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• WATCH: Mike Waltz tells Cuban delegation 'this is not Havana' during heated UN speech

  07-07-2026 22:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Cuba’s foreign minister accused the United States of committing an "act of war" by restricting fuel shipments to the island Tuesday, prompting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz to deliver a forceful response blaming Cuba’s communist government for years of blackouts, repression and economic collapse.The confrontation unfolded at the U.N. General Assembly one day after Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed, leaving nearly 10 million people without power. It wa
  
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• French court clears path for conservative presidential candidate, but house arrest threatens campaign

  07-07-2026 19:43 via foxnews.com
  
  A French appeals court upheld the embezzlement conviction for conservative former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Tuesday, but shortened a ban on her running for elected office, clearing her path to run for president in 2027, albeit mandating she wear an ankle monitor for a year.France's Paris Criminal Court originally found Le Pen guilty of embezzlement in 2025, accusing her and other members of her conservative National Rally party of using millions of dollars in EU funds to pay aides
  
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• Hamas says it will dissolve Gaza government, but Israel warns group still seeks Hezbollah-style control

  07-07-2026 18:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Hamas announced Monday that it was dissolving the emergency committee overseeing Gaza's civilian government, a move that could clear the way for a new U.S.-backed administration to take over civilian affairs.The proposed body, known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), is a U.S.-backed committee intended to oversee civilian affairs in Gaza after the war. Hamas, which the U.S. designates as a foreign terrorist organization, has ruled Gaza since seizing control of
  
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• Video shows bomb rock Damascus hotel where French President Macron is staying during Syrian state visit

  07-07-2026 16:07 via foxnews.com
  
  A pair of explosions rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus near the downtown Four Seasons hotel, where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying during a state visit, Syrian state media reported Tuesday.Eighteen people, including four police officers, were injured by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on Tuesday, Syria's interior ministry reported through state outlet SANA.According to the ministry, both bombs exploded after security forces had discovered them, "while preparations for the di
  
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• Nigel Farage resigning from UK Parliament

  07-07-2026 15:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Reform UK leader and British Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Farage announced he was resigning from Parliament on Tuesday. Farage claimed he was resigning to force a by-election in his Clacton district and claimed he would run in it."Today I will resign as a Member of Parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, thereby forcing a by-election, which will happen, I hope in short order," he said in a press conference broadcast from the Reform UK YouTube channel."This will be a people vs. the establishment b
  
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• Cuba plunges into third major blackout this year as power crisis worsens

  07-07-2026 01:42 via foxnews.com
  
  An island-wide blackout plunged Cuba into darkness Monday as the country’s deepening energy crisis continues to strain its fragile power system. The outage affected roughly 10 million people before limited electricity service was restored in some areas. "A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System is occurring," Cuba’s state-run Electric Union said Monday morning. "The causes are being investigated."Cuba has faced increasingly frequent power outages in recen
  
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