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What War Hawk Graham Said About Iran and His Efforts To Help Ukraine

Lindsey Graham posed with Ukraine's president in Kyiv the day before the South Carolina senator's death was announced.

Swedish MEP files police complaint accusing Danish colleague of racist hate speech

Abir Al-Sahlani targeted on social media after condemning anti-immigration chants in European parliament A Swedish MEP has filed a police complaint accusing a fellow MEP of racist hate speech after she was targeted on social media over her condemnation of far-right, anti-immigration chants in the European parliament. The complaint, which was filed last week with police in Sweden, relates to the aftermath last month of the decision by some rightwing MEPs to erupt in chants of “send them back” following a vote aimed at increasing deportations across the EU.

Forget being French president; Marine Le Pen is lucky not to be in prison. Why is she in public life at all? | Rokhaya Diallo

The far right leader’s career is not the issue: it’s whether a politician with her record has a legitimate right to seek office For many years, I have observed Marine Le Pen and her party and how they operate in France. I have heard their xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric and felt it contaminate French political life. It is a rhetoric rooted in the history of a party founded by figures from France’s postwar far right. Nothing they do or say surprises me any more. But even by their standards the crime is extraordinary. A French court of appeal confirmed last week that Le Pen was guilty of a central role in orchestrating a scheme that systematically embezzled public funds for more than a decade. That the investigation also took 10 years may explain the absence of public shock waves, or why the focus has been on Le Pen’s future political moves rather than on her misdeeds. So let’s recap. Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist, film-maker, activist and Guardian Europe columnist. Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.

What is the Coalition of the willing that is meeting in Paris?

The coalition of the willing, an initiative of 35 countries committed to supporting Ukraine militarily, is meeting in Paris on July 13. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in attendance. It's a sign of the “strategic awakening” Europe hopes to see in the face of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s America.

EU, UK slap sanctions on Russian spies and hackers over cyberattacks

The EU and Britain on Monday imposed coordinated sanctions on Russian military intelligence officials and private companies over a major cyberespionage campaign targeting European infrastructure in a bid to destabilise the EU and its partners.

'The facts are there': Macron salutes fulfilling pledge to boost defence spending

Emmanuel Macron has vowed France, and Europe, will defend freedom at all costs -- and with blood, if necessary. The French President made the call to action as he gave his traditional speech to the armed forces on the eve of the July 14 military parade to mark France's national holiday. Macron also praised a fulfilled 'commitment to rearm'.

Trump says U.S. reinstating Iran blockade in Strait of Hormuz

Trump says the U.S. will be known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT," and will charge 20% on all cargo shipped via the waterway to cover security costs.

Trump says U.S. will blockade Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge a toll for safe passage

A series of attacks over the strait have raised fears of a return to all-out war.

🔴Live: US ‘reinstating’ Hormuz blockade, will charge 20% on cargo, Trump says

Iran launches drone, missile attacks on dissident bases in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iran's military forces recently carried out heavy air strikes on bases belonging to Iranian Kurdish militia groups in Iraqi Kurdistan. These unprecedented attacks underscore Tehran’s fear that these militias could become more offensive amid the instability fuelled by the war with Israel and the US.

At least 27 killed in fire at Bangkok pub with another 22 critically injured

The fire is one of the deadliest such incidents in the popular tourist destination in ⁠recent years A fire at a popular pub in Thailand’s ⁠capital, Bangkok, has killed 27 ⁠people, with another 22 ​in critical condition, officials said on Monday, in one of the deadliest such incidents in the tourism hub in recent years. The prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, ‌who visited the site of the fire in the early hours of Monday, told reporters that based on survivor accounts, the pub rapidly filled with smoke after a fire broke out, forcing ‌many to run to the back of the venue near the bathrooms.

Iran Retaliates After Fourth Night of US Strikes

Iran said it launched missiles and drones against U.S. military sites.

Factbox-Airlines resume some Middle East flights but disruption continues

Trump seeks U.S. control of Hormuz as Iran issues war warning