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Jul 21, 2026 - World

Protesters removed at start of testimony as defense secretary claims billions more in funding is needed ‘sustain vital operations without disruption’Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for PentagonSign up for US Breaking News emailUS gas prices have continued to rise since the conflict with Iran resumed this month. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), a gallon of fuel is now just over $4 – almost a dollar more than a year ago.It comes as Brent Crude, the international oil benchmark, is now up by almost 2% to $90.92 a barrel. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin were tried together over shooting on K Street in April 2022 that left six deadThe trial of two men accused of carrying out the deadliest shooting in the city of Sacramento, California, ended in a mistrial on Tuesday.The suspects, Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin, were tried together and faced up to 15 years to life in prison for their role in the shooting, which killed six people and injured at least a dozen. While they were not convicted for the deaths, they were found guilty of being in possession of firearms despite having prior felonies. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

Sausalito city manager Elaine Forbes faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly trying to steal the three-story vesselA Bay Area city manager will face misdemeanor charges for allegedly breaking into a 66ft yacht while drinking and trying to steal the vessel.Elaine Forbes, Sausalito’s city manager, was arrested on the morning of 18 July after police received a call for a noise disturbance. Police say Forbes had “apparently broken into” a three-story yacht, where she was consuming alcohol. Continue reading...

Jul 21, 2026 - World

The comments came a day after India lodged a strong diplomatic protest with Moscow over the attack on the Guinea-Bissau-flagged merchant vessel MV Golden Leo, which was hit while leaving Ukraine's port of Odesa on Sunday.

Jul 21, 2026 - World

After nationwide protests Oleksandr Syrskyi is to be replaced in reshuffle and popular defence minister returns to governmentVolodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and offered a “prominent position” to the defence minister he sacked last week in a move that sparked nationwide protests.In a late-night TV address, Zelenskyy said he was appointing Mykhailo Drapatyi, a popular and innovative general, as the new head of Ukraine’s armed forces. Drapatyi would oversee a reorganisation of the army’s command structure, Ukraine’s president said. Continue reading...