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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held in contempt: Uthmeier defied migrant law ruling; says backing Trump worth the cost | World News

A US federal judge on Tuesday held Florida attorney general James Uthmeier in civil contempt for defying an injunction that temporarily blocked a controversial state law that made it illegal for undocumented migrants to enter Florida.District judge Kathleen Williams had earlier ruled the law could likely be unconstitutional and barred its enforcement while the case […]

G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump’s exit

G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump’s exit (Image: AP) KANANASKIS: Six of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran conflict but failed to reach major agreements on those and many other top issues – closing a summit that was forced to try […]

‘You don’t know the population?’ Tucker Carlson grills Senator Cruz on Iran; conservative rift deepens

Ted Cruz (L), Tucker Carlson (R) A preview of Wednesday’s Tucker Carlson Show shows a fiery on-air argument between conservative host Tucker Carlson and Republican Senator Ted Cruz. The two clashed over US involvement in the ongoing Israel–Iran conflict, at one point shouting over each other. Cruz, who recently told Fox News it was “very […]

Middle East crisis: US shuts Jerusalem embassy; no evacuation for Americans announced

The United States will shut its embassy in Jerusalem from Wednesday through Friday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, the State Department announced on Tuesday.“Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the US Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday, June 18) through Friday (June 20). […]

Kristi Noem hospitalised: US homeland security secretary admitted for treatment; DHS cites allergic reaction

Kristi Noem admitted to hospital US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in Washington, DC, on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The 53-year-old cabinet member was transported by ambulance out of precaution and is now alert and recovering, a DHS spokesperson […]

Day 2 at G7: PM Modi highlights terrorism; joint stand taken on smuggling and repression

On Day 2 of the G7 summit in Kananaskis on Tuesday, the remaining leaders continued with key discussions on terrorism, human smuggling, and the war in Ukraine, after Trump exited Monday night, saying he needed to focus on rising tensions between Iran and Israel.Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Outreach Session and held several bilateral […]

Tank fire kills 51 people trying to get food in Gaza

Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 51 people, medics said, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet as desperate residents struggle for food. Video shared on social media showed around a dozen mangled bodies lying in a street in Khan […]

Suspected Israeli hackers claim to destroy data at state-owned Bank Sepah

An anti-Iranian govt hacking group with potential ties to Israel and a track record of destructive cyberattacks on Iran claimed in social media posts Tuesday it had destroyed data at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah. The group – known as Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow” – hacked the bank because they accused it of helping fund […]

Trump says Macron ‘always gets it wrong’ as they clash over West Asia

President Trump said on Tuesday that President Macron of France “always gets it wrong,” as simmering tensions between the two leaders over the Israel-Iran conflict blew up into insults.As he made an early exit from the G7 meeting in Canada and flew back to Washington, Trump called Macron “publicity seeking.” In a post on his […]

Natanz underground enrichment plant suffered direct impacts, says IAEA

VIENNA: An Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear complex at Natanz directly hit the underground uranium enrichment plant there, the UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday, revising its assessment after initially reporting it had been hit only indirectly.Since Israel’s launched wide-ranging attacks on Iran on Friday, IAEA has been providing updates on its assessment of the damage […]