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US Treasury Secy Bessent confirms steps toward $250 bill featuring Trump

If passed, Wilson's bill would mark an extraordinary recognition for a sitting US leader and comes as Trump has sought to place himself at centre of this year's seminal Independence Day commemorations

Carney calls for new partnership with US ahead of Trump's decision on FTA

Carney said in a speech at the Economic Club of New York that there should be a 'true partnership' that re-imagines cooperation in specific sectors challenged by global competition

US labels Brazil's 2 biggest drug gangs as foreign terrorist organisations

The two gangs -- First Command of the Capital, or PCC, and Red Command, or CV -- likely have more than 50,000 members combined

6 more bodies recovered in Washington mill implosion; death toll at 11

It is one of the deadliest US workplace accidents in recent decades

UN adds Israeli, Russian forces to blacklist for sexual violence cases

Both Israel and Russia were warned in last year's report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that they could be put on the list

US, Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire, launch nuclear talks

The tentative agreement worked out by the two sides comes at a moment when the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran appeared to be wavering

US inflation rises to 3.8% in April, erodes Americans' spending power

Inflation is also notably above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%, which means Fed policymakers may decide to forego any cuts to their key short-term interest rate this year

French Open: Djokovic pushed in 4-set win, Rybakina faces surprise defeat

Novak Djokovic placed ice packs around his neck and on top of his head during changeovers to keep cool amid the Paris heat wave at the French Open on Wednesday.

Kuwait reports missile, drone attack as Iran ceasefire strain escalates

The announcement by Kuwait's military comes as West Asia remains on the edge over the ceasefire and ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington

Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 for UEFA Conference League title

Crystal Palace didn't want to be in the third-tier Conference League and Jean-Philippe Mateta nearly left the club.

Japan woos visiting Philippine President with arms sales, China in mind

Marcos is the first potential major customer of Japanese arms since Takaichi's government scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports

ICE suicides hit record high as Trump-era deportation crackdown intensifies

Nearly 20% of ICE Custody Deaths Since January 2025 Were Suicides

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in Hormuz

Sanctions target Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority and any person or entity cooperating with the agency, which approves transit in the strait and charges tolls that could reach $2 mn per vessel

Trump admin tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez

Directive to pause scrutiny into Rodriguez was meant to avoid upsetting the administration's efforts to stabilise Venezuela after the capture of her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, among other reasons

US launches fresh defensive strikes on Iran after drone threat near Hormuz

Two US officials said that US military forces shot down four Iranian drones and struck a base that was about to launch a fifth drone after determining they posed a threat to the Strait of Hormuz

Iran expands restrictions on distribution of news by int'l media outlets

The new restrictions come three months after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran that grew into a continuing, occasionally flaring war in the region

SpaceX Starship rockets grounded pending probe into test flight mishap

Minutes after Starship blasted off from Texas on Friday, the booster separated as normal, but engines conked out as it made its way back to Earth

Zelenskyy asks Trump for more US air defence aid against Russian attacks

Russian military has intensified its aerial attacks, firing almost 90 missiles as well as hundreds of drones at Kyiv last weekend in an effort to overwhelm air defences

Washington paper mill implosion leaves 2 dead, 9 workers still missing

Before any bodies can be recovered, crews on Wednesday must first stabilise the tank, which was at risk of collapsing further and leaking more of the caustic liquid

Iran 'negotiating on fumes', says Trump, shrugs off midterms' impact on war

While Trump insists a deal is within reach, there appears to be daylight between the US and Iran on several key issues