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As the Supreme Court weighs Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, his administration is citing old anti-Black and anti-Chinese arguments that critics say were long ago rejected for good reason.
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Donald Trump said he would not object to a sanctioned Russian oil tanker delivering fuel to Cuba, even as his administration keeps up heavy pressure on the island and its battered energy system.
Donald Trump keeps declaring the Iran war won, but the conflict, the costs and the politics keep refusing to cooperate. In a war that has already strained the US and jolted global markets, his usual habit of narrating events into submission is running into a much less pliable opponent.
Apple Distribution International was fined after two payments tied to the Russian streaming service Okko were made through a UK bank account, despite sanctions on the company that later owned it.
Madrid has extended its opposition to the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran by barring U.S. aircraft involved in the attacks from Spanish airspace, after already ruling out use of its military bases for war-related operations.
Tucker Carlson has taken up the cause of The Bibi Files, a documentary built from leaked interrogation footage and pointed accusations about Benjamin Netanyahu’s political and legal troubles. The film is banned in Israel, which has only made it more useful for Carlson’s anti-war, anti-Netanyahu messaging.
The BBC has ended Scott Mills’s contract after allegations about his personal conduct, bringing a sudden close to the Radio 2 presenter’s rise to the station’s flagship breakfast slot.
Russia’s FSB says a British diplomat in Moscow was removed for alleged economic espionage. The UK rejected the accusation as unacceptable and said it would not be bullied into silence.
Tajani said the political priority is now economic stability, while Salvini insisted the government will run through the end of the legislature and urged the EU to pause the Green Deal and stability rules.
Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russia to stop attacks on energy facilities on both sides, arguing that a mutual pause could help reduce pressure on global oil markets hit by the Middle East war.
UNIFIL says it is investigating the projectile that killed an Indonesian peacekeeper near Adchit al Qusayr as Israel’s ground and air campaign intensifies across southern Lebanon.
The Cambridge academic said the Houthi attack on Israel showed the group may be willing to follow through on its threats, including disrupting the Bab al-Mandeb strait.