The State Department is reportedly laying off more than 1,300 career diplomats and civil servants under a Trump administration plan to restructure and streamline operations.
Meanwhile, Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, wife of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed for divorce Thursday, ending their 38-year marriage while Ken launches his U.S. Senate campaign.
Paxton stood by Ken through years of legal turmoil—state and federal investigations, even a state impeachment trial in 2023 that laid bare his extramarital affair.
In another news, a federal judge blocked President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for certain U.S. residents while a lawsuit unfolds. In New Hampshire, the judge gave the green light to a class action suit challenging Trump’s order, hitting pause on its enforcement for now.
This lawsuit, filed by the ACLU, represents immigrant parents and their newborns, pushing back against the administration’s move. The legal fight over birthright citizenship isn’t going anywhere just yet.
Here are the LIVE updates on what is going around the world:
French authorities have launched a police probe into Elon Musk’s X platform for alleged data tampering and fraudulent data extraction, AP reports. The investigation stems from claims by a lawmaker and a senior official about the alleged misuse of X’s algorithm for foreign interference.
The US-Thailand civil nuclear cooperation agreement has come into force, enabling peaceful nuclear collaboration, including sharing technology and materials. Signed in January 2025, the deal renews a long-standing partnership and aims to support Thailand’s clean energy and non-proliferation goals.
Greece’s parliament has passed a three-month ban on asylum claims for migrants arriving from North Africa, sparking strong backlash from human rights groups and the UN, AP reports. Citing a surge in arrivals to Crete, officials say the move is necessary, while those opposing have called it illegal and inhumane.
A Myanmar military airstrike hit a Buddhist monastery in Sagaing, reportedly killing at least 23 civilians, including children. Over 150 people were sheltering there from conflict. Resistance forces have blamed the army for escalating attacks ahead of a scheduled election which some say is meant to legitimise military rule.
The State Department is laying off more than 1,300 career diplomats and civil servants under a Trump administration plan to restructure and streamline operations, The Associated press reports. While some leaders have hailed the cuts as necessary, diplomats are warning that these reductions could weaken US global influence and hinder efforts to tackle international threats.
Kurdish separatist fighters from the PKK have started disarming in northern Iraq, a key step in the peace process with Turkey after decades of fighting, The Associated Press reports. The move follows leader Abdullah Öcalan’s call for peace, with Turkish and Kurdish officials attending a symbolic ceremony Friday.
US President Donald Trump is touring flood-ravaged Texas while facing tough questions about his vow to phase out FEMA. Though he praised federal response efforts, his administration’s push to cut the agency is under scrutiny.
An Israeli official has said that Tehran could regain enriched uranium that was buried in one of the nuclear sites bombed by the US Air Force last month, media reports said.
However, the official said that if Iran tries to recover the uranium from the site at Isfahan, which is an “extremely difficult” thing to achieve, Israel will strike again at the site, reports added.
Pakistan’s poverty crisis is worsening rapidly, with the World Bank’s 2025 report showing that 44.7 percent of the population lives below the $4.20 per day poverty line, Geo News reports. This staggering statistic highlights the inability of successive Pakistani governments to tackle widespread poverty affecting almost half of the country’s people.
Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan abducted and killed nine people after intercepting two passenger buses on a highway late Thursday night, officials confirmed.
The attacks took place in the Zhob and Loralai districts of Balochistan province as the buses were traveling from Quetta, the provincial capital, toward Punjab province, according to district administrator Saadat Husain.
The assailants fled after the killings, and security forces have launched a search operation to locate them. Authorities later recovered the victims’ bodies along the roadside, Husain added.
At least 121 people have died due to severe flooding in the Texas Hill Country.
Kerr County suffered the most, with at least 96 fatalities, including 36 children. In response, President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has deployed teams to assist.
Search and rescue efforts continue as authorities work to aid affected communities.
PKK fighters are set to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels called an end to their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.
The disarmament ceremony marks a key step in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) shift from armed insurgency to democratic politics, signaling a move to close the chapter on one of the region’s longest-running conflicts.
A British F-35B fighter jet, which has been stranded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala, India, for almost a month, is expected to fly back to the UK as early as next week, according to Indian officials cited by AP.
The stealth aircraft, among the world’s most advanced and valued at approximately $115 million, was grounded due to a technical malfunction. U.K. engineers are currently carrying out repairs on the jet.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday in Malaysia, the White House confirmed.
Both officials are attending a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur.
Late Thursday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada, significantly escalating the intermittent trade dispute with America’s key northern trading partner.
In a separate interview with NBC News, he also hinted that broad tariffs on other US trading partners could increase.
Nvidia (NVDA) shares edged up 0.7% on Thursday, July 10, closing at $164.10. That move nudged the company past the $4 trillion market cap milestone, securing its place as the world’s most valuable publicly traded firm. During the session, the stock ranged from $161.63 to $164.49.
Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day higher as well, up 0.27% and 0.43% respectively. Nvidia’s rivals had an even stronger day. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) soared 4.2% to $144.16, after an HSBC analyst bumped the stock to “buy” with a new $200 target, citing robust demand for its MI350 AI chips. Intel (INTC) also gained 1.62% to close at $23.82, building on momentum after Citigroup raised its price target and investors responded positively to the company’s ongoing restructuring plans.
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, isn’t mincing words—he says the U.S. needs to show his country some respect. And if Donald Trump actually follows through with this 50% tariff threat on Brazilian imports come August 1st, Lula’s already talking about hitting back with tariffs of his own.
Trump blasted out his warning on social media, of course, sending a letter where he complained about a supposed “witch hunt” against Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, Brazil’s ex-president, is on trial right now for allegedly trying to overturn the 2022 election. Trump’s basically demanding the whole case be tossed, calling Bolsonaro a “Highly Respected Leader throughout the World.” The whole thing’s tense, and neither side looks like they’re backing down anytime soon.
A Delta flight headed from Madrid to New York hit engine trouble mid-journey and had to make an emergency landing on a tiny island in the Atlantic, turning a routine trip into a 31-hour ordeal, according to officials.
Flight 127 took off from Madrid on Sunday, aiming for JFK, but a mechanical issue forced the crew to divert to Lajes in the Azores. Not exactly the New York skyline, but at least it was solid ground.
Delta said 282 passengers and 13 crew members were on board the Airbus A330.
