Thursday, July 9, 2026

World

US launches second day of strikes on Iran

The US military has carried out a second wave of strikes on Iran, hitting targets including the port city of Bandar Abbas and Bushehr province after Trump declared an interim ceasefire agreement "over." Iran had already struck three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and air raid sirens subsequently sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait. At least one person has been killed and widespread power outages reported in Chabahar.

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Politics

Trump petitions Supreme Court to revisit birthright citizenship

Trump has announced he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear its June ruling that upheld birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, citing a Texas hospital advertising maternity services in Mexico on roadside billboards as fresh evidence of abuse. The move is a long shot — the Court rarely grants rehearings — but signals Trump intends to keep pressing the issue through every available channel.

Politics

Andy Burnham set to become UK prime minister unopposed

Labour leadership nominations open Thursday with Andy Burnham as the sole expected candidate after former armed forces minister Al Carns ruled out a challenge, clearing the path for the Greater Manchester mayor to replace Keir Starmer. Burnham has already been courting backbenchers, promising to end the tight party discipline that frustrated MPs under Starmer.

World

US moves to delist Syria as terrorism sponsor

The Trump administration has announced it will remove Syria from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list, citing President Ahmed al-Sharaa's efforts to unify the country following the fall of Assad. The designation had long blocked Syria from international financial systems and foreign investment, so removal could be transformative for the country's reconstruction.

Economy

John Deere must give farmers right to repair under FTC deal

John Deere has settled with the FTC, agreeing to give equipment owners and independent mechanics full access to the diagnostic software and repair tools previously locked behind dealer-only systems. The deal is a landmark win for the right-to-repair movement, which has argued for years that Deere's software restrictions forced farmers into costly authorised-dealer repairs even for minor fixes.