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The Trump-backed budget bill has come under fire from former DOGE head Elon Musk and some GOP senators as it moves through Congress.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The Great Tomatina of SutamarchΓ‘n once again turned the streets of this picturesque Colombian town into a sea of red, bringing together thousands of participants in a festival that honors the local tomato-based economy. Inspired by Spainβs La Tomatina, this Colombian version has become a major cultural event, attracting visitors from across the country and [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:In a 75-minute phone call on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump that Russia will have to respond to recent Ukrainian drone attacks.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to a record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Israeli bombing of Daraa in Syria a 'provocation', foreign minister says AfterIsraeliair strikes targeted southernSyriaon Wednesday morning - just hours after two missiles were launched from there towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - the Syrian foreign minister called Israel's actions "a provocation". Asaad al-Shaibani said Syria does "not seek war" and "demands respect for the 1974 Disengagement Agreement"...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The content is contrary to the nation's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions", the information minister says.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:White documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as βA Boyβs Own Storyβ and βThe Beautiful Room is Empty.β
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:When Virat Kohli, one of India's greatest cricketers, realized his 17-year dream of winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) title with his longtime team the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the moment brought tears to his eyes.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Canada's Mark Carney calls the 50-percent tariff increase 'illegal', while Mexico's Sheinbaum weighs countermeasures.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The users are comprised of ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Edu customers, OpenAI said.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:A half-century-old Pennsylvania power plant fueled by oil and natural gas will keep running beyond its scheduled shutdown date following an order from the Trump administration just one day before it was due to retire. The Eddystone Generating Station near Philadelphia was to close permanently last Saturday because its owner determined it no longer made [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:He won the election with 49.42% of the vote, defeating his main rival, Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party. On Wednesday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sent his congratulations to Lee Jae-myung on his election as president of South Korea. RELATED: Ortega Murilloβs Visit to Moscow Strengthens Russia-Nicaragua Ties βOn behalf of the People [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Three bombs dating back to World War II were defused in Cologne this week. Evacuations to allow ordnance disposal experts to defuse bombs are a frequent occurrence in Germany, as well as all over the world.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Experts have described this approach as a βFourth-Generation Warfare Operation.β In recent days, Cuba has been the target of a new media and political offensive organized by the transnational far right, which seeks to exploit university studentsβ reaction to increased Internet rates to advance a destabilizing agenda. RELATED: Cuba Introduces Internet Tariff Adjustments Following Popular [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Muslims from around the world are gathering in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the annual Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Over the coming days, they will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago. And as in previous years, they will also [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Click to expand Image The Criminal Court of Appeal building in Yerevan, Armenia, July 12, 2018. 2018 Asatur Yesayants/Sputnik via AP Photo Vahagn Petrosyan was 36 years old when a court stripped him of his legal capacity in September 2015, claiming his psychosocial disability prevented him from being able to make his own decisions. For years he endured neglect and violence in institutions, without the right to control...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Five people have been killed in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Sudan, the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday. The attack happened on Monday night, near the town of El Koma in North Darfur province, as the convoy was trying to reach El Fasher city. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Stephane Dujarric, the [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces βmake or breakβ moment for governmentβs pledge to deliver 1.5mn new homes
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:US president says after call with Russian counterpart that Moscow is not ready for βimmediate peaceβ with Kyiv
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Ayatollah Ali Khameneiβs first comments on proposed US deal draw a Trump response who says decision βmust be made quicklyβ
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:US president says Putin also suggested he would participate in talks aimed at reaching a new nuclear deal with Tehran.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Motion comes as prime ministerβs ultra-Orthodox allies threaten to quit government in dispute over conscription
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:A federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:From Italy to Japan, most people have negative views of Israel, poll finds Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/04/2025 - 18:15 Negative views of Israel outweigh positive ones even in countries that are traditionally strong backers, like Hungary and Poland Israeli troops walk near the rubble of a Palestinian house after it was demolished by the army, in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 8 May 2025 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:An AI trained on radiocarbon dating suggests some Dead Sea Scrolls might be older than previously thought. The findings could reshape our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:How Germany's former foreign minister failed Gaza - then got a top UN job Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 13:00 Baerbock's relentless support for Israel, despite the massive suffering of Palestinian women and children, exposed her 'feminist foreign policy' as hollow Annalena Baerbock, then foreign minister, speaks in Berlin in February 2025 (Tobias Schwarz/AFP) Off United Nations member states on Monday...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Scientists have long known that changes in temperature can affect the risks and spread of infectious diseases by altering the biology and behavior of pathogens and their hosts, from butterflies to people. And evidence that climate change can exacerbate more than half of known human pathogenic diseases has underscored the urgency of understanding how extreme [β¦]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday for most Chinese.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Putin in the call with Trump vowed retaliation against Ukraine for its recent drone attack on Russian bombers, the U.S. president said.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The call with US President Donald Trump comes three days after Ukraine's audacious military operation, "Spiderweb", which saw airfields deep inside Russia targeted by drones.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Senior bondholders propose injecting equity to match KKRβs defunct bid but plan needs approval from Ofwat and courts
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Ukraineβs president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:At least 11 people died in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in Bengaluru
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Washington Post update on Gaza aid group killings sparks online backlash A recent correction by the Washington Post regarding its reporting on adeadly incidentat aGazaaid distribution site has ignited a firestorm of criticism and accusations of pro-Israelbias on social media. On 1 June,at least 32Palestinianswere killed and over 200 wounded after Israeli troops opened fire on civilians gathered at two US-Israeli food...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration will revoke visas for Chinese students, including those connected Chinese Communist Party.
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