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Trump says Iran and Israel ‘don’t know what the f*** they’re doing’ after ceasefire is broken hours after it was announced

<p>Trump speaking to the media just before beginning his trip to the NATO summit in the Netherlands </p>

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Trump won’t say if US still committed to defending fellow NATO nations

APTOPIX Mideast Wars US Iran Strike

Israel killed at least 14 scientists in an unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear know-how

<p>Georgia Representative Rich McCormick says he thinks it's 'great' that Qatar emphasized its right to defend its sovereignty after Iranian strikes </p>

Republican says it would be ‘great’ for Qatar to strike back at Iran

<p>United has again come under fire for discrimination, this time by a Black employee who says he was fired for speaking up about racism on the job</p>

United Airlines supervisor told Black employee to ‘go fetch’ a noose, lawsuit says

Exclusive: “Despite United being made aware” of allegations of racism, the carrier “has not implemented effective measures to address the culture of discrimination,” attorney Genevieve Mesch told The Independent

<p>New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday June23 2025</p>

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Colbert grills NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on his Israel views ahead of primary vote

NYC mayor candidate Brad Lander trots out Cuomo’s harassment accusers

<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier inspects the 'Alligator Alcatraz' site in the Florida Everglades flanked by two police officers in a video posted to social media on June 19, 2025</p>

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Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for migrants in Everglades that will cost $450M per year to run

<p>Search crews at D.L. Bliss State Park</p>

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Death toll rises after boat capsize on Lake Tahoe during sudden storm

<p>Gloria Zamora and her date were shot dead by her estranged husband outside a sushi restaurant in Fontana, California </p>

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Fitness influencer and mother-of-seven shot dead in mall parking lot by estranged husband, cops say

<p>Jurors heard voicemails that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs left his staff with instructions on items for ‘freak offs’</p>

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Diddy trial live: Prosecution to rest case as final witness testifies about ‘freak off’ messages

Prosecution is expected to rest their case on Tuesday

Diddy’s lawyers to offer unusual defense involving Iran, report says

<p>Juliana Marins vanished after falling during a hike near the crater rim of Mount Rinjani</p>

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Search enters critical hours for tourist who fell in volcano: Latest

<p>Diego Luna gave a rousing speech defending immigrants as the guest host on Jimmy Kimmel</p>

Star Wars actor earns standing ovation for condemning Trump

<p>Brad Pitt opens up on attending first Alcoholic Anonymous meeting after Angelina Jolie split .</p>

Brad Pitt opens up on attending first Alcoholic Anonymous meeting

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Influencer reveals she was ‘mortified’ after approaching Taylor Swift

<p>Queen of Latin pop: Gloria Estefan is one of the best-selling female singers of all time with over 100 million record sales</p>

Gloria Estefan: ‘He told me he’d kill my mother if I told anyone’

<p>Rachel Zegler</p>

Rachel Zegler responds to backlash to her online activism

<p>Ralph Fiennes in ‘28 Years Later’</p>

28 Years Later’s twist is scandalous and utterly fascinating

<p>Martin Kove and Alicia Hannah-Kim</p>

Cobra Kai star Martin Kove accused of biting co-star at fan convention

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U2 guitarist The Edge becomes Irish citizen in ‘long-overdue move’

<p>Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Shutter Island’, Bryan Cranston in ‘Breaking Bad’ and Daniel Kaluuya in ‘Get Out'</p>

17 movies that gave away the big twist early on – but nobody noticed

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Brad Pitt opens up about career moment that ‘still haunts him’

Trump Reshapes The World

Oil prices have jumped to the highest level for nearly six months amid fears over supply concerns after the US joined Israel in attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities (Matt Morton/PA)

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Oil prices plunge after Iran retaliates with attack on American air base

<p>US President Donald Trump arrives for the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. </p>

politics

Trump’s statue garden ignites opposition from Indigenous groups

<p>Trump has diverged from NATO allies on issues such as defense spending and the Iran crisis in days ahead of Tuesday’s summit in the Netherlands</p>

middle east

Trump’s strikes on Iran could upend delicate plans for NATO summit deal on defense spending

<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristie Noem has led an effort to swiftly remove targeted immigrants out of the country, and a Supreme Court order on June 23 allows the administration to send certain immigrants to countries other than their own — opening the door for removals to nations such as South Sudan and Libya</p>

politics

Trump can send deportees to South Sudan and other third-party countries, Supreme Court says

<p>A top military official said Trump’s public statements were the ‘biggest threat’ to operational security</p>

politics

Trump gorged on Fox News guests urging he join Israel’s war: report

MTG drags Fox News host who called her a ‘shameless nitwit’

<p>The department said its initial statement ‘does not reflect the views’ of Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna </p>

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LA sheriff’s officials apologize for ‘offensive’ post on Iran bombings

<p>An overwhelming majority of Americans oppose Trump’s entry into a war with Iran, according to a June 22 survey from YouGov</p>

NEWS

Americans overwhelmingly oppose war with Iran and say the Trump ‘Hammer’ strikes made the US less safe, new poll finds

<p>Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has been threatened with a primary challenge </p>

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Trump says he’ll primary Republican Thomas Massie in extended rant

<p> Ariana Grande (left) agreed with AOC (right) that Donald Trump should be impeached over his 'disastrous decision' to bomb Iran</p>

Ariana Grande reshares AOC’s call for Trump’s impeachment over Iran

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Retaliation, regime change, sleeper cells and impeachment: Looming questions in wake of attack on Iran

Trump commands oil companies to keep prices down after Iran bombings

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<p>Satellite image of damage after US strikes on Iran</p>

politics

Lawmakers seek to limit Trump’s war powers after Iran strikes

<p>The Air India flight crash killed 270 people, including 241 passengers and crew</p>

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Authorities identify 247 Air India victims after catastrophic crash

<p>Six people are dead, two were taken to the hospital and two remain missing after a luxury powerboat capsized on Lake Tahoe.<em> (U.S. Coast Guard)</em></p>

Six dead and two missing in Lake Tahoe powerboat tragedy

<p>Modern solar panels will work from minus 40 degrees Celsius to 85 degrees</p>

Will a heatwave help your solar panels perform better?

