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Trump’s US-Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’
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Trump’s US-Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’
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Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota have hosted primary elections, but much of the political world is focused on Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest
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Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo will face Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford in a battle to hold onto his seat in November
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New Zealand's jobless ranks could swell as the central bank ratchets up interest rates, casting the government's inflation‑focused
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Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota have cast their ballots in another day of primary elections in America
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Republican Steve Hilton will face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California governor’s race
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Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins
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The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic
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Democratic challenger Randy Villegas, an educator, was projected to advance to the November general election after Tuesday's open primary for California's closely watched 22nd
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President Donald Trump's administration asked a judge on Tuesday to reject an effort to halt an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House
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Republican television commentator Steve Hilton was projected to advance to the November 3 general election following June 2's open primary, U.S. media projected on Tuesday.
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Trump indicates to Speaker Johnson he won’t back down on Pulte despite fight over key surveillance authority
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A federal judge has permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas, declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment
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House Republicans have passed a nearly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years and the rest of President Donald Trump's term in office
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The November race to determine California’s next governor will pit a Democrat promising to cement the state’s status as a stronghold of liberal policies against a Republican pledging to dramatically reverse course
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The United States launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down
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Former Maine Governor Paul LePage won the Republican nomination on Tuesday to run in the state’s 2nd Congressional District, U.S. media projected, setting up a November contest in a
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U.S.
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The Trump administration has called on European nations to follow Washington's lead and impose travel restrictions on people
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A study that found even low levels of drinking alcohol can increase health risks was published in full on Tuesday in an independent journal after a draft
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reached an "important consensus" and agreed to safeguard regional and global peace, in a
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The U.S. military says it has carried out strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic
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Grand juror called DOJ’s controversial Chicago protest indictment ‘a crock’ before it was approved, transcript shows
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Social Security retirement trust fund will run dry in 2032 unless Congress acts
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New York has implemented a law requiring advertisements featuring AI-generated people to clearly label them as “synthetic performers.”
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A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
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The Trump administration has warned more than 500 hospitals that they are failing to provide the public with enough information about prices
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Staff at the office of the top U.S. spy have been told by managers to expect extensive cuts in the coming months following comments by President Donald Trump
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For the first time since the war on Iran began on February 28, the Republican-led U.S.
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New York City police report that an NBA finals viewing party in Manhattan turned chaotic Monday
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President Donald Trump seems to bring bad luck to home teams when he attends big games
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House report says MN officials ignored fraud warnings as early as 2019; Walz's office calls oversight committee "a joke"
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Illinois leaders, fans across Chicago area react after Bears advance Hammond, Indiana stadium plans
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iran shot down a U.S.
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Pope Leo had a brief private meeting with Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium on Monday evening as both were touring Spain, the Vatican said on
June 09, 2026
A federal immigration detention center in Texas erected by the Trump administration failed to issue use-of-force reports, did not give medicine to
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A longstanding political stalemate in the U.S.
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Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba
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Southern Poverty Law Center chair put on defensive during heated congressional hearing: ‘We don’t fund hate groups’
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Pope Leo XIV has been caught in two of Spain's major culture debates during his visit to Barcelona
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A new report alleges that mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas produced unsafe conditions that contributed to detainees’ deaths and suffering even as millions of tax dollars were wasted on contractors
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Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected
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Oil prices fell about 3% to a seven-week low on Tuesday after Iran and Israel said they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from U.S.
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Britain, Canada, France and Norway announced new coordinated sanctions on Tuesday against Israeli networks involved in
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Cities and towns across Pakistan-administered Kashmir were brought to a standstill on Tuesday after protesters clashed with security forces ahead of a
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The European Union should discuss the option of temporarily limiting some voting rights of the bloc’s future new members and creating more rule-of-law safeguards, Germany,
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For the first time in a decade, New Zealanders see the United States as more of a threat than China, a survey by the Asia New Zealand Foundation found, as concerns over
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The U.S.
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Crew members safe after Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter
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Britain said on Tuesday that a law to crack down on proxies acting for states deemed to be hostile such as Iran was expected to come into force next month, as it steps up
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President Donald Trump's approval rate held near the lowest levels of his political career in recent days as most Americans said they expected gasoline
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The Iranian soccer federation claims FIFA has revoked its ticket allocation for fans at the team’s three World Cup games in the United States
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Several candidates running to be the next head of the United Nations called for a strengthening of human rights and respect for international law and
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Sen. John Fetterman joins Kasie Hunt to explain why he won't vote to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General
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Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new Justice Department division to target political rivals
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a rare direct appeal to the Israeli government and its people to come to the negotiating table to end the war, warning in a CNN interview
June 09, 2026
A Miami federal judge on Monday ordered Donald Trump's lawyers to explain why they should not be penalized for missing a Friday deadline to respond to the BBC's motion to dismiss
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A group of six Democratic senators on Monday sought a government probe into U.S.
