The mystery surrounding last week’s bombing attack in Monaco deepened on Tuesday as Ukrainian authorities revealed that the main suspect was found shot dead, with a Ukrainian intelligence officer and former law enforcement official suspected of her murder. Interpol previously named the main bombing suspect as 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska, who was born in Ukraine and recently resided in Germany. Her body was found with gunshot wounds to the head and pistol casings, according to police and the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office. Ukrainian authorities said they detained two men on suspicion of murdering Berezovska “by prior conspiracy.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/07/europe/monaco-suspect-body-found-ukraine-intl
The massive decline in oil prices over the past few weeks has gifted the Trump administration with some unexpected leverage in its ongoing negotiations with Iran. Despite an obliterated navy and air force, Iran wielded significant economic power in the spring. It effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic by threatening vessels with makeshift drones and explosive-packed speedboats. That persistent threat kept oil prices high through March, April and May, sending gas prices surging and global oil inventories to dangerously low levels. But now, the Strait of Hormuz is gradually reopening. Oil traders expect the historic oil supply shortage to quickly turn into a major glut as the world is flooded with crude. That’s why Brent crude hovers right around $70 a barrel, trading below its price from two weeks before the war – despite an attack on a tanker Monday.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/07/business/iran-trump-oil-price-supply
Iran fired on three commercial vessels Tuesday in Oman’s territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official. The official described the strikes as a “gross violation” of the memorandum of understanding with Iran. The third strike had not previously been reported. The US has a broad range of potential responses to the alleged violations and is considering all of them, according to the official. The Qatari-flagged vessel al-Rakiyat, a liquefied natural gas tanker, was “passing near” the key waterway when it was struck, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/07/middleeast/hormuz-tanker-iran-attack-intl-hnk
Nigel Farage, leader of the populist right-wing Reform UK party, has resigned from parliament and will stand for his seat again in a special election, amid mounting controversy over financial donations. Farage announced the decision on his YouTube channel Tuesday to resign as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, his constituency in Essex, in order to force a by-election in which he will run again. The surprise move appears to be an attempt to tackle recent negative press reports regarding the source of his personal wealth, which is also the subject of an investigation by parliament’s standards watchdog. The probe will be suspended until he is re-elected. If he loses the by-election, the standards commissioner will decide whether or not to resume the investigation, according to official protocol.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/07/uk/nigel-farage-reform-intl