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EPA fires employees who publicly criticised agency policies under Trump

Vaseliou declined to say how many employees were disciplined, but the head of one of the agency's largest unions said at least six probationary employees who signed the letter were fired

Zelenskyy seeks talks with Trump, EU leaders on slow progress towards peace

Trump has bristled at Russian leader Vladimir Putin's stalling on an US proposal for direct peace talks with Zelenskyy, and said a week ago he expected to decide on next steps in two weeks

Chicago is in Trump admin's sights for its next immigration crackdown

The Trump administration asked the military this week for use of the Naval Station Great Lakes, north of Chicago, to support immigration enforcement

US revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UNGA

The move is the latest in a series of steps the Trump administration has taken to target Palestinians with visa restrictions and comes as Israeli military declared Gaza's largest city a combat zone

US appeals court rules Trump's tariffs illegal, but keeps them in place

The government has argued that if the tariffs are struck down, it might have to refund some of the import taxes that it's collected, delivering a financial blow to the US Treasury

Trump admin plans to remove 700 unaccompanied migrant children: Senator

Wyden's letter said children who do not have a parent or legal guardian as a sponsor or who don't have an asylum case already underway, will be forcibly removed from the country

Social Security whistleblower quits after alleging data mishandling by DOGE

Charles Borges, the agency's chief data officer, alleged that over 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to cloud account

Trump blocks $4.9 bn foreign aid with rarely-used rule after 50 years

Trump, who sent a letter to Johnson, R-La., on Thursday, is using what's known as a pocket rescission for the first time in nearly 50 years

Israel declares Gaza's largest city combat zone, halts humanitarian pauses

Israel's military did not say whether they had notified residents or aid groups about the plans to resume daytime hostilities

Turkiye foreign minister says country's airspace closed to Israeli flights

Turkish media reported last week that a ban on maritime traffic linked to Israel had been imposed, although there was no official statement

European defence leaders meet amid outrage over Russian airstrike on Kyiv

Two missiles landed about 50 metres from an EU diplomatic mission in Kyiv, shattering the office's windows and doors but causing no injuries there

South Korea's former first lady, ex-PM indicted by special prosecutors

The wife of jailed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was charged with violating financial market and political funding laws and receiving bribes, about two weeks after a court ordered her arrest

Florida taxpayers may lose $218 mn as 'Alligator Alcatraz' to shutdown

Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for USD 218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention centre dubbed Alligator Alcatraz.

CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling

The chaos comes weeks before a key advisory committee, which Kennedy has reshaped with vaccine skeptics, is expected to meet to issue new recommendations on immunisations

Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO has inspired followers, say prosecutors

The prosecution outlined the threat in a filing late Wednesday on a procedural matter in federal court in Manhattan, where they plan to try to convince a jury that Mangione deserves death

21 killed, 48 injured in major Russian missile strike on central Kyiv

The bombardment of drones and missiles was the first major Russian attack on Kyiv in weeks as US-led peace efforts to end the three-year war struggled to gain traction

Tesla EU sales plunge 40% in July as anger at Musk drives 7th monthly drop

Meanwhile sales of Chinese rival BYD continued to climb fast, grabbing 1.1 per cent market share of all car sales in the month versus Tesla's 0.7 per cent

Japan, UK hail deeper defence ties as Royal Navy carrier docks in Tokyo

We are proud to be taking our air and our naval cooperation now to new levels, Healey said after holding talks at Japan's Defence Ministry with his counterpart, Gen Nakatani

Mass Russian drone, missile attack kills 8, injures 45 in Ukraine's capital

It was the first major Russian combined attack on Kyiv in weeks as US-led peace efforts to end the three-year war struggled to gain traction

India invites Russian firms to invest in innovative space ventures: Envoy

The Government of India has offered lucrative schemes to create a conducive atmosphere in the space industry, said Ambassador Vinay Kumar