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Inside the Partisan Battle Over America’s 250th Birthday Celebrations

President Trump sidestepped a congressional commission and formed his own group to plan the festivities. The result is a deeply partisan celebration, disgruntled celebrities and plenty of confusion.

By Luke Broadwater and Eileen Sullivan

Netanyahu Pays the Political Price for Iran Gambit With Trump - Bloomberg

Netanyahu Pays the Political Price for Iran Gambit With Trump  Bloomberg

Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld

Incentives would be tied to Tehran’s ‘performance’ including over opening of the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear talks

Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose ends

US president says strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but questions remain over waterway fees and Israeli breaches of ceasefire in Lebanon Tallying the global cost of the US-Israel war against Iran Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has declared that the strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” from Friday, as western leaders gathering at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains battled to prevent the fragile US deal with Iran from almost immediately unravelling. “The deal’s al...

By Patrick Wintour in Évian, Andrew Roth in Washington and Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Trump arrives in France for G7 leaders summit, touting peace deal with Iran

French president Emmanuel Macron met with Trump and congratulated him for signing the new Iran agreement.

By Franco Ordoñez

Iran war live: Trump says MoU with Tehran signed electronically

Backlash to US-Iran deal grows in Israel as Iranian vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz after US lifts naval blockade.

Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid curses 'orange a--hole' Trump, calls Bari Weiss a 'zealot' in 'Rise Up' speech

Joy Reid warns that Donald Trump is turning American corporate media into a version of North Korea at a First Amendment concert with Jane Fonda.

Carney 'welcomes' Iran peace progress as he arrives in France for G7 summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada stands ready to help restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if an announced breakthrough in talks between Iran and the U.S. comes to fruition.

Zelenskyy: We discussed with Trump possibility of holding meeting with Putin in US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine proposed a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia, but Russian ruler Vladimir Putin does not want one.

By Tetyana Oliynyk

Zelensky proposes meeting Putin in US after Russian leader ‘ignores’ G7 invitation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he was willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the United States, suggesting Putin would find such an offer “harder to refuse”. The Ukrainian leader said he made the proposal in a call with US President Donald Trump, and was waiting to see what came of it. Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for a face-to-face meeting with Zelensky to try to broker an end to more than four years of war. The Ukrainian leader said earlier that...

By Agence France-Presse

Trump says the US hopes to publish the terms of its deal with Iran 'in the very near future,' but not before it's officially signed. Follow live.

Donald Trump told reporters in France that the US hoped to publish the framework deal with Iran "in the very near future," but only after a signing ceremony this week. Most of the details remain unclear. DW has more.

Iran deal allows Tehran to charge maritime service fees on Hormuz Strait transit, ministry days

US officials said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted that Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits. However, Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that the deal would allow it to charge maritime service fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, rather than imposing "tolls." FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien reports.

By FRANCE24

Thune bucks Trump on tying voter ID law to renewal of FISA spy bill: ‘Not realistic’

The Save America Act represents Trump’s second action complicating the Senate GOP’s work to renew FISA Section 702

By John Bowden

July 4 Celebration At Lincoln Memorial Will Be ‘Trump Rally’ - Forbes

July 4 Celebration At Lincoln Memorial Will Be ‘Trump Rally’  Forbes

G-7 summit in France gauges the rift in the West

The annual meeting of the group of advanced economies will take the pulse of the transatlantic tie and address the wars in Iran and Ukraine, as well as the relationship with China

By Andrea Rizzi

U.S., European allies at odds over how soon Strait of Hormuz can reopen

The fact is that free navigation through the waterway, once a given, is now the subject of negotiations that haven’t even started

By Bloomberg News

Donald Trump to break FIFA World Cup final tradition during trophy presentation

FIFA will allow U.S. President Donald Trump to decide whether he stays on the podium with the winning team during the World Cup trophy presentation, or exits the stage — breaking standard protocol once again

