EasyJet said on July 10 that it agreed in principle to a £5.7 billion, or about $7.7 billion, takeover proposal from Apollo Global Management. The new bid overtook an earlier offer from Castlelake and set up a fresh phase in the fight for the U.K. budget airline.

Lynette Hooker, a 55-year-old Michigan woman, disappeared in the Bahamas on April 4, 2026. Investigators have since said digital evidence appears to conflict with her husband’s original account, prompting a renewed search.

Meta has begun rolling out Muse Image, a new AI image generator that can use photos from adult public Instagram accounts when another user tags that account. The launch has raised fresh questions about consent, privacy settings, and how widely the feature will spread across Meta’s apps.

Federal interest costs reached $857 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That total is about $20 billion higher than combined outlays for the Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security and the Environmental Protection Agency.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla privately hosted Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their two children at Highgrove House on July 10. Buckingham Palace confirmed the family reunion, while Prince William was not part of the gathering.

Iranian officials said they recovered an undamaged U.S. missile warhead after recent strikes, describing it as a potential intelligence gain. U.S. officials have not publicly confirmed the recovery or identified the munition involved.

South Korea’s SK Hynix has completed a $26.5 billion Nasdaq listing, the largest first-time U.S. stock sale by a foreign company. The deal gives American investors direct access to one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI chip boom.

Severe flooding in Hengzhou, China, damaged a snake breeding farm and sent hundreds of snakes, including venomous cobras, into nearby villages as rescue crews responded to storm damage across Guangxi. Local authorities said antivenom supplies were increased and emergency treatment channels were activated after reported snakebites.

China said it successfully recovered the first stage of its Long March-10B rocket on July 10, marking the country’s first controlled booster recovery. The test is a significant step in China’s push to lower launch costs and narrow the gap with U.S. reusable launch systems.

Prince Harry lost his Court of Appeal challenge over U.K. police protection on May 2, 2025, a ruling that renewed scrutiny of his split with the royal family. Separate commentary about Prince William “no longer recognizing” his brother comes from royal experts, not from Kensington Palace.

President Donald Trump won a major Supreme Court ruling limiting nationwide injunctions, but a New Hampshire judge quickly used a class action to keep the birthright citizenship order blocked across the U.S. The result is a new legal fight over whether the administration found a procedural opening or simply triggered a different path to nationwide relief.

A federal appeals court on July 8 denied an emergency request to restore President Donald Trump’s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts while the case moves forward. The order leaves in place an earlier ruling that said the renaming was unlawful without congressional approval.