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Salt Lake City and its county have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to open a giant warehouse in the city that would be used to detain up to 10,000 immigrants
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the court's
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The global vaccine group Gavi said on Monday it hopes to use $600 million in soon-to-be-restored U.S. funding to boost malaria and other vaccination
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Armenia's governing Civil Contract party won an election seen as a test of its
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Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had a "positive" conversation with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their
June 09, 2026
Kenyan police shot dead a protester as hundreds of people staged new demonstrations on Tuesday against a quarantine centre in Kenya for Americans
June 09, 2026
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday issued a decree ordering federal workers in the capital to work from home on June 11 and suspending school classes to
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Ukraine has signed a drone deal with Latvia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday as he met with Latvian Prime Minister
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South Korea's cabinet approved on Tuesday a presidential decree as part of the process to allow $350 billion of strategic investments in the United States to proceed under a
June 09, 2026
The Indonesian parliament passed revisions to the country's national police law on Tuesday that allow serving police officers to accept posts in the
June 09, 2026
The Philippines' foreign ministry has undertaken appropriate diplomatic action against China in connection with the "illegal presence" of a floating structure in a disputed
June 09, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit in Estonia amid tensions over Ukrainian drones straying into the region
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Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed a pregnant woman and two other people, Ukrainian officials said on
June 09, 2026
Taiwan's military simulated destroying an invading Chinese force in a coastal exercise on Tuesday, firing off rockets and artillery to
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has captured global attention by championing the idea of an alliance of mid-level economic powers that would operate
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More than 5,500 Myanmar refugees living in camps along Thailand's border have found jobs since Bangkok eased employment curbs last year, an approach that
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Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killing at least eight people, the Lebanese health ministry said, and minutes later ordered the
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Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up on Tuesday his first visit to North Korea in seven years, saying it had established a deeper,
June 09, 2026
There are currently no plans for a telephone call between U.S.
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The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and
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Italian prosecutors put Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of a Gaza flotilla last
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The ousted head of Turkey's main opposition party on Tuesday urged lawmakers to resist what he called a bid to eliminate it, while its
June 09, 2026
Atlanta ramps up human trafficking awareness ahead of FIFA World Cup with "It's a Penalty" campaign
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Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds since he was taken into custody two months ago by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has returned home, ending a rare state visit to North Korea
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A first test for Platner and other key races to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Maine and beyond
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Rahm Emanuel has been making moves in New Hampshire, hinting at a possible return to Washington politics
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A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country
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Spencer Pratt’s improbable rise from reality television personality to national political sensation ended when he failed to qualify for the runoff to challenge Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
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Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals
June 08, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit
June 08, 2026
Somali referee Omar Artan won’t officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States
June 09, 2026
Trump formally nominates his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
June 09, 2026
The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis
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President Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports.
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Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Center website branding
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Iran and Israel said on Monday they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from U.S.
June 08, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has added a chicken coop, along with a dozen baby chicks, to his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory
June 09, 2026
An attorney who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial has endorsed Paxton's Democratic opponent in the U.S. Senate race
June 08, 2026
Sam Bankman-Fried asks Trump for a pardon
June 09, 2026
Peru's presidential runoff has left the country without a clear winner
June 08, 2026
Leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez took a slim lead against conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru's presidential race on Monday as
June 08, 2026
French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday he had told public prosecutors to review 70,000 ongoing allegations of violence against minors, after an outcry over
June 08, 2026
Tehran will turn the naval blockade established by the United States into another defeat for the "enemy", Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message
June 08, 2026
A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee U.S.
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Leftist Roberto Sanchez took the lead in Peru's presidential race on Monday with 50.01% compared to Keiko Fujimori's 49.9% with 93.92% of ballots tallied according to the
June 09, 2026
Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent
June 08, 2026
Israel and Iran have exchanged fire, marking the first such incident since a ceasefire two months ago
June 08, 2026
Iran has fired missiles at Israel, marking the first such attack in two months since a ceasefire
June 08, 2026
Ukrainian forces have struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine as part of their campaign to impose economic costs on Moscow
June 08, 2026
Veteran declared dead twice by government, losing disability benefits both times
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The newly named director of national intelligence is a Trump political ally who has no experience in national security. A veteran of the field says it matters who holds the job.
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U.S.
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In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to
June 08, 2026
A federal trial has begun in Los Angeles for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire
June 08, 2026
Boulder Jewish Festival marks 30th anniversary, one year after deadly attack
June 08, 2026
The United States imposed additional visa restrictions Monday on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members over the death of indigenous leader Brooklyn
June 08, 2026
A federal judge in Washington has been asked to block President Donald Trump’s plan to host an Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts bout
June 08, 2026
Spain's lawmakers have given Pope Leo XIV a lengthy standing ovation after his historic address to parliament
June 08, 2026
Poland's prime minister called for solidarity and talks between Warsaw and Kyiv on Monday after diplomatic relations deteriorated over the naming of a Ukrainian army unit
June 08, 2026
India is pushing for preferential new tariffs from the United States as part of talks to finalise an interim trade deal with Washington, an Indian
June 08, 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed victory in a general election seen as a test of Russia’s influence
June 08, 2026
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran on Monday to "re-engage" with him so inspections can resume at sites the U.S
June 08, 2026
Fact check: Trump told NBC that he never promised not to start a new war. He did, repeatedly
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You know how important the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were to making the United States. But do you know about The Federalist and the crucial role it played in the founding era?
