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Canadian wildfire smoke reaches US Midwest, Europe; air 'very unhealthy'

The fires have forced more than 27,000 Canadians in three provinces to flee their homes, and the smoke has even reached Europe

Donald Trump asks Congress to slash funds for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

White House first floated the package in April, but placed it on the back burner as Republicans tried to secure the votes necessary to pass Trump's tax cut proposal

Russian rockets kill 4 in Ukraine as Kyiv claims it damaged a key bridge

The attack came a day after direct peace talks in Istanbul made no progress on ending the fighting

US immigration authorities detain family of man charged in Colorado attack

Soliman, who was disguised as a gardener, had 18 Molotov cocktails and had planned to kill all of the roughly 20 participants in Sunday's demonstration in downtown Boulder

Global alarms rise as China's critical mineral export curbs takes hold

German automakers became the latest to warn that China's export restrictions threaten to shut down production and rattle local economies, following similar complaint from an Indian EV maker last week

Trump admin revokes guidance mandating emergency abortions at hospitals

That guidance was issued to hospitals in 2022, weeks after the US Supreme Court upended national abortion rights in the US

Wall Street rises, dollar rebounds amid tariff talks, economic data

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 214.16 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 42,519.64, the S&P 500 rose 34.43 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 5,970.37 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 156.34 points

Elon Musk slams Trump's tax bill as wasteful 'abomination' amid backlash

Musk attacked the legislation days after leaving a temporary assignment leading the administration's Department of Government Efficiency initiative to cut federal spending

Trump Gold Card will be highly successful in India: US Commerce Secretary

Howard Lutnick says Trump Gold Card-a new $5 million US residency route-will attract wealthy Indians looking to contribute as international entrepreneurs in America

South Korea elects Lee Jae-myung as president after Yoon's impeachment

Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea's presidency in a high-turnout snap election after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment and a brief imposition of martial law

With Russia airfield attacks, Ukraine aims for strategic and symbolic blow

The New York Times verified videos that showed successful strikes at Olenya Air Base in the Murmansk region and Belaya Air Base in the Irkutsk region

Judges in deportation cases face evasion and delay from Trump admin

In case after case, the Trump administration has taken a similar approach to the numerous legal challenges that have emerged in recent weeks to President Trump's aggressive deportation plans

Meta becomes latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs

The agreement announced Tuesday is just the latest in a string of tech-nuclear partnerships as the use of AI expands. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed

Shubhanshu Shukla's ISS launch on Axiom Mission 4 rescheduled to 10 June

The mission was initially set for 29 May, then 8 June, and has now been rescheduled to 10 June due to operational adjustments and quarantine protocols

Pakistani TikTok influencer Sana Yousaf, 17, shot dead at home in Islamabad

The police later announced they had arrested a suspect and recovered the murder weapon, as well as Yousaf's iPhone, reported Express Tribune

Dutch PM announces caretaker government after Wilders quits coalition

The development comes just weeks ahead of a planned NATO summit in The Hague and is expected to trigger snap elections in the Netherlands

Europe inflation cools to 1.9%; focus shifts to Trump and tariffs

Reductions in the ECB's benchmark rate, currently at 2.25%, lower borrowing costs throughout the economy, making it easier to buy things on credit and stimulating economic activity and investment

Asian Development Bank approves $800 million package for Pakistan

Pakistan has made significant progress in improving macroeconomic conditions, said ADB country director for Pakistan, Emma Fan

Israel kills 27 Palestinians at Gaza aid site; UN calls it 'a war crime'

Israeli military says troops fired on 'a few Palestinians who left the designated route and ignored warning shots; calls them 'suspects' who posed a threat

At $0, Musk lowest paid S&P 500 CEO in 2024: Why Tesla hasn't paid him?

Tesla chief Elon Musk becomes the lowest paid chief executive of a S&P 500 company as his $56 billion pay package from the EV maker remains in legal limbo