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Israel's block on international journalists in Gaza should not be allowed to stand

Will employers be targeted for hiring undocumented workers?

June 17 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced continued Israeli attacks on Iran as illegal and said a solution to the conflict over Tehran's nuclear programme could only be found through diplomacy.

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, an outspoken critic of past U.S. military interventions abroad, appears to have fallen out of favor with President Trump as he weighs military action against Iran, according to multiple senior administration officials with knowledge of the matter.

Utah college student arrested by ICE in Grand Junction granted bail https://trib.al/vxh5Lju

Millions more acres of public lands across Utah could be eligible to be sold off under a recent change to the Senate's budget bill made in a committee chaired by Utah Sen. Mike Lee.

Feds seek life sentence for J6 rioter pardoned by Trump

Iran’s exiled royal calls for regime change — but few are listening https://on.ft.com/4efYlBm

Car buyers will bear the brunt of the $30 billion cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, driving up already high US auto prices by almost $2,000 per vehicle, according to consultant AlixPartners.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the two “very smart” leaders of India and Pakistan “decided” not to continue a war that could have turned nuclear, the first time in weeks he did not credit himself for stopping hostilities between the two neighbouring nations. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

BREAKING: Israel has attacked Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state TV says, hours after Israel warned public to flee the area. Meanwhile, an Iranian missile barrage targeted Israel, including a “direct hit” on a medical building.

“We are causing so much havoc,” says Amanda Cook, the forensic nurse examiner director at the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center in Idaho Falls. "Now they can’t get medical help... (The legislators) have totally screwed it up.” #idleg #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/06/18/i...

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders Wednesday after a fast-growing wildfire broke out in Southern Oregon. More than 1,000 people face some degree of evacuation notice.

"Israel’s attack on Iran may have been carried out with Trump’s approval," writes the Guardian's senior international correspondent Julian Borger. "But it appears to have been unleashed only in the expectation that the US will ultimately be drawn into the war."

Local water commissioner says a ‘shakedown’ is coming for Crazy Mountain Ranch this summer.

Travel and visa restrictions imposed by the Trump administration threaten care at U.S. hospitals that depend on international medical residents.

Trump ordered ICE to target major U.S. cities to punish his political opponents, citing election conspiracy theories that Democrats use undocumented immigrants to “expand their Voter Base.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Iran's government has called upon its citizens to delete WhatsApp from their phones, claiming the messaging app is gathering intel for Israel.

The right of transgender minors to access gender-affirming care has sparked debate across the United States. With a US Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee’s ban on the practice, experts say, activists will probably be emboldened to enact even more restrictions.

Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people and wounded 1,329 others, a human rights group said. Iran has not regularly released death tolls during the conflict.

Top Senate Dems are demanding Trump outline "a clear, detailed plan" for dealing with Iran, saying the president has left Congress in the dark as he weighs direct US involvement in Israel’s campaign against Tehran.

Though portrayed as an anti-interventionist, Donald Trump has no problem with war—as long as he gets a return on investment. Now he’s on the cusp of entangling the U.S. military in a conflict with Iran. https://trib.al/37fWgD1

Senate President Warren Petersen told lawmakers on Wednesday that the drafting of amendments — including requests from House Democrats and Republicans — caused the delay story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Senior US officials are preparing for the possibility of a strike on Iran in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign that Washington is assembling the infrastructure to directly enter a conflict with Tehran.

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Trump Energy Secretary Chris Wright won confirmation by touting his experience in the solar industry, but theres zero evidence he has any, according to records reviewed by The Lever. Wright - a fracking exec - is now trying to kill off solar. www.levernews.com/is-trumps-en...

State attorney general decries federal holding room for immigrants in Baltimore

Is someone reminding Trump that Russia and Iran are not considered to be traditional allies in the sense of a formal defense pact, BUT they do cooperate on various fronts, including military support, economic partnerships, and diplomatic strategies.

🔺 LIVE: Strikes continue as Trump demands Iran’s unconditional surrender Tensions escalate as Trump issues stark warning. Iran retaliates at Israel with hypersonic missiles 🔗 Tap the link for updates

So what are we really commemorating this Youth Day? If we are still schooling our youth into silence, into shame, into intellectual subjugation, then we are not honouring the legacy of 1976 – we are betraying it.

The new order will be the third time Trump has delayed the ban imposed by Congress and upheld by the US Supreme Court on the viral video sharing app owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance.

BCG pitched to UN before helping rival Gaza aid plan https://on.ft.com/4n5oqXt

A Colorado sheriff's office probe shows immigration agents' detention of a University of Utah student may have stemmed from improper use of shared information.

The war that Israel launched against Iran targets its nuclear program, which experts say could make an atomic weapon within months. Israel has its own secretive nuclear weapons program, one that it doesn’t publicly acknowledge but that, some experts believe, is also expanding. Here’s what to know.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents clashed with demonstrators for a third consecutive evening Monday, making at least three arrests on the doorstep of the agency’s South Portland headquarters, which has become ground zero in an escalating standoff over deportations.

Pakistan navigates tense diplomacy amid Israel-Iran conflict, fearing secessionist and strategic fallout.

If the U.S. entered the conflict between Iran and Israel, Tehran could target American military assets in the region, experts have told Newsweek.

A schism has opened among Donald Trump's most devout MAGA supporters and national security conservatives over the Israel-Iran conflict, as some longtime defenders of the President's America First mantra call him out for weighing a greater U.S. role in the region. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

TEL AVIV/DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development.

The summit concluded with a broadly worded statement in which leaders of the G7 unanimously agreed that Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon and called for de-escalation in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Japan was being "tough" in trade talks but that there was a chance of a deal while saying the European Union needed to offer Washington "a good deal" or face higher tariffs.

Miles Taylor pointed to some staffers who share similar "concerns" he had during the president's first term.

A gay asylum seekers describes their experience dealing with the immigration system, claiming it is designed to 'dehumanise' migrants.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi disputed President Donald Trump’s claims that trade deals were used to clinch a ceasefire with Pakistan during last month’s military conflict.

The trustee overseeing Alex Jones' personal bankruptcy case is accusing the far-right conspiracy theorist of trying to shield more than $5 million from his creditors.

The US president previously vowed to end America's involvement in foreign wars.

At a rally in Federal Plaza, six members of Jewish Voice for Peace announce an indefinite fast, saying “they are putting their bodies on the line to end the starvation in Gaza.” Speakers also called on the U.S. government to stop arming Israel.

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