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Trump raises Iran pressure, fears US could enter conflict

Israel and the US are ratcheting up pressure on Iran, sparking fresh speculation that Washington could be preparing for a more direct intervention alongside its closest Middle East ally.

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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Cabinet meeting in March. MUST CREDIT: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

Trump considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list

THE WASHINGTON POST: The US is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration.

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US President Donald Trump at Fort Bragg on June 10.

How Trump’s military parade measures up to others

President Donald Trump is set to realise, as he turns 79, one of his long-standing ambitions: to host a major military parade in Washington.

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A view shows the wreckage of the Air India aircraft which crashed during take-off in Ahmedabad.

‘The whole nation is crying’: India’s grief at air disaster

‘I have never seen this many dead bodies in my life,’ said Mahesh Desai, a 39-year-old local. ‘It was all on fire when I came to the site.’

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President Masoud Pezeshkian, second right, listens to Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements in Tehran in April. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran not complying with nuclear obligations: UN watchdog

The UN’s nuclear watchdog has declared Iran in breach of its nonproliferation obligations for the first time in 20 years.

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Dame Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, is featured in a new documentary, Prime Minister.

Why Jacinda Ardern made an intimate doco on her marriage

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is the subject of a new film, Prime Minister, in theatres Friday, which aims to humanise politicians.

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The Washington Post: Disney and Universal use the force of copyright law on ‘bottomless pit of plagiarism’ of Artificial Intelligence models using their intellectual property.

Movie empires strike back at AI

The Washington Post: Disney and Universal use the force of copyright law on ‘bottomless pit of plagiarism’ of Artificial Intelligence models using their intellectual property.

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Protesters kneel in the street facing a row of police in riot gear during a protest in response to federal immigration operations in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. President Donald Trump's administration said on June 9 that it was sending 700 US Marines and thousands more National Guard troops to Los Angeles, sparking a furious response from California's governor over the "deranged" deployment. Protests in Los Angeles, home to a large Latino population, broke out on June 6, triggered by immigration raids that resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

Fact-checking Trump’s claims of a ‘migrant invasion’

Federal and state data tell a far different story about the Golden State than the political fury unfolding in Washington and on the streets of Los Angeles.

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The Washington Post: Is it really like putting your whole mouth in the dip? Or was George Costanza not so bad?

Was George Costanza right? Busting myths of the double dip

The Washington Post: It’s like putting your whole mouth in the dip! Has George Costanza been exhonerated?

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THE WASHINGTON POST: We’re wired to be negative, but you can reset your thinking.

Our brains are wired to think negatively. But we can fix it

Negativity bias is important to human functioning since it helps protect us from harm, but in some it can cause stress, depression and anxiety. Here is how to manage it so that it can benefit us.

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THE WASHINGTON POST: Why Elon Musk is vulnerable in his conflict with Donald Trump

Why Musk is vulnerable in his conflict with Trump

THE WASHINGTON POST: ‘It will come down to how much pain does Trump want to inflict,’ said Gene Munster, an analyst at Deepwater Asset Management.

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The Washington Post:  An iOS redesign and smarter AirPods are coming soon, but questions about Apple Intelligence linger.

Turning point in look, feel and function for Apple users

The Washington Post: An iOS redesign and smarter AirPods are coming soon, but questions about Apple Intelligence linger.

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Protesters gathered in LA’s downtown area and the nearby cities of Compton and Paramount in response to a series of deportation raids, sparking an ‘unprecedented’ reaction from the Trump Administration.

City on edge: What you need to know about LA protests

Protesters gathered in LA’s downtown area and the nearby cities of Compton and Paramount in response to a series of deportation raids, sparking an ‘unprecedented’ reaction from the Trump Administration.

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When it comes to dietary change, it’s better to make small changes gradually than try everything all at once. Here are 11 easy science-backed tips for eating healthier.

Here are 11 easy ways to eat healthier, from a doctor

When it comes to dietary change, it’s better to make small changes gradually than try everything all at once. Here are 11 easy science-backed tips for eating healthier.

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Elon Musk’s tweets played a pivotal role in Donald Trump’s election win. Now they are being used against the President.

Musk used X to boost Trump. Now he’s wielding it against him

As the two men publicly fought in a flurry of furious online posts, the world’s richest man revealed X to be a double-edged sword.

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