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Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message

President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press,” said he “didn't guarantee” there would be no wars if he were back in office. "First of all, I didn’t guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?" Trump said. Trump also defended plans for a now-scrapped $1.8 billion fund that would have compensat

Taiwan coast guard 'expels' Chinese ships from restricted waters

Soccer-Iran's World Cup team arrive in Tijuana with US tensions high

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Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit to open SpaceX tokenized IPO access

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said it will offer retail investors access to tokenized initial public offerings (IPOs) at the offering price, starting with SpaceX as its first offering.Here are some details: • Bybit users via Payward's xStocks, a tokenization platform, can subscribe to tokenized representations of publicly traded equities.•• For the SpaceX offering, registration and subscription will run from June 7 to June 11, 2026, with allocations to be finalised between June 11 and June 12. Tokenized shares are expected to begin trading on Bybit’s spot market from June 12.• Users

Scott Pelley speaks: ‘CBS News is on fire’ and Bari Weiss should be removed

Zelenskiy in UK for talks with Starmer, Macron and Merz

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EU must be ready and able to expand, Merz says at summit with Balkan leaders

The European Union must show it is willing and able to take in new members, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday as the bloc’s leaders gathered with Western Balkan counterparts hoping to join in the coming years.Enlargement has risen up the EU agenda due to Russia's war against Ukraine, with Kyiv keen to join the bloc to anchor itself in Europe's political mainstream and EU officials declaring that the union should expand to reduce the influence of foreign powers in its neighbourhood.But the process of joining is usually long and complex, involving years of negotiations

'We want our children back': Nigeria's kidnapping nightmare spreads south

Peru's presidential runoff may hinge on small gold miners seeking continued loose regulations

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Prosecutors say he sparked the Palisades Fire and was ‘fixated’ on Luigi Mangione. Now Jonathan Rinderknecht heads to trial

The man who federal prosecutors say was “pissed off at the world” before allegedly igniting the Palisades Fire goes on trial this week in Los Angeles, roughly a year and a half after the deadly and historically destructive blaze claimed the lives of a dozen people and scorched thousands of homes and businesses.Jonathan Rinderknecht had an “obsession with fire, fire-setting behavior, and a motive for starting the fire,” which began as the Lachman Fire on January 1, 2025, according to the trial memorandum. That blaze continued to smolder underground and, prosecutors allege, resurfaced on

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GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is raising alarms about an eleventh-hour challenger: Dan J. Sullivan

It was three days before the filing deadline when Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan learned of an eleventh-hour Republican challenger in his high-stakes reelection race.The challenger’s name: Dan J. Sullivan.Sen. Sullivan says it’s not a joke.The two-term Republican incumbent, and the GOP’s Senate campaign arm, are raising major alarms about his same-name rival, warning that it could cost them a seat by confusing the electorate and give a leg-up to his well-funded Democratic challenger, former Rep. Mary Peltola.In an interview with CNN, the senator accused Democratic leaders of planting Dan J. Su

Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 people near a street festival

Even Trump says he doesn’t know ‘where the hell’ his own false claim about Black unemployment came from

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DOJ debunks social media claim of discrepancy in LA mayor vote count while Trump sows doubt in California’s elections

A Los Angeles-based Justice Department official late Friday debunked a baseless claim of a discrepancy in the vote count of the city’s mayoral race that has circulated on social media.The claim, which has been pushed by several right-wing figures on X, including billionaire Elon Musk, alleges a vote-count update on election night showed that Republican candidate Spencer Pratt received zero new votes. The push for clarity comes as President Donald Trump has used the prolonged vote count in California to sow doubt about the integrity of the state’s elections, accusing local officials of “c

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Justice Department rushes to defense of Chicago US attorney after weeks of turmoil

After two weeks of turmoil at the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois, the acting attorney general has jumped in to publicly defend his leader on the ground in Chicago, Andrew Boutros.Boutros, an ambitious, boastful, longtime line prosecutor-turned-defense attorney in a city filled with storied legal careers, came under fire when his office’s alleged mishandling of a high-profile investigation into a group of Democrat politicians and activists known as the Broadview Six became public.Then, as his office was still dealing with the blowback, it was revealed Boutros’ o

At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say

Cuba's Raul Castro, wanted by US, appears at event in Havana

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Tehran lambasts US ‘obstruction’ of Iran’s soccer team as players land in Mexico ahead of World Cup

Iran’s soccer team touched down in Mexico’s northwestern city of Tijuana on Sunday – a stone’s throw from the United States border – as Tehran criticized Washington over its visa restrictions ahead of the World Cup this summer.The president of Iran’s football federation, Mehdi Taj, said Sunday that the Iranian soccer team had been granted permission to enter the US for the tournament, but “only one day before the match,” according to semi-official Iranian media, sparking accusations of unfair treatment.“We do not know how far the Americans’ obstructionism will continue,”

Scott Pelley speaks: ‘CBS News is on fire’ and Bari Weiss should be removed

Scott Pelley says “CBS News is on fire” and the news division’s editor in chief Bari Weiss should be removed from her job.“My hope is that the leadership of Paramount will say to themselves, this isn’t working,” Pelley said in an interview with The New York Times, his first since being fired by CBS on June 2.Pelley said he perceived that Weiss was “putting a thumb on the scale” on behalf of the Trump administration during the most recent season of “60 Minutes.”A CBS News spokesperson said Pelley’s argument is not credible and that there is no political interference at the

Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5

The founder of a private company accused of mistreating ICE detainees came to the US via Ellis Island in 1953

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Peru votes in tight presidential run-off in test of Latin America's rightward shift

Peruvians vote in a tight run-off presidential election on Sunday that will either continue Latin America's rightward shift or buck the trend with a leftist candidate who rattled markets.Voters are choosing between conservative Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former hardline President Alberto Fujimori who was later jailed for human rights abuses, and leftist Roberto Sanchez, a cowboy-hat wearing candidate emulating imprisoned former President Pedro Castillo's rural appeal.Polls are showing the candidates in a statistical tie.Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica and Ecuador have all elected right-wing

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One killed, several wounded in suspected terror attack in central Israel

At least one person was killed and several wounded in central Israel, according to emergency responders, as police said they were investigating the shooting as a suspected terror attack.Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) said a man in his 30s was shot and killed at a gas station in Kochav Yair, a town that sits on the Green Line demarcating Israel from the occupied West Bank. Five other people across at least three separate scenes were also wounded, MDA said in a statement, including two in serious condition.Police said they “neutralized” a suspect after locating a vehicle they believe was

Armenians vote in general election under Russian pressure aimed at preventing a drift toward West

Ukraine’s deadly strikes are bringing the war home to Russians, and discontent is bubbling up

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Israel strikes Beirut despite truce, Iranian lawmker threatens to retaliate

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Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5

A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship has opened fire in central Israel, killing a reservist and wounding five other people

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Ivanka Trump plans a luxury resort on a protected beach. Locals and conservationists aren’t thrilled

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Why sky-high ticket prices have sent fans searching for alternative ways to get a World Cup experience

A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire

Iran has fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait

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Trump’s proposed 250-foot ‘triumphal arch’ likely poses no risk to aviation, FAA says

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UK’s Starmer hits out at people ‘trying to interfere in our democracy,’ after Vance blames Nowak death on mass migration

Why Colombia’s pro-Trump candidate was banned from wearing the national team jersey

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Divisions, migration and Bad Bunny. What Pope Leo’s Spain visit tells us about his priorities

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US strikes Iranian sites after Iran launches drones in latest Gulf flare-up

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls