05). The Great American State Un-Fair Flop. indybay.org Trump has once again outdone himself with his latest Great American State Fair, great un-extravaganza on the National Mall, billed as a celebration of the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence. The unpopular president's thinly veiled "vanity fair" has been met by a disinterested and bored public that has become increasingly fatigued and leery of participating in anything Trump. This, combined with intermittent power outages and a collapsing stage along with Trump's highly partisan opening ceremony speech that lasted almost 30 minutes, has turned off many people.
(2026-07-05). Anton Jà§ger: Hyperpolitics in Command? newleftreview.org A diagnosis of the scrambled political culture of today's Atlantic elites, with Trump read as symptom as much as cause. Can the concept of hyperpolitics help to decipher the strategic incoherence and foreshortened horizons of the West's fractious ruling-class blocs?
(2026-07-05). Trump lauds Americans in storm-delayed 250th anniversary speech. aljazeera.com President Trump has praised Americans as 'a historic and heroic people', in a speech on the nation's 250th anniversary.
(2026-07-05). Trump propaganda promotes communist Red Scare of the 50's. indybay.org Democratic Socialists Are Not Communists!
(2026-07-05). NATO leaders including Trump to affirm to collective defence in Ankara, summit text says. al-monitor.com By Andrew Gray and Lili BayerBRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) РNATO leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are set to affirm an "ironclad commitment" to collective defence under the alliance's Article 5 pact at a summit in Ankara next week, according to a text approved by NATO ambassadors on Friday and reviewed by Reuters.NATO members are also set to pledge €70 billion ($80 billion) in military assistance to Ukraine for 2026 and "at least equivalent levels" of support in 2027, according to the declaration, which still needs final approval from the leaders at the summit.
(2026-07-05). Pope urges Europe to protect migrants in visit to island frontier. al-monitor.com Pope Leo XIV on Saturday pressed Europe to do more to protect and integrate migrants as he visited Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for those risking the perilous crossing from Africa.His trip to the migration frontline was a stark message to both EU and US leaders in a period of both growing intolerance and indifference.The Catholic Church's first US pope, who has clashed with President Donald Trump's administration over its treatment of migrants, chose to mark July 4, the United States' 250th anniversary of independence, at a migration hotspot.
(2026-07-05). Activists look to keep the story of Washington's slaves alive as thousands visit Independence Park for July 4 festivities. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Visitors arriving at the President's House Site in Philadelphia on Independence Day encountered a monument caught between two versions of history. | The site remains at the center of a months-long legal battle after the Trump administration ordered the National Park Service to remove material it viewed as "disparaging" to American history and replace the exhibit with a revised version. | As a result, portions of the exhibit detailing the lives of the nine people enslaved by…
(2026-07-05). Two Scorpions in a Jar: Netanyahu and Trump. juancole.com Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are those scorpions now, and the jar is the wreckage of the Middle East they built together. | For the better part of a year, they marched in locked steps. One…
(2026-07-05). Pope to defend migrants at Mediterranean island frontier. al-monitor.com Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visits Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders.The Catholic Church's first US pope, who has clashed with the administration of President Donald Trump over its treatment of migrants, will mark July 4, the United States' 250th anniversary of independence, on a migration frontline.
(2026-07-05). For "Half the World," Khamenei Funeral a Declaration of Independence from Trump. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Delegations of government officials from 30 countries and of religious NGOs and individuals from 90 nations of the world It was an astonishing…
(2026-07-05). US Bombs Somalia for 70th Time This Year. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command on Sunday announced that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. The command said that the strike was launched on July 3 and targeted al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Farsooley, a town about 55 miles west of Mogadishu. AFRICOM offered …
(2026-07-05). Putin y Trump dialogan por cuarta ocasión este año. radiohc.cu El asesor presidencial ruso Yuri Ushakov señaló que el mandatario, Vladímir Putin mantuvo este sábado un diálogo, vía telefónica, con su homólogo estadounidense, Donald Trump.La conversación telefónica de hoy entre los dos jefes de Estado comenzó con una felicitación personal del presidente Vladímir Putin a Donald Trump y a todo el pueblo estadounidense con motivo de una fecha significativa, al tiempo que recordó la contribución de Rusia a la formación de la estatalidad estadounidense ª, dijo. | La cuarta conversación entre los dos líderes desde comienzos de año duró una hora y 25 minutos. | Agregó Ushakov q…