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Trump holds tariffs talks with Canada’s Carney, The U.S. Senate rejects both parties' bills as the shutdown enters its seventh day, Hamas says Gaza negotiations have been 'positive' so far, U.S. Attorney General Bondi faces a Senate hearing, Trump considers invoking the Insurrection Act for his National Guard deployment plans, U.K. police bust an international phone smuggling ring, The CDC adopts...

Illinois and Chicago sue the Trump administration over its National Guard deployment, A court blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, French Prime Minister Lecornu resigns after a record-short 27 days in office, Syria holds its first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall, The ICC convicts a Sudanese militia leader of war crimes, Israel deports flotilla activists amid reports of mistreatm...

President Trump gives Hamas a Sunday deadline to accept a Gaza deal, Israeli leaders condemn the U.K. government over the Manchester synagogue attack, three people are killed in escalating anti-government protests in Morocco, in Pakistan, clashes in Kashmir kill at least 12 civilians , the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is announced in the U.K., a Trump administration memo declares drug car...

the U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran, the Israeli Navy intercepts a Gaza-bound flotilla, the 7th European Political Community Summit is held in Copenhagen, tens of thousands strike in France over budget proposals, an attack on a synagogue in Manchester kills two, Elon Musk becomes the first person to hit a $500 billion net worth, Google is accused of omitting AI summaries for queries about Tru...

The U.S. government shuts down as the Senate fails to pass a funding bill, Israel’s defense minister says that Gaza City is almost completely encircled, the U.N. approves a new 'gang suppression force' for Haiti, former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death, Trump announces a deal with Pfizer to lower drug prices, Musk backs calls to boycott Netflix, a 6.9 eart...

President Trump and Secretary Hegseth address U.S. military leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar for the recent Doha strike, Iran executes an alleged Mossad spy, The Taliban orders a nationwide internet shutdown in Afghanistan, Madagascar’s president dissolves the government after deadly protests, The U.S. heads toward a government shutdown as Congressional talks fail, YouTube pays $24....

At least four are killed in attack at a Mormon Church in Michigan, Oregon sues Trump over the National Guard deployment to Portland, Moldova's pro-EU party retains its parliamentary majority amid claims of Russian interference, Durov accuses French intelligence of censoring Telegram during the Moldovan election, Starmer hits a record low in approval ratings as Reform leads Labour, The Taliban rele...

Delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly, Iran claims that a covert operation obtained Israeli nuclear secrets, Ethiopia and Russia sign a nuclear power plant agreement, Madagascar imposes a curfew after protests turn violent, Former FBI Director James Comey is indicted on federal charges, President Trump approves a TikTok deal valued at $14 billion, Trump signs a m...

Syria’s Al-Sharaa addresses the U.N., former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to five years in prison, a swarm of drones disrupt operations at several Danish airports, the White House directs agencies to prepare for mass firings if there's a shutdown, Italy and Spain deploy ships to help a Gaza aid flotilla, a Michigan congresswoman dr afts articles of impeachment against RFK Jr., Chi...

Moldova arrests 74 people over alleged Russian election interference, Egypt and Rwanda ink water and trade deals, the U.S. Treasury is in talks to support Argentina, a Dallas ICE facility shooting leaves two dead, including the shooter, Jimmy Kimmel returns after his suspension, President Trump cancels a meeting Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, the Trump admin. offers hundreds of reinstatements...

Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly, The U.S. Secret Service dismantles a hidden telecommunications network in New York, The OECD warns of the global impacts of Trump’s tariffs, The EU and Indonesia agree on a free trade deal after nine years of talks, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger quit the International Criminal Court, The Trump administration issues guidance on acetaminophen during pregnan...

France joins the U.K., Canada and Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state, Trump honors slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, German and Swedish jets track a Russian plane over the Baltic Sea, The U.S. sanctions ‘enablers' of a sanctioned Brazilian judge, Egypt pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, Germany’s AfD reaches 26% in polls, The FBI allegedly recorded Trump’s borde...

The U.S. vetoes a U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza for a sixth time, China warns Papua New Guinea against an Australia defense pact, Estonia claims that Russian jets violated its airspace, France expels Malian diplomats and suspends counter-terrorism ties, Italy becomes the first EU nation to pass an AI regulation law, The Taliban bans books by women authors from Afghan universities, The U...

