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BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday the end of a ban it imposed on Lebanese imports five years ago, marking a major step in attempts to rebuild relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries. The kingdom slapped a ban on Lebanese fruits and vegetables in 2021, saying they were being used to smuggle drugs. In one notable case, Saudi Arabia announced it had seized over 5 million pills of the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump laced into Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling the Senate candidate from Maine a “thug” and a “pig” and suggesting that the Democratic Party was hypocritical for lining up behind someone with so many questions about his past personal conduct and treatment of women. That line of political attack was striking coming from a president who himself has been accused of misconduct with women, was […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man accused of killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, as well as wounding a state senator and his wife. The defendant, Vance Boelter, was scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Thursday morning in federal court in Minneapolis. Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Congressional candidate Brad Lander on Wednesday got the day in court that he demanded after a misdemeanor charge was lodged against him last summer after he was arrested while protesting with other elected officials outside an immigration holding facility in New York City. The Democrat testified in Manhattan federal court in his own defense that he did not try to block an elevator by sitting near […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. But the judge ended a hearing by issuing a “fair warning” to President Donald Trump’s administration: “Don’t play possum with this court,” U.S. District Judge Richard […]

Bipartisan Lawmakers, Faith Leaders Gather on Capitol Hill for Jerusalem Day Celebration   By The Media Line Staff   The Congressional Israel Allies Caucus hosted its annual Jerusalem Day celebration on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, bringing together lawmakers, faith leaders, and supporters of the US-Israel relationship to mark the reunification of Jerusalem and reaffirm support for the city as Israel’s capital.   The event was organized by the Congressional Israel […]

Lifestyle Changes May Protect Against Diabetes Even After Weight Regain: Ben-Gurion Study  By The Media Line Staff  Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and partner institutions said Wednesday that lifestyle-driven reductions in deep abdominal fat may protect against type 2 diabetes years later, even when participants later regain weight.  The findings, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, were based on long-term follow-up from two clinical trials that examined how […]

By Ananda Teresia and Budi Satriawan YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, June 11 (Reuters) – When Aldewa Anjasmara Halip’s three-year-old daughter cried hysterically every time she was due to attend a daycare centre in Indonesia’s cultural capital of Yogyakarta, he thought the toddler simply wanted to stay at home and play. But the police say the little girl was one of dozens of children aged 2 to 6 years old who were physically […]

By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, June 11 (Reuters) – Ahead of Thailand’s February general election, politicians often came to court voters like 69-year-old rice farmer Chaon Taiupok in Ayutthaya, about 80 km (50 miles) north of the capital, Bangkok. “Once they won and formed the government, they disappeared,” said Chaon, who is struggling to make ends meet as rising costs of fuel and fertiliser triggered by the Iran […]