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Xi, Trump hold phone talks, Xinhua reports
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported, as bilateral relations have been strained by trade disputes.
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Trump and Xi hold long-awaited trade call | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump held a long-awaited phone call Thursday with China’s Xi Jinping, a person familiar with the matter said, as the two leaders tussle over trade policy.
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WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED
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Trump Signs Travel Ban on 12 Countries: Live Updates and Reaction
The order, which primarily targets countries in Africa and the Middle East, revives an effort from President Trump’s first term that led to chaos and court battles.
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Activist Asset Value Investor calls for changes at Gerresheimer
London-based investment fund Asset Value Investors on Thursday called upon German medical packaging maker Gerresheimer to take steps to restore its market value, a move partially supported by another top 30 investor.
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Easier subscription cancellations, more access to weight-loss drugs among flurry of new Colorado laws
Among dozens of new laws signed this week by Gov. Jared Polis are consumer-friendly rules making it easier to cancel services online and a measure increasing access to weight-loss drugs.
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CENTCOM touts string of May operations that dealt hit to ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Iraqi and Syrian partner forces carried out six anti-ISIS missions last month with U.S. assistance, a CENTCOM statement said.
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Senate Republican pushes to add crypto to tax-and-spending bill
Sen. Cynthia Lummis is pushing to add language to her party’s tax-and-spending bill that would revamp how the US taxes cryptocurrency.
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Feminists in Wimples | Kathryn Hughes
A new book about the lives of four medieval women offers an engaging if flawed perspective on the past.
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What’s going on with measles, bird flu, and COVID? Here’s a guide to the latest. - The Boston Globe
We sort through the case numbers, the good news, and the confusion.
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Shameless liar Marjorie Taylor Greene gets caught in yet another lie
Things got lively during a DOGE subcommittee hearing on Wednesday when Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California called out GOP Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene for trying to run away from President ...
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Trump orders investigation into ‘those who hid Biden’s decline’
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Brazil's Lula says Israel carrying out 'premeditated genocide' in Gaza
<article data-history-node-id="423508" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/brazils-lula-says-israel-carrying-out-premeditated-genocide-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/brazils-lula-says-israel-carrying-out-premeditated-genocide-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Brazil's Lula says Israel carrying out 'premeditated genocide' in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accused Israel of carrying out "premeditated genocide" in Gaza.</p> <p>"[It is] a premeditated genocide from a far-right government that is waging a war, including against the interests of its own people," he said at a joint press conference in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron.</p> <p>"What is happening in Gaza is not a war. It's a genocide being carried out by a highly prepared army against women and children," said Lula.</p> <p>"We see a genocide unfold under our eyes day after day... It's no longer possible to accept."</p> <p>Macron said the "coming days" would be critical in attempts to bring about a ceasefire. </p> <p>"We will ramp up pressure in coordination with the Americans to obtain a ceasefire," he said.</p> <p>Later this month, France and Saudi Arabia will co-host a United Nations conference in New York discussing Palestinian statehood.</p> <p>Macron said the summit would take steps "towards recognising Palestine", without expanding further.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Tanzania Dials Up Repression Ahead of Elections
Two foreign activists allege that security forces carried out “unimaginable cruelty.”
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9 cocktails that will be everywhere this summer, according to bartenders and mixologists
Spritzes, dirty martinis, paper planes, and mojitos are some of the many cocktails bartenders and mixologists think will be popular this summer.
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Golfer Bryson DeChambeau has been eating a bit of Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats
Bryson DeChambeau took a trip to Utah recently and bagged an interesting souvenir.
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The founder of DeviantArt is making a $22,000 display for digital art | TechCrunch
Layer, founded by Angelo Sotira, is a canvas designed specifically to display digital art, with an emphasis on fairness to artists.
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'News to me': CNN host stunned by 'huge development' revealed about Trump agenda
CNN's Alayna Treene revealed a "huge development" in president Donald Trump's ongoing trade war against China.The U.S. president will speak directly with Chinese president Xi Jinping about the escalating tariffs they're imposing on one another – and, in fact, they might already have spoken, the Whit...
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Derek Carr explains retirement decision: 'I never played just for the money'
Derek Carr retired during the 2025 NFL offseason because of a shoulder injury. He believes it was the right move despite leaving money on the table.
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Pastor threatens Waco for 'banning' him from preaching at Pride event
Ronnie Holmes says he was banned from a 2024 Waco Pride event for spreading the gospel. This year, he wants to be able to attend — or else.
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Finding Gilbert: The touching WWII D-Day story that spans four generations | Opinion
A World War II story of Lt. Donald Johnson and a touching reunion with a French orphan.
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