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Recent military and economic pressure on Cuba, including Trump’s threats of a ‘friendly takeover’ of the island, follow a long pattern of US hostility toward its southern neighbor.
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China will not swerve from its commitment to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un, President
June 08, 2026
Democrats tend to give less than Republicans when it comes to earmarked funding for universities – but they give more to minority-serving institutions.
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Maine voters will choose nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and governor in a state primary on Tuesday
June 08, 2026
More than a third of lawmakers from Britain's governing Labour Party signed a letter on Monday calling on the British government to end trade with Israeli
June 08, 2026
Israeli strikes killed six Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials there said, as Israel's military expanded the
June 08, 2026
June 8 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that they would ban ships linked to Israel from the Red Sea after Israel renewed its military attacks on Iran, adding to concerns about global
June 08, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently addressed U.S. city leaders, joking about soccer "conquering" America as the World Cup approaches
June 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that both Israel and Iran are looking to "do an immediate ceasefire", and that final negotiations on "peace" are proceeding.
June 08, 2026
Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 air strikes on Lebanon and hundreds of controlled
June 08, 2026
Mauritius said on Monday that it had not received any proposal from the Trump administration on the Chagos Islands, after the Telegraph reported that the White House was
June 08, 2026
Ukrainian forces have recaptured more than 600 square km of territory so far this year, Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday, the latest sign of
June 08, 2026
Roberto Vannacci's new far-right party, Futuro Nazionale, is fast becoming a political headache for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
June 08, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is losing the trust of investors and his growth agenda risks being undone by a
June 08, 2026
A Japanese mayor is making history — by taking maternity leave
June 08, 2026
China’s Xi Jinping calls for strengthened ‘strategic cooperation’ with North Korea in rare summit with Kim Jong Un
June 08, 2026
Pope Leo calls war a ‘painful defeat’ of negotiations as Israel and Iran trade worst strikes in months
June 08, 2026
A Ukrainian drone crossed into Moldova early on Monday and fragments of it showing traces of an explosion were found in a field near the eastern village of Lopatna, not
June 08, 2026
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the arrest and detention of women in a western province for allegedly failing to comply with "dress
June 08, 2026
South Korea will overhaul its election process after shortages of ballot papers at last week's local elections fuelled a public outcry, the presidential office
June 08, 2026
Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already "chaotic diplomatic process" with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson
June 08, 2026
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called for cooperation from other parties to end 18 months of political deadlock after his Vetevendosje party came out
June 08, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz will be open but under new conditions to be set by Iran and Oman, including a transit fee, Iran's ambassador to Moscow was quoted as saying on Monday.
June 08, 2026
Vietnam will lean towards expansionary fiscal policies to meet the government's economic growth target, with the room narrowing for monetary policy, the country's deputy
June 08, 2026
Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said interest rates at their current level were restrictive for the economy and he did not see the need for an increase to tackle
June 08, 2026
Peru's presidential race is set for another drawn-out count after early results on Sunday showed the race was too close to call.
June 07, 2026
Police scuttled an NBA Finals watch party near Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks warned fans to get to Monday’s matchup at least two hours early as part of enhanced security measures with President Donald Trump attending the game
June 07, 2026
Chinese Coast Guard patrols to the east of Taiwan are a "provocative act" and the military will closely coordinate with the island's Coast Guard in
June 08, 2026
Right-wing lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella will face left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda on June 21 in a presidential runoff in Colombia, after Cepeda on
June 08, 2026
An early tally by pollster Ipsos shows that Roberto Sanchez is leading Peru's presidential race with 50.3% compared to Keiko Fujimori's 49.7%, a statistical tie according to
June 08, 2026
Peru's presidential runoff election remains undecided as authorities tally votes for the country's ninth leader in a decade
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Graham Platner has been met by an enthusiastic and supportive crowd at a town hall-style event in Maine
June 08, 2026
Florentino Perez survived Real Madrid's first genuine presidential contest in two decades in the early hours of Monday, securing four more years at the
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Nithya Raman narrowly leads Spencer Pratt in race for second spot in Los Angeles mayoral race
June 08, 2026
Rob Sand rallied a crowd for the first time as the official Democratic nominee for Iowa governor on Sunday
June 07, 2026
Days after California’s primary, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt are still waiting to see who makes the November runoff for Los Angeles mayor against incumbent Karen Bass
June 08, 2026
Harvard University psychiatrist and author Robert Coles has died
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Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war
June 07, 2026
Reports about presumptive Senate nominee Graham Platner's past have left some of his fellow Democrats feeling uneasy about him
June 08, 2026
The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said on Sunday they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian
June 07, 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday said Russian magnate Roman Abramovich had met him in Kyiv and offered to take a message to the Kremlin on peace prospects, but the
June 08, 2026
The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said on Sunday they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian
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Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party won Kosovo's parliamentary election on Sunday, the Balkan country's third in just 18 months, but fell short of the
June 07, 2026
The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
June 07, 2026
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that regional governments were "not in a position to demand reparations", responding to what he
June 08, 2026
Moldova's President Maia Sandu said the war in neighbouring Ukraine showed that her country badly needed high-technology interceptor drones and new
June 08, 2026
The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia’s powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday
June 07, 2026
Lawsuit aims to stop UFC fight at the White House
June 08, 2026
The ruling party of Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti appears to have won most votes in an early parliamentary election
June 07, 2026
Former Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood has died
June 07, 2026
The U.S. naval blockade of Iran and its green light on Sunday for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East legitimate
June 07, 2026
Two U.S. lawmakers with national security expertise warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump's choice of Bill Pulte to be
June 07, 2026
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship has opened fire in central Israel
June 07, 2026
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is raising alarms about an eleventh-hour challenger: Dan J. Sullivan
June 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” as he campaigned for the White House in 2024
June 07, 2026
DOJ debunks social media claim of discrepancy in LA mayor vote count while Trump sows doubt in California’s elections
June 07, 2026
Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that have turned the
June 07, 2026
Scott Pelley speaks: ‘CBS News is on fire’ and Bari Weiss should be removed
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Israeli strikes on a Hamas-run police station and a vehicle in the Gaza Strip killed at least nine people and wounded 20 others, health officials said,
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Donald Trump plans to be back at Madison Square Garden in New York to watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs
June 07, 2026
Armenians are voting in a parliamentary election as the government seeks to loosen ties with Moscow and increase cooperation with the West
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She was a first lady at 19. Now she’s making her fourth attempt to win Peru’s presidency
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One killed, several wounded in suspected terror attack in central Israel
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U.S.
