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Trump urges Tehran evacuation as Iran-Israel conflict enters fifth day

Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's…

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Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Sailing to Middle East, U.S. refueling aircraft moved to Europe

The Nimitz aircraft carrier group was rerouted from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, joining the USS Carl Vinson. The move comes amid airstrikes between Israel and Iran. Also, the…

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UPDATED: Iran lauds ‘new method’ as missiles hit Israel’s Tel Aviv, Haifa

Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa in an early morning raid on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week's…

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Trump told Israel not to kill Iran’s supreme leader

US President Donald Trump rejected a plan by Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, three US officials have told CBS News. Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister…

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US to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the United States would not allow…

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United Nations to vote to demand immediate Gaza ceasefire over US, Israel opposition

The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a draft resolution that demands an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza after the United States…

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Los Angeles leaders impose curfew as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown continue

Los Angeles leaders imposed a downtown curfew Tuesday on the fifth day of protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown as his use of the National Guard escalated and the…

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US Ambassador to Israel suggests Muslim countries should give up land for Palestinian state

The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has suggested "Muslim countries" should give up some of their land to create a future Palestinian state. In an interview with the BBC,…

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Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries goes into effect

U.S. President Donald Trump's order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT) on Monday, a move the president…

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UPDATED: Trump and Musk to speak on Friday after alliance descends into public feud

Donald Trump's aides scheduled a call between the U.S. president and Elon Musk for Friday after a huge public spat that saw threats fly over government contracts and ended with…

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Intense Russian air attack on Ukraine’s capital

Russia mounted an intense missile and drone barrage of the Ukrainian capital overnight, killing at least four people, according to Ukrainian officials, and sending powerful explosions reverberating across the city.…

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Trump has asked Balkan states to accept deportees

President Donald Trump's administration is pushing Serbia and other Balkan countries to take in migrants deported from the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The requests to countries in…

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Putin is ready to help Trump on Iran nuclear negotiations

President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia's close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, the Kremlin said…

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Trump bans nationals from 12 countries, citing security concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the nationals of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against "foreign terrorists"…

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Putin tells Trump Russia will seek revenge for Ukrainian attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday that he would have to respond to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's nuclear-capable bomber fleet, while also describing peace…

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The White House unveils the new official portrait of President Trump

The White House unveiled a new portrait of President Trump this week, replacing the image taken in January that had drawn comparisons to a mugshot. In the new photograph, announced…

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At least 27 Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at food distribution point

At least 27 Palestinians killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near food distribution point, say local health authorities At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli…

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Ukrainian drones damage hospital, homes in Russia’s Kursk

Ukrainian drones launched a night-time attack on Russia's western Kursk region, damaging a hospital and apartment buildings and injuring at least one person, the regional governor said early on Friday.…

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Hamas official says it rejects new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel

A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House…

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Trump’s tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay

A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Thursday, a day after a U.S. trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority…

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Federal court strikes down Trump’s tariffs on countries around the world

A federal court has struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs on dozens of countries, saying his effort to justify them with broad claims of national emergencies exceeded his legal authority.…

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UPDATED: Dozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN says

The UN Human Rights Office has said it believes 47 people were injured in Gaza on Tuesday when crowds overwhelmed an aid distribution centre run by a controversial new group…

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Israeli ‘warning’ fire at diplomats in West Bank sparks outcry

Israeli troops fired “warning shots” during a visit by foreign diplomats to the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the military said, drawing condemnation. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged…

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Trump confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa with genocide claim

U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of white genocide and land seizures during a tense White House meeting that was…

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Trump revives Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ vision with new Golden Dome program

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program…

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as criticism of Israel grows

Israeli air strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, local health authorities said, as Israel continues its bombardment despite mounting international pressure to stop military operations and…

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Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to immediate ceasefire talks

Donald Trump said after his call on Monday with President Vladimir Putin that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire, but the Kremlin said the process would…

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Britain, Canada, France threaten sanctions against Israel over Gaza

The leaders of Britain, Canada and France threatened sanctions against Israel if it does not stop a renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions, piling further pressure on…

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Trump to speak with Putin, Zelenskiy on Monday

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss stopping the war in Ukraine, days after the first face-to-face talks in three…

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Israel says it will let food into Gaza after announcing new ground assault

Israel will ease its blockade and let limited amounts of food into Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday, after the military announced it had begun "extensive ground…

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Trump says we need to help starving Palestinians in Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday backed aid for the Palestinians, saying people in Gaza are starving and adding that he expected "a lot of good things" in the next…

