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Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting

By AAMER MADHANI, BASSEM MROUE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and NATALIE MELZER
Jun 01, 2026 2:37 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanese militant group through mediators.
US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas

By MATTHEW LEE and SAM MEDNICK
Jun 01, 2026 2:30 pm - The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.
Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Jun 01, 2026 1:57 pm - A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump's sweeping agenda.
A new inflation warning from the bond market, adds to Trump’s midterm challenges

By JOSH BOAK
Jun 01, 2026 11:12 am - The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
US bombs Iranian military sites, then downs missiles Tehran fired at troops in Kuwait

By JON GAMBRELL
Jun 01, 2026 10:34 am - The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down.
Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia

By JOHN LEICESTER
Jun 01, 2026 8:30 am - PARIS — The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from Russia, the most recent...
Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine center for US citizens

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
Jun 01, 2026 8:24 am - Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the virus.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani skips annual parade celebrating Israel but pledges big police presence

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
May 31, 2026 3:34 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his...
Blue states pitch 100 percent tax on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts

Hannah Knowles, Dan Merica
May 31, 2026 3:08 pm - Democratic state leaders around the country have an unusual strategy to stymie President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion settlement fund for people who claim they were wrongl...
Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump’s new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
May 30, 2026 6:20 pm - David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. More than five years later, the South Carolina man is offering to help fellow “J6ers” apply for payouts from the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion new fund for people claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.

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