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Britain’s deputy prime minister said Sunday that he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound
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The U.S. is lobbying other countries on the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors to back a draft resolution demanding that Iran
June 07, 2026
Taiwan's coast guard said on Sunday that its ships had "expelled" four Chinese government ships that entered restricted waters off the island's south after the two sides
June 07, 2026
A gunman in a car opened fire at three locations in Israel close to the border with the occupied West Bank on Sunday, killing one man and wounding several other people,
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Israeli settlers could face further sanctions in coming days in protest at the escalation of illegal settlements in the West Bank and a surge in violence by settlers against
June 07, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday for a thorough investigation into a ballot shortage that disrupted recent local elections,
June 07, 2026
Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict that is not full-
June 07, 2026
Armenians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts to forge a peace deal after a crushing military defeat
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang on Monday, feeling in a position of strength with a firm
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Pope Leo XIV is urging Spaniards to stop “fanning the flames of polarization” as he arrived in Spain
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Divisions, migration and Bad Bunny. What Pope Leo’s Spain visit tells us about his priorities
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Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning that it will not tolerate
June 07, 2026
Iran has fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait
June 06, 2026
France is working with several countries to step up pressure on Israel by pressing ahead with coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to
June 07, 2026
A top White House artificial intelligence policy adviser on Saturday said he will leave his position at the end of June, marking the exit of a leading
June 06, 2026
U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran
June 06, 2026
Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to stop dividing their electorates with "sterile simplifications," calling on them to listen
June 06, 2026
Community gets first look at Obama Presidential Center at My Brother's Keeper Alliance Family Reunion
June 07, 2026
Palestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed a 7-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank as violence surges there
June 06, 2026
A Maine gubernatorial candidate is running as a political outsider. His last name is Bush
June 06, 2026
Justice Department rushes to defense of Chicago US attorney after weeks of turmoil
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The Trump administration makes it harder for some sick Americans to maintain Medicaid
June 06, 2026
Raúl Castro has made his first public appearance since he was indicted last month by the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft
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Pope Leo may have traded his life in Chicago for the ornate apartments at the Vatican's apostolic palace, but he still plans to root for
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An Israeli strike killed at least seven Palestinians including two women in Gaza on Saturday, health officials said, as mediators restarted talks in
June 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office
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Israeli soldiers open fire on car in West Bank, killing 7-month-old baby
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U.S.
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Armenian authorities arrested six candidates for a pro-Russian opposition party on Saturday, a day before they were due to stand in general elections,
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The upcoming World Cup will feature 48 teams and 104 matches across the United, Mexico, and Canada
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Colombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities
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Vulnerable Republicans increasingly willing to defy Trump’s agenda as midterms approach
June 06, 2026
Protesters outside a ballot-counting site in South Korea on Saturday rallied for a second day, demanding a re-run of local elections held earlier this week.
June 06, 2026
Residents of St. Petersburg have been told to stay indoors after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted the city
June 06, 2026
Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France, has died
June 06, 2026
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people, including three Lebanese military members, according to the Lebanese army and state media
June 06, 2026
Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will focus on its geopolitical future as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer ties with the EU and the U.S. That is despite Armenia's longstanding relations with Russia that are favored by most of the country's opposition parties
June 06, 2026
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Olesya Astakhova ST.
June 06, 2026
Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the U.S.
