Headlines for July 2, 2026

Donald Trump defended financial reports showing his 2025 personal income reached $2.2 billion, while his sons and Howard Lutnick profited from a U.S.-backed Kazakhstan mining deal. In Venezuela, earthquake deaths exceeded 2,000, prompting calls to end sanctions and criticism of ICE deportation attempts. Meanwhile, Sudan's currency plummeted during the siege of El Obeid. Russian attacks on Kyiv killed 20 people, and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) labeled Israel's Gaza assault a genocide, urging an arms embargo.