July 25, 2026 – World Top News Now

25Jul

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Zelensky tries to fix crisis over removal of defence minister and counts the cost

EPA/Shutterstock Protesters in Ukrainian cities have welcomed the change of commander-in-chief but continue to call for the return of Mykhailo Fedorov With an acting defence minister in place and a new commander-in-chief in charge of the military, Ukraine's recent political crisis is over, right? Not so fast. The political fallout from President Volodymyr Zelensky's 15 July decision not to re-appoint Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister, as part of a cabinet reshuffle, continues to reverberate about Kyiv and beyond, even as air raid sirens wail and Russian drones and missiles are intercepted overhead. Fedorov's mostly young supporters are still mounting daily street protests, demanding that Zelensky reinstate the popular young innovator widely credited ...

25Jul

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Police boat crashes into bridge in central London, sending officers into the Thames

A police boat crashed into Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday, tossing officers into the River Thames and injuring five of the crew, the Metropolitan Police said. Paramedics treated the injured on a black inflatable boat as a police helicopter hovered overhead near the clock tower that houses the bell known as Big Ben. Emergency services attend an incident at Westminster Bridge in London, Friday July 24, 2026, after a police boat crashed into Westminster Bridge David Lynch/PA via AP It wasn’t immediately clear what the boat was doing at the time or how it crashed, though the Met said it would be thoroughly reviewed. Mateo Bilis-Lusevic, a 12-year-old visiting from Chile, said he was on a tour boat with his mother when they saw the crash. “Two boats were r...

25Jul

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Trump says US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giants

The United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other US tech giants. The Republican president made the announcement a day after the EU hit Google with a fine of €890 million ($1.5 billion), after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers toward its own services and apps to the detriment of competitors. A woman walks by a giant screen displaying the Google logo at an event at the Paris Google Lab on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 9, 2025. AP Photo/Thibault Camus ...

25Jul

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Australia backs trade position in face of ‘unjustified’ new US tariffs

Australia has voiced its disappointment but boasted of its trade position after it was hit with a new round of tariffs by the Trump administration. In an announcement on Friday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said new import tariffs of 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent would apply to 60 trading partners around the world as the country frames the decision around the human rights issue of modern slavery. Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled a new round of tariffs. AP According to the documents provided, Australian imports will be hit with a 12.5 per cent tariff. Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said he was disappointed in what was an “unjustified” decision and defended the government’s track record on the issue of modern slavery. “The Albanese government ...

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