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US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf. The strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks […]
Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County
ATLANTA | The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The Justice Department served a grand jury subpoena in April seeking the names and personal contact information of county employees and volunteer […]
Federal immigration agent fatally shoots man in Houston during an enforcement operation
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man in Houston after he attempted to evade arrest in his vehicle during an operation Tuesday, the agency said. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, ignored commands and attempted to ram an agent who […]
DNA evidence from Charlie Kirk assassination disputed by defendant’s lawyers
PROVO, Utah | Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing that prosecutors said links the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing continues Wednesday. A member of Tyler Robinson’s defense team interrogated a DNA analyst from the FBI […]
Trump says the U.S. will give license to Ukraine to produce Patriot defense systems
ANKARA, Turkey | President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to help counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine which has badly needed the technology for the war now in its fifth year. “We’ll give them the right to make […]
WEDNESDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video
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Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey | U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at his NATO partners at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with the alliance for pushing back against his efforts to take control of Greenland and for not supporting his war in Iran. NATO’s European members plus Canada have scrambled to meet […]
Iran and US trade fire and Trump calls the ceasefire into question
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran targeted American military sites in the Gulf on Wednesday after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The crossfire raised fears that the war in […]
South Korean law targeting ‘fake news’ takes effect as journalists’ groups raise concerns
SEOUL, South Korea | South Korea began enforcing a law Tuesday that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship. Journalists and civil liberties groups say the vaguely worded law fails to clearly define what information […]