The National Weather Service warned that nighttime temperatures may not offer much respite from the “oppressive heat,” with nighttime forecasts of temperatures in the 70s and possibly even the 80s for East Coast cities. Read more
Amazon said on Tuesday its expansion in Britain, its third biggest market after the United States and Germany, would create thousands of jobs. It currently employs 75,000 in the UK, making it a top ten private sector employer. Read more
The two leaders announced the deal in the garden of Starmer’s Downing Street residence, where they also met Ukrainian troops being trained in Britain. Read more
A former civil aviation chief under Afghanistan’s ousted Western-backed government, Habibi and his driver were seized along with 29 other employees of the Kabul telecommunications firm for which he worked, said a State Department notice. Read more
On Sunday, the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran vowed to defend itself, prompting many carriers to suspend more flights to the Middle East. Read more
Trump addressed the U.S. Department of Energy in a post on his Truth Social platform encouraging it to “drill, baby, drill” and saying, “I mean now,” despite no major oil disruptions after the bombings. Read more
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When homes and businesses crank up energy-intensive air conditioners, the risk of power outages increases in extremely hot temperatures if electricity output fails to meet rising consumption. Read more
A senior White House official said Trump had brokered the deal in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel had agreed so long as Iran did not launch further attacks. Read more
The Pacers suffered a huge blow early on when they lost star point guard Tyrese Haliburton midway through the first quarter with an Achilles injury Read more
Khalil, 30, was reunited with his wife, a U.S. citizen, and greeted at the airport by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York. Read more
Air India cuts less than 5% of narrowbody jet routes, suspends two international flights Read more
It was the first suicide bombing in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad was toppled by an Islamist-led rebel insurgency in December. Read more
A Reuters witness saw several Tesla “robotaxis” on Sunday morning in a popular area of the Texas capital called South Congress with no one in the driver’s seat but one person in the passenger seat. Read more
President Donald Trump said U.S. forces “obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites with massive bunker-busting bombs in the early hours of Sunday, joining an Israeli assault in a significant new escalation. Read more
With the damage visible from space after 30,000-pound U.S. bunker-buster bombs crashed into the mountain above Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, Tehran vowed to defend itself at all costs. Read more
Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East due to missile exchanges between Israel and Iran, the latest upheaval to travel in the region. Read more
A little over a month ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have been shunted to the shadows by U.S. President Donald Trump, who hopscotched the Middle East without visiting Israel, traditionally Washington’s closest regional ally. Read more
After days of deliberation, Trump’s decision to join Israel’s military campaign against its major rival Iran represents a major escalation of the conflict. Read more
Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Read more
The judge said the government had made no attempt to rebut evidence provided by Khalil’s lawyers that he was not a flight risk nor a danger to the public. Read more
In March, Gabbard testified to Congress that the U.S. intelligence community continued to believe that Tehran was not building a nuclear weapon. Trump said this week that she was wrong. Read more
