UAE investor who bought half of Trump crypto firm gets green light to buy US AI chips as critics slam 'corrupt deal': expert warned of 'massive national security risk' because China could steal the technology (LINK) — 11 July 2026


One million women lose aid access due to funding cuts, UN Women says (ground news LINK) — 10 July 2026

— Surveying 855 organizations, the report found 60% are reaching fewer women and girls than before January 2025, while 40% face temporary or permanent closure within the next year. Some 120 million women and girls require humanitarian assistance worldwide.


Trump-appointed judge dismisses seditious conspiracy case against Proud Boys (LINK) — 10 July 2026


9 months into a ceasefire, Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza (LINK) — 10 July 2026


Alternet: Study confirms what many suspected: the 2024 U.S. election was rigged: (LINK) — 10 July 2026

— Nature report: Candidate Trump's official TikTok videos were pushed to Democratic-leaning users 27 percent of the time, while Kamala Harris's videos only reached Republican-leaning users just 15.3 percent of the time. Leading up to the 2024 election, TikTok was working overtime to expose Democrats and lefties to MAGA's most persuasive messaging, all while shielding rightwingers, independents, and Republican voters from Harris's voice. Roughly half of TikTok users under 30 say they use the app to keep up with politics and news, and that TikTok-engaged demographic shifted a mind-boggling full 10 percentage points toward Trump between 2020 and 2024 following this exposure.


Ukrainian spy accused of killing Monaco bombing suspect retracts confession, blames his co-defendant, a former law enforcement officer (LINK) — 9 July 2026

— Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said earlier this week investigators had focused on the two men after discovering they had repeatedly transferred cryptocurrency and money through bank accounts to Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian citizen wanted by Interpol for the June 29 bomb attack, found near Kyiv with gunshot wounds to the head and pistol cartridges nearby.


World oil demand set for first annual decline since 2020, IEA says, citing lingering security disruptions (ground news LINK) — 10 July 2026

— Global oil production is projected to rebound by around 7.5 million barrels per day to 110.1 million barrels per day in 2027, potentially tipping the market into surplus if transit volumes through the Strait of Hormuz continue to recover.