Hundreds of thousands strike across France over budget cuts, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign a mutual defense pact, Trump moves to designate antifa as a major terrorist organization, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s show over his Charlie Kirk comments, the U.K. arrests three people on suspicion of spying for Russia, the U.S. Education Dept. announces a new civics effort in partnership with dozens of con...

President Trump arrives in the U.K. for his second state visit, Chinese and Philippine ships reportedly collide in the South China Sea, Jair Bolsonaro is diagnosed with skin cancer after being hospitalized for one night, Poland’s president calls for WWII reparations during a Berlin visit, Trump says that Volodymyr Zelenskyy must “make a deal", the U.S. and Qatar near an enhanced defense deal, the...

Trump announces a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, A U.N. commission says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, Israel seizes over 180 crypto wallets allegedly used by Iran's IRGC, An appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook, Formal charges are filed against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, The UK’s MI5 admits it unlawfully obtained a jour...

The U.S. and China reach a framework deal over TikTok, The Arab-Islamic summit condemns the Israeli strike on Qatar, A Russian drone breaches Romanian airspace, Brazil's Lula pens an op-ed about democracy and sovereignty to President Trump, Australia and Papua New Guinea plan to ink a defense pact, France’s new prime minister abandons plans to cut holidays after credit downgrade, The U.K. and U.S....

A suspect is detained in the Charlie Kirk murder, Russia and Belarus launch their “Zapad” military exercise, Benjamin Netanyahu signs a West Bank settlement expansion plan, China exports the Fengqiao surveillance model to the Solomon Islands, South Sudan's vice president is charged with treason and murder, Ghana accepts the first West African deportees from the U.S., California passes a bill banni...

Brazil's Bolsonaro is found guilty of plotting a coup, the U.K. sacks its ambassador to the U.S., Tehran and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agree to resume inspections at Iranian facilities, Venezuela alleges that those killed in a U.S. boat strike were not gang members, Netanyahu formally nominat3es Major General David Zini to serve as the head of the Shin Bet, global press freedom reportedly hits a...

Conservative influencer and organizer Charlie Kirk is assassinated , Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, the EU Chief proposes Israeli sanctions and payment pauses, Cuba experiences a new nationwide blackout, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear President Trump’s tariff case in November, while a judge blocks Trump's firing of Fed Governor Cook, federal charges are filed in the Charlotte...

Israel targets Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha, Nepal's prime minister resigns amid violent social media ban protests, Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister, A House panel releases an alleged letter from Trump to Epstein, A new poll finds that Gen Z’s gender gap widens beyond just politics, U.S.test scores hit a historic low in math and reading, Ethiopia opens Africa's la...

French Prime Minister Bayrou is ousted in a no-confidence vote, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns , The opposition wins Buenos Aires’ legislative election, Six are killed in a shooting at Jerusalem bus stop, 890 people are arrested in the U.K. at a pro-Palestine protest,  Boko Haram kills over 60 in a Nigeria village attack, The U.S. Supreme Court allows the LA immigration raids to res...

David Lammy is named the U.K.’s new Deputy Prime Minister in a major cabinet reshuffle, A report alleges that U.S, Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians in a 2019 attempted mission, Anutin Charnvirakul is elected Thailand’s prime minister, Mali files an International Court of Justice case against Algeria over a drone downing, A Gaza boy said to be "gunned down" is allegedly found alive , ICE ra...

Putin and Xi are heard on a hot mic discussing immortality, RFK Jr. faces bipartisan questioning before the Senate Finance Committee, 26 nations pledge post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, a report alleges that one-in-four Gaza detainees are identified as militants, at least 15 are killed in a funicular tram crash in Portugal’s Lisbon, a mass stabbing in Canada’s Manitoba leaves at least two...

China holds a military parade with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, the U.S. military strikes an alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat, killing 11, the Thai government seeks House dissolution as the opposition backs a rival's Prime Minister bid, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Rayner admits to stamp duty underpayment, the Trump administration lifts a hold on a $2M ICE spyware contract, U.S. deportees to Eswa...