California to sue Trump govt over axed high-speed rail funds
California will sue President Donald Trump's administration over its decision to cancel billions of dollars in federal funding for the construction of a long-delayed high-speed rail line, the state's governor said Thursday.
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Brazil's Lula calls Trump's tariff threat 'unacceptable blackmail'
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail."
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In rural Canadian town, new risk of measles deepens vaccine tensions
In the Canadian town of Aylmer, where Mennonites in traditional dress walk down the main street alongside secular locals, bitter divisions over vaccine skepticism that arose during Covid have intensified with the reemergence of measles.
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What to know about Trump's effort to oust Fed Chair Powell
US President Donald Trump this week escalated attacks on central bank chair Jerome Powell, suggesting he could be dismissed for "fraud" over his handling of a renovation project at the Federal Reserve's headquarters.
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Trump threatens to sue WSJ over story on alleged 2003 letter to Epstein
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal after it published a story about an alleged off-color letter written by him to late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that featured a drawing of a naked woman.
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Gulf Air orders 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
US aviation giant Boeing on Thursday signed a contract valued at $7 billion to sell 12 787 Dreamliners, with options for six more, to Gulf Air, as the Bahrain-based carrier looks to expand its global network.
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Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
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'A trap' - Asylum seekers arrested after attending US courts
In gloomy corridors outside a Manhattan courtroom, masked agents target and arrest migrants attending mandatory hearings -- part of US President Donald Trump's escalating immigration crackdown.
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England's Wiegman hails 'one of a kind' Bronze after Euros shootout triumph
Sarina Wiegman heaped praise on England icon Lucy Bronze after she stepped up to help drag the Lionesses through to the semi-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Thursday.
Read moreEl Salvador rights group says forced out by Bukele 'repression'
A leading rights group investigating corruption in El Salvador said Thursday it had been forced into exile due to "escalating repression" by President Nayib Bukele's administration.
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