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As world leaders prepare to gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week, a growing number of flashpoints across the Middle East are raising concerns about a wider regional escalation, from renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to fresh warnings exchanged between Washington and Tehran.Why are the Houthis and Saudi Arabia back at the center of regional tensions?A dramatic Houthi offensive in Yemen has emerged as one of the most significant developments heading into UNGA.The Iran-backed group has seized key territory in re

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18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US

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Trump administration prepares to sanction the International Criminal Court, WSJ reports

The Trump administration is preparing to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing officials. The sanctions would forbid most transactions with the ICC after a grace period of six to seven months, the report said, citing documents viewed by the Journal. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru)

Mayor Zohran Mamdani to meet with President Trump in New York City

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he and Trump agree to meet in New York

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PGA Tour gig helps laundry business pay bills and rebuild momentum

ARDEN, North Carolina (WLOS) -- A struggling business owner is getting a boost because of Biltmore Championship Asheville.Anthony Lynch owns Curbside Laundry, an Asheville-based mobile laundry service. He says he lost many clients after Helene and has struggled since."A lot of houses got damaged during the hurricane, so that kind of stopped my contract with a lot of the short-term rentals here in the area in western North Carolina. It was to the point where I almost got evicted from apartments,” he said.But thanks to a referral from a fellow business owner, things a

Suspects in 2021 killing of Haitian president flown to US to face trial

Polls close in Russian vote with a near-certain outcome

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Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

Several of the nation's largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks just as voting is getting underway in an election that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. The shortfalls are setting off alarms among Democratic strategists, who are betting on high turnout and robust voter protection efforts to boost the party's chances this fall. They are worried that many grassroots groups will not be able to mount effective registration and get-out-th

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Trump strikes Greenland deal with Denmark after threatening annexation

President Donald Trump said the United States reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security – months after Trump threatened to forcibly seize the self-governing territory.The president’s demands to take Greenland under US control faced fierce opposition from NATO allies, with Denmark part of the bloc founded on collective security. Trump had dismissed such fears, portraying the island as vital for defense and its mineral assets.“The United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, a

US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says

Trump has a deal to build US military presence in Greenland while leaving island in Denmark's hands

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Trump asked why adding his name to Kennedy Center is important

President Donald Trump was pictured reviewing a poster that appears to read, “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED,” hours before his administration told a judge the arts institution had to be closed due to “structural deterioration” it characterized as posing “untenable risks” to safety.The images were captured through the window of Air Force One on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews as a dramatic legal battle plays out in court over the fate of the institution.The president had warned earlier Wednesday that the Kennedy Center would “end up being ripped down” without his support, adding, �

Deadly US strike on Iran school may have been a war crime, UN report finds

Two deadly US strikes on Iran during the opening salvo of the war, including one that hit an elementary school, may have been war crimes, a United Nations fact-finding mission concluded in a new report.The report by the independent investigators also found that Iran may have committed crimes against humanity in its crackdown against government protesters.The findings by the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, which will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council, could be used by international courts like the International Criminal Court.At least 156 people, including 120 c

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Trump’s sanctions, inflation and a collapsing economy leaves Iran’s sick exposed

When 35-year-old Sima walked into a Tehran pharmacy, her eyes raced across the shelves behind the counter, searching for the box that would keep her kidneys from failing. Without it, she was running out of time.She finally found the medication in the seventh pharmacy she visited, in a wealthy Tehran neighborhood. Her relief faded when the pharmacist told her that the price had once again gone up, leaving her with no choice but to underdose the lifesaving medication.As US sanctions suffocate Iran’s economy, ordinary people with chronic conditions and serious illnesses are struggling to find t

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Fast food from the US and China catches on in both countries

China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs and technology to Taiwan. But there is one thing tying them together: fast food. American restaurant and beverage chains are expanding rapidly in China, drawn by the potential customer pool in a country with four times the U.S. population. China's languishing economy and cutthroat industry competition, meanwhile, have Chinese chains trying their luck in the U.S., turning crumbs and straws into a two-way cultural bridge between the two superpowers. The bilateral trade in burgers and

This nuclear plant was meant to free Cuba from dependence on oil. Now, it’s a symbol of its shattered dreams

Kremlin seizes Nestlé’s assets in Russia as crackdown on private business grows

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Why the Federal Reserve is lifting rates now, and what it means

About six weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced that a divided central bank was keeping its key interest rate unchanged. But on Wednesday, the Fed's rate-setting committee unanimously agreed to a rate hike, and nearly all policymakers signaled that a second increase later this year would likely be appropriate. So what changed? In short, the renewed fighting in the Middle East has pushed up gas prices again. And there are signs the economy is still growing at a healthy pace even as inflation stays stubbornly high. All three facto

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Empty podiums, prizes for e-voting, no opposition: Russians head to the polls amid intensifying war in Ukraine

“The candidates have not shown up at our studio, so I’ll say goodbye for now,” Elizaveta Dorokhina, a Russia-1 state TV anchor, told viewers, with three empty podiums visible either side of her in the studio. The broadcast switched to a commercial break.All six registered candidates in Ryazan, a city 122 miles southeast of the Russian capital, had failed to turn up for a televised debate ahead of upcoming elections.Russia is holding parliamentary elections, the first since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in a political landscape in which critical opposition is effectively nonexistent

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MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House

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Trump admin to host UN event on AI next week

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Paramount could settle with states over Warner Bros. as soon as this weekend, sources say

Paramount and states seeking to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. could settle as soon as this weekend, with independent content monitoring of CNN

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Trump says his son paid back Russian billionaire who funded parts of wedding celebration

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US Treasury's Bessent to discuss AI, rare earths with China's He, source says

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Disney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chief

Walt Disney on Friday named outsider Karandeep Anand its first chief technology officer, as AI and sweeping industry consolidation disrupt the media landscape.

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Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

President Donald Trump says he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow

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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