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Trump-Lula meeting, Israel Beirut strike and Anthropic-SpaceX deal

Trump meets Brazil's Lula at the White House, Israel kills a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut since April's ceasefire, Iran reviews Washington's latest proposal to end the war, North Korea rejects the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the U.S. and Russia are accused of fueling Alberta's separatist movement, millions of voters head to the polls across Britain, a U.S. judge releases Jeffrey Epstein's alleged suicide note, EU auditors warn that billions in COVID recovery spending remain unaccounted for, Nearly 500 homes are damaged in Mississippi amid multiple tornadoes, and Anthropic signs a deal to use SpaceX's Colossus 1 computing capacity.
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Iran-China meeting, new Sweden intel agency and Ted Turner death

Iran and China meet amid Hormuz crisis talks, Sweden plans a new foreign intelligence agency by 2027, the Canary Islands refuses to dock the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, at least 23 Chadian soldiers are killed in a Boko Haram attack, CNN Founder Ted Turner dies at 87, the U.K.'s Nigel Farage defends an undeclared £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire, the EU pushes for access to Anthropic's Mythos AI, Donald Trump allies sweep primaries in Indiana, while the Trump White House Correspondents' Dinner assassination suspect is charged with assault, and Pennsylvania sues Character.AI for practicing medicine.
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Romania government collapse, Russia-Ukraine truce and $1.5M Musk-SEC settlement

Romania's government is ousted in a record no-confidence vote, Iran accuses the U.S. of violating their truce, Russia and Ukraine announce competing temporary ceasefires, Louise Arbour is named Canada's 31st governor general, a report finds that a deliberate fuel cutoff caused a 2022 Boeing 737 plane crash in China, the U.S. probes Smith College for admitting trans women, Trump considers establishing an AI oversight group in collaboration with tech executives, Elon Musk agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle a SEC Twitter lawsuit, an explosion at a Chinese fireworks plant kills 21, and Japanese astronomers detect an atmosphere beyond Neptune.
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Leipzig car ramming, US warship claims and suspected hantavirus outbreak

Two people are killed and many injured after a car rams into a crowd in Germany's Leipzig, the U.S. denies claims that Iran hit an American warship near the Strait of Hormuz, a suspected hantavirus outbreak kills three people on a polar cruise ship, Australia begins an antisemitism probe following an attack in Bondi, Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized with pneumonia in Florida, Armenia hosts EU summits amid tensions with Russia, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is in intensive care after a cardiac crisis, the Supreme Court temporarily restores access to the abortion pill by mail, GameStop bids $55.5 billion to acquire eBay, and a North Korea women's football club will travel to South Korea.
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Iran peace proposal, Bolsonaro sentence reduction and Senate prediction market ban

Iran submits a new peace proposal amid President Trump's skepticism, Brazil's Congress cuts Bolsonaro's prison term, Ukrainian media publishes tapes of President Zelenskyy associates in a corruption sting, Switzerland rejects Palestinian state recognition, the U.S. Senate bans members and staff from prediction markets betting, Sahel Alliance confirms joint airstrikes in Mali, The Pentagon signs AI deals with seven tech firms, Congress passes a 45-day FISA 702 extension, an Australian Indigenous girl's murder sparks riots in Alice Springs, and Spirit Airlines nears a shutdown after its bailout collapses.
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DHS shutdown resolution, Trump-Putin call and Sanders AI summit

The U.S. House votes to end a record 76-day Homeland Security shutdown, Trump and Putin discuss Iran and Ukraine during a 90-minute phone call, as the Russian president also meets with his Congolese counterpart at the Kremlin, Gov. Landry suspends Louisiana's House primaries, Bernie Sanders hosts a U.S.-China AI safety panel, seven families sue OpenAI over British Columbia's Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, a royal commission releases its preliminary report on Australia's Bondi attack, a new court filing raises questions about the shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner, the U.S. economy grows 2% in early 2026, and the EU finds that Meta broke child safety rules by not keeping minors of its platforms.
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Hegseth Iran testimony, PRC-Panama tensions and Greece online ID plans

Pete Hegseth testifies about the Pentagon budget and Iran, two Jewish men are stabbed in London in an alleged terrorist attack, six nations back Panama amid China port tensions, 7.8 million reportedly face hunger in South Sudan, Greece considers targeting anonymous posters with its social media policies, Auckland officials reject a statue memorializing Japanese sex slaves, James Comey is indicted and surrenders over his Trump Instagram post, the U.S. Supreme Court limits race-based redistricting in a 6-3 Ruling, the FCC orders an early license renewal for eight ABC stations, and Canada releases its 2026 spring economic update.
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UAE OPEC withdrawal, King Charles Congress speech and robot baggage handlers

The UAE announces its withdrawal from OPEC, King Charles addresses the U.S. Congress, U.S.-Iran talks on reopening the Strait stall, Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of striking a university, a former Fauci advisor is indicted over an alleged COVID-19 cover-up, a train crash in Indonesia kills at least 15 people, the Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial begins in California, the FBI raids over 20 Minnesota child care centers amid its ongoing fraud probe, the U.K.'s healthy life expectancy hits a record low, and Japan Airlines announces plans to start using humanoid robots as ground handlers.
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WHCD suspect arraignment, Mali attacks and deafness gene therapy

The suspect in the Correspondents' Dinner shooting appears in court, Britain’s King Charles visits the United States, armed groups launch coordinated attacks across Mali, Iran strikes have reportedly caused billions of dollars in damage to U.S. bases, three people are killed in an alleged drug boat strike, 42 people are killed in clashes over a water dispute in Chad, China orders Meta to unwind its $2 billion Manus AI deal, the Trump administration fires all National Science Board members, and the FDA approves the first gene therapy for genetic deafness.
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Correspondents' Dinner shooting, Powell probe withdrawal and Argentina journalist ban

A shooter causes chaos as the White House Correspondents' dinner, the Pentagon reportedly considers options to penalize NATO allies seen as uncooperative during the Iran war, Russia says it was invited to this year's G20 summit, the DOJ drops its probe into U.S. Fed chairman Jerome Powell, Argentina bans 60 journalists from the presidential palace, Syria arrests the suspected leader of the 2013 Tadamon massacre, the DOJ inspector general announces an audit of the Epstein files release process, the WHO's "Big Catch-Up" initiative delivers 100 million vaccines to 18 million kids, a U.S. sergeant is charged with winning a $400,00 bet on Maduro's capture, a chunk of glacial ice blocks the Khumbu Icefall route on Mount Everest, and the 2 hour marathon barrier falls. 
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