🇺🇸 USA: Joe Biden’s physician has refused to cooperate with the Republican Party’s investigation into the former president’s mental fitness. Kevin O’Connor, who served as Biden’s doctor while he was in office, cited doctor-patient privilege and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

In a recent interview with The New York Times at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Secretary-General Mark Rutte issued a stark warning about the possibility of a coordinated threat from China and Russia. “There’s a growing realization—and we shouldn’t be naïve about this,” Rutte said. “If Xi Jinping were to launch an attack on Taiwan, he would almost certainly contact his very junior partner in all of this, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin in Moscow, and say: ‘I’m going to move forward with this, and I need you to keep the West occupied in Europe by attacking NATO territory.’ That’s the most likely scenario.” To deter such a development, Rutte emphasized the need for two key strategies: “First, NATO must remain strong enough collectively to ensure Russia never dares to act. And second, we must deepen our cooperation with the Indo-Pacific—something President Trump is strongly advocating—because of the growing interconnectedness in areas like defense, industry, and innovation between NATO and our partners in the region.

🚨Brazil 🇧🇷/Germany 🇩🇪: A scathing article by German journalist KaeuferTobias in the newspaper Die Welt criticizes the foreign policy of President Lula’s government: “Brussels and Berlin welcomed Bolsonaro’s successor, Lula da Silva, based on a completely premature and colossal miscalculation regarding his foreign policy preferences. No one will openly admit it, but from a purely foreign policy perspective, even parts of the Green Party in Berlin and Brussels would probably prefer to see Bolsonaro leading Brazil today.”

Trump: "Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?! This guy's been talked about for years... Are people still talking about this guy?!... Do you want to waste the time?!... I can't believe you're asking a question on Epstein at a time like this..."

🚨USA 🇺🇸: Elon Musk stated that Steve Bannon’s name appears in J. Epstein’s files.

The Yemeni Military Media has released footage of the July 6 attack on the Magic Seas vessel in the Red Sea. According to the statement, the ship was targeted and sunk during a special operation carried out by the Yemeni Armed Forces.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court Chief Abdul Hakim Haqqani, accusing them of crimes related to the persecution of women. This development comes shortly after Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan.

Trump, when asked if he will act against Putin since he's so unhappy with the Russian leader: Well, I wouldn't be telling you. Don't we wanna have a little surprise.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa are expected to meet at the White House in September, ahead of the UN General Assembly, according to a Syrian source speaking to i24NEWS. The two leaders are reportedly preparing to sign a U.S.-brokered security agreement, seen as a potential first step toward peace and normalization. Gulf sources say the UAE is playing a key mediating role, with support from Saudi Arabia. However, a major sticking point remains: Israel’s refusal to commit to a withdrawal from the Golan Heights, citing President al-Sharaa’s limited control over armed factions in southern Syria.

The Syrian outlet Al-Joumhuriya reported that on July 8, al-Jolani met with Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi. Citing a well-informed Syrian source and a regional diplomat, the report described the meeting as a “significant step” in ongoing Syrian-Israeli negotiations and noted it was not their first encounter. Meanwhile, Syria’s state-run news agency SANA cited officials from the Ministry of Information denying any meetings between President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Israeli representatives.