First face-to-face between the leaders of US and Mexico will have to wait

MEXICO CITY (AP) – For Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the bilateral meetings scheduled on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada Tuesday were even more important than the summit itself and her first face-to-face dialogue with U.S. President Donald Trump was to headline her trip.

A jab from 33,000 feet cools Trump-Macron ties

PARIS (AP) – What began with a handshake evolved into turbulence at 33,000 feet as one of diplomacy’s oddest relationships took another strange turn. The political chemistry was nowhere to be seen in midair Tuesday when U.S. President Donald Trump blasted his French counterpart on social media.

No win for King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Royal Ascot

ASCOT, England (AP) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla endured disappointment on the opening day of Royal Ascot as their horse, Reaching High, failed to back up his status as favorite in one of the big races.

Trump won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after shootings because it would 'waste time'

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers because it would “waste time.”

What to know about bunker-buster bombs and Iran's Fordo nuclear facility

BANGKOK (AP) – If the U.S. decides to support Israel more directly in its attack on Iran, one option for Washington would be to provide the “bunker-buster” bombs believed necessary to significantly damage the Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant, built deeply into a mountain.

Trump demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States.

US retail sales fall and Americans turn cautious

WASHINGTON (AP) – Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports.

How Israel used spies, smuggled drones and AI to stun Iran

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel stunned and hobbled Iran last week when it pulled off an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision.