On July 22, three bills addressing Myanmar (Burma) issues passed their respective US House of Representatives committees, paving the way for the next steps in becoming law. While they still have a long way to go before becoming actual legislation, their progress offered a glimmer of hope to the people of Myanmar. Amidst an administration intent on slashing foreign assistance, these measures stand out. They aim to sever the military junta’s economic lifelines, deliver justice for atrocities committed against civilians, and align US foreign policy more closely with Myanmar’s democratic forces. The Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act,…
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Venezuelans that President Donald Trump sent to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison say they were describe being beaten and sexually assaulted. The U.S. and European Union reach a long-awaited trade agreement. And witnesses to the Michigan Walmart stabbing recount the scene. Here’s what to know today. Venezuelans describe abuse and sexual assault at El Salvador megaprison Andry Blanco Bonilla, center, is reunited with his family in Venezuela after spending four months in CECOT prison in El Salvador.Courtesy Blanco Bonilla familyThree Venezuelan men told NBC News they experienced physical and psychological torture, including one man’s allegation that he was sexually assaulted, after…
Although her grandfather had dementia when he died, Kristin Richardson hadn’t worried much about her brain until a lab test revealed that she was positive for APOE4, a gene that has been linked to a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. That was seven and a half years ago. Richardson, now 51, remembers crying when she got the news. “I was terrified,” she said. “It’s a horrible, horrible disease with no cure.” So Richardson, a business owner in Richmond, Virginia, decided to make whatever changes she could to reduce her risk of the disease. “I do what I can to…
Thailand, Cambodia have agreed to an unconditional cease-fire, to be effective midnight Monday, talks mediator Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed. “Both Cambodia and Thailand reached a common understanding as follows: One, an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with effect from 24 hours local time, midnight on 28th July 2025, tonight,” Anwar said after mediation talks in Malaysia. Earlier, the leaders met to discuss a cease-fire agreement to stop the fierce border conflict that had gone on for five days. The Southeast Asian neighbors waged their deadliest conflict in more than a decade and accused each other of starting the…
Crypto exchange Coinbase has sued an alleged cybersquatter over the domain coinbase.de, which it says has been used to redirect users to an app used to trade physical coins and to potentially extort the exchange into buying it. Coinbase sued Tobias Honscha from Isernhagen, Germany, in a California federal court on Thursday, claiming he is squatting on the domain coinbase.de to use for different purposes, including redirecting visitors to his app for trading physical coins and making money as a Coinbase affiliate. “Coinbase recently became aware that Honscha is using and trafficking in the domain coinbase.de in bad faith to…
Roman Storm, one of the creators behind the Tornado Cash protocol, is seeking another $1.5 million to cover mounting legal costs as his landmark crypto trial enters its third week. In an “urgent call for support,” Storm asked for another $1.5 million in a July 26 X post, explaining that legal costs have been “piling up fast.” “It sounds crazy, but I need again ~$1.5mm,” Storm wrote, while noting in a separate X post that his legal team has been “working around the clock.” “We’ve forgotten what normal sleep feels like. Every hour counts, and so do the costs,” he…
In the global markets, after the trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, the increase in risk perception, especially in index -term contracts, increases, while a cautious course in the Asian stock exchanges stands out before the details of the negotiations between the US and China. While the question marks on the effects of US customs tariffs on the economy around the world, the US administration’s agreements on trade have increased optimism for the future. US President Donald Trump announced yesterday that they have completed the trade agreement negotiations with the European Union (EU) and that they…
The US and EU have reached a trade deal that will see the US impose 15% tariffs on EU goods. Image: X Screengrab European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to aframework dealwith the US whereby the EU will be charged 15% tariffs on most imports, commit to purchasing US$750 billion in US energy exports and invest $600 billion in the US economy, some of which will be military purchases. US tariffs on EU steel and aluminum exports will remain at 50% while the EU agreed not to tariff the US at all. The alternative to this lopsided arrangement…
War makes bystanders feel powerless. Throughout the so-far 22 months of brutal conflict that began with Hamas’s slaughter and abduction of Israelis in October 2023, Europeans have looked and felt impotent. This has only partly been because they have also been divided; mainly, it has been because their words, brave or not, proved irrelevant. The question now is whether the decision by France’s President Emmanuel Macron to join 11 other EU countries in giving diplomatic recognition to a Palestinian state will be yet another demonstration of European powerlessness and irrelevance. There is a chance that this French initiative could prove…
Israeli forces have killed at least 63 people across Gaza, hours after the military announced it would begin “pausing” attacks for 10 hours daily in some areas to allow humanitarian aid to pass through. On Sunday, the Israeli army said it would temporarily halt military activity each day from 10am to 8pm (07:00-17:00 GMT) in parts of central and northern Gaza, including al-Mawasi, Deir el-Balah and Gaza City. It also pledged to open designated aid corridors for food and medical convoys between 6am and 11pm. But hours into the first day of the “humanitarian pauses”, Israeli air raids resumed. “There…