June 27, 2025
Supreme Court decision bolsters efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Thursday said individual Medicaid recipients do not have a right to sue over their state's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood from the government-funded health insurance program for low-income residents. The 6-3 decision,…
June 24, 2025
Alleged assessment wrong and leaked, according to White House
US media are reporting that an initial assessment produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency says US strikes on Iran only set back its nuclear programme by a few months. In a post on social media, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt,…
June 24, 2025
White House to hold a classified briefing with Congress on Friday
The White House has scheduled a classified briefing with Congress on Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, following days of frustration over Trump's decision to order strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities without congressional approval. "Senior…
June 24, 2025
Are we seeing an Iran-Israel ceasefire?
US President Donald Trump took a gamble by inserting the US into the worsening conflict between Israel and Iran, but it may have paid off - at least for now. Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire that he…
June 23, 2025
Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq
Qatar has temporarily closed its airspace after the US and the UK told their citizens in the country to shelter in place "until further notice". The US embassy in Qatar suggested in a notice online that Americans do so "out of an abundance of…
June 23, 2025
Trump says US hits 3 Iranian nuclear sites, plunging America into conflict
The United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced. B-2 bombers dropped a number of Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs -- known as "bunker busters" -- during the U.S. mission over Iran, a U.S. official…
June 9, 2025
A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists has been diverted to Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists early Monday and diverted it to Israel, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war…
June 8, 2025
Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue
LOS ANGELES, June 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests…
June 4, 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke poses threat to several US states
With more than 100 wildfires burning in Canada, the smoke is bringing potentially dangerous air quality conditions to parts of the northern United States. As of Monday, there were 181 active wildfires burning in Canada, with 92 of those considered…
June 4, 2025
Trump administration appeals 2nd ruling blocking tariffs
Warning that a series of court decisions blocking President Donald Trump's tariffs "disrupt sensitive, ongoing negotiations with virtually every trading partner," the Trump administration on Monday asked a federal appeals court to block an order…