Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham and backed by Donald Trump, won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, defeating five-term Congressman Ralph Norman. Graham is temporarily filling the seat and will be heavily favored in November's general election.
NYTimes – US NYTimes – US Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham and backed by Donald Trump, won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, defeating five-term Congressman Ralph Norman. Graham is temporarily filling the seat and will be heavily favored in November's general election.
NPR – Politics Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals with Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language prote…
Country music star, actor and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died aged 80. Her death was announced by her nephew Brian Seaver on Instagram and by her team, which said she died after a brief battle with cancer. Tributes have been paid by celebrities including Lily Tomlin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bernie Sanders and Kacey Musgraves.
NYTimes – US U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid an escalating trade war with Canada. The threat, made as U.S.-Canada trade talks broke down, follows his earlier push to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America." Trump also told Canadian leaders to "fall in line" or face worse consequences than existing tariffs.
BBC Sport Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been removed from the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame after being found guilty of two counts of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy. The 49-year-old was convicted of historical child sex abuse.
BBC News – UK Prince Harry has stepped down from the board of African Parks, a major African wildlife conservation charity. A spokesperson confirmed he remains a supporter of the organisation's mission. The charity admitted last year that some of its rangers committed human rights abuses in Congo-Brazzaville.
BBC News – World Two unvaccinated people have died of measles in Pennsylvania, marking the first U.S. measles deaths of the year. The deaths come as measles cases nationwide have reached their highest level since the virus was eliminated in the country, amid declining vaccination rates.
Sky News – UK Bradley Townsend, a 33-year-old former fisherman from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, is believed to have become the first British citizen killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine. He reportedly died in a drone strike on 10 June in the Donetsk region after leaving the UK in April and joining Russian-backed separatist forces.
The US State Department said on Tuesday that the government plans to revoke the visas of foreigners who entered the United States for tourism or business and then applied for asylum, affecting up to 200,000 people. The Trump administration has framed the move as part of its broader immigration crackdown; if carried out, it would be the largest single mass visa revocation in US history.
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BBC News – Science & Environment Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals with Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language prote…
