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Donald Trump has made an unintentionally risque joke about his sons Eric and Donald Jr while talking about the US Medal of Honor.

‘We’ll have a threesome’: Trump’s speech takes strange turn

The US President has made a risque comment while talking about his ‘beautiful’ sons and the United States’ highest military honour.

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Trump supporters are calling for restrictions on pregnant women entering the US to restrict birthright citizenship.

Trump allies make wild bid to ban pregnant women from US

It comes after the US President’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship was shut down by the Supreme Court.

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Shipping recommenced in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the US hold indirect technical peace talks. (AP PHOTO)

US and Iran hold indirect technical peace talks

US President Donald Trump claims peace talks with Iran are going "very well", despite Iranian officials refusing to meet with US envoys.

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US President Donald Trump has had a blessed run with the US Supreme Court ... to an extent.

Why Supreme Court’s Trump boost is still not enough for him

In a term in which the US President’s policies dominated the docket, one dynamic explains why the court often ruled for him but didn’t always give him what he was seeking.

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US President Donald Trump in front of the remodelled Air Force One on July 01, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Trump takes ritzy new Air Force One gifted by Qatar for spin

The retrofitted Boeing 747 jet given to Donald Trump by the Gulf country also features a new colour scheme more in line with the President’s individual tastes.

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Tech bosses are being forced to seek permission to release cutting edge technology to the world.

Why Trump’s AI regime opaque, unpredictable & unsustainable

THE ECONOMIST: America has — until now — been synonymous with freedom, so why are tech bosses being forced to seek permission to release cutting edge technology to the world?

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Donald Trump now earns most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies.

Trump reports more than $2 billion income from crypto

Donald Trump's financial disclosures ‌for ⁠2025 reveal he has made billions of dollars from a crypto venture he and his sons co-founded.

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Iran’s Assembly of Experts have demanded the assassination of Trump and Netanyahu.

Iranian clerics demand assassination of Trump, Netanyahu

In a statement, Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts have demanded the assassination of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on followers to ‘send them to hell’.

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US President Donald Trump issued the order last year on his first day back in office as part of a suite of policies to curb illegal immigration.

US Supreme Court rejects birthright citizenship curbs

The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has rejected a challenge by US President Donald Trump.

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Iran is sending a delegation to Qatar but officials say they do not plan to meet the US side there.

Peace talks in limbo as US envoys snubbed by Iran

US envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official says, casting doubt ‌on the progress of peace talks.

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Donald Trump said US envoys were on the way to the meeting in Doha which was “perhaps important, perhaps not”.

Trump says US and Iran will meet to negotiate after strikes

President Donald Trump said the US and Iran would meet in Qatar this week, at Iran’s request.

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Middle East erupts again as Trump’s peace deal comes under fire.

Trump’s Iran peace deal rocked as fresh attacks ignite fears

Iran and the US will sit down together for talks, but Iran says the focus will be on managing the Strait of Hormuz and de-escalating tensions.

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Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve.

Supreme Court blocks Trump from firing Fed governor, for now

The decision is a setback for Trump, who alleged that Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud and has complained that the Fed is not dropping interest rates quickly enough.

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The US Supreme Court has turned away Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a jury’s verdict that he sexually assaulted and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll.

Fresh blow in Trump’s bid to overturn sex assault verdict

The US Supreme Court has delivered a stinging reply to the US President’s move to overturn a jury’s verdict that he sexually abused and defamed a writer.

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Donald Trump claims Iran wants a meeting in Qatar aimed at saving the ceasefire deal.

Trump says Iran requests Tuesday meeting amid Tehran denials

The US President made the announcement on Truth Social, just hours after Iranian officials denied any meeting was scheduled.

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This week's provisional peace deal between the countries was meant to reopen the waterway to shipping traffic, but the pace of that reopening is unclear.

Iran says it is responsible for Hormuz as ceasefire resumes

Tehran insists that it had a right to full control of the strait, brushing aside Donald Trump’s threats to “complete the job”.

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