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Trump's push to reclaim $9 bn in foreign aid, media funds gets Senate nod

The 51-48 vote came after 2 am Thursday after Democrats sought to remove many of the proposed rescissions during 12 hours of amendment votes

State dept layoffs affect Trump priorities like intelligence, energy, China

Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the department leaner and more efficient

Japan racks up trade deficit amid threat from Donald Trump's tariffs

In June, Japan's exports slipped 0.5 per cent from a year earlier after its shipments of vehicles and other products were slapped with a 25 per cent tariff

Nationwide protests planned against Trump's immigration move, Medicaid cuts

Pushback against Trump so far in his second term has centred on deportations and immigration enforcement tactics

Atletico Madrid signs American midfielder Johnny Cardoso in a 5-year deal

Cardoso made his senior debut for the United States in a match against Wales in 2020. He has 22 caps, winning the CONCACAF Nations League in 2023 and 2024.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham to miss season start with shoulder injury

Bellingham will now undergo a period of rehabilitation, prior to returning to training and starting his recovery," the club's statement said.

Trump admin pulls $4 bn federal funding for California bullet train project

President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy both have slammed the project as a "train to nowhere"

Justice dept fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Diddy, Epstein cases

There was no specific reason given for her firing from the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York

Trump hosts Gulf leaders as Israel-Syria violence clouds peace efforts

With little progress to share on the region's most intractable problems, including the war in Gaza, Trump was more focused Wednesday on promoting diplomatic ties

20 states sue FEMA over cancelled disaster resilience grant programme

The lawsuit contends President Donald Trump's administration acted illegally when it announced in April that it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities programme

Trial begins against Zuckerberg, Meta leaders over Facebook privacy lapses

Shareholders say Facebook officials repeatedly and continually violated a 2012 consent order with the Federal Trade Commission

Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as ceasefire collapses

Syria's Defence Ministry blamed militias in Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire

Orthodox Party quits Israeli cabinet but throws Netanyahu a lifeline

The Shas decision means Netanyahu does not face the threat of early elections, for now, nor does it undermine his efforts to secure a possible Gaza ceasefire

Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China

He met US President Donald Trump before his trip and his company announced this week it had received assurances that sales to China would be approved

Russia launches attacks on four Ukrainian cities, at least 15 injured

No date has yet been publicly set for a possible third round of direct peace talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine

Israel-backed aid organisation says 20 killed at distribution site in Gaza

The Gaza Humanitarian Fund said 19 people were trampled in a stampede and one person was fatally stabbed in the violence near a distribution hub in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

US sends third-country deportees to small African kingdom of Eswatini

The US has already deported eight men to another African nation, South Sudan, after the Supreme Court lifted restrictions on sending people to countries where they have no ties

Democrats troll Trump and his loyal base over Jeffrey Epstein case

Conspiracy theories over Epstein's death in prison and potential evidence in his sex trafficking case, including an alleged client list, have been a fixation for the right, 1 egged on by Trump himself

Audit finds $21 mn financial irregularities in Pakistan Cricket Board

The auditors said providing security was the responsibility of governments, and disagreed with the PCB's explanation that visiting international teams were given extra safety guarantees

Atletico Madrid reaches deal to sign Argentina international Thiago Almada

Atletico Madrid has reached an agreement to sign Argentina international Thiago Almada from Brazilian club Botafogo.