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Trump issues travel ban on 12 countries and partial restrictions on 7 others, Senate begins work on budget bill to enact Trump agenda, the latest on U.S. talks with Iran over their nuclear program.
Trump issues travel ban on 12 countries and partial restrictions on 7 others, Senate begins work on budget bill to enact Trump agenda, the latest on U.S. talks with Iran over their nuclear program.
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- South Korean maestro Chung will be the first Asian to head Italy's famed La ScalaMyung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house.
- Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 in KyivPresident Trump said the Russian leader Vladimir Putin had warned that he would retaliate for a covert Ukrainian attack in Russia last weekend that destroyed dozens of Russian bombers.
- Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine and Russia 'fight for a while'In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump likened the war between Russia and Ukraine to a fight between two children who hate each other.
- Smoke knows no boundaries: What Canada's fires mean for the U.S. in the futureMore than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
- From 1,300 to 81 workers: Trump official plans to cut Voice of America to the boneTrump senior advisor Kari Lake envisions the agency that includes the international broadcaster Voice of America with 81 staffers after mid-August — down from about 1,300 full-time employees and contractors.
- Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign studentsAdmitted students around the world are anxiously tracking the school's feud with the Trump administration, which is seeking to keep it from enrolling international students.