Trump’s budget vote-a-rama; America to lift Syria sanctions, and more
As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama.
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Russia’s massive air attack on Ukraine; Senate advances Trump’s budget bill, and more
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”.
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Iran buries war dead; Republicans push tax-and-spend bill, and more
A Russian drone struck a residential tower in Odessa, a port city in southern Ukraine, killing two people and injuring at least 14, including three children
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Trump’s Supreme Court win; America ends trade talks with Canada, and more
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, said that humanitarian efforts in Gaza were being “strangled”
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Hegseth defends strikes on Iran; Ukraine halted Russia’s summer offensive in Sumy, and more
Hegseth defends strikes on Iran; Ukraine halted Russia’s summer offensive in Sumy, and more
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