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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.
Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jun 01, 2026 10:58 am - The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college graduates, a study released Monday has found.
Trump claims he’s making food more affordable but his examples ignore the big picture

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jun 01, 2026 10:50 am - In a recent Truth Social post, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples. Yet just two weeks earlier the Labor Department had released inflation figures showing grocery prices up nearly 3% in April from a year earlier.
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.
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years

By BASSEM MROUE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MELANIE LIDMAN
May 31, 2026 3:53 pm - BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more ...
Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant

May 31, 2026 3:50 pm - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv on Sunday launched new strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. It has also denied Moscow’s claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-c...

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