June 06, 2026
Taiwan said on Saturday that a Chinese coast guard ship and a survey ship had carried out the first coordinated operation to "provoke" Taiwan, in waters around strategically
June 06, 2026
Iran's World Cup soccer players have received visas to enter the United States, a U.S. official said days before their first match, but Iranian media said on Saturday
June 05, 2026
Putin rebuffs Zelensky’s call for face-to-face talks, saying there is ‘no point’
June 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice
June 06, 2026
Joe Biden isn't on the ballot this fall, but three of his administration members are running for governor
June 06, 2026
Trump’s proposed 250-foot ‘triumphal arch’ likely poses no risk to aviation, FAA says
June 06, 2026
The U.S. military says it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response
June 06, 2026
Cuba’s government says it is open to offering the management of the island's hotels to Cubans at home and abroad
June 06, 2026
Cuba's former leader Raul Castro appeared at an Interior Ministry celebration in Havana, showed state television on Friday, in the elder statesman's first public appearance
June 06, 2026
Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past
June 05, 2026
Democrat Xavier Becerra has advanced to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation’s most populous state
June 06, 2026
Democrat Xavier Becerra will advance to November election in California governor’s race, CNN projects
June 06, 2026
California Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui has advanced to the November ballot after facing a reelection challenge from a younger Democrat
June 06, 2026
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June 06, 2026
In a visit to farm country, Trump extols ‘beautiful fountains’ back in Washington
June 06, 2026
The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles says it has opened “multiple election fraud investigations” related to California’s elections and sent a prosecutor to the county’s vote-counting center
June 06, 2026
President Donald Trump is keeping open the possibility of speaking directly with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te— even after Beijing has publicly urged him not to
June 06, 2026
U.S.
June 06, 2026
Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said there’s no talk of a merger with the Big Ten and called the notion that the SEC wants to form a super league as “not consistent with the truth.”
June 06, 2026
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned that a new factory isn’t expected to start work for more than a year on mitigating the New World screwworm fly infestation in his state
June 06, 2026
UK’s Starmer hits out at people ‘trying to interfere in our democracy,’ after Vance blames Nowak death on mass migration
June 06, 2026
The White House said on Friday it would accelerate the development and use of AI for national security applications, while
June 06, 2026
President Donald Trump is calling for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence
June 06, 2026
Two corporations bid on a handful of leases during the latest oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
June 05, 2026
A range of social movements in Mexico are capitalizing on impending FIFA World Cup celebrations next week to put pressure on authorities and make demands
June 06, 2026
Why Colombia’s pro-Trump candidate was banned from wearing the national team jersey
June 06, 2026
President Donald Trump says he will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden — and says he doesn't have much sympathy for ordinary Americans who can't afford the sky-high ticket prices
June 06, 2026
The United Nations said on Friday it is deeply concerned by violent protests outside its offices in Libya this week and blamed social media for fueling disinformation about the
June 06, 2026
U.S.
June 06, 2026
Political parties backing Guinea's coup-leader-turned-President Mamady Doumbouya have won a majority in the bauxite-rich West African country's legislative elections, the
June 06, 2026
The United States said on Friday it would provide an additional $38 million for Ebola response efforts, as the CDC warned that
June 06, 2026
With virtually no strings attached, Congress is on the verge of providing a massive infusion of cash to the Homeland Security Department
June 06, 2026
Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on the White House ballroom project
June 06, 2026
DOJ sends prosecutor to observe LA ballot counting amid Trump’s baseless ‘cheating’ claims
June 06, 2026
Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for a Russian port, in a drone attack which Baku said had killed at least five
June 05, 2026
New York state lawmakers on Thursday passed a ban on businesses setting individualized prices for consumers based on their personal data, in the strongest move yet by
June 05, 2026
The FDA has launched a safety study of the abortion pill, also called mifepristone, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to
June 05, 2026
The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity in the next few years
June 06, 2026
President Donald Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term
June 05, 2026
Trump administration puts in writing to courts that the $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead
June 06, 2026
First on CNN: House member’s chief of staff charged with carrying a gun into US Capitol complex
June 06, 2026
A firestorm of recrimination rages in France over the death of an 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna
June 05, 2026
Graham Platner can’t explain why ex-girlfriend knew tattoo’s Nazi link before he says he did
June 06, 2026
Federal judge strikes down Trump admin limits on asylum and immigration applications
June 06, 2026
A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the country
June 05, 2026
A federal judge on Friday ruled that U.S.
June 05, 2026
Exclusive: Lebanese president accuses Iran of using his country as a bargaining chip in peace talks with the US
June 05, 2026
Lebanon’s president and prime minister are criticizing Iran for rejecting the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel
June 05, 2026
June is Pride Month across the U.S. But in some Republican-controlled states it's now officially Fidelity, Nuclear Family or Strong Families Month
June 04, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining
June 05, 2026
A lawyer for U.S.
June 05, 2026
Trans youth and their parents fight back against efforts to get their detailed medical records
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he currently saw no reason to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the
June 05, 2026
Companies that borrowed oil from the U.S.
