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Reports find both anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim sentiment at Harvard

Harvard University task forces charged with investigating claims of anti-Semitism, and anti-Arab and Muslim hate reported Tuesday that such prejudice had taken root on campus, urging the college to champion the fight against bigotry.

‘I’d like to be pope’ – Trump

US President Donald Trump has joked that he would like to become the next head of the Catholic Church when asked about potential successors to the late Pope Francis.

‘Calmer’ Zelensky requested ‘more weapons’ in Vatican – Trump

The US president believes Kiev is closer to reaching a deal with Moscow than before

Trump starts selling 2028 election hats

The US president’s new merch has reignited third-term rumors

Harvard sues Trump over US federal funding cuts

Harvard sued US President Donald Trump's administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought to impose outside political supervision.

California mayor proposes tackling homelessness with fentanyl

A mayor in Southern California is facing a backlash after suggesting the city of Lancaster could address homelessness by providing vagrants with “all the fentanyl they want,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The US has been grappling with a severe opioid crisis.

Trump ‘doesn’t know’ what Congo is

US President Donald Trump has said he has no knowledge about the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), but claims that many illegal immigrants in the US come from there, Africanews reports.

Deadly US strikes hit Yemen fuel port used by Houthis

The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Houthi rebels, who said Friday that 20 people had been killed in the strikes.

Deadly shooting erupts at US university

Two people have been killed and several others injured after a gunman opened fire on the Florida State University campus

China replacing US oil with Canadian – Bloomberg

Beijing has reportedly slashed purchases of American crude by 90% amid the tariff war

Trump chides Italy’s Meloni over military spending

NATO’s target for members to spend 2% of GDP on defense is insufficient, the US president has said

In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access to Trump

Wire services including Reuters and Bloomberg News will no longer hold a permanent slot in the small pool of reporters who cover President Donald Trump, the White House said on Tuesday, as it moves to exert greater control over who gets to ask him questions and report on his statements in real time.