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Trump tax bill would add $2.4 trillion to deficits, Congressional Budget Office says

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: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

SutamarchΓ‘n’s Great Tomatina: A Celebration of Tradition and Agriculture

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 Spain’s La Tomatina, this Colombian version has become a major cultural event, attracting visitors from across the country and […]

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Putin tells Trump that Russia has to respond to Ukrainian attacks

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: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Japan just recorded its fewest annual births since it started keeping records

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: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Israeli bombing of Daraa in Syria a 'provocation', foreign minister says

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: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography

The content is contrary to the nation's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions", the information minister says.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Edmund White, groundbreaking bard of gay literature, dies at 85

White documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as β€œA Boy’s Own Story” and β€œThe Beautiful Room is Empty.”

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Indian cricket titan Virat Kohli wins elusive league title after retirement announcement

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: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Leaders of Canada and Mexico lash out at Trump steel tariff hike

Canada's Mark Carney calls the 50-percent tariff increase 'illegal', while Mexico's Sheinbaum weighs countermeasures.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace

The users are comprised of ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Edu customers, OpenAI said.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Aging Pennsylvania Power Plant to Keep Running After Trump Order on Eve of Shutdown

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 […]

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Nicaragua and Honduras Congratulate South Korea’s New President Lee Jae-Myung

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 Murillo’s Visit to Moscow Strengthens Russia-Nicaragua Ties β€œOn behalf of the People […]

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

The world is full of unexploded bombs

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: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Transnational Far Right Uses Fake News to Fuel Student Revolt in Cuba

Experts have described this approach as a β€˜Fourth-Generation Warfare Operation.’ 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 students’ reaction to increased Internet rates to advance a destabilizing agenda. RELATED: Cuba Introduces Internet Tariff Adjustments Following Popular […]

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Muslims Gathers in the City of Mecca for the Hajj

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 […]

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Armenia’s Justice System Excludes Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities

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: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Sudan: Five Civilians Killed in an Attack on a Aid Convoy

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 […]

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

β€˜Accept it or you have to walk’: Labour’s UK spending review battles enter final stage

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces β€˜make or break’ moment for government’s pledge to deliver 1.5mn new homes

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Putin planning to retaliate for Ukraine drone attack, says Trump

US president says after call with Russian counterpart that Moscow is not ready for β€˜immediate peace’ with Kyiv

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Iran’s supreme leader hits back at US nuclear proposal

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s first comments on proposed US deal draw a Trump response who says decision β€˜must be made quickly’

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Trump: Putin says Russia will β€˜have to’ respond to Ukraine attacks

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: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli opposition seeks to dissolve parliament after Netanyahu coalition rift

Motion comes as prime minister’s ultra-Orthodox allies threaten to quit government in dispute over conscription

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Texas hospital that sent woman home with nonviable pregnancy violated the law, federal inquiry finds

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: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

From Italy to Japan, most people have negative views of Israel, poll finds

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: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

AI finds Dead Sea Scrolls are older than first thought

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: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

How Germany's former foreign minister failed Gaza - then got a top UN job

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: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds

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 […]

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Tiananmen Square anniversary shows China’s ability to suppress history

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: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump says he spoke to Putin, predicts no 'immediate' peace for Russia and Ukraine

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: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Putin threatens to respond 'very strongly' after Ukraine strikes airfields, Trump says

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: Euronews favicon Euronews

Thames Water faces weeks of uncertainty as watchdog reviews Β£4bn creditor plan

Senior bondholders propose injecting equity to match KKR’s defunct bid but plan needs approval from Ofwat and courts

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Zelenskyy asks Western allies to boost air defense deliveries as Hegseth skips Ukraine meeting

Ukraine’s president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Indian Premier League cricket championship sparks deadly stampede

At least 11 people died in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in Bengaluru

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Washington Post update on Gaza aid group killings sparks online backlash

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: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Why is Trump cracking down on Chinese students?

The Trump administration will revoke visas for Chinese students, including those connected Chinese Communist Party.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East