A gunman who opened fire at a security checkpoint near the White House and was shot by U.S. Secret Service officers later died in hospital on Saturday, the agency said. The incident occurred at the checkpoint located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, close to the White House, when the suspect pulled a firearm from...
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China Revises Mine Blast Death Toll To 82
Chinese authorities have revised the death toll from a coal mine gas explosion in northern Shanxi province to 82, down from an initial figure of at least 90, citing confusion in the immediate aftermath of the country’s deadliest mining disaster in 17 years. The explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in...
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Trump Says Iran Deal Near, Strait Reopening Soon
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that a largely negotiated memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict with Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, although Iranian media disputed his characterization of the emerging agreement. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said final details of the deal were still being discussed and would...
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China Coal Mine Blast Kills 90, Rescue Continues
At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province, making it the country’s deadliest mining accident in more than a decade, state media reported on Saturday. The explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, where 247 workers were on...
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Gabbard Resigns Intelligence Post To Support Ill Husband
Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday she would resign as U.S. Director of National Intelligence at the end of June to care for her husband after he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. In a resignation letter posted on her verified X account, Gabbard said she informed President Donald Trump during a meeting...
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Iran Demands Sanctions Relief In Latest U.S. Proposal To End War
Iran’s latest peace proposal to the United States includes ending hostilities across the region, withdrawing U.S. forces from areas near Iran and compensation for damage caused during the U.S.-Israeli war, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran was also seeking the removal of sanctions, the release of frozen Iranian...
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Thailand Train Collision Sparks Bus Fire, Injures Dozens
At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured after a train collision triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in Bangkok on Saturday, rescue officials and police said. Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched after flames spread through the bus and nearby vehicles following the crash, which involved a train, cars and...
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Bangladesh Arrests Ex-soldier After Threat Of Attack
Bangladesh anti-terrorism police say an ex-soldier is being questioned, after his arrest following a manhunt that began in April after warnings of attacks targeting airports, parliament and places of worship. Police said the suspect, Mohammad Mahed, “had taken refuge in a hideout near the Indian border”. Counterterrorism officers questioned Mahed, who police said was linked...
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Israel Confirms Killing Of Hamas Armed Wing Chief In Gaza Strike
The Israeli military has confirmed that Ezzedine Al-Haddad, chief of Hamas’ armed wing, was killed in an air strike in Gaza on Friday. “The IDF and the ISA announce that yesterday, in a precise strike in the area of the City of Gaza, the terrorist Ezzedine Al-Haddad was eliminated,” the military said. Two Hamas officials...
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Trump Says China Committed To Buying 200 Boeing Jets
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that China had agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft, describing the deal as a commitment reached during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “It was sort of like a statement but I think it was a commitment,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News, according to excerpts...