President Trump hosts UFC fights on White House South Lawn for his 80th birthday.
President Donald Trump hosted a UFC mixed martial arts event on the White House South Lawn on June 14, 2026, coinciding with his 80th bir...
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Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky shot dead in Poland.
Russian artist Robert Kuzovkov, known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead on June 15, 2026, in a parking lot in Biała Podla...
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U.S.-Iran peace talks are delayed.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators called off scheduled peace talks. Global stocks fell and oil prices rose following the announcement. The del...
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UK forces seize Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel.
British armed forces boarded and detained the vessel Smyrtos in the English Channel on Sunday in a six-hour operation. Prime Minister Kei...
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Graham Platner wins Maine Democratic Senate primary despite multiple controversies.
Graham Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer, won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on June 9, 2026. He defeated G...
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Trump nominates Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence amid controversy over acting pick.
President Trump nominated Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former SEC Chairman, to be the next Di...
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Georgia Republicans decline to redraw congressional and legislative maps during special session.
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns announced on June 17, 2026 that the Republican-led legislature would not take up redistricting for the 20...
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Joy Behar told JD Vance to run for president during his appearance on The View.
Vice President JD Vance appeared on 'The View' on June 17, 2026, becoming the first Republican vice president to sit on the show. During ...
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Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho transgender bathroom law.
U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford granted a preliminary injunction on June 16, 2026, preventing key provisions of an Idaho law from t...
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Algae reappears in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following renovation.
Algae was spotted in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after President Trump declared a multimillion-dollar renovation project co...
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Iran's national soccer team arrives in the United States for a World Cup match following a peace deal between the two nations.
Iran's national soccer team arrived in Los Angeles from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their World Cup opener against N...
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Switzerland votes on referendum to cap population at 10 million.
Swiss voters cast ballots on a referendum to cap the country's population at 10 million by 2050. The initiative was proposed by the right...
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DOJ moves to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against xAI over data center air pollution.
The Justice Department filed a motion to intervene and dismiss a lawsuit brought by the NAACP against Elon Musk's xAI. The lawsuit allege...
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park exhibits removed under executive order.
U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley issued a preliminary injunction on June 12, 2026, ordering the Trump administration to restore exhibits ...
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Trump announces James McDonald as nominee for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday his intent to nominate James M. McDonald, a litigation partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and fo...
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Trump-endorsed candidates win Senate primaries in Georgia and Alabama while Georgia gubernatorial pick loses.
Rep. Mike Collins won the GOP Senate runoff in Georgia and will face Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Rep. Barry Moore won the Alabama Senate...
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Federal appeals court rules Ohio can enforce social media parental consent law for minors.
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 decision overturning a lower court injunction against Ohio's Social Media Parental Notif...
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York Revolution forfeits game after players refuse to wear Pride Night jerseys.
The York Revolution, a minor league baseball team in Pennsylvania, forfeited their scheduled game on June 18, 2026, after several players...
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Hillary Clinton calls Biden's re-election bid a 'terrible mistake' in interview with David Remnick.
Hillary Clinton criticized Joe Biden's decision to seek re-election in 2024 as a 'terrible mistake' during an interview with The New York...
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President Trump hosts UFC fight night on White House South Lawn for his 80th birthday.
The UFC will hold a fight card on the White House South Lawn on Sunday, featuring two title fights before approximately 4,000-4,300 guest...
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Trump conditions FISA Section 702 renewal on passage of SAVE America Act voting bill.
President Trump announced he would not support renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless Congress attach...
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UK Defense Secretary John Healey resigns over military spending dispute with Prime Minister Starmer.
UK Defense Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday, June 11, 2026, after concluding the government's Defense Investment Plan (DIP) all...
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Trump signs $70 billion bill funding ICE and Border Patrol through end of his term.
President Trump signed the Secure America Act, providing nearly $70 billion to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and B...
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Federal judge orders release of Palestinian activist Salah Sarsour from ICE detention.
US District Judge James Hanlon ordered the release of Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian American green card holder detained by ICE for approxi...
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Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan denied entry to United States over vetting concerns.
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named Africa's top referee in 2025, was denied entry at Miami International Airport on Saturday after an 11-hour i...
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UK Court of Appeal upholds government ban designating Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.
The UK Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that the Home Secretary's decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism laws was lawful a...
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Bill Gates testifies before House Oversight Committee about ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates appeared voluntarily for a closed-door transcribed interview before the House Oversight Committee on June...
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A Sudanese asylum seeker was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Belfast triggered anti-immigrant riots.
Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese national, was charged with attempted murder after a knife attack on Stephen Ogilvie in Belfast on Mon...
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Federal judge allows UFC event to proceed on White House South Lawn.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta denied a lawsuit seeking to block a UFC fight card scheduled for the White House South Lawn on June 14, 20...
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Thousands protest in Geneva ahead of G7 summit in France.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Geneva on Sunday to protest the G7 summit scheduled to begin Monday in Evian-les-Bains, France. Sw...
