FactualBeijing is reportedly readying shoulder-fired missile systems for Tehran, routing them through third countries to mask their origin. The move would mark a direct escalation in Chinese support for Iran.
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FactualVice President JD Vance left Islamabad after marathon negotiations with Iran ended without agreement. Tehran's refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear programme was the central sticking point.
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FactualThe US Postal Service suspended retirement contributions to save $2.5 billion as it warns it could run out of cash within 12 months. Congress faces pressure to decide the future of the 250-year-old institution.
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BalancedAnthropic's unreleased AI model, Mythos, can find software vulnerabilities faster than any human. Regulators in London and Washington are scrambling to assess the threat to banks.
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BalancedOpposition leader Péter Magyar's Tisza party leads polls by roughly ten points ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election. Viktor Orbán faces the most serious challenge since he took power in 2010.
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FactualPeruvians head to the polls on Sunday to choose from a record 35 presidential candidates. Keiko Fujimori leads in polls but no one is expected to clear the 50 per cent threshold.
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FactualFour women have accused California congressman Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including rape. His campaign chairman, Senator Adam Schiff and major unions have all withdrawn support.
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FactualVice President Vance and Iran's parliamentary speaker began face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan to end their six-week war. The Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon remain the key sticking points.
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FactualAfrika Bambaataa, the Bronx DJ credited with helping create hip-hop as a genre, died on Thursday of prostate cancer. His legacy is inseparable from both the music he pioneered and the abuse allegations that followed him.
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FactualNASA's Artemis II capsule returned to Earth on Friday after a 10-day mission that sent four astronauts farther from Earth than any humans in history. The crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.
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BalancedLawmakers from both parties are calling for investigations into Polymarket after anonymous traders placed well-timed bets on the Iran ceasefire. At least $550,000 in profits were made by a single account minutes before the announcement.
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FactualCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel gave the first interview by a Cuban leader to a US network since Fidel Castro in 1959. He dismissed calls for his resignation as coming from Washington.
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FactualThe IUCN Red List upgraded the emperor penguin from near threatened to endangered, citing climate-driven sea ice loss. Populations could halve by the 2080s.
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BalancedIsrael issued evacuation orders for Beirut neighbourhoods including two major hospitals as strikes on Hezbollah targets continued. Iran warned of 'strong responses' if attacks do not stop, putting the fragile ceasefire at risk.
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BalancedThe Board of Immigration Appeals denied Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's bid to dismiss his deportation case. The former Columbia student says the ruling is politically motivated retaliation for protesting the war in Gaza.
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FactualThe first lady said she was never friends with Jeffrey Epstein and called on Congress to hold public hearings for his victims. The president said he did not know about the statement in advance.
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FactualPyongyang said it tested ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads over three days, alongside anti-aircraft systems and electromagnetic weapons. South Korea tracked launches flying up to 700 kilometres.
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FactualUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is 'fed up' with Trump and called post-ceasefire Israeli strikes on Lebanon wrong. He spoke with Trump by phone hours later.
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FactualConsumer prices rose 3.3% year over year in March, the highest since May 2024. A record monthly spike in energy costs tied to the Iran conflict drove the surge.
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FactualThe Microsoft co-founder will appear for a transcribed interview about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Gates appears thousands of times in the Epstein files.
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