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Google says it will appeal online search antitrust decision

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Saturday said it will appeal an antitrust decision under which a federal judge proposed less aggressive ways to restore online search competition than the 10-year regime suggested by antitrust enforcers

June 2, 2025 7:20 am
 

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Indonesia quarry collapse kills 19, search continues for victims trapped under rubble

A rock collapse at a quarry at Cirebon in West Java province has killed 19 people, injured eight and there are six still missing, local police said on Sunday.

June 2, 2025 6:10 am
 

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Russia and Ukraine step up the war on eve of peace talks

On the eve of peace talks, Ukraine and Russia sharply ramped up the war with one of the biggest drone battles of their conflict, a Russian highway bridge blown up over a passenger train and an ambitious attack on nuclear-capable bombers deep in Siberia.

June 2, 2025 5:20 am
 

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Bridges collapse in 2 Russian regions bordering Ukraine, 7 dead

Two bridges collapsed in different Russian regions bordering Ukraine, derailing trains and killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Russian authorities said early on Sunday, while a Russian politician called Kyiv a “terrorist enclave”.

June 1, 2025 5:05 pm
 

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US-Europe tensions surface at Shangri-La dialogue as Asia strategy splits

The annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, long a platform for U.S.-China rivalry, revealed a new division this year — between the U.S. and Europe over military focus in Asia. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called China an “imminent” threat but urged Europe to prioritize its own continental security rather than expanding into the Indo-Pacific. His remarks came as China downplayed the event, sending only a low-level delegation instead of its defense chief.

June 1, 2025 3:02 pm
 

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IAEA report finds Iran conducted secret nuclear work

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded that Iran carried out undeclared nuclear activities at three sites—Lavisan-Shian, Varamin, and Turquzabad—using nuclear material not disclosed to the U.N. watchdog. In a confidential report seen by Reuters, the IAEA said these efforts were part of a coordinated, secret nuclear weapons program that operated until the early 2000s. These revelations are likely to prompt the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany to push for a formal resolution against Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in June, potentially marking the first formal finding of non-compliance in nearly 20 years.

June 1, 2025 2:04 pm
 

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Hamas seeks changes in US Gaza proposal

Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but President Donald Trump’s envoy rejected the group’s response as “totally unacceptable.”

June 1, 2025 1:29 pm
 

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Supreme Court clears way for Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda

The U.S. Supreme Court this week removed another barrier to President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda, authorizing the end of humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants. In a string of emergency interventions—seven in total since Trump returned to office in January—the court has largely sided with the administration’s efforts to rapidly expand mass deportations, even as it signals caution over the lack of due process for affected individuals.

June 1, 2025 11:07 am
 

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Paris jewish sites vandalized in suspected hate crime

Five Jewish sites in Paris, including the Shoah Memorial and several synagogues, were defaced with green paint overnight, French police reported Saturday. Authorities discovered the vandalism early in the morning in the historic Jewish district of Le Marais, launching an immediate investigation into what officials suspect may be a coordinated hate crime.

June 1, 2025 10:11 am
 

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Gaza aid trucks rushed by desperate and hungry crowds

The World Food Programme says crowds of civilians have rushed aid trucks in Gaza, as hunger and desperation create chaotic scenes.

June 1, 2025 9:03 am
 

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Israeli attack near aid delivery point kills 30 in Rafah

An Israeli airstrike near an aid distribution point operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Rafah killed at least 30 people and wounded more than 115, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA and Hamas-affiliated media on Sunday. Israel has not yet issued a response to the reported attack.

June 1, 2025 7:18 am
 

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Syrian Kurdish commander in touch with Turkey, open to meeting Erdogan

Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi, who leads the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria, said his group is in direct contact with Turkey and open to improving relations, including a potential meeting with President Erdogan. This marks a major diplomatic gesture, considering past conflicts between the SDF and Turkish forces during Syria’s civil war.

May 31, 2025 6:02 pm

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