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Trump Asked Which World Leader He Admires Most, He Picks PM Modi, Xi Jinping
Donald Trump made the remarks on "The Axios Show" on Thursday, shortly after returning from a G7 summit in France that he described as "very dominant".
Australia confirms first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu
The minister for agriculture, Julie Collins, confirms case of H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia, with another suspectedThe deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has arrived on the Australian mainland with test results confirming a bird found on the Western Australian coast was positive for the disease.The agriculture minister, Julie Collins, confirmed a brown skua found unwell last Sunday at Cape Le Grand national park in southern WA died from H5N1. Continue reading...
Trump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747
New craft, called VC-25B Bridge, had provoked protest since $400m jet wildly exceeds limit on unsolicited giftsDonald Trump unveiled the new, temporary Air Force One at a hangar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, a day after White House officials bid farewell to one of two Boeing 747s used to transport presidents for more than 30 years.The new jet, designated VC-25B and decked out in a punchy red, white, dark blue and gold livery, was gifted to Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar, provoking howls of political protest since the $400m jet wildly exceeds the limit on unsolicited gifts of $50 in value in a single calendar year from the same source. Continue reading...
Russia Open To Talks With Europe, But With A "No Ultimatums" Condition
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said common sense dictated the need for such contacts because of the "enormous number" of complex issues on the agenda, but he said the Europeans needed to change their approach to Russia.
"Genocidal Death Cult": Araghchi Attacks Israel After 47 Killed In Lebanon
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew their ceasefire, according to a US official, after fresh violence in Lebanon put the fragile arrangement under pressure.
Israel-Hezbollah Reach Ceasefire, But No Clarity on Lebanon's Occupied Areas
Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire agreement, a US official announced on Friday after an escalation in fighting in Lebanon threatened the chances of an interim agreement on ending the war in Iran.
Authorities find 4 bodies outside Mexico City while searching for a missing American
Mexican authorities were working Friday to identify four bodies found on the outskirts of Mexico City as part of the search efforts to locate a married couple who disappeared in May while living in Chicago and Mexico, a local prosecutor told The Associ...
‘You just gotta calm down’: Trump says he told Israel to agree ceasefire with Hezbollah – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violenceInside the city of grief hit hardest by Israel strikes on southern LebanonAs the procession wound its way through mounds of rubble, the crowd chanted and beat their chests, their lamentations echoed by the dull thud of shelling in the foothills just beyond the city. Continue reading...
When Shah Met Gor: Drug-Terror Nexus And New Urgency In India-US Ties
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is not a minister who keeps an open calendar for ambassadorial visits or foreign delegations. His engagement with foreign envoys is deliberate, rare, and almost always calibrated to a specific security imperative.
Two trains collide north of London, killing at least 1 person and seriously injuring dozens
Two trains collided north of London on Friday, killing a driver and seriously injuring dozens of people on board. A passenger described being thrown forward by the impact then seeing fellow travelers with broken bones and bloody injuries.
Talks With US Bound By Tehran's Red Line: Iran's Ghalibaf
Tehran and Washington signed a memorandum of understanding this week ending a regional war that erupted on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution
Observers on Friday called Cuba's new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island's communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raul Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward.
Jun 20, 2026