Headlines for July 02, 2026
• Donald Trump defended a financial report revealing his personal income surged to $2.2 billion in 2025, while his sons and Howard Lutnick profited from a U.S.-backed mining deal in Kazakhstan. • Human rights groups are demanding an end to sanctions on Venezuela after a massive earthquake left over 2,000 people dead, prompting a Texas lawmaker to condemn ICE for attempting to deport families back to the disaster zone. • In global conflict zones, Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 20 people, and Palestinians marked 1,000 days since Israel's full-scale assault on Gaza began.
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