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<p>Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos attend the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Santa Monica, California in April 2025 </p>

lifestyle

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding planners deny ‘taking over’ Venice as protests rage

<p>New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County, Florida</p>

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Colorado man killed by ‘rare’ lightning strike while on beach honeymoon in Florida

<p>Suspected burglar Carlos Owens, 35, needed help from authorities to be rescued after getting trapped in a Connecticut chimney</p>

crime

Bungling burglary suspect needed to be rescued after getting trapped in Connecticut chimney

<p>Weeklong boycott of McDonald’s over alleged unsavory business practices begins on June 24</p>

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Boycott of McDonald’s to begin this week

<p>A new trial has found that a weight loss drug taken monthly, unlike Ozempic taken weekly, helps people lose 20 percent of their body weight</p>

health

Trial finds weight loss drug taken monthly helps people lose 20% of body weight

<p>Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre holds his 3-month-old daughter Lyn at their home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana</p>

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ICE arrests Marine vet’s wife who was still breastfeeding their child

<p>A woman has been charged after she drove through a crowd of demonstrators protesting against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Chicago, police say</p>

crime

Police have charged a woman they claim drove through crowd of anti-ICE protesters

Culture

<p>Revisiting the Blues Brothers</p>

Dan Aykroyd claims that he might have been haunted by Mama Cass

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The Sandman creator comments on Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations

Deezer adds AI song tags in fight against fraud

<p>Tom Hardy in ‘MobLand’</p>

Guy Ritchie’s divisive series MobLand renewed for a second season

Chris Tarrant shares huge Who’s Want to Be a Millionaire? secrets

<p>Glast from the past: A snapshot of the famous festival from 1982</p>

17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury

<p>Tom Cullen as John 'Goldfinger' Palmer in 'The Gold'</p>

The Gold: Fans rave about ‘brilliant acting’ in finale of BBC drama

Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury hit with big cancellation day before festival starts

<p>For upcoming bands, ‘pay to play’ can literally mean having to buy your own ticket – and working unpaid bar shifts – to perform at the festival of dreams</p>

The uncomfortable truth about pay-to-play Glastonbury

<p>Three of the Mitford sisters (Unity, Diana and Nancy) at Lord Stanley of Aldernay’s wedding in 1923</p>

Stop celebrating the Mitfords – they’re Downton Abbey with swastikas

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<p>The console will be back in stock – but probably not for long</p>

Walmart to restock Nintendo Switch 2 – here’s when

<p>Some stores have online stock, others are sticking to in-person only</p>

How to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 at Walmart, Best Buy, Target and more

<p>If you’re looking to dip your toe into wearables, don’t miss this rare saving</p>

The Oura ring is my favorite tracker — here’s how to get $100 off

<p>Up your game, with these top-rated pickleball paddles</p>

Best pickleball paddles for every player, from beginners to pros

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Jessie J shares health update after breast cancer surgery

<p>CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos and partner Lauren Sanchez attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party </p>

Venice swaps palazzi for paparazzi ahead of Bezos’s wedding

A diagnosis can often provide some control at a time when everything feels uncertain (Alamy/PA)

Health & Families

5 reasons why an early dementia diagnosis is important

<p> Mikayla Raines launched her animal rescue organisation Save a Fox when she was 20 years old</p>

YouTube fox rescue star Mikayla Raines dies aged 29

<p>Shah Rukh Khan and Diljit Dosanjh at the 2025 Met Gala</p>

Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan and Diljit Dosanjh steal the Met Gala show

<p>A hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries worldwide</p>

Health & Families

Push to change ‘misogynistic’ name of common surgery

<p>Daylight can affect our sleep quality</p>

Health & Families

Four tips to help fall asleep during the summer heat

<p>Mounjaro is an injectable medicine approved to help obese patients lose weight</p>

Health & Families

What to do if you’re not eligible for Mounjaro on the NHS

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Princess Lilibet stars in Meghan’s teaser video for brand relaunch

<p>Campus Protests Mahmoud Khalil</p>

Mahmoud Khalil welcomed back to NYC with cheers

Travel

<p>Writer Shipla attends We Love Green festival in Paris</p>

TRAVEL

Forget Glastonbury – this little-known European music festival offers a sophisticated vibe and a killer lineup for less

Forgoing Glastonbury this year, music writer Shilpa Ganatra discovers a French festival with great vibes, organic wines and attractive ticket prices

<p>The US government has warned that there is a heightened risk of demonstrations against US citizens abroad</p>

Worldwide caution alert issued for US travelers amid Iran conflict

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US issues latest India travel advisory with warnings for women

<p>Severe wind gusts are hazardous to aircraft</p>

How climate change is threatening airline passenger safety

<p>MSC World Asia will launch in December 2026</p>

First look at new features on MSC World Asia ahead of 2026 launch

<p>Kansai International Airport of Osaka Prefecture</p>

The airport that could fall below sea level by 2056

<p>Experts reveal why a cruise vacation is far more likely to be pleasantly plain sailing than a tsunami of traumatic experiences</p>

Nine cruise ship myths busted by travel experts

<p>Tenor Nikos Stefanou gets his make-up ahead of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" performance during the 70th Athens Epidaurus Festival at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p>

One of Athens’ best-known attractions is set to close for three years

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Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust containing more water than on the surface

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