June 05, 2026
French anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Friday they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected torture and war crimes over the alleged mistreatment by Israeli
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
The U.S. military is waiting for clarity from the Pentagon following President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on troop levels in Europe
June 05, 2026
Ex-CIA employee accused of stealing from agency is ordered to remain in jail ahead of trial
June 05, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report the deaths of detainees who have been released from custody, in a change that could obscure the human cost of the Trump administration's mass detention policies
June 05, 2026
Cost of Minneapolis ShotSpotter system at center of City Council debate
June 05, 2026
Norway rejects a U.S. assessment that the Nordic country has failed to prevent forced labour, its foreign minister told Reuters, adding that the allegation was unfounded and should
June 05, 2026
A sea drone self-destructed near an oil terminal in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta on Friday, without causing casualties, as Ukraine said Russia
June 05, 2026
In a Gaza workshop, a group of men patch up pleasure dinghies with reclaimed fibreglass, wood and door frames pulled from the rubble, racing to get the boats
June 05, 2026
Switzerland has agreed a military cooperation plan with neighbouring France for the upcoming gathering of world leaders at the Group of 7 summit in mid-June, the government
June 05, 2026
Italy appealed on Friday for the release of two Italian pro-Palestinian campaigners detained in eastern Libya who, along with eight other activists, had been
June 05, 2026
Here are the main issues between the United States and Iran as they seek a deal to end their war, which is now in its fourth month: HORMUZ AND GULF BLOCKADE Iran's closure
June 05, 2026
Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded that Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring
June 05, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will hold talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on
June 05, 2026
The United States is preparing a draft resolution condemning Iran ahead of next week's meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board
June 05, 2026
Ukraine and Russia each exchanged 185 service personnel in the latest prisoner of war swap on Friday, officials in both countries said.
June 05, 2026
Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that pits the governing Civil Contract party, which is pursuing closer ties with the West, against an
June 05, 2026
Somali security forces have restored order in two districts of the capital, the information ministry said on Friday, a day after government troops and militias allied
June 05, 2026
The Trump administration's Friday auction of oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge attracted only $3.7 million in winning bids for five
June 05, 2026
Colorado Court of Appeals reverses convictions for former paramedics in Elijah McClain's death
June 05, 2026
It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be an American.
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
China on Friday tightened oversight of the country's 23 trillion yuan ($3.40 trillion) private fund industry, in a bid to reduce financial risks and channel money
June 05, 2026
Some of Russia's richest businessmen complained on Friday about the central bank's tight monetary policy, with one saying it had created a "
June 05, 2026
Montenegro is on track to join the European Union by 2028, according to EU leaders and the country's president
June 05, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping's right hand man, Cai Qi, has been appointed as head of the elite Central Party School, a move analysts say cements his position as perhaps
June 05, 2026
A showdown over U.S.
June 05, 2026
U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said on
June 05, 2026
The European Union must show it is willing and able to take in new members, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday
June 05, 2026
ICE to stop reporting deaths of recently released detainees amid scrutiny
June 05, 2026
The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose
June 05, 2026
Advocacy groups representing deportees sent by the U.S. to Equatorial Guinea filed a complaint on Friday with the main human rights body of the African Union, an attempt to
June 05, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday denied knowing about an alleged plot to derail investigations into corruption cases dogging his Socialist Party, saying he was
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
Senate passes $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill, overcoming internal GOP rebellion over DOJ fund
June 04, 2026
The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House
June 05, 2026
Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor
June 05, 2026
Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body
June 05, 2026
Hungary's government will submit to parliament next week anti-corruption legislation needed to release billions of euros worth of suspended European
June 05, 2026
The United States warned on Friday that it would reconsider its role in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after the international body overseeing the Balkan country's peace
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about an open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia news
June 05, 2026
Thailand said on Friday it will join a U.N. arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime boundary dispute, but put on hold for
June 05, 2026
Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, calling the move a
June 05, 2026
Peruvians head to the polls on June 7 for a presidential runoff between leftist Roberto Sanchez and conservative Keiko Fujimori, after a fractured first round in April whose results
June 05, 2026
The United Nations on Friday said it is doubling the amount of money it says it needs to help Lebanon meet surging humanitarian needs, as the war
June 05, 2026
Russian nationalists dismissed on Friday an open letter penned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to President Vladimir Putin as a malicious public
June 05, 2026
The U.S.
June 04, 2026
When Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympics, police were accused of arresting homeless people by the thousands.
June 05, 2026
Che Dalha, the former government head of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has been sentenced to life in prison over corruption, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on
June 05, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu
June 05, 2026
A report by Britain's public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades
June 05, 2026
The head of South Korea's National Election Commission (NEC) said on Friday he would step down to take responsibility for a shortage of ballot
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
Britain is running out of time to boost its defences in response to the threat posed by recent Russian actions, the country's military chief said on Friday,
June 05, 2026
New Zealand will directly raise China's "entirely inappropriate" ban on four lawmakers who visited Taiwan with Beijing, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Friday.
June 05, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years
June 05, 2026
Indonesia's central bank will prepare technical regulations that reflect its wider mandate to support economic growth following the passage of a sweeping new financial
June 05, 2026
The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from
June 04, 2026
China said on Friday President Xi Jinping would visit North Korea on a two-day trip from June 8, his first in nearly seven years
June 05, 2026
Report details allegations of unsettling behavior toward women by Graham Platner
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump's threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks
June 04, 2026
China’s Xi Jinping to make rare trip to North Korea next week
June 05, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition will face a test of its public support amid signs of internal tensions after two states this week called snap
June 05, 2026
The U.S.
