
The Guardian - 20 hours 59 min ago
The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, gave Donald Trump a German national team football shirt as the leaders of the G7 gathered on Tuesday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine. The shirt was printed with Trump's name and the number 47 on the back, a reference to him being the 47th US president. Trump's grandfather, Friedrich, was born in Kallstadt, Germany in 1869. The German national team kicked off their World Cup campaign in Houston, US, with a 7-1 win against Cura ao Europe live Continue...

The Guardian - 21 hours 52 min ago
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Over at the G7 summit in vian-les-Bains, European allies don't appear to share Donald Trump's optimism that the strait of Hormuz will reopen by Friday. One G7 official has told Bloomberg there are serious difficulties in finding a common position among the group about how to deal with the situation in Iran. One senior US official said traffic in the waterway would ramp up over time, and it could take as many as two weeks for shipping...

The Raw Story - 21 hours 52 min ago
Key Republican lawmakers are expressing alarm and frustration over President Donald Trump's refusal to share details of his Iran peace agreement , particularly after Vice President JD Vance revealed the entire deal consists of just one and a half pages. According to Politico reporter Jordain Carney and Connor O'Brien, GOP lawmakers especially Iran hawks are demanding a say in what the president is agreeing to, particularly after Trump dispatched Vance to sign the accord without Senate input...

NBC News - 22 hours 6 min ago
President Donald Trump's influence on Republican voters will be tested again as several key states hold their primaries, including Georgia, a key race in the balance of the Senate. NBC's Rayn Nobles reports for TODAY.

The Guardian - 22 hours 7 min ago
The US president says Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons, which is what it was all about'. Plus, how AI could help botanists combat the extinction risk to rare plants Good morning. Donald Trump has declared the strait of Hormuz will be "completely open" from Friday. "The deal's all signed. And the strait is already partially opened," the US president said as he arrived at the G7 summit in France. "I think a lot of great things are going to happen in the Middle East...

NBC News - 22 hours 7 min ago
President Donald Trump arrived at the G7 summit in Geneva touting his newly-signed deal with Iran to potentially end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It comes as he faces pressure from allies to re-engage with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

The Guardian - 22 hours 10 min ago
Race set to test Donald Trump's iron grip on the Republican party Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Races for the Senate and governor in Oklahoma in primary elections begins today, as Donald Trump's iron grip on the Republican party faces its next test. The United States and Iran have signed a memo of understanding giving them 60 days to find a way out of the war. The terms of the deal, which has not been publicly released, remain unclear...

The Raw Story - 22 hours 11 min ago
MS NOW's "Morning Joe" cut off live coverage of Donald Trump speaking in France after he heaped praise on Iran's Revolutionary Guard leadership for agreeing to a temporary peace deal that remains a mystery to US lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. According to co-host Joe Scarborough, Trump was humiliating himself and the US. While sitting with the emir of Qatar, Trump described the old leadership of the war-torn country as "irrational" before adding, "I think Iran...

Huffington Post - 22 hours 13 min ago
"The only way this could have been more on the nose [is] if instead of putting a tarp over his name, they just had it redacted," Meyers said.

Fox News - 22 hours 18 min ago
James Carville claims Donald Trump will resign by Easter 2027, saying the president is bored and unprepared for massive 2026 midterms losses.

The Guardian - 22 hours 18 min ago
With election denialists installed in key positions, officials using series of measures to change voting rules The Trump administration is waging war on voting rights using justice department lawsuits, FBI investigations, and an executive order to limit voting by mail, moves mirroring the US president's false claims he lost the 2020 election due to voting fraud, say election experts and ex-officials. Since Donald Trump began his second term, numerous 2020 election denialists have been installed...

The Guardian - 22 hours 18 min ago
Borrowers face stricter payment timelines after Biden-era Save repayment plan was ended by Donald Trump The American student loan repayment system is set to undergo a significant overhaul next month, changing the way millions of borrowers pay off their debt. The series of changes, which take effect 1 July, are a result of the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was signed last summer and a recent court ruling that ordered the end of the Biden-era Save repayment plan. Borrowers...

Huffington Post - 22 hours 43 min ago
It looks like the president may shun custom when a winner emerges from the global tournament.

The Guardian - 23 hours 18 min ago
Original works by 30 artists have been commissioned by the Obamas alongside vital pieces of memorabilia for visitors to appreciate It is a tale of two presidents. On 14 June Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday by hosting a raucous crowd for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on the White House South Lawn. Four days later, on the eve of Juneteenth, Barack Obama will unveil a monument to his legacy that honours the audacity of art . For the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago...

The Guardian - 23 hours 18 min ago
Josh Hokit's comment, made after the match at the White House, was condemned widely, but not by the president Donald Trump is facing growing pressure to condemn an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor who used a White House appearance to push a sexist, racist and transphobic conspiracy theory about former first lady Michelle Obama. At a UFC event on the south lawn on Sunday, the US president's 80th birthday, Josh Hokit, a fighter, shouted into the microphone in front of Trump:...

Vox - 23 hours 18 min ago
President Donald Trump speaks during a proclamation signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. | Alex Wong/Getty Images In a sense, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is getting what he wanted. Amodei has long argued that AI is becoming dangerously powerful and thus, that regulatory restrictions on the technology are urgently needed. In an essay published last week, Amodei wrote that the release of cutting-edge AI models "should be blocked or reversed...

The Independent - 23 hours 37 min ago
With smiles for the cameras and a series of staged events, Europe leaders have gone out of their way to accommodate Donald Trump at the G7, Maira Butt reports...

The Independent - 23 hours 37 min ago
Donald Trump announced a long-awaited deal aimed at ending the U.S.-Iran war this week - but concerns have already been raised about its fragility...