Israeli government mulling huge funding to expand West Bank settlement: NGO
Israel has been severely criticised for expanding settlements, which are illegal under international law.
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Bill Gates testifies in closed-door US House meeting over Epstein ties
In prepared remarks, Gates told the House Oversight Committee that meeting Epstein was a ‘grave error in judgment’.
After a Democrat standoff, Trump signs $70bn immigration enforcement bill
Immigrant advocates warn the funding bill offers few guardrails for ICE and CBP amid Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
Canada confirms opening of Gordie Howe Bridge, despite Trump’s threats
Trump had threatened to halt the opening of the cross-border bridge, which is jointly owned by Michigan and Canada.
NASA announces astronauts for Artemis III spaceflight, scheduled for 2027
Questions linger over whether the explosion of the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket will affect the Artemis III mission.
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After Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenians vote for peace over nationalism
Nikol Pashinyan’s victory suggests Russia’s influence in the country is waning.
US attacks Iran after Apache helicopter downed in Strait of Hormuz
Blasts in Iran’s Qeshm Island, Sirik, Jask and Bandar Abbas after Trump blamed Tehran for downing a US helicopter.
A test for Maine’s Platner? What to know about Tuesday’s primary votes
Four states – Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota – are holding primaries ahead of November’s midterms.
Trump nominates Todd Blanche as US attorney general, teeing up Senate fight
Blanche, who currently serves as acting attorney general, has faced controversy over the Epstein files and January 6.
UN human rights leader calls for Cuba sanctions to be ‘lifted immediately’
Volker Turk, the UN’s high commissioner for human rights, warns that ‘children are dying’ as result of US oil blockade.
US congressman demands probe into Israel’s 1967 attack on USS Liberty
Thomas Massie suggests the deadly assault was not an accident and calls on the US government to honour its survivors.
