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The US Supreme Court upholding the Second Amendment right of a man who uses marijuana (cannabis).
It was a unanimous ruling against a Trump Administration Justice Department attempt to prosecute Ali Hemani, a dual Pakistani-American national.
In his opinion Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that prosecuting Hemani under a statute applying to those who consume large amount of alcohol could have impacted the gun rights of some of America's founders like John Adams and James Madison...The Hill USA
"You can't tell the country, whether Israel or Iran, they're not allowed to have any self-defense."
US VICE-PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE SPEAKING AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
HE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDESTANDING WITH IRAN AND PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW IRAN TO KEEP MISSILES IN CONNECTION WITH IT...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE RULER OF BELARUS PRESIDENT ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO SPEAKING OF HIS COUNTRY'S SOUTHERN BORDER WITH UKRAINE 'BURNING LIKE NEVER BEFORE'.
THIS FOLLOWS A UKRAINIAN ATTACK ON A BUS CARRYING STUDENT ATHLETES FROM BELARUS.
A WOMAN ACCOMPANYING THE STUDENTS DIED WITH EIGHT OTHERS ON THE BUS WOUNDED.
"in the event of aggression by any NATO state against any Russian region, our response will be decisive and devastating for those who initiate such a move"
Those words spoken by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
She warned against words and actions that appear to be pushing Europe towards conflict...Tass Russia...
Her statement follows this week's G7 meeting in France where the group of nations led by the United States pledged more military support for Ukraine including provision of weapons that can strike deep inside Russia.
Reacting to the G7 decision one Russian official said it brings the Ukraine War against his country 'to a fundamentally new qualitative level'...Tass Russia
Officially leaders of the 27 EU countries are meeting in Brussels to discuss 'global macroeconomic imbalances'.
But unofficially it's a meeting to consider escalating economic warfare against China in line with the increasingly harsh US tone towards China which included designating three major Chinese businesses as 'military companies' recently.
French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken of China 'killing off' European industries.
It's a sensitive issue because China has economic leverage to retaliate against European countries particularly in areas of critical minerals and other raw materials.
Coordinating to find alternative sources of critical minerals was a key issue at this week's G7 summit that included major European nations.
(UPDATED) MORE THAN 190 ATTACKING UKRAINIAN DRONES APPROACHED MOSCOW TODAY.
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT NUMEROUS SITES WHERE DEBRIS FELL.
AN OIL REFINERY AMONG THE LOCATIONS THAT CAME UNDER ATTACK WITH SOME DRONES GETTING THROUGH CAUSING A FIRE.
AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS HIT.
DEBRIS LANDING ON THE ROOF OF A SHOPPING CENTER CAUSING A FIRE.
THIS ATTACK DESCRIBED AS THE BIGGEST DRONE ATTACK ON MOSCOW IN TWO YEARS...TASS RUSSIA...
ATTACKS ON OTHER AREAS OF RUSSIA WITH RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES DOWNING AT LEAST 555 DRONES IN RECENT HOURS...(TASS RUSSIA)
MEANWHILE RUSSIA SAYS ITS ATTACKS ON SEVERAL UKRAINIAN CITIES LAST NIGHT WERE DIRECTED AT ENERGY-RELATED FACILITIES...TASS RUSSIA
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US politics some Republicans are critical of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran.
Senator Bill Cassidy, moderate Republican, calling the deal a 'foreign policy blunder'.
A former Trump UN Ambassador who has been supported by the Pro-Israel lobby, Nikki Haley, saying the US is now allowing Iran access to sanctioned assets even though 'they believe they have an obligation to destroy us'.
Mike Pence, Vice President during Mr. Trump's first term, saying the MoU 'smacks of the kind of the kind of appeasement our administration rejected in the Obama-Iran nuclear deal'.
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz expressing concern about providing money to Iran.
Libertarian Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, opposed by President Trump and Pro-Israel lobby money in his May Primary Election after pushing release of the Jeffrey Epstein Files, noting the massive 300-billion-dollar assisting plan to rebuild Iran's infrastructure...Al Jazeera Qatar
In Washington President Trump directing his nominee for Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton not to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing.
Trump also urging lawmakers to attach the extension of warrantless spying powers to his "SAVE Act" legislation designed to regulate elections...The Hill USA
A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERING THE FBI TO REVIEW AND RELEASE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
THE JUDGE SETTING A FRIDAY JULY 17TH DEADLINE FOR RELEASE OF THE FIRST 750 PAGES OF THE DOCUMENTS...DEMOCRACY FORWARD "X"
US House staff members visiting the federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas where Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to serve a 20-year sentence.
House Democrats say the warden revealed to staffers that Maxwell is the only sex offender housed at the minimum-security facility.
They spoke of concerns about preferential treatment being given to Maxwell.
US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has defended the transfer of Maxwell to the prison camp saying it was necessary for her safety...The Guardian UK
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