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death toll

Nepal flash flood: Death toll climbs to 1,410, 6,145 still missing as rescue and relief operations continue

breast cancer

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she’s cancer-free

Canada

Trump warns ‘hostile act’ could trigger very heavy tariffs on Europe as Canada seeks closer EU ties

development

US International DFC announces more than $8 bn in investments to fuel American economic, national security interests

drug trafficking

US forces sink floating refuelling station; SOUTHCOM claims vessel supported Los Choneros drug trafficking

aircraft

Shredded tents, destroyed jet: Images reveal hidden scale of Iranian strikes on US Gulf bases

Canada

US-Canada trade war heats up as Trump signs memorandum to exclude Canadian products from federal procurement

Donald Trump

‘Step to redeem our pledge to Ukraine’: US Lawmakers hail House passing Russia sanctions bill

American workers

‘H-1B should not exist to replace American workers with low-wage foreigners’: US VP JD Vance

arms package

Trump administration plans $2.8 bn sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel: Report

US CBO estimates Iran war cost at $38 bn, sees $3 bn monthly if conflict intensifies

AI safety

‘Don’t build Frankenstein and then ask for govt regulation’: US Vice President JD Vance to AI labs

air defences

Saudi-led coalition warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drones intercepted near holy city of Mecca

crashed

US: News helicopter crashes in LA, killing 3; National Transportation Safety Board to lead investigation

Attorney General

US Attorney General says admin will comply with mail ballot ruling, defends Trump

bestiality

Kash Patel defends FBI hiring rule change on trafficking victims

Christopher Luxon

New Zealand parliament clears FTA with India

boats

US destroys two Iranian boats after bid to seize drone near Hormuz: Report

children

Security concerns lead Meghan Markle, Prince Harry to change children’s UK school

conflict

‘Iran wants to make deal, quickly and badly’: Trump predicts sharp drop in oil prices post-war