June 05, 2026
The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals
June 05, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an "exponential" expansion of the country's atomic arsenal during a visit to a newly operational nuclear material
June 04, 2026
Senate Republicans are working toward passage of legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies
June 04, 2026
Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor
June 05, 2026
An ex-girlfriend alleges U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly grabbed her hard enough to leave marks, pulled her from a cab by the wrist, and, in one incident, twisted her arm behind her back and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago
June 05, 2026
House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders
June 05, 2026
The House has passed a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy
June 04, 2026
Hawaii's attorney general stands to lose around $3 million in federal funding to fight Medicaid fraud after failing to consistently bring criminal cases, the Trump
June 04, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced that water has begun refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
June 04, 2026
Karen Read has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton, alleging misconduct, negligence and failures in oversight during the investigation that led to her prosecution in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend
June 04, 2026
Trump administration imposes sanctions on Cuban president
June 05, 2026
Outraged Minnesota residents with loved ones who died at the hands of police are demanding accountability over the state's Republican Party holding a public prayer for the former police officer in prison for murdering George Floyd
June 05, 2026
Kennedy Center orders staff to remove Trump’s name
June 05, 2026
EU ministers on Thursday broadly supported a proposal to limit access to temporary protection for Ukrainian men of military age, Sweden’s migration minister said.
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is planning to attend an NBA Finals game in New York next week to root for his hometown Knicks
June 05, 2026
U.S.
June 05, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believed progress was being made between Israel and Lebanon and that Lebanon deserved to have peace.
June 05, 2026
French billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin used his first appearance before lawmakers on Thursday to lay out his campaign to bring free-market and conservative
June 05, 2026
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and some affiliated people and entities, the U.S.
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a promenade will be built onto the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, the latest in a series of construction projects he has
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to support U.S. coal power plants and to
June 04, 2026
Trump plans to attend Game 3 of NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry
June 04, 2026
The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally
June 05, 2026
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday said his government was doing "the right thing" by allowing the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya
June 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country. "We could get it right now.
June 05, 2026
Labour mayor Andy Burnham signalled on Thursday he would run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that if he won a local election later this
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin stuck to his hardline stance on the war in Ukraine on Thursday and said his troops were advancing on the battlefield
June 05, 2026
The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump's proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. The commission voted Thursday to seek additional information on the planned structure's impact on air navigation and traffic around the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery where the 250-foot arch is planned
June 05, 2026
A bipartisan pair of U.S.
June 04, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the department’s priorities, one day after he refused to say whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president’s allies
June 04, 2026
Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
June 04, 2026
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time
June 04, 2026
At least 10 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza in a day, according to hospitals
June 04, 2026
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June 05, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged on Thursday that Ukraine would keep to a clear timetable in talks on joining the European Union and in sticking to its obligations with the 27-
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump insists he's comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war
June 04, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin
June 05, 2026
Overcrowding pushes Buncombe County detention into safety crisis, sheriff says
June 05, 2026
Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency in the capital Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who have travelled
June 04, 2026
Six U.S. senators, including Democratic whip Dick Durbin and Elizabeth Warren, wrote public letters to tobacco giants Reynolds American and Altria on Thursday
June 04, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday about the Ukraine war, compromises on peace agreed with U.S.
June 05, 2026
Colombia's leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda said in a video on Thursday he would seek consensus for national reforms if he were to be elected in a second round on
June 04, 2026
The White House's top Europe expert is set to leave in the coming days, part of a staff shake-up that some sources
June 04, 2026
The U.S. designation of Brazil's Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as foreign terrorist organizations, effective Friday, could
June 04, 2026
Residents of Gaza, south Lebanon, northern Israel and Kuwait were all under fire this week despite U.S.-arranged ceasefires supposedly in force in their regions.
June 04, 2026
The Trump administration agreed to strip endangered species protection from a lizard whose habitat overlapped the largest oil-producing region in the United
June 05, 2026
The U.S.
June 05, 2026
The man Germany's far-right AfD hopes will become the party's first state premier took aim at the domestic intelligence service, which he accused on
June 04, 2026
By Gleb Bryanski ST.
June 04, 2026
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the U.S. president and a senior executive of the Trump family business, extolled the virtues of cryptocurrencies and
June 04, 2026
Slovenia's parliament on Thursday approved Prime Minister Janez Jansa's centre-right government, which has pledged tax cuts, targeted spending and an anti-corruption
June 04, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said Elon Musk should stop interfering in British politics, after the billionaire X owner posted on his platform
June 04, 2026
The international body overseeing Bosnia's peace process on Thursday failed to agree on a candidate for a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian
June 04, 2026
Oil prices settled around 3% lower on Thursday on investor hopes for an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz,
June 04, 2026
When will we know the outcome of the California governor primary?
June 04, 2026
One of three remaining criminal cases stemming from efforts by President Donald Trump’s supporters to overturn the 2020 election appears headed back to a grand jury in Arizona
June 04, 2026
Steven Seagal, Candace Owens and Trump’s ballroom commissioner appear at Russia’s top economic forum
June 05, 2026
Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces have clashed in Mogadishu for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration
June 04, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning that foreign artificial intelligence platforms could be used against Canadians
June 04, 2026
Thune: ‘Hard to say’ whether Blanche can win confirmation as attorney general
June 04, 2026
The U.S.
