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• US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump’s authority in Iran

  04-06-2026 01:38 via article.wn.com
  Stunning rebuke to president as lawmakers vote 215-208 for measure forcing him to seek congressional approval...
  
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• 'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak, WHO chief says

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start but that testing is improving. ......
  
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• US signals possible breakthrough in Iran negotiations within days

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has said he wants to keep diplomatic discussions on the conflict involving Lebanon separate from talks related to tensions with Iran, despite Tehran insisting the issues are closely connected. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Donald Trump said he believed the matters should be treated independently. “I’d like to separate it… because it is separate,”...
  
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• US immigration judge orders deportation of teen who was already dead

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  A US immigration judge in North Carolina has ordered the deportation of a Honduran teenager who was killed in a shooting months before his scheduled court hearing, according to reporting by The Guardian. Judge Amy Lee signed the removal order against Levi Mendez-Maldonado on 21 May after...
  
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• US House passes resolution to limit Trump\u2019s powers in war against Iran

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  The US House also approved...
  
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• Trump calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says Israel is complicating peace talks

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call. ......
  
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• Trump administration scrapping $1.8B fund to compensate allies

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “We are not moving forward with the fund, period.” ......
  
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• Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Amanda formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first tropical cyclone of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. ......
  
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• Treasury Secretary refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  Bessent cited ongoing litigation when asked about part of the settlement during a Senate Finance Committee hearing. ......
  
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• Tech industry wins big in California primary election with millions spent paying off

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  Silicon Valley is fighting against regulation, taxes and growth of AI and will benefit from having political leverage...
  
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• Takeaways from primaries, including missing congressman, Trump setback

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  Democrats have settled on a nominee in a New Jersey congressional district that could decide which party controls the House. ......
  
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• See sights and sounds from WCWS Game 1 between Texas and Texas Tech

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  Texas and Texas Tech...
  
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• Seattle, home to Amazon and Microsoft, poised to pass moratorium on new datacenters

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  Measure expected to pass next week represents major rebuke to big tech as local disquiet over AI boom grows...
  
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• S. Korea's ruling party wins majority in local elections: media

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, June 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's ruling Democratic Party won a majority of races for metropolitan mayors and...
  
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• Philippine Senate reopens after 2 days but impasse among senators remain

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  An impasse between factions of senators in the Philippines that shut the Senate for two...
  
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• Pentagon hires convicted January 6 rioter for national security job

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration has given a man who was jailed for his actions during the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot a job in the Pentagon's policy office. ......
  
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• One dead and another injured after train strikes semi-truck in Iowa

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  A train has struck a semi-truck in eastern Iowa, killing one person and injuring another. The crash Wednesday at a crossing of a state highway and the Iowa Interstate Railroad is about 70 miles east of Des Moines. Poweshiek County ......
  
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• North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials...
  
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• NASA ends decade-long Mars mission after spacecraft loss

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), NASA's first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, has officially come to an end after losing contact with its spacecraft last December, the agency announced on Wednesday. Blasting off on Nov. 18,...
  
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• Kuwait PM Inspects Airport Damage Following Missile and Drone Strike

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  TDT | Manama | Email : Kuwait’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, visited Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport...
  
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• Japan sees shortage of plastic bags, trays and gloves, as Iran war-induced naphtha shortage worsens

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  The Middle East is Japan’s main source of crude oil, from which naphtha is extracted and used to make items including printing ink and plastics...
  
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• Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to implement a ceasefire, according to a joint statement released on Wednesday following trilateral negotiations in...
  
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• Homeland Security secretary says ICE will increase new officer training next month

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  This follows criticism that ICE was loosening standards to quickly deploy more deportation officers. ......
  
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• Gulf Tensions, Lebanon Fear, Sahel Hunger Spark UN Warning

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over reported overnight clashes between the United States and Iran, including claims that Iran targeted Kuwait and Bahrain. Reports say an Iranian drone and missile attack struck Kuwait’s international airport, killing at least one person and injuring several others. The attack also led to flight delays, suspensions, and...
  
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• Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  United Nations University report also predicts that water and energy use and pollution will double in four years as AI grows. ......
  
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• Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  A judge in Amsterdam has rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by rapper Ye, finding the concerts are not a threat to public order. Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has drawn widespread controversy in ......
  
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• Buffalo named ‘Donald Trump' for its golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week. The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of people started showing up at the farm outside Dhaka to...
  
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• Bangladesh Elected President of 81st UN General Assembly

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  The Secretary-General of the , , has congratulated the Government of on its election to lead the 81st session of the . Taha also extended his congratulations to following his election as President of the...
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka: ‘just want to quit tennis’ after French Open quarterfinal defeat

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  PARIS — After letting...
  
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• Argentina's World Cup title defense draws a frenzy in Kansas City as Messi nurses a ...

  04-06-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Turns out that reigning World Cup champion Argentina draws quite a crowd no matter where it goes. Whether it be fans surrounding the team's upscale hotel near downtown Kansas City, or their first training session opened to media Wednesday that drew hundreds of reporters to the facilities of Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City, there are few places that Lionel Messi and the rest of La Albiceleste are not the center of attention as the tournament draws near. The
  
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