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Dozens hospitalised as heatwave descends on North America

Dozens of people have been hospitalised for heat-related illnesses as the summer's first major heat wave descends on eastern North America. More than 150 people fell ill at an outdoor…

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US urges Americans in Sweden to remain vigilant, citing threat of attack

The U.S. embassy in Sweden said Americans in the country are "advised to exercise increased caution" due to local media reports on Iran potentially pressuring local criminal gangs to attack…

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Iran retaliates against U.S. base in Qatar

Iran's military said on Monday it had carried out a "devastating and powerful" missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar, after explosions were heard across the Qatari…

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World awaits Iranian response after US hits nuclear sites

The world braced on Sunday for Iran's response after the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against the Islamic Republic since its…

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US bombs Iranian nuclear sites

US President Donald Trump says American warplanes have bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and Israel. "Remember, there are many…

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US B-2 bombers and bunker-busters used in Iran strike

The U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were involved in strikes on Iran's nuclear sites on Saturday. Three Iranian nuclear sites were struck in a "very successful attack," President…

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Israel-Iran air war enters second week as Europe pushes diplomacy

Israel and Iran's air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any decision…

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Trump has approved attack plans for Iran pending final order

U.S. President Donald Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved attack plans for Iran but has withheld a final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear…

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Trump’s Iran threats set off scramble to protect Americans abroad

The United States is ramping up efforts to protect Americans worldwide, as President Donald Trump mulls wading into Israel’s conflict with Iran. The actions come as Iran’s Islamist leader warned…

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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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Trump Administration Considers Expanding Travel Ban to Include 36 Additional Countries

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State…

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Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at…

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Trump says rare earths deal ‘done’ with China

Talks aimed at cooling tensions between the US and China have ended in a "deal", according to US President Donald Trump. He said China had agreed to supply US companies…

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Kosovo accepts US request to host third-party deportees

Kosovo has accepted a request to receive migrants deported from the United States, with an initial plan to take in 50 deportees per year, the government said in a statement…

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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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U.S. Marines sent into Los Angeles

The Trump administration ordered U.S. Marines into Los Angeles and intensified raids on suspected undocumented immigrants, fueling more outrage from street protesters and Democratic leaders who raised concerns over a…

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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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Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue

President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second…

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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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EU looks to impose sanctions on Putin simultaneously with US, says von der Leyen

The EU is ready to team up with the U.S. to impose simultaneous sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure him toward peace negotiations, European Commission President Ursula von…

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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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US vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid…

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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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Attack at Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall in Colorado burns six people, officials say; suspect in custody

Six people were injured on Sunday when a 45-year-old man yelled "Free Palestine" and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration to remember the Israeli…

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Trump spurs questions about safety of Germany’s gold in New York

The safety of Germany's gold reserves held overseas and in New York in particular, until recently mainly a talking point for the country's far-right party and gold bugs, is becoming…

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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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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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Chinese students despair as US cracks down on visas

Chinese students with offers from U.S. universities expressed despair after Washington promised to start "aggressively" revoking Chinese student visas and ordered U.S. missions abroad to stop scheduling new student visa…

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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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US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting

US President Donald Trump's administration has ordered embassies to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants. In a copy of…

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UPDATED: Trump threatens tariffs on EU goods and Apple iPhones

President Donald Trump has said he is "recommending" imposing 50% tariffs on goods from the European Union being imported to the United States. "Our discussions with them are going nowhere!",…

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UPDATED: Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington D.C.

Two Israeli embassy staffers, committed to Israel-Palestinian dialogue and about to get engaged, were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night and a suspect who chanted…

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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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US embassy in Tripoli denies report of planned relocation of Palestinians to Libya

The U.S. embassy in Libya denied on Sunday a report that the U.S. government was working on a plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya. On Thurdsay,…

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U.S. Envoy Signals Renewed Engagement in Libya Amid Escalating Violence

U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism about Washington's role in resolving Libya's protracted crisis, stating Thursday that success is forthcoming. In an interview with The Atlantic, Witkoff remarked,…

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EU won’t accept UK-style tariff deal with Trump, ministers say

EU countries warned Thursday that they would reject any trade deal with President Donald Trump that mirrors the U.S. agreement with the U.K., firmly opposing a baseline 10 percent tariff…

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UPDATED: Putin’s no-show in Turkey throws Ukraine talks into disarray

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a second-tier team of negotiators to hold peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday, spurning Kyiv's challenge to go there in person to meet…

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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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US and China reach deal to temporarily slash tariffs

The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade…

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Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045

Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away $200 billion via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world's richest man of "killing the…

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Catholics Remain a Major Religious Bloc in the U.S., Politically Divided

Roman Catholics continue to represent one of the largest religious groups in the United States, with roughly 61 million adherents, accounting for about 18% of the population, according to Pew…

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U.S. judge blocks Trump’s Libya deportation plan

A U.S. judge said any effort by the Trump administration to deport migrants to Libya would clearly violate a prior court order barring officials from swiftly deporting migrants to countries…

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UPDATED: Trump, Starmer Unveil Trade Deal, Keep Key U.S. Tariffs in Place

President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a new U.S.-U.K. trade agreement described as a "breakthrough," though it maintains a 10% tariff on British goods…

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U.S. may soon deport migrants to Libya on military flight

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration may deport migrants to Libya for the first time this week, three U.S. officials said, as part of his immigration crackdown and despite Washington's past…

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Trump confirms he offered to send US troops to Mexico to help with cartels

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he had offered to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum combat drug trafficking, an offer Sheinbaum disclosed on Saturday and…

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Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, saying the American movie industry was dying a "very fast death" due to the…

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Romania’s U.S. visa waiver admission revoked

The Trump administration said it was revoking the admittance of Romania to the U.S. visa waiver program that allows visa-free travel to the United States, less than four months after…

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Iran says it will strike back if US or Israel attack

Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Sunday that Tehran would strike back if the United States or Israel attacked. Nasirzadeh's comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed…

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Zelenskyy hails Ukraine-US investment deal as ‘truly equal’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed an investment deal with the United States as a "truly equal" and fair agreement, and the first result of his meeting with US President Donald Trump…

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Vance does not see Russia’s war in Ukraine ending ‘any time soon’, White House national security adviser Waltz removed

The war in Ukraine is not going to end "any time soon," U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News. It is "going to be up to the Russians and…

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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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Valuable Dialogue: Zelenskyy and Trump Meet in Rome

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy engaged in conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday morning in Rome, marking the two leaders' initial interaction following their unfortunate meeting at the White…

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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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Trump administration considering closure of nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates, including in Malta

The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document…

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