Nigel Farage is resigning as Member of UK Parliament to force a by-election

"Today I will resign as a member of Parliament for Clacton, thereby forcing a by-election, which would happen, I hope, in short order."


"This will be a people versus the establishment by-election. It's a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment, to frankly tell them where to go. And that is why I will be putting my name forward to stand in this by-election, I will fight to win, I will fight to continue the political revolution that reform has started." - "If I win, you win, because if I lose, they win, and we will never, with the two old parties, get the type of fundamental change that we need to fix Broken Britain."


📝 Jill Lawless: "Farage is facing a probe by Parliament’s standards watchdog over a 5 million pound ($6.7 million) gift from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire. On Sunday an opposition politician asked the watchdog to open another investigation over donations from a convicted fraudster."

Wearing sunglasses indoors, Macron meets representatives of Syrian civil society in Damascus

Again wearing sunglasses indoors, France’s President Emmanuel Macron attends a breakfast in Damascus with representatives of Syrian civil society.


Macron wore the aviators inside at the Davos conference in January, with officials explaining the French president had a minor medical issue. Macron landed in Syria yesterday, in the first visit to Damascus by a European Union head of state since rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad in 2024.


The visit underlines Syria’s geopolitical transformation under Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander who has established close ties with Western and Middle Eastern powers that shunned Assad, as he seeks to rebuild a country shattered by 13 years of civil war.

Europe starts learning how to become third world country, says President Trump

European nations are starting to learn how the transformation into a third-world country takes place because of the migration policy, US President Donald Trump said. "Europe is learning that when you take in Third World criminals, you become a Third World Country. It happens quickly, in just a blink of the eye. I was elected just in time," Trump wrote on Truth Social.


Trump repeatedly criticized European allies of Washington for too soft migration policy.

250 years ago, on July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to declare independence from Great Britain.

John Adams wrote to his wife the next day:
“The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.—I am apt to believe that it"

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

President Trump delivers a blunt message to U.S. allies:

America will no longer carry the burden alone. Trump argues that nations relying on energy routes like the Strait of Hormuz should take greater responsibility for protecting their own interests rather than depending on the United States.


"Fight for yourselves. Build your own strength. Secure your own future."


A statement that’s already sparking intense debate across the world.

The Entebbe Rescue: The Mission That Changed History!

This weekend (Jun 27-28) we marked 50 years to Operation Entebbe where Yonatan Netanyahu fell, one of the most daring rescue operations in modern history.

France heatwave: ~1,000 excess deaths in four days.

Santé publique France reports roughly 1,000 excess deaths between June 24 and 27 during the country's most intense heatwave since 2003.


Daily tolls exceeded 1,400 on June 25 and 26, with 85% of deaths among people 65 and older.
Home deaths surged sharply, particularly in Île-de-France.


Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said overall mortality is unlikely to approach 2003 levels (~15,000 excess deaths) thanks to improved alert and response systems.

Trump threatens Europe with new tariffs in case of new digital services tax on US firms

President Donald Trump has threatened Europe with new high tariffs on its exports to the United States if it introduces a digital services tax on American companies.


"Numerous European countries have been discussing the imminent implementation of a digital services tax on American companies. Some of these countries are close to actually doing this. Please let this statement serve to represent that any country that imposes such a tax will immediately be met with a 100% tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States of America," he wrote on Truth Social


"This tariff will supersede trade deals made with the country, whether implemented, signed, or not. Additionally, the 100% tariff will be immediately imposed, if they proceed [with collecting the aforementioned tax from American firms]," the US president added.