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Danube Drought Forces Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Plant Into Full Shutdown
Ceuta Death Toll Rises as Spain and Europe Clash Over Border Response
Cuba’s Grid Fails Again as Fuel Crisis Deepens
Trump Establishes Military Spouse Commission Led by Jennifer Hegseth
FBI Launches Operation Summer Heat to Target Violent Crime and Gang Activity Nationwide
States Challenge Trump Administration Rules for Affordable Care Act Insurance Markets
United States Treasury and Bank of Japan Coordinate Yen Intervention to Stabilize Currency Markets
United States Treasury Yields Reach New 2026 Highs as Federal Reserve Holds Firm on Interest Rates
Senate Leaders Advance Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown and Restrict White House Transfers
Twenty-Five States Sue Trump Administration Over New Tariffs on Global Imports
President Donald Trump Pauses Planned Iran Strikes While Warning of Possible Regime Decapitation
Nazca Lines Flight Crash Kills Thirteen as Peru Suspends Aerodiana
South Korean Stocks Slide More Than Five Percent as Chipmakers Lead Market Selloff
Romania Blasts Danube River Rock to Protect Nuclear Reactor Cooling Supply During Heatwave
Taiwan Confirms Expanded Defense Coordination With United States Pacific Command
Iran Rejects Direct Talks With United States as Donald Trump Threatens Continued Military Pressure
Israel Presses Ahead With Gaza Offensive and Rejects U.S. Claims of Hamas Disarmament Progress
European Union Calls Emergency Meeting After Italy Suspends Schengen Arrangements With Spain
United States and Japan Carry Out First Joint Yen Intervention Since 2011
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