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Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country's official language
"Such good English," Trump told Liberian President Joseph Boakai. "Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?"
Rubio imposes sanctions on UN's Albanese over 'political, economic warfare' against Israel, US
Former DOGE official rushed grant to GHF, skips mandatory anti-fraud safeguards
Paris court extends detention of Iranian woman held on terrorism charges
Pope Leo meets Zelensky, offers to host Ukraine peace talks
Zelensky and Leo held talks in Castel Gandolfo, a small Italian hill town near Rome, where the pope is taking a two-week vacation.
X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move
Yaccarino took the top job at X in 2023 to help Musk execute his vision to transform the platform.
Spanish court says attempt on former politician's life linked to opposition to Iran leadership
Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 80, a founder of Spain's far Right Vox party, and supporter of Iranian dissidents, was shot in the face by a motorbike passenger as he was walking in Madrid in November 2023.
Google co-founder slams UN as 'antisemitic' in internal forum - report
Google's co-founder slams the United Nations, calling them "transparently antisemitic", says a report from the Washington Post this Wednesday.
Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan
The office of Ankara's chief prosecutor has launched a formal investigation into the incident, it said on Wednesday, in Turkey's first such ban on access to an AI tool.
Russia launches record 728 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force says
This comes after Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending US defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow.
European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate
Last month was the planet's third-hottest June on record, behind the same month in 2024 and 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin on Wednesday.
Friends of the IDF in crisis after internal report alleges financial abuse and toxic culture
FIDF, an American charity that has raised millions of dollars for soldiers since October 7, is in crisis following an internal report detailing allegations of inappropriate workplace practices.
Russia recruiting unknowing suicide bombers as part of shadow war against Ukraine - report
Russia has begun to recruit young Ukrainians as unwilling suicide bombers amid the third year of the Ukraine-Russia War.
French intelligence chief: No certainty on whereabouts of Iran's uranium stocks
Nicolas Lerner, who heads the DGSE, said all aspects of Iran's nuclear program had been put back by several months following the air strikes.
