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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has increased to 782, with 181 deaths, the Congolese Ministry of Health said in a statement on social platform X on Sunday evening. However, the number of cases in Congo is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed on May 15, weeks after it is suspected to have begun, and the contact tracing coverage rate is […]

The White House has never seen anything like the UFC show President Donald Trump is hosting to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary. UFC Freedom 250 is bringing seven fights within an eight-sided, wire-mesh cage to the White House South Lawn on Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern. The event is taking place against the backdrop of the United States’ unpopular and costly war against Iran. An agreement […]

SINGAPORE, June 15 (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they have reached a deal to halt the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $3.51, or 4.02%, to $83.82 by 2203 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate was at $80.95 a barrel, down $3.93, or 4.63%. (Reporting by Florence Tan) Brought […]

Iran Says It Rejected Offer From President Trump, Warns It Will Attack Israel ‘Before Dawn’   By The Media Line Staff   Iran rejected what it described as a proposal from President Donald Trump aimed at preventing retaliation for Israel’s strike on Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahieh district and warned that a response against Israel could come “before dawn,” N12 reported.   The reported rejection came after President Trump publicly criticized Israel’s operation in the Lebanese capital […]

By Herbert Villarraga LOS ANGELES/TIJUANA, Mexico, June 14 (Reuters) – Iran’s soccer team arrived in the United States for the first time this World Cup on Sunday, landing at Los Angeles International Airport after a short flight from Tijuana, Mexico, where they left their base camp earlier to a rousing sendoff. The A320 aircraft touched down on runway 25L at 4:11 p.m. ET (2011 GMT) on its second landing attempt […]

By Parisa Hafezi and Phil Stewart DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) – The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war and will hold an official signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ​Sharif said on social media early on Monday. “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform shortly after ​Sharif made his […]

By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – Britain is expected to set out restrictions on social media for children under 16 on Monday that could include banning popular platforms and features that are deemed too addictive for the wellbeing of young people online. Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech companies in recent years, urging or forcing them to impose age verification, adapt their algorithms […]

June 15 (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said early on Monday that the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal.  “Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Sharif said in a post on X.  The official signing ceremony will be on June 19 in Switzerland, Sharif added. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by […]

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers who weren’t partied out after the Knicks championship found another excuse to celebrate on Sunday as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade marched through Manhattan with pulsing music and vibrant colors. Tens of thousands of spectators lined Fifth Avenue under sunny skies to watch marchers decked out in red-white-and-blue. This year’s honorees included rapper and singer Daddy Yankee, who served as grand marshal, and […]