The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 9 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Traitor 47 stumbled haplessly throughContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence is redrawing the map of global economic winners and losers. But the same technology now lifting parts of the world economy could also threaten it, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday. In its July World Economic Outlook Update, the IMF projected global growth of 3% in 2026 andContinue Reading
The U.S. said on Wednesday afternoon that it carried out another round of strikes on Iran, according to military officials. In a post on X, U.S. Central Command said that, at the president’s direction, the military has started additional strikes on Iran. They said the attacks are meant to “degradeContinue Reading
Robert Wun presents his ‘Childsplay’ couture collection during Paris Haute Couture Week, blending dramatic designs with childhood-inspired creativity.Continue Reading
Mongolian wrestlers train at Basu camp with sparring, fitness and football drills as they prepare for the annual Naadam festival.Continue Reading
Ukrainian drones struck oil depots in Russia’s Tver Oblast and Stavropol Krai overnight on 9 July, setting fuel tanks ablaze at both, regional officials and OSINT analysts reported. Ukraine’s SBU security service confirmed the strikes, and monitors separately reported a hit on one of Russia’s three largest refineries. Ukrainian President VolodymyrContinue Reading
Italy expelled two Russian military attachés responsible for espionage uncovered by Rome prosecutors, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on 9 July. The two officers of Russia’s embassy have three days to leave the country. The move caps a week in which Italian authorities arrested two former intelligence officers accused of selling stateContinue Reading
Pro-UK loyalists in Northern Ireland have placed a replica mosque at the top of a bonfire, which is due to be lit., NewsFeed Right-wing, pro-UK loyalists in Northern Ireland have placed a replica mosque at the top of a bonfire, which is due to be lit ahead of annual paradesContinue Reading
Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks., Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks. Ukraine has attacked several Russian oil facilities and set two tankers ablaze in theContinue Reading
UN Fact-Finding Mission found that the paramilitary’s systematic campaign of violence in Darfur amounted to genocide., A UN Fact-Finding Mission found that the paramilitary’s systematic campaign of violence in Darfur amounted to genocide. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed genocide in the western city of el-Fasher, carrying out massContinue Reading
Australia to begin selling uranium to India for peaceful purposes, Australia to begin selling uranium to India for peaceful purposes NewsFeed Australia will begin to sell uranium to India after the two countries signed a deal on July 9. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says these exports are for peacefulContinue Reading
analysis Birthright citizenship survived this round. But The Traitor’s latest successes show that the fight is far from over Published July 9, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Traitor 47 | The Supreme Court of the United States building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Birthright citizenship recently survived a Supreme Court challenge. IssuedContinue Reading
LONDON — Legendary pop singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for hits including “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died after weeks in the hospital, her family said Thursday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading