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Special Episode: California and AI – The Here and Now
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at the California and AI, which was held in Sacramento on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 This is Panel 1: The Here and Now: A Levelset Mona Pasquil Rogers, Meta;...

Sri Lanka Joins Global Call to Defend UN Palestine Rapporteur from Unilateral Sanctions
Sri Lanka has joined a cross-regional group of countries in signing a letter addressed to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, expressing deep concern over the imposition of unilateral sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the...

Highlights of Valencia 0-0 Leganes in Friendly Match
End of broadcast We're off! It has been a pleasure to bring you coverage of the friendly match between Valencia and Leganés, which ended in a draw with neither side doing any damage. Thank you for joining us. Don't forget to stay tuned to...
Highlights of Stage 17 Tour de France 2025: Jonathan Milan wins!
Thanks We're off! Our coverage of stage 17 of the Tour de France 2025 with 171,5 km course between Bollène and Valence comes to an end. Thanks for joining us! Stay tuned to VAVEL.com to keep up to date with the world of sports. Next stage Stage 18...

Highlights and goals: Galatasaray 3-1 Cagliari in Friendly Match
Minute 68' The game passed without much impact, the result was already settled in favor of Galatasaray in this preparation match for the season that will start in August. Minute 65' Cagliari continues without proposing the match, leaving the ball...

Preserving herbs
In last week’s column, I talked about harvesting basil at the NC Cooperative Extension office’s garden at the Government Center in Bolivia. We have a great crop that needed to be picked. We made and froze over 14 cups of pesto. But this led to the...

Israel strikes Gaza Catholic Church, kills 2, as Pope Leo, int’l community condemn act
An Israeli shell struck Gaza’s only Catholic Church on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring several others, church officials and witnesses said. The attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church, which was sheltering around 600 people, has drawn...

Flanking tactics
Don’t look now, but if we’re not careful, we could find ourselves legally outflanked over the West Philippine Sea. In a move widely reported abroad on May 30 but which merited just minor, bottom-page treatment in the “World” pages of two local...

A Brief Update on Latin America’s EV Manufacturing: Brazil Rises, Mexico Waits, and Smaller Actors Appear on the Radar
Last Updated on: 17th July 2025, 01:57 am EV sales get all the coverage, but EV manufacturing is as important (if not more) in the sustainability of this transition and the political will to support it. Latin America, despite its relatively small...

Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil Are About Power and Profit
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced new 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports, set to take effect this August. Trump has said these tariffs are a response to the “witch hunt” against disgraced former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial...

As Trump threatens BRICS, it grows stronger, resisting US dollar and Western imperialism
The Global South-led organization BRICS has been growing in size and influence, and this has frightened some Western politicians. Donald Trump is particularly rattled. After he returned to the White House for his second term as US president, Trump...

The Rio Summit Underscores BRICS’ Growing Role in a Shifting World Order
BRICS leaders called for a reinvigorated and reformed multilateral international order in its 17th leaders’ summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6-7. Held under the theme “Strengthening the Global South Cooperation for a More Inclusive and...

Youth are leading a global movement for land rights and climate justice
The Central African Republic wants the total lifting of an embargo imposed on the export of its diamonds for more than a decade - Copyright AFP/File Pedro PARDO A new exercise in youth-led advocacy is taking place, seeking solutions to the climate...

Brunswick County public meeting schedule
Brunswick County public meeting schedule Brunswick County public meeting schedule Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Brunswick County Board of Commissioners meetings are held in the David R. Sandifer County Administration Building on 30...

Trump defiende a Netanyahu y Bolsonaro en medio de su narrativa de persecución
Análisis de Juan Carlos López, CNN en Español Donald Trump ha redoblado su respaldo a líderes acusados de corrupción o autoritarismo, como Benjamín Netanyahu y Jair Bolsonaro, presentándolos como víctimas de persecuciones políticas similares a la...

Dozens of states to discuss anti-Israel measures amid Gaza genocide
Dozens of countries are expected to attend an emergency meeting of The Hague Group next week to announce "concrete measures" aimed at compelling Israel to end its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. The Hague Group is a bloc of currently nine states,...

India’s ranking in Henley Passport Index jumps from 85 to 77
Detail of passenger's hand holding Indian passport on the airplane | Photo Credit: Getty Images India has climbed eight places on Henley Passport Index 2025 to 77th rank from 85 last year though the number of countries allowed visa-free access to...

Petro nombra a Rosa Villavicencio como canciller, es la cuarta persona que ocupa el cargo en menos de 3 años de mandato
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, nombró este miércoles a Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio como nueva ministra de Relaciones Exteriores, un cargo que asume tras la renuncia de la anterior canciller, Laura...
Bogota summit: Hague Group reveals plans to hold Israel accountable for Gaza genocide
The Hague Group has announced steps to hold the Israeli regime accountable for the genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip that has been going on for over 21 months. Led by South Africa and Colombia, delegates from some 30 countries...

Around the world in a weekend: Dance festival celebrates ‘mosaic of cultures’
Filipino Parangal Dance Company will perform July 19 at the Peninsula International Dance Festival. Courtesy Vin Eiamvuthikorn. How do you hold an international dance festival without artists traveling in from dozens of countries? That’s less of a...