Issue 2026-07-02
Stories
- Russia Launches 500-Drone & Missile Barrage on Kyiv, 2 July 2026
- Trump Declares June 30 Doha Summit With Iran; Tehran Says No Meeting Planned
- Doha Round Moves Islamabad MoU Forward; Next US-Iran Session Set After 9 July Khamenei Funeral
- Hormuz Oil Flow Surges Past 10 m b/d After Trump–Iran Ceasefire
- U.S. Triggers 10-Year Sunset on USMCA Instead of 16-Year Renewal
- U.S. Refuses 16-Year Renewal of CUSMA, Forcing Decade-Long Annual Reviews
- Global Oceans Hit 20.98 °C, Shattering the June Record Ahead of Strong El Niño
- Spain Logs 1,028 Heat Deaths as First Half of 2026 Sets Temperature Record
- India Orders WhatsApp to Suspend Username Rollout Pending Fraud Review
At a Glance
- In an 11-hour overnight assault on 2 July 2026, Russia attacked Kyiv from multiple directions with almost 500 drones...
- On 29 June 2026, President Trump publicly announced a U.S.–Iran negotiating session in Doha for the next day, but wit...
- On 2 July 2026, indirect US-Iran meetings in Doha—run separately by Qatari and Pakistani mediators—agreed to keep imp...
- In the three weeks since the 17 June 2026 interim truce, U.S.-escorted tankers have restored crude traffic in the Str...
- On 1 July 2026 the Trump administration formally refused the pact’s 16-year automatic renewal, shifting the U.S.–Mexi...
- On 1 July 2026, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer formally told Canada and Mexico that Washington will not ext...