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Oil nears $100 as US launches new strikes on Iranian tankers
American military hit ‘multiple’ ships linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in response to more attempted missile attacks on a US Navy warship
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LIV Golf files for bankruptcy with at least $500mn in liabilities
Saudi Arabia-backed league confirms a preliminary deal with BC Partners to fund a LIV 2.0
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Rubio kicks off tour in Latin America as US vies for regional influence
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday arrived in Colombia following the recent election of hard-right lawyer and US ally President Abelardo de la Espriella, and a string of right-wing electoral victories across Latin America. Colombia is the first stop on a tour designed to bolster pro-US leaders and cement influence over the continent.
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Trump threatens to ban Canadian Bombardier jets from US market
US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to block sales of Canadian planemaker Bombardier in the United States unless it builds aircraft in the country, escalating trade tensions on the eve of Canadian retaliatory tariffs. Trump accused Canada of “unjust and unfair” trade practices but did not explain how a ban would work.
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Trump posts AI map showing US 'takeover' of North America, Iceland and Caribbean
Donald Trump shared an AI-generated map Monday appearing to show the US absorbing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba and parts of the Caribbean into a giant “United States of America”. Shared with no context, the post sparked diplomatic backlash with Iceland summoning its ambassador and Mexico reiterating its sovereignty. Denmark also pushed back over Greenland. Online, the map has triggered widespread ridicule and questions about Trump’s fitness for office.
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U.S. cruises past Czechia to close out pool play
The United States routed Czechia to close out pool play at the FIBA World Cup and rebound from a tough performance against Italy.
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Canada will move faster from US reliance as tariffs take effect and Trump response looms
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada would move faster to reduce its economic reliance on the United States as retaliatory tariffs took effect on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods and the country braced for President Donald Trump’s response. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly reports from Ottawa.
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Canada's counter-tariffs take effect as trade war with US heats up
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars in US products took effect Tuesday, as a trade war between the North American neighbors heats up. On Monday, Trump had threatened to block sales of Canada's Bombardier Aviation in the United States, unless the Quebec-based plane maker moves manufacturing to the US.
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Ex-60 Minutes head says dismissed journalists had ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s destruction
Guy Campanile says facts ‘increasingly treated as items in a buffet, chosen depending on specific appetite and ideological tastes’
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Troy Parrott scores winner in Champions League debut as Real Betis sink Lille
Dubliner bags the winner in 3-2 away victory
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As Houthis attack Saudi Arabia, is Iran war escalating into regional conflict?
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen's Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels' heaviest attack in years. It comes after a four-year truce collapsed in July, months into the Middle East war between the United States and Iran. France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi provides analysis.
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Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms
Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public continues to protest the AI facilities.
Maham Javaid
Solomon Islands, US sign deal to restore Peace Corps programme
Solomon Islands and the United States have signed an agreement to resume the Peace Corps programme, ending a suspension that began during the ethnic tensions of the early 2000s.
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United States rolls past China in World Cup opener
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The Trump administration still aims to make state citizenship lists ahead of midterms
The Trump administration is taking the unprecedented step of creating lists of adult citizens who are eligible to vote in each state – but will not meet its own deadline 60 days before Election Day.
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4 things investigators learned about the dysfunction at Trump's Labor Department
A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April.
Andrea Hsu
UN approves world map reflecting true size of Africa
The UN General Assembly voted to adopt a map that more accurately shows the size of the continents. Only the United States voted against the measure, which projects the country as smaller than on traditional maps.
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UN approves world map reflecting true size of Africa
The UN General Assembly voted to adopt a map that more accurately shows the size of the continents. Only the United States voted against the measure, which projects the country as smaller than on traditional maps.
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El-Sayed split Michigan Democrats. Whether they unify could decide Senate control
After a bruising Senate primary, Michigan Democrats are trying to unify to hold onto a must-win seat. But healing those fissures is proving not so simple.
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'Hidden tribunals': Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations
The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations.
Ximena Bustillo
Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum
As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.
Meg Anderson
He died of 'natural causes.' But his mother says she knows what killed him: heat
When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.
Alejandra Borunda
Week in Politics: Trump's face on the coin; reshaping the capital; the midterms
President Trump is the first living president to have his face on a coin. He's also reshaping Washington in his image, and working to influence midterm elections.
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Trump administration to dig at triumphal arch site despite no final federal approvals
The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.
Rachel Treisman
Wesleyan president calls Trump's tax-exempt proposal 'extraordinary overreach'
The Trump administration wants to end tax-exempt status for universities with certain race-based programs. Wesleyan President Michael Roth says the plan could frighten schools.
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