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Claude Guillemot, a founder of Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft, has died in a plane crash in western France
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The Iranian armed forces announced Saturday they will close the Strait of Hormuz — just three days after it reopened — alleging America's failure to rein in Israeli attacks on Lebanon violates the new ceasefire deal . Why it matters: This is the first big crisis between the U.S. and Iran since signing a memorandum of understanding to end the war earlier this week. - It takes place as President Trump's envoys are already in Switzerland ahead of a potential first round of nuclear negotiations. The Iranian delegation has yet to show up. State of play: A senior U.S. defense official said the U.S. military is still not seeing any Iranian military movements on the ground that reflect a potential "closing' of the strait.
The Iranian armed forces announced Saturday they will close the Strait of Hormuz — just three days after it reopened — alleging America's failure to rein in Israeli attacks on Lebanon violates the new ceasefire deal . Why it matters: This is the first big crisis between the U.S. and Iran since signing a memorandum of understanding to end the war earlier this week. - It takes place as President Trump's envoys are already in Switzerland ahead of a potential first round of nuclear negotiations. The Iranian delegation has yet to show up. State of play: A senior U.S. defense official said the U.S. military is still not seeing any Iranian military movements on the ground that reflect a potential "closing' of the strait.Open
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Russian guided bombs struck an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing at least one person and injuring nine, including a child
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Here’s how “the whole collective self-government thing goes down the tube,” according to two historians who have studied the fall of other democracies.
Here’s how “the whole collective self-government thing goes down the tube,” according to two historians who have studied the fall of other democracies.Open
Some Democratic candidates are learning the hard way that there's a cost to being party leadership's favorite in a hotly contested primary. Why it matters: This echoes the Tea Party wave that hit Republicans in the 2010s, with party outsiders harnessing primary voters' anger to win upset victories over establishment candidates. - The first blow for Democrats came earlier this month in California's 22nd district: Moderate Assembly Member Jasmeet Bains lost to progressive Randy Villegas despite being backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). - On Thursday another DCCC endorsee, Sen. Joe Baldacci, lost the Democratic primary in Maine's 2nd district to progressive rival and state auditor Matt Dunlap. Catch up quick:…
Some Democratic candidates are learning the hard way that there's a cost to being party leadership's favorite in a hotly contested primary. Why it matters: This echoes the Tea Party wave that hit Republicans in the 2010s, with party outsiders harnessing primary voters' anger to win upset victories over establishment candidates. - The first blow for Democrats came earlier this month in California's 22nd district: Moderate Assembly Member Jasmeet Bains lost to progressive Randy Villegas despite being backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). - On Thursday another DCCC endorsee, Sen. Joe Baldacci, lost the Democratic primary in Maine's 2nd district to progressive rival and state auditor Matt Dunlap. Catch up quick:…Open
It was a historic, even jarring, scene that captures a once-unimaginable geopolitical ordering . The world's most powerful heads of state gathered in the French Alps this week for the annual G7 summit, with the CEOs of America's dominant AI companies seated and treated like heads of nation-states themselves. Why it matters: This is the future many leaders and AI CEOs envision — heads of state and the masters of tech in constant discussion, and sometimes conflict, over who controls AI, its rules, and its application to governing and world security. Think of Anthropic vs. Trump as merely a small test run of this dynamic, with governments battling private companies over their products' threat to U.S. or global security. - AI CEOs sat…
It was a historic, even jarring, scene that captures a once-unimaginable geopolitical ordering . The world's most powerful heads of state gathered in the French Alps this week for the annual G7 summit, with the CEOs of America's dominant AI companies seated and treated like heads of nation-states themselves. Why it matters: This is the future many leaders and AI CEOs envision — heads of state and the masters of tech in constant discussion, and sometimes conflict, over who controls AI, its rules, and its application to governing and world security. Think of Anthropic vs. Trump as merely a small test run of this dynamic, with governments battling private companies over their products' threat to U.S. or global security. - AI CEOs sat…Open
The head of Latin America’s top development bank has made a case to Pope Leo XIV about the potential of rare earth mining
Two freight trains collided on a railway bridge in Germany overnight
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The 2026 World Cup is generating a veritable army of modern-day de Tocquevilles discovering America. Why it matters: It's a huge moment for U.S. soft power, as the country nears its 250 birthday with a mixed global reputation at best. Driving the news: Boston welcoming Scottish fans is the off-the-pitch story of the tournament so far. - The Scots seem enamored with Beantown , and vice versa. - They drank the Sam Adams brewery dry. They brought soccer superfan energy to Fenway (one wee lad took home a souvenir ). They're cleaning up after themselves , too. One Scottish fan even reviewed an American emergency room in Taunton, Mass. - They'll later visit Miami, where Scotland has their final group stage match on June 24 versus Brazil. …
The 2026 World Cup is generating a veritable army of modern-day de Tocquevilles discovering America. Why it matters: It's a huge moment for U.S. soft power, as the country nears its 250 birthday with a mixed global reputation at best. Driving the news: Boston welcoming Scottish fans is the off-the-pitch story of the tournament so far. - The Scots seem enamored with Beantown , and vice versa. - They drank the Sam Adams brewery dry. They brought soccer superfan energy to Fenway (one wee lad took home a souvenir ). They're cleaning up after themselves , too. One Scottish fan even reviewed an American emergency room in Taunton, Mass. - They'll later visit Miami, where Scotland has their final group stage match on June 24 versus Brazil. …Open
President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a $14 million investment and a coating of "American flag blue."
President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a $14 million investment and a coating of "American flag blue."Open