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Iran says 71 killed in Israeli strike on Evin Prison

Israel’s attack on the Evin Prison in Iran’s capital Tehran on June 23 killed 71 people, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Sunday.

June 30, 2025 5:04 am
 

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Venice protests target Bezos over mounting grievances

Mass tourism, impossibly high rents, worker exploitation, inequality and elitism: Venice protests in recent days against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s high-profile wedding have highlighted growing global grievances.

June 29, 2025 3:25 pm
 

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Colombia lower house approves pension reform, again

Colombia’s lower house approved on Saturday, for the second time, a pension reform supported by leftist President Gustavo Petro, after the constitutional court ordered a repetition of the ballot because of procedural irregularities.

June 29, 2025 2:32 pm
 

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Canada, Europeans and Brazil, not US, issue statement backing LGBT rights

The foreign ministries of Canada, Australia, Brazil and a host of European countries issued a statement on Saturday celebrating LGBT rights to coincide with Pride Day.

June 29, 2025 1:49 pm
 

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Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill clears first US Senate hurdle

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate advanced President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill in a key procedural vote late on Saturday, raising the odds that lawmakers will be able to pass his “big, beautiful bill” in the coming days.

June 29, 2025 12:21 pm
 

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Trump wins as Supreme Court curbs judges, but may yet lose on birthright citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling blunting a potent weapon that federal judges have used to block government policies nationwide during legal challenges was in many ways a victory for President Donald Trump, except perhaps on the very policy he is seeking to enforce.

June 29, 2025 10:51 am
 

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Iran holds funeral for commanders and scientists killed in war with Israel

Large crowds of mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran’s capital Tehran as the country held a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month’s aerial war with Israel.

June 29, 2025 9:05 am
 

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Immigrants scramble for clarity after Supreme Court birthright ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling tied to birthright citizenship prompted confusion and phone calls to lawyers as people who could be affected tried to process a convoluted legal decision with major humanitarian implications.

June 29, 2025 8:00 am
 

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Israel 'killed 30 Iran security chiefs, 11 scientists'

Israel killed more than 30 senior security officials and 11 senior nuclear scientists to deliver a major blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a senior Israeli military official says in summarising the 12-day air war with Iran.

June 28, 2025 5:49 pm
 

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Tens of thousands expected to attend Budapest Pride in defiance of ban

Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ rights supporters are expected to attend the Budapest Pride march, defying a police ban as the event has become a symbol of the years-long struggle between Hungary’s nationalist government and civil society.

June 28, 2025 12:15 pm
 

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Putin says Russia plans to cut military spending from next year

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was looking to cut its military expenditure from next year, contrasting that with NATO’s plan to ramp up defence spending over the next decade.

June 28, 2025 9:27 am
 

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No known intelligence that Iran moved uranium, US defense chief says

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from U.S. strikes, amid continuing questions about the state of Iran’s nuclear program.

June 27, 2025 4:53 pm

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