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Kremlin sets conditions for a Putin-Trump summit

The Kremlin said on Friday that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump was essential but required considerable advance preparation and had to yield results…

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Trump says US close to a nuclear deal with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had "sort of" agreed to the…

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Israeli intensifies Gaza bombardment as Trump visits region

Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, in a significant escalation of the bombardment as U.S. President Donald Trump…

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Trump meets Syrian president, says he is looking into normalising ties

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after a surprise U.S. announcement it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government, and said Washington…

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Trump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal

President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf on Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the United States will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria, and a $600 billion…

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Trump defends accepting a jet from Qatar despite ethical concerns

US President Donald Trump has defended the White House plan to receive a luxury jumbo jet from Qatar to be used as America's Air Force One presidential plane. "They're giving…

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UPDATED: Putin skipping Turkey talks would be ‘final signal’ of Moscow intent, Zelenskyy’s top aide says

“If Vladimir Putin refuses to come to Turkey, it will be the final signal that Russia does not want to end this war, that Russia is not willing and not…

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Trump: The EU is ‘nastier than China’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the European Union is worse than China, hours after Washington and Beijing agreed to slash respective punitive tariffs and de-escalate their trade war.…

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Trump says he wants to meet ‘so fantastic’ von der Leyen

Donald Trump shook the world on Thursday when he poured heaps of praise on Ursula von der Leyen. “She’s so fantastic,” the U.S. president said twice of the head of…

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Trump calls first American pope’s election “a Great Honor for our Country”

President Donald Trump celebrated the news that the college of cardinals elected its first American pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, calling the news “a Great Honor for our Country.”…

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Carney tells Trump that Canada ‘won’t be for sale, ever’

Mark Carney has told Donald Trump that Canada "is not for sale" as the president raised the prospect of the country becoming the 51st US state while welcoming the prime…

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Air strikes on Yemen’s port of Hodeida, Israel considering full takeover of Gaza Strip

Six air strikes targeted the port city of Hodeida on Yemen's western coast, the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported, blaming the strikes on Israel and the United States. In addition to the…

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No decisions yet on foreign film tariffs, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has not yet made any final decisions on foreign film tariffs, but is exploring all options to deliver on the president's directive concerning Hollywood, White…

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Trump says he won’t seek a third term

US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution. "I'll be an eight-year president,…

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Trump wants free pass for US ships in Panama, Suez canals

United States President Donald Trump said U.S. military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel free of charge through the Panama and Suez canals, two strategic routes for global…

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Zelensky and Trump meet inside St Peter’s Basilica

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, met one-on-one in a marble-lined Vatican basilica on Saturday to try to revive…

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Trump’s New Order to Boost Skilled Trades and Job Training

President Donald Trump signed an order to improve job training for skilled trades, an initiative twinned with tariffs in his gambit to revive U.S. manufacturing. The Labor, Education and Commerce departments…

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U.S. Consumers Face Higher Prices from Temu and Shein Due to Tariff Revival

Two of China’s largest fast fashion retailers, Temu and Shein, have warned US customers that they will face price increases from next week, as Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs on Chinese…

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Israel says no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza, will keep Gaza buffer zone

Israel said it would keep blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, where a relentless military offensive has turned the Palestinian territory into a “mass grave,” a medical charity reported.Air and…

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Trump opposed a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites

U.S. President Donald Trump blocked a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites in favor of negotiating a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program, the New York Times…

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Trump tariffs: EU pauses countermeasures until July

The European Commission said it would hold off on retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth €21 billion until July 14 "to allow time and space for EU-US negotiations." The EU's pause…

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Trump says Iran must give up dream of nuclear weapon or face harsh response

President Donald Trump said he believes Iran is intentionally delaying a nuclear deal with the United States and that it must abandon any drive for a nuclear weapon or face…

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Trump says he expects to make a decision on Iran very quickly

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he expected to make a decision on Iran very quickly, after both countries said they held "positive" and "constructive" talks in Oman…

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Trump’s stunning tariff pause focuses trade war on China

U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries sent battered global stock markets surging on Thursday even as he…

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China lashes back with 84% tariffs on US goods

China will impose 84% tariffs on U.S. goods from Thursday, up from the 34% previously announced, its finance ministry said on Wednesday, firing the latest salvo in a global trade…

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Trump’s latest tariffs kick in, deepening global trade war

President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive 104% duties on Chinese goods, deepening his global trade war even as he prepared for…

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