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US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC

Republican Discord Threatens Trump Agenda

US President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill faced major roadblocks Friday, as his Republicans struggled to overcome differences and many of the spending cuts proposed to pay for his tax breaks were deemed against Senate rules.

Trump Says Would Bomb Iran Again If Nuclear Activities Start

US President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC.  President Trump claimed a "GIANT WIN" Friday as the US Supreme Court curbed the power of lone federal ju
US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.

Trump Says Saved Iran Leader From 'Ignominious Death'

US President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC.  President Trump claimed a "GIANT WIN" Friday as the US Supreme Court curbed the power of lone federal ju
US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameni from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.
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US President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025

How Trump Finally Learned To Love NATO -- For Now

It will go down as the summit where US President Donald Trump learned to stop worrying and love NATO. Trump reveled in gushing praise from leaders in The Hague -- including being called "daddy" by alliance chief Mark Rutte -- and a pledge to boost defense spending as he had demanded.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) speaks alongside top US military officer General Dan Caine during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025

Pentagon Chief Backs Trump On Success Of Iran Strikes

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Thursday that American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were a success, backing President Donald Trump and berating the media for covering an intelligence report that questioned the results of the operation.
A journalist photographs a residential building that was hit in an Israeli strike, during a government-organised media tour in Tehran

US To Offer New Defense Of Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a news conference on Thursday to offer a fresh assessment of strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, following a stinging row over how much American bombardment set back Tehran's nuclear program.
Frederiksen hopes to build EU consensus on externalising asylum procedures outside Europe

Denmark To Push For Stricter EU Migration Policies

Denmark's strict migration policies have slowly spread across Europe and the country will now push for harsher EU-wide regulations during its upcoming EU presidency, including on asylum handling and legal appeals.
Accused drug trafficker Adolfo Macias (C), alias Fito, being guarded by Ecuador's Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo (L) and Ecuador's Interior Minister John Reimberg after his recapture

Ecuador's Most-wanted Gang Leader 'Fito' Captured

Ecuador's president announced Wednesday that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito," had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence.
At least 300 were injured in Nairobi

Kenya Anniversary Protests Turn Violent, 8 Dead

Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held running battles with police, who flooded Nairobi's streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire.

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