China fired a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South Pacific, saying it was a routine training test. Australia, New Zealand and Japan criticized the launch as concerning and destabilizing.
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Crowds gathered in Tehran to mourn former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained absent from public ceremonies. Funeral events are planned across Iran and Iraq amid chants and banners calling for revenge against the United States and Israel.
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her U.S. Senate campaign, leaving Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic primary. The Aug. 4 winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in a toss-up race that could help determine Senate control.
Trump spoke separately with Putin and Zelenskyy about ending the war in Ukraine ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara. The calls came as Russia and Ukraine disputed control of Kostiantynivka and Moscow-installed officials reported casualties from a Ukrainian attack in Crimea.
Reform UK says Nigel Farage broke no parliamentary rules after reports that George Cottrell, a longtime ally convicted of wire fraud in the U.S., provided support before Farage became an MP. The Liberal Democrats have asked the parliamentary standards commissioner to investigate.
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of China’s Zion Church, has been released from detention and arrived in Los Angeles after President Donald Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping. Rights advocates said at least eight other Zion Church members remain detained.
Storms, heat and power outages disrupted U.S. 250th Independence Day events, including a delayed address by President Donald Trump in Washington. Celebrations continued nationwide with fireworks, concerts, naturalization ceremonies and messages from former presidents.
Ukraine said it hit a major oil terminal in St Petersburg and the Kronstadt naval base as part of a long-range drone campaign against Russian energy and military targets. Russian officials reported widespread drone interceptions and disruptions, while Ukraine denied Moscow’s claim that Kostyantynivka had fallen.