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The Guardian - World News

2026-07-18 07:00:04 (5 days ago)

Wife of US heir and activist donor on fighting his extradition to US: ‘It’s incredible that this can happen’

Stella Schnabel says Trump administration is falsely accusing James ‘Fergie’ Chambers of contributing to Hamas

Although her husband, James “Fergie” Chambers, had been locked up in Spain for nearly a week, Stella Schnabel didn’t break down and cry until Thursday, when she finally got to speak to him for several minutes – enough time, she said, “for us to say we love each other and for him to say: ‘Tell the kids I love them.’”

Spanish authorities, operating on a US extradition request, arrested the 41-year-old Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, last Friday in Ibiza. He has been transferred to a prison in Madrid. The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is seeking his extradition for alleged financial support of Hamas, according to a spokesperson for the Spanish high court.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-18 07:00:03 (5 days ago)

Into the Wild inspired my life of adventure – but I learned the wrong lessons about freedom

The film helped me realise that getting out into nature would also allow me to escape my anxieties, but I started to see the costs of constant escape

It’s 5.30am, and I’m waking up on a granite slab overlooking the Domeland Wilderness, with nothing but forest, stone and silence for miles. I am 44 days into hiking the Pacific Crest Trail – a journey of about 2,650 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through desert scrubland, pine forests, deep valleys, volcanic terrain and alpine mountains. Each day, I walk about 20 miles with everything I need for the next four months on my back.

I was 16 when I first watched Into the Wild, the film telling the true story of Christopher McCandless, an adventurer who gave up his middle-class life to live in the wilderness. I’d always had a sense of adventure and was enticed by the idea of breaking away from expectations and moving through the world on my own terms. I began to fantasise about escaping my north London bubble to live somewhere as remote and unknown as the wild American landscapes in the film.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-18 07:00:02 (5 days ago)

Gianni Infantino unlikely to face IOC sanctions over Balogun red card scandal

• Donald Trump spoke to Fifa president before ban lifted

• Human rights body FairSquare sent complaint to IOC

Gianni Infantino is poised to escape without sanction after complaints he breached rules on political neutrality in his dealings with Donald Trump over the Folarin Balogun affair.

The International Olympic Committee this week received a formal complaint from the human rights organisation FairSquare regarding Infantino’s conduct after Trump revealed he had called the Fifa president asking him to review Balogun’s ban from the USA’s last-16 tie against Belgium. The ban was subsequently suspended for 12 months after an unprecedented ruling from Fifa’s disciplinary committee.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-18 07:00:02 (5 days ago)

What will Keir Starmer do next?

Outgoing PM has joked about cookery classes and cutting hedges, but does the international stage beckon?

As his time in Downing Street comes to an end, Keir Starmer has been joking with friends about what he might do after he stands down as prime minister.

He has teased that he might take a cookery course. “He needs it, he only makes two meals,” one friend said. Another not entirely serious suggestion was cutting his father-in-law’s hedge in the expectation that if he did well, he could graduate to lawns.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-18 07:00:02 (5 days ago)

Hart, Rooney and Richards on rowing the Hudson and if Tuchel should keep his job

Pundits set out on the New York river to fulfil forfeit after Wayne’s errant prediction about Norway at the World Cup

The BBC punditry trio Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards and Joe Hart are fresh off a boat on New York’s Hudson River after an attempt to honour Rooney’s declaration that he would “row the River Mersey” if Norway reached the World Cup quarter-final. They did, prompting Erling Haaland to tease Rooney, saying: “I’m looking forward to seeing you, Wayney boy.”

How was it?

France 24 - World News

2026-07-18 06:56:33 (5 days ago)

Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days taken to hospital

Police in India have forcibly taken an activist to hospital after a 20-day hunger strike protesting the country's examination system. The case has drawn widespread attention and renewed debate over education reforms and the handling of public protests. France 24 correspondent Navodita Kumari reports.

France 24 - World News

2026-07-18 06:53:36 (5 days ago)

Why is Latin America shifting to the right?

🇨🇴 🇵🇪 #Colombia and #Peru recently elected right-wing, #Trump-aligned leaders in close contests, which analysts link to weakening centrist parties and growing concern over crime rather than a clear ideological shift. 🇧🇷 Trump has amplified the trend by hosting regional allies in Florida, though his tariffs on #Brazil had the opposite effect, boosting leftist President Lula's standing. 🌎 🗳️ Brazil's October election will be a key test of whether the region's rightward trend continues.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-18 06:48:09 (5 days ago)

Indian police forcibly hospitalise activist after 20-day hunger strike

Police said protesters tried to stop them from seizing Sonam Wangchuk, causing a 'slight commotion'.

France 24 - World News

2026-07-18 06:47:08 (5 days ago)

France cruise past Japan 42-15 in Nations Championship

France beat Japan 42-15 on Saturday to wrap up their Nations Championship southern hemisphere series with a comfortable win in humid Tokyo.

France 24 - World News

2026-07-18 06:47:08 (5 days ago)

France cruise to second Nations Championship victory beating Japan 42-15

France cruised to victory in the final match of their Nations Championship southern hemisphere series beating Japan 42-15 to complete their three games with two wins and a loss.

RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-18 06:43:16 (5 days ago)

US lawmakers warn against Russia sanctions bill

Democratic lawmakers have urged Congress to block late Lindsey Graham’s Sanctioning Russia Act, warning of damage to US trade ties
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ABC News - International News

2026-07-18 06:42:34 (5 days ago)

Massive fire destroys 100 homes in Norway and forces hundreds to evacuate

A major fire in southern Norway destroyed more than 100 homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate the area