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Trump and Xi convene in Beijing for their seventh face-to-face meeting, the U.S. Senate blocks another War Powers resolution to limit Trump's military campaign in Iran, U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns , the White House unveils its 2026 counterterrorism strategy, Yemen and the Houthis agree to their largest prisoner swap deal in a decade, the U.K. leads the G7 with 0.3% economic growth...

Shots are fired at the Philippine Senate amid an International Criminal Court arrest stand-off, President Trump arrives in Beijing, new reports suggest that Iran is reportedly retaining 70% of its missiles amid the fragile ceasefire, the UAE condemns a Somali pirate hijacking of an Egyptian tanker, a CIA officer alleges that COVID lab leak findings were suppressed, four Palestine Action activists...

Trump heads to China for talks with Xi, Israel establishes a live streamed Oct. 7 tribunal, Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on "massive life support," FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary resigns , four British minister quit amid calls for Starmer's resignation, Zelenskyy's former press secretary accuses him of corruption and drug abuse on the Tucker Carlson Show, former Arcadia, California, mayor Eileen W...

Over 70 Labour MPs call for Keir Starmer's resignation, Péter Magyar is sworn in as Hungary's prime minister, Cole Allen pleads not guilty in the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting case, US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus as passengers are repatriated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, Bashar al-Assad’s cousin faces trial for atrocities in Syria, Netanyahu seeks an end to US military...

The World Health Organization issues a statement on the recent hantavirus outbreak, Trump calls Iran peace response unacceptable, U.K. Members of Parliament will visit China for the first time since 2019, the Pentagon releases 162 secret UFO files, AI systems reportedly have self-replicated across servers, dozens are killed in deadly village attacks in Mali, U.S. imposes sanctions on the Cuban mil...

Trump meets Brazil's Lula at the White House, Israel kills a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut since April's ceasefire, Iran reviews Washington's latest proposal to end the war, North Korea rejects the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. and Russia are accused of fueling Alberta's separatist movement, millions of voters head to the polls across Britain, a U.S. judge releases...

Iran and China meet amid Hormuz crisis talks, Sweden plans a new foreign intelligence agency by 2027, the Canary Islands refuses to dock the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, at least 23 Chadian soldiers are killed in a Boko Haram attack, CNN Founder Ted Turner dies at 87, the U.K.'s Nigel Farage defends an undeclared £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire, the EU pushes for access to Anthropic's Myt...

Romania's government is ousted in a record no-confidence vote, Iran accuses the U.S. of violating their truce, Russia and Ukraine announce competing temporary ceasefires, Louise Arbour is named Canada's 31st governor general, a report finds that a deliberate fuel cutoff caused a 2022 Boeing 737 plane crash in China, the U.S. probes Smith College for admitting trans women, Trump considers establish...

Two people are killed and many injured after a car rams into a crowd in Germany's Leipzig, the U.S. denies claims that Iran hit an American warship near the Strait of Hormuz, a suspected hantavirus outbreak kills three people on a polar cruise ship, Australia begins an antisemitism probe following an attack in Bondi, Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized with pneumonia in Florida, Armenia hosts EU summits...

Iran submits a new peace proposal amid President Trump's skepticism, Brazil's Congress cuts Bolsonaro's prison term, Ukrainian media publishes tapes of President Zelenskyy associates in a corruption sting, Switzerland rejects Palestinian state recognition, the U.S. Senate bans members and staff from prediction markets betting, Sahel Alliance confirms joint airstrikes in Mali, The Pentagon signs AI...

The U.S. House votes to end a record 76-day Homeland Security shutdown, Trump and Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine during a 90-minute phone call, as the Russian president also meets with his Congolese counterpart at the Kremlin, Gov. Landry suspends Louisiana's House primaries, Bernie Sanders hosts a U.S.-China AI safety panel, seven families sue OpenAI over British Columbia's Tumbler Ridge mass sho...

Pete Hegseth testifies about the Pentagon budget and Iran, two Jewish men are stabbed in London in an alleged terrorist attack, six nations back Panama amid China port tensions, 7.8 million reportedly face hunger in South Sudan, Greece considers targeting anonymous posters with its social media policies, Auckland officials reject a statue memorializing Japanese sex slaves, James Comey is indicted...

