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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech coalition government on Tuesday faced a parliamentary no-confidence vote over a bitcoin-related scandal.The main opposition centrist ANO (YES) movement led by populist billionaire Andrej Babiš requested the vote after the Justice Ministry accepted a donation of bitcoins and sold them for almost 1 billion Czech koruna ($47 million) earlier this year.The three opposition parties, including ANO, the anti-migrant Freedom and Direct Democracy movement and the liberal Pirates party, are unlikely to oust the four-party coalition government led by conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala, which has a majority in the lower house of Parliament.Justice Minister Pavel…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California after they were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.The hearing comes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the administration last week to temporarily pause a lower court order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of the soldiers to the governor who filed a lawsuit over the deployment.The three-judge panel is set to hear oral arguments via video starting…

Miss Nature, the organizer of the Arizona Pride Tour, performs at the Green Tree Inn in her hometown of Florence, Arizona. Florence, Arizona — For three brief hours one Saturday in May, an unremarkably beige banquet hall in the rural prison town of Florence, Arizona, was transformed into a shimmering spectacle of joy. A small but rapt audience cheered and hollered as statuesque drag artists paraded between tables in skyscraping Dolly Parton curls, bedazzled catsuits and floating ostrich feather shoulder pads. One after the next, performers delivered captivating lip synchs and belted out hits blaring from the speakers as onlookers…

An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day in the East Village of New York City, July 11, 2023.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesAmazon is extending its Prime Day discount bonanza, announcing that the annual sale will run four days this year.The 96-hour event will start at 12:01 a.m. PT on July 8, and continue through July 11, Amazon said in a release.For the first time, the company will roll out themed “deal drops” that change daily and are available “while supplies last.” Amazon has in recent years toyed with adding more limited-run and invite-only deals during Prime Day events…

Israeli stocks hit new all-time highAs global shares started selling off Monday, one bright spot of the equity market stood firm: Israel.International stocks initially appeared unperturbed by the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, largely rallying on Monday as the fighting entered its fourth day.However, as military strikes continued on Tuesday, European and Asia-Pacific shares were more volatile, while U.S. stock futures also moved lower.Bucking the global trend, stocks listed in Israel rallied. The Tel Aviv 125 index, last seen trading 1.1% higher, extended gains from the previous session that saw it reach a record high. The country’s Tel Aviv…

“Gold’s key advantage is that it is no one else’s liability,” said Nikos Kavalis, managing director at Metals Focus.Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Gold has claimed the safe haven crown. With spot prices surging 30% so far in 2025, bullion’s gains are outpacing that of other traditional safe havens such as the Japanese yen, Swiss franc, and U.S. Treasurys — compelling investors to rethink what true safety looks like in the face of fiscal sustainability concerns and looming wars.At the heart of gold’s appeal is its freedom from government liabilities, market experts gathered at the annual…

CNN  —  Russian overnight drone and missile attacks on Kyiv killed at least 14 people and wounded at least 55, officials said on Tuesday, in the deadliest strikes on the capital in weeks. Kyiv residents heard loud sirens from late Monday, through the early morning hours of Tuesday, making it a loud and sleepless night for many in the city. The sirens continued as day broke Tuesday – an alarm purportedly for a ballistic threat, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Of those wounded, more than 40 have been taken to hospitals, Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said, with residential buildings…

Joey LynchCloseJoey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade.Jun 17, 2025, 12:17 AM ETA trio of Socceroos who call MLS home are confident the league’s rising standards will bolster their hopes of being part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Last week, Australia sealed its spot in next year’s footballing showpiece that will be staged in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with the help of three MLS representatives in their squad: Nashville SC’s Patrick Yazbek, D.C. United’s Kye Rowles,…

KANANASKIS, ALBERTA – JUNE 16: (L-R) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Union Council President Antonio Costa and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba participate in a meeting at the G7 Leaders’ Summit on June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his early departure from the Group of Seven summit was owed to “much bigger” things than planning a ceasefire between…

A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023.Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s central bank on Tuesday said it would slow the cuts to government bond purchases from April next year, while it also held the benchmark rate at 0.5% amid rising growth risks.The Bank of Japan, whose rate decision was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, reiterated it would continue reducing its monthly purchases of Japanese government bonds by about 400 billion yen ($2.76 billion) per quarter to about 3 trillion yen until March 2026,…