June 04, 2026
Exclusive: John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling of sensitive national security information
June 04, 2026
The Indonesian agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme will "refocus" its measures by cutting back on new kitchens and targeting
June 04, 2026
The U.N. nuclear watchdog sent a report to member states on Thursday with no major changes to its assessment of Iran's nuclear programme, despite three months of U.S.-
June 04, 2026
The United States will respect tariff caps in trade deals struck with the European Union, Japan and other countries, and planned U.S. tariffs over forced
June 04, 2026
Switzerland will deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory to reinforce security as world leaders gather for the G7 summit in neighboring France
June 04, 2026
John Bolton, a prominent critic of U.S.
June 04, 2026
Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan designated his adviser Eugen Tomac as prime minister on Thursday, seeking to end a political crisis that has stalled policymaking
June 04, 2026
Oklahoma's 'Rocket's Red Glare Act' allows fireworks to be sold year round
June 04, 2026
The $9 billion issue at the heart of US-Cuba tensions
June 04, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas
June 04, 2026
Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in U.S.-mediated talks, as
June 04, 2026
Germany and France have proposed giving aspiring European Union members more opportunities to join EU programmes and access the single market before joining the bloc,
June 04, 2026
New York Democrats have taken the first step toward redrawing the state's congressional map for the 2028 election cycle, a move that could eventually yield a
June 04, 2026
The U.S.
June 04, 2026
China on Thursday blasted U.S.
June 04, 2026
President Donald Trump said he would move to nominate acting U.S.
June 04, 2026
A rare albino buffalo named after U.S. President Donald Trump for his distinctive blond tuft is drawing crowds at a Bangladesh zoo
June 03, 2026
Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back
June 04, 2026
What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an Instagram post that said, ‘86 47.’
June 04, 2026
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
June 04, 2026
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
June 04, 2026
New details revealed of Epstein assistant’s abuse allegations as GOP lawmakers call for DOJ investigation
June 04, 2026
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran
June 04, 2026
Russia accused NATO on Thursday of squeezing Serbia "like a boa constrictor", citing a joint military exercise taking place there as evidence of an attempt to subjugate the
June 04, 2026
Brunei's ruler announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, creating new key portfolios and appointing two of his younger sons as ministers, in a sign of
June 04, 2026
When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed
June 04, 2026
When Air Montenegro's passenger planes took to the skies earlier this year, they were branded with a new slogan: "28 by 28 - The Next EU Member".
June 04, 2026
South Africa will send envoys to other African countries and around the world after a spate of xenophobic attacks targeting immigrants from other nations on the
June 04, 2026
Brazil has expressed interest in purchasing 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday.
June 04, 2026
About a third of Americans report using high-interest credit cards for everyday expenses as costs continue to rise.
June 04, 2026
Trump has mostly lost challenges against ‘sanctuary’ cities and states, but that could change
June 04, 2026
Supreme Court turns toward an explosive final month with Trump’s priorities at stake
June 03, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda
June 04, 2026
Kosovo will hold a parliamentary election on Sunday, its third in just 18 months, after its political parties failed to reach a compromise on choosing a
June 04, 2026
A senior member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) met one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's top advisers as well as the head of energy group Gazprom
June 04, 2026
Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond.
June 04, 2026
Left-wing congressman Roberto Sanchez is striking a more pragmatic tone ahead of Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff against conservative
June 04, 2026
The European Union is preparing an economic support package worth an initial amount of €50 million ($58.1 million) for Armenia after Russia hit Armenia with some trade
June 04, 2026
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after U.S.-mediated talks, the Trump administration said, raising hopes for
June 04, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez
June 04, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a message on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been defeated on the battlefield, were now seeking to undermine public
June 04, 2026
Government troops and militias allied with the opposition exchanged fire overnight and on Thursday morning in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, damaging
June 04, 2026
Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday that the U.S.
June 04, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told local outlets on Thursday that a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreed the previous evening between Lebanon and Israel could come into force within 24
June 04, 2026
Beijing has banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year, demanding an apology for their visit to Taiwan
June 04, 2026
The Dalai Lama will receive medical treatment on his left knee in New Delhi this month, his office said on Thursday, as the 90-year-old deals with a series of health
June 04, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces plunging support in the electorally vital north where Hezbollah rocket fire has been heaviest, a
June 04, 2026
New Zealand said on Thursday it would express its concerns to Beijing after China banned four New Zealand lawmakers from entry following their visit to Taiwan last month.
June 04, 2026
Sweden's centre-left opposition looks likely to win power in the parliamentary election in September, ousting the right-wing government, according to an opinion poll
June 04, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's ruling Democratic Party swept most major local races in elections held on Wednesday, but suffered a
June 04, 2026
Russia ramps up aerial attacks as it struggles on the ground in Ukraine
June 04, 2026
Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up
June 04, 2026
South Korea's National Election Commission said on Thursday it would hold an investigation after a shortage of ballot papers in local elections drew public anger, with
June 04, 2026
Thursday marks 37 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own
June 04, 2026
Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused Washington on Wednesday of employing "interventionist and unscrupulous practices" to bolster
June 04, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate."
June 04, 2026
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