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Lazard bids to replace Centerview as Venezuela financial advisor, Bloomberg News reports

Investment bank Lazard is making a late bid to dislodge Centerview Partners as Venezuela's financial adviser to oversee one of the largest-ever sovereign debt restructurings at a lower fee, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. Lazard has proposed a fee of $25 million, a fraction of the at least $150 million Centerview was negotiating with the government as recently as last month, Bloomberg reported, citing a letter sent on Friday to interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez. Reuters could not verify the report. Lazard, Centerview and Venezuela's Ministry of Communication and Information

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Protesters smash windows and set Tesla ablaze in anti-G7 march in Geneva

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Canadian Prime Minister Carney visits grandparents' Irish village on eve of G7

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday met distant cousins in his grandparents' home village in the west of Ireland on a visit to celebrate his Irish roots while urging closer cooperation in the wake of a global geopolitical "rupture".Grandfather Robert Carney and Nora Moran emigrated to Canada in 1925 and married in Vancouver, where Robert got a job in the Canadian Pacific Railway Police and later joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Carney's father was born in 1933 and would later become a professor at the University of Alberta. "I have a lot more cousins than I realised," Carne

Donald Trump turns 80 and celebrates with UFC cage fighting on the White House lawn

Dissent grows against deal in Iran – but the regime is likely to have final say

EU Commission looking at practical consequences of Anthropic decision, spokesperson says

The European Commission said on Sunday that it is assessing the practical implications of a U.S. export control directive impacting artificial intelligence company Anthropic and that measures should not be discriminatory against partners.Anthropic said on Friday it would "abruptly disable" its most advanced AI models for all users after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns.“We are seeing a new generation of highly capable AI models reach the market. These models offer significant benefits, including for cyber

Italian general launches far-right party, threatening Meloni's election hopes

Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins ahead of GOP Senate runoff in Georgia

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A night of raw emotion and chaos: 63 arrested as Knicks fans celebrate NBA championship

Jubilant Knicks fans flooded the streets of New York on Saturday night, crowding into intersections and climbing light poles and buses as they celebrated the team’s first NBA championship in more than 50 years.But the celebration turned chaotic as the night wore on, with five school buses set ablaze in Times Square, five police cars damaged on Sixth Avenue and a 17-year-old boy shot in the foot near the heart of the festivities.A total of 63 people were arrested overnight in connection with the Knicks game, the NYPD said. Charges include assault on a police officer, criminal possession of a

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Who was Niño Guerrero? The alleged drug kingpin the US killed in Venezuela

Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, US President Donald Trump made an unusual announcement on his social media platform Truth Social.Trump said that the US and Venezuela had collaborated to kill Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as “Niño Guerrero” and identified as the top leader of the notorious criminal gang Tren de Aragua, which the US designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization early on in Trump’s second term.The attack on Guerrero Flores was “swift and lethal,” Trump announced, adding that under his leadership, the US will “find these vicious murderers and drugs lor

Mayhem mars euphoria as New York City celebrates the Knicks' first championship in 53 years

NBA-Knicks defeat Spurs to snap 53-year NBA title drought

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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang. Tren de Aragua has been labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization. Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced in December. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X that the strike occur

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James Harden is arrested in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle

Cleveland Cavaliers player James Harden was arrested on Saturday in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle, according to the Harris County District Clerk’s Office. Harden was arrested at 3:41 a.m. and booked just before 5 a.m., then posted $100 bond and was released from police custody, according to charging documents, which said he had a handgun in plain view that was not in a holster. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22, according to the clerk’s office website. Harden is listed as a Houston resid

‘This wasn’t on my Pinterest mood board’: NYC weddings overlap with potential Knicks clinch

Drones and lone wolf attacks are key concerns as FBI works to secure 11 World Cup cities

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Swiss voters reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million, early results show

Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million, early results showed. The populist Swiss People's Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred up and fostered anti-migration sentiment over the years, notably about an influx of workers from the neighboring European Union. Some have dubbed the proposal a “Swiss Brexit” because it could jeopardize Switzerland’s deep ties to the European Union anchored by deals that foster econo

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Trump warns Israel and Iran not to 'blow it' after new strikes threaten emerging ceasefire deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged no further attacks by anyone after Israel's military said it launched strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, potentially complicating efforts to finalize a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke rose over the Lebanese capital, and the health ministry said three people were killed and 16 others wounded. Iran threatened a military response. Trump reacted on social media: “We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon" and “Let’s not blow it!" The deal in its current form is a dee

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Trump says Israeli strike on Lebanon should not have happened, but Iran deal close

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Trump celebrates turning 80 with a UFC cage-fighting event while big issues loom over his presidency

President Donald Trump marks turning 80 on Sunday with a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House. This week, the hard realities of the office have threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza, where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission. Trump has found himself boxed into an unpopular and costly war he helped start in Iran. An agreement to end the conflict could be close, but

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Russia’s overwhelming manpower advantage against Ukraine is starting to wane

What would you do with an $80,000 bonus, more than quadruple the amount of an average annual salary? Or with $140,000 in debt relief?Those are the questions being posed to men in Russia, as the military advertises multi-million-ruble incentives to fight in Ukraine. Ads plastered on roadside billboards and embedded in young men’s social media feeds are offering eye-watering sums – more than many people earn in years – alongside promises to become a “hero” or be fast-tracked to Russian citizenship.And yet military recruitment was down by 20% in the first quarter of this year compared t

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Swiss reject population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash and cheering business

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Orban re-elected as Fidesz party leader in Hungary despite election loss

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Melinda French Gates has ‘visceral reaction’ recalling ‘abhorrent’ Epstein in new interview

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Trump and Pakistan say Iran deal could be signed Sunday but Tehran signals more time is needed

Momentum for a deal to end the Iran war is growing

Switzerland’s ‘Brexit moment’: Vote on a population cap sets up potential collision with EU

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Inside the crowd drawn to Trump's unusual UFC fight night at the White House

Throngs of UFC fans have descended on the nation's capital for an unusual fight night at the White House

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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

President Donald Trump said on Friday U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño

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Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

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Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that 'disparaged' US

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order that sought to eliminate “inappropriate content” at national museums, parks and landmarks

OpenAI under investigation by group of state attorneys general, source says

A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general has opened a sweeping investigation into OpenAI, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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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