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RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For Vaccine Development The mRNA vaccines are credited with slowing the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects. www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-va...

The statue of Confederate general Albert Pike that demonstrators toppled in D.C. in 2020 will be reinstalled, the National Park Service says.

Goat yoga session in front of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is set to meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington, just over a week after the EU's tariff deal with US President Donald Trump.

The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm the nomination of former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report. t.co/UR3S8ZrwSt

US President Donald Trump says he has ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the "appropriate regions" in a row with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

"Germany regards recognition of a Palestinian state as a step more at the end of the process. However, such a process must now begin. Germany will not deviate from this goal," Foreign Minister Wadephul said before the trip.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul meets his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar in Jerusalem.

White House Press Secretary Leavitt announced the construction of a new 90,000 sq ft ballroom at the White House. The construction of the new White House ballroom will begin in September. It is estimated to cost $200M, the cost will be covered by donors, Karoline Leavitt just said.

Sanctioning Officials of the Palestinian Authority and Members of the Palestine Liberation Organization - United States Department of State The State Department has reported to Congress that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority (PA) are not in compliance with their commitments under the PLO Commitments Com...

The U.S. sanctions Palestinian Authority officials and members of the PLO for, among other things, "taking actions to internationalize its conflict with Israel such as through the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ)"
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Trump Eyes His Doral Club for G-20 Summit US President Donald Trump plans to host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his Doral resort in Florida, and to cut the number of extra participants to narrow the gathering’s size, people familiar with ...

Bloomberg reports President Trump is zeroing in on Doral, his Miami-area golf course, as the host site for the G-20 next year. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris says she won’t run for California governor in 2026.

Just sent out by the White House: "Copper is being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States."

President Trump signed a proclamation ordering tariffs on copper imports, citing national security. The proclamation imposes a 50% tariff on semi-finished copper products and copper-intensive derivative products as of August 1. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

In Santiago today, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Chilean Public Security Minister Luis Cordero signed a letter of intent for a so-called Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program.

"No self-defense can justify collective punishment, the systematic destruction of civil infrastructure, or the denial of humanitarian assistance," Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren said at the UN conference on a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.

La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU., Kristi Noem, aterrizó en Chile. Fue recibida en el Aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benítez en Santiago por el encargado de negocios de la Embajada de EE.UU., Richard Yoneoka. AP/Alex Brandon.

"Unsinnigste Luftbrücke, die es je gab"

Ralf Südhoff, der Direktor des Centre for Humanitarian Action (CHA), kritisiert die Pläne der Bundesregierung für eine Luftbrücke zur Versorgung der Bevölkerung in Gaza als "Symbolpolitik und Geldverschwendung".

Chile expects U.S. copper tariffs to be discussed within broader U.S. trade talks in Washington this week, Finance Minister Mario Marcel said today. US President Trump's administration has said it will impose 50% tariffs on copper imports as of August 1. t.co/zGunNevDV0

"Statehood for the Palestinians is a right, not a reward," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just said. "And the denial of statehood would be a gift to extremists everywhere," he added at the UN conference on a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups Reports detailing intentional targeting of Palestinians as a group, and systemic destruction of Palestinian society, add to pressure for action

Two leading Israeli human rights organisations, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Exclusive: USAID analysis found no evidence of massive Hamas theft of Gaza aid The internal U.S. government analysis challenges the main rationale that Israel and the U.S. give for backing a new armed private aid operation.

“An internal U.S. government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian militant group Hamas of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale that Israel and the U.S. give for backing a new armed private aid operation.”

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More than 100 aid agencies have warned that mass starvation is spreading across Gaza. Aid deliveries remain limited, leaving many families struggling to access basic necessities.

Hateful messages spray-painted on German consulate in Los Angeles A hateful message was spray-painted on the German consulate in downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning.   Video from the scene taken by KTLA photojournalist Jose Hernandez Jr. shows that “Germany st…

"Multiple people were seen trying to scrub and powerwash the messages off the walls. They eventually covered the messages with paper." ktla.com/news/local-n...

"Germany starves babies in Gaza" was spray-painted on the German consulate in Los Angeles on Monday morning. Pictures: KTLA.

Starvation in Gaza. A 1.5-year-old child faces life-threatening malnutrition in Gaza City as the humanitarian situation worsens due to ongoing Israeli attacks and blockade. Picture via Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini/Anadolu/Getty Images.

Reuters: President Trump filed a lawsuit against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and two WSJ reporters, raising claims under federal libel law, court records show. A copy of the complaint was not immediately available.

ICE officials will be given access to the personal data of the 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by AP. t.co/9MmFyCVSlO

The U.S. Senate voted narrowly to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a severe blow to 1,500 local public TV and radio stations as well as PBS and NPR. t.co/0cpDDtqEaz