July 4, 2025

The US Congress has passed Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending bill in a significant and hard-fought victory for the president and his domestic agenda, BBC reports.   After a gruelling session on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives passed the bill by a vote of 218 to 214 on Thursday afternoon. It was approved…

A Russian attack on the city of Poltava in central Ukraine killed two people and damaged a military recruitment centre, the Ukrainian military and regional officials said on Thursday (July 3), Reuters reports.   Regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said at least 47 people were also wounded, while the military reported fires in the military recruitment…