The UAE announces its withdrawal from OPEC, King Charles addresses the U.S. Congress, U.S.-Iran talks on reopening the Strait stall , Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of striking a university, a former Fauci advisor is indicted over an alleged COVID-19 cover-up, a train crash in Indonesia kills at least 15 people, the Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial begins in California, the FBI raids over 20 Minnesota chil...

The suspect in the Correspondents' Dinner shooting appears in court, Britain’s King Charles visits the United States, armed groups launch coordinated attacks across Mali, Iran strikes have reportedly caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. bases, three people are killed in an alleged drug boat strike, 42 people are killed in clashes over a water dispute in Chad, China orders Meta to unwind it...

A shooter causes chaos as the White House Correspondents' dinner, the Pentagon reportedly considers options to penalize NATO allies seen as uncooperative during the Iran war, Russia says it was invited to this year's G20 summit, the DOJ drops its probe into U.S. Fed chairman Jerome Powell, Argentina bans 60 journalists from the presidential palace, Syria arrests the suspected leader of the 2013 Ta...

Trump announces a three-week extension to the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, U.S. forces board two tankers carrying Iranian oil, the ICC confirms that the Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte will stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity, U.S. Navy Chief John Phelan is fired , the private health records of half a million Britons are listed for sale on a Chinese website, the House Oversight Committee rem...

Iran seizes two ships and fires on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the EU approves a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, Trump blocks dollar shipments to Iraq to curb Iran-backed militias, RFK Jr faces questions in the US Senate, Meta reportedly plans to track employees’ keystrokes to train AI, Indonesia passes a law protecting domestic workers, the Southern Poverty Law Center is indicted on federal fr...

The U.S. extends the ceasefire with Iran pending further negotiations, Japan approves the export of lethal arms for the first time since World War II, U.S. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh testifies before the Senate Banking Committee, Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, El Salvador begins a mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang members, a gunman kills a Canadian and injures 13 others at Mexico's Teoti...

Keir Starmer apologizes but denies misleading parliament over Peter Mandelson's vetting, Rumen Radev’s party wins Bulgaria’s eighth election in five years, eight children are killed in a Louisiana mass shooting, a 7.7 magnitude quake hits Japan as tsunami warnings are issued, the U.S. House Ethics Committee defends its misconduct record after resignations, Mark Carney says Canada-US ties are ‘weak...

The U.S. seizes an Iranian ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a Louisiana mass shooting claims 8 children, Brazil's Lula and Spain's Sánchez lead a bilateral summit in Barcelona, the U.K.'s Peter Mandelson is reported to have failed the vetting process for his U.S. ambassador role, U.S. Congress approves a 10-day term extension of a surveillance law, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approves Trump's 25...

President Trump announces a 10-Day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Pakistan's Prime Minister meet in Jeddah, Flávio Bolsonaro leads Brazil's presidential race in prediction markets, a report suggests that the U.S. is planning a military operation against Cuba, a study suggests that Atlantic Ocean current collapse risk has risen above 50%, South Africa's Julius Malema is s...

Rafael López Aliaga calls for a vote annulment in Peru's election, PRC officials and President Trump comment on the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Berlin hosts a key conference on Sudan, at least 250 Rohingya are missing after a trawler capsizes in the Andaman Sea, Turkey suffers its second school shooting in two days, the U.K. government approves a £575M sale of the Telegraph to Axel Springer, Presid...

Israel and Lebanon hold their first direct talks since 1993, the IMF drops its growth forecast and warns of a potential global recession, Zelenskyy alleges that Ukraine used military robots to capture Russian battlefield positions, Canada's Carney secures a majority following victories in three by-elections, Spain approves a decree to grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, ICE detain...

A U.S. blockade of Iranian ports takes effect following failed talks, early results show Keiko Fujimori and Rafael López Aliaga heading to a presidential runoff in Peru, Eric Swalwell drops out of the California governor’s race after misconduct claims, a Pfizer insider says the COVID vaccine could have killed up to 60,000 people in Germany alone, Donald Trump calls Pope Leo XIV "weak on crime," Ro...

Orban concedes defeat, Trump threatens a Hormuz blockade, Taiwan's opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, Russia and Ukraine agree to an Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Boko Haram kills a Nigerian general and soldiers in attacks,a blaze strikes Mexico's Olmeca refinery for the second time in a month, a judge asserts that the Pentagon violated a press access order, the DNC rejects a resolution t...