THE PRIVY POST

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Volume 2 • Issue No. 209 • Updated Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM UTC

Netanyahu meets Trump for first time since Iran war began

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship.

Sources: AP News


Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region

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Trump administration ramps up funding to counter China's global influence

The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China’s growing influence worldwide.

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France evacuates thousands as heat threatens wildfire fight in southwestern Europe

Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes before returning heat and drier air threatens to test their hold on the blaze.

Sources: AP News


Wisconsin voters begin casting ballots in chaotic Democratic governor's race

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Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director

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Zelenskyy to visit Trump at White House before Sen. Graham's funeral

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet at the White House ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral.

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Hurricane Genevieve roars in Pacific as Fausto weakens near Hawaii

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Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of country's worst outbreak

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World shares mixed; South Korea's Kospi sinks nearly 11% on chipmaker sell-off

Sources: AP News