Laverne Cox Has Lost 90% of Her Income and Blames Trump’s ‘Regime’ for Attacking ‘Gender Ideology and DEI’

Laverne Cox recently told The Guardian while promoting her new book “Transcendent: A Memoir” that 90% of her income has been lost over the last few years due to Donald Trump administration’s attacks on gender ideology and DEI. The “Orange Is the New Black” Emmy winner noted her corporate speaking engagements have dried up in […]

By Zack Sharf

'Peace of the world': Trump touts Iran deal at G7 summit, says agreement will bring global success

Speaking alongside French President Macron ahead of a working dinner with G7 leaders, Trump said negotiations on key aspects of the agreement would continue.

‘Deal’s all signed’: Trump says ‘no sanctions relief’ for Iran in MoU

Shippers and oil giants seek clarity on U.S.-Iran peace deal

While U.S. President Donald Trump has posted on social media that ships are starting to move through the strait, there are still urgent questions to answer.

Trump arrives at G7 summit looking for momentum after announcing Iran deal

US President Donald Trump started his visit to the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations on Monday by declaring his agreement aimed at ending the US war with Iran is a potential breakthrough for global security and a chance for the US to finally turn the page in its relationship with longtime adversary Iran. The Republican US president sought to make clear that he arrived in Evian-les-Bains with the wind at his back for talks with G7 leaders, including some who have been sharply critical o

By The Korea Herald

America 250’s July 4th Celebration Will Be Another Trump Rally

Following his $60 million UFC birthday bash, the president announced that he will be treating the nation to a speech and some of his favorite songs on Independence Day

By Nikkimccannramirez

"Ships Starting To Move": Trump Claims Oil Tankers Crossing Strait Of Hormuz

Pakistan announced on Sunday that the United States and Iran had agreed to an "immediate and permanent termination" of military operations, but the text of their peace deal has yet to be released.

Donald Trump Plans To Turn D.C.’s Signature 250th Event Into His Own Rally

Donald Trump confirmed expectations that he will try to turn America’s 250th anniversary celebrations into a rally centering on him and his presidency. In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump announced that he would hold “the most spectacular Trump rally of them all,” including what he billed as “the largest fireworks show in […]

By Ted Johnson

Netanyahu 'needs Trump,' won't give up on US support so easily, fmr. comms. advisor says

He argued that Netanyahu is currently in an uncomfortable political position, having been "humiliated" with the announcement of the deal, adding that there is no news about Lebanon.

Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be 'completely open' Friday

At the G7 summit in France, US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” by Friday when a peace deal is set to be formally signed in Geneva.

U.S., Iran agree Strait of Hormuz will be toll-free for 60 days, but after is unclear

Trump declares Iran peace deal is 'all signed'

• President says US 'negotiated from strength' • Announces Hormuz open, lifting of US blockade • VP Vance likely

By agencies

Schools in occupied Ukraine: Seeking to turn children into Russian soldiers, By Ghanna Mamonova

Svitlana’s account of life under Russian occupation and education in a Russian school reflects what members of TRP’s legal team describe as “indoctrination”: a non-legal term encompassing multiple concurrent human rights violations, including infringements on the rights to education, freedom of thought, and identity… The educational process is entirely oriented around a Russian worldview and […] The post Schools in occupied Ukraine: Seeking to turn children into Russian soldiers, By Ghanna Ma...

By Premium Times

Trump says the Iran deal has been signed and Hormuz will be fully open on Friday - The Daily Star

Trump says the Iran deal has been signed and Hormuz will be fully open on Friday  The Daily Star

War update: 192 clashes on front line, Pokrovsk sector remains hottest

On June 15, there were 192 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the highest number of attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.

US won’t need ‘much help’ on Hormuz, Trump says at G7

The Strait of Hormuz will be "completely open" from Friday after demining is completed, Trump said at the start of bilateral talks with Macron ahead of the summit opening. The post US won’t need ‘much help’ on Hormuz, Trump says at G7 appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah