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Zelenskyy says Ukraine has hit a Russian oil refinery for the second time in a week
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo rise. Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have been increasingly tense since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last year implied Japan could intervene if China used military force against Taiwan, an island democracy China claims as its own. Meanwhile, Japan has accelerated its military expansion, especially by adding offensive capabilities, which Beijing has condemned. China’s Commerce Ministry on Monday placed 20 Japanese entities, including several subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on a control list, which prohibits Chinese and foreign exporters from selling to them dual-use items made in China.
Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) – New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Donald Trump has sought.

Today in History: July 1, Dominion of Canada is formed

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Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after high court appeal fails

NEW YORK (AP) – Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll asked a judge Tuesday to require President Donald Trump to pay her $5 million from a jury verdict that concluded Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her after she publicly described the attack in 2019.

Russia strikes five districts in Ukraine's Kharkiv with aerial glide bombs

Russia strikes five districts in Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial glide bombs

Pakistan warns India against water weaponization at Indus Waters Treaty seminar

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan’s government Tuesday warned that any attempt by India to deprive Pakistan of its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty would amount to the “weaponization of water” and could have serious consequences for regional peace and security.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (AP) – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans.

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations.

Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump's trip to North Dakota

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One – a retrofitted Boeing 747-800 worth $400 million gifted by Qatar that embeds his personality more deeply into the institution of the American presidency.

Three injured in Russian strike on Kramatorsk as Ukraine says it downs 130 drones

Three injured in Russian strike on Kramatorsk as Ukraine says it downs 130 drones

Trump insists he doesn't manage his investments after $1.2B crypto earnings disclosure
Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact