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Why 'No Kings' protests are targeting Trump's Flag Day military parade

The 50501 Movement is planning nationwide protests against Trump on 14 June, opposing authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and a costly military spectacle in Washington

'It will only get worse': Trump warns Iran after Israel strikes Tehran

Israel launched airstrike on Iran with fighter jets, hitting key military and nuclear sites. Iran retaliated with more than 100 drones targeting Israeli cities

Iran loses key commanders as Israeli strikes hit major military sites

Israeli airstrikes killed top Iranian military leaders, including the IRGC chief, in a major escalation that struck Tehran and other cities, damaging Iran's defence and nuclear assets

'I like Tesla': Trump signals truce with Elon Musk after week-long feud

Donald Trump, who once threatened to return his Tesla, now says 'I like Tesla' after Elon Musk admitted he 'went too far' in his posts and slammed 'Big Beautiful Bill' as reckless

Netanyahu calls Israel's attack on Iran 'very successful opening strike'

Meanwhile, sources said Israel's spy agency Mossad carried out extensive clandestine operations deep inside Iran ahead of the Friday morning airstrikes

Elon Musk raises concerns over ISS safety, urges de-orbiting within 2 years

"Even though @SpaceX earns billions of dollars from transporting astronauts & cargo to the ISS, I nonetheless would like to go on record recommending that it be de-orbited within 2 years," Musk on X

First millennial saint Carlo Acutis to be canonised Sept 7, says Pope

Acutis was 15 when he died in northern Italy in 2006, after a short bout with leukemia. He has become enormously popular especially among young Catholics who have been flocking to his tomb in Assisi

Israel strikes Iran's nuclear sites; world urges restraint amid tension

From Saudi Arabia to UN Secretary-General Guterres, the recent escalation has been condemned, with many urging both sides to opt for dialogue and diplomacy

Trump to finally get chance to top France with grand military parade in DC

Trump has dismissed concerns about the cost, about what message the display of military power sends and about the fact that it will take place on his 79th birthday

World Bank, IFC approve $700 million loan for Pakistan's Reko Diq project

The financing for phase one of the project, which is expected to start production in 2028, is being discussed with is being discussed with multiple lenders

Meta seals $14.3 billion Scale AI deal, hires its CEO Alexandr Wang

Wang will join Meta's 'superintelligence' unit working on human-level AI, known as artificial general intelligence, while remaining on Scale's board as the company's co-founder

Israeli strikes on Iran new test of Trump's 'America first' agenda

As Israel stepped up planning for strikes in recent weeks, however, Iran, had signaled that the United States would be held responsible in the event of an Israeli attack

Israel disregards Trump with major attack on Iran's ballistic-missile sites

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have defied Trump with his decision to go ahead with an attack on Iran's nuclear programme that US and allied officials had feared

Senator handcuffed, forcibly removed from press conference on ICE protests

Senator Alex Padilla was removed from a press event on ICE protests after identifying himself and trying to ask a question. He chairs a key Senate subcommittee on immigration and border safety

China, Hong Kong authorities launch 1st publicly known joint operation

Since the 2020 security law took effect, many leading activists have been prosecuted or jailed for national security offenses . Last week, prominent young activist Joshua Wong

Asian shares slide, oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran

An Israeli attack on Iran poses a top ten of our global risk, but Asian markets are expected to recover quickly as they have relatively limited exposure to the conflict

Decoded: How Iran and Israel's decades-old conflict exploded into war

Iran's nuclear programme has long been at the centre of Israeli fears, with Tehran's enrichment advances seen by Israel as an existential threat

US immigration protests erupt over Trump's ICE raids, arrests, curfews follow

Nationwide protests over Trump's ICE raids spark curfews, arrests, and National Guard deployment across multiple US cities

Chinese aircrafts and vessels detected around Taiwanese territory

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth stated on Tuesday that China poses a more aggressive threat to the US and that repelling Beijing is the Pentagon's top regional priority

Harvey Weinstein case judge declares mistrial on remaining rape charge

Although the jury of seven women and five men was unanimous on decisions, it got stuck on the rape charge involving another woman who claimed to have a consensual sexual relationship with Weinstein