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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Ex-President Yoon in Appeal
A special counsel has again demanded the death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed 2024 martial law bid, as his insurrection appeal resumes.
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Obama Mocks Trump's 'Obsession' on 'All The Smoke'
On the 'All The Smoke' podcast, Barack Obama said he occupies 'a suite' in Donald Trump's head and called the president's focus on him 'strange.'
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Trump Stalls Bipartisan Housing Bill Over SAVE Act
President Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing bill, saying he won't approve it until Congress passes his SAVE America elections act.
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Trump Meets NATO Chief Rutte Amid Europe Tensions
President Trump hosted NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House as friction with European allies over Iran clouds the run-up to the Ankara summit.
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Netanyahu pushes to end Israel's US military aid dependence
Netanyahu told reservists that Israel must build an independent armaments industry and shift from aid recipient to defense partner, backing a US congressional proposal to phase out $3.8 billion in annual aid.
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House Releases Bill Gates's Epstein Testimony Transcript
A transcript released by the House Oversight Committee details Bill Gates calling his ties to Jeffrey Epstein a 'grave error in judgment' and suspecting blackmail.
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Scholz to Co-Chair Germany's New North-South Development Commission
The German cabinet has appointed former Chancellor Olaf Scholz and ex-Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla as co-chairs of a new development-policy North-South Commission, which launches on June 30 in Hamburg.
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Macron leads Marc Bloch's induction into the Panthéon
France honored historian and Resistance martyr Marc Bloch, alongside his wife Simonne, with a Panthéon induction led by President Emmanuel Macron.
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Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister amid revolt
Less than two years after Labour's landslide, Keir Starmer is stepping down as prime minister after his own MPs withdrew their confidence in his leadership.
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Meloni Slams Trump's 'Unprovoked Attacks' Amid G7 Photo Row
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni rejected Donald Trump's claim that she 'begged' him for a photo at the G7 summit, condemning his 'constant, unprovoked attacks' as Rome canceled a planned US visit.
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Spanish PM Sanchez's wife has passport revoked, ordered to trial
A Madrid judge has ordered Begona Gomez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, to stand trial on corruption charges, confiscating her passport and barring her from leaving Spain.
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Biden Loses Court Bid to Block Release of Memoir Tapes
A federal judge rejected former President Joe Biden's lawsuit seeking to keep audio recordings made for his 2017 memoir out of public hands.