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Pending an appeal hearing, a US court of appeals has temporarily reinstated Donald Trump's tariffs after a US trade court ruled that they are illegal.

On Wednesday, 16 mostly Democrat-controlled US states filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Trump administration's cancellation of National Science Foundation funding for 1,753 research grants totaling nearly $1.4 billion.

On Wednesday, just weeks after the US and China declared a 90-day tariff truce, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US will “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that he would like Canada to join ReArm Europe, the EU's major 5-year plan to strengthen its defenses so as to reduce reliance on the US.

On Thursday, Israel announced that it would establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. The move is being widely condemned, seen as an effort to block establishment of a Palestinian state. The International Court of Justice has said that Israeli settlements "have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law."

The Swiss village of Blatten was partially buried on Wednesday after a huge chunk of the Birch glacier collapsed. The town had already been evacuated on May 19. The heating of the planet is causing glaciers and permafrost to melt at an increasing rate, putting many alpine towns and villages at risk.

U.S. federal judge Michael Farbiarz said on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s effort to deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism likely violates the Constitution. Farbiarz will review additional evidence in the coming days as he considers Khalil’s request for release from the Louisiana detention center where he's been held since March 8.

BREAKING A U.S. court of international trade in New York has ruled that Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs. The 3-judge panel issued a permanent injunction against most of the tariffs. The Trump administration has already appealed.

After Elon Musk publicly criticized Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" for its enormous spending and tax cuts that will add trillions to the deficit, Trump now says he will be negotiating it.

The Danish Refugee Council is warning that, particularly with escalating global conflicts, the recent U.S. funding cuts are creating critical challenges for the humanitarian sector around the world. In March, the Trump administration terminated 83% of USAID programs, leaving a $60 billion funding gap.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that U.S. officials have expressed concern that even as the Trump administration indicates progress in its nuclear talks with Iran, Israel may be preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities without warning the U.S. Others have suggested, however, that such reports may be Netanyahu and Trump's attempt to put pressure on Iran to reach a deal.

Elon Musk, who spearheaded alleged cost-cutting measures for the Trump administration, is now expressing unhappiness with the "big, beautiful bill" just passed by House Republicans. Musk says that by raising the national debt by trillions of dollars, the bill's massive tax cuts and spending undermine the work Musk did with DOGE.

For the third time, a federal judge on Tuesday has blocked Donald Trump’s executive order targeting law firms he sees as his enemies. This time it was the law firm WilmerHale. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, said an independent judiciary and bar is the “cornerstone” of America’s justice system, and Trump's order is "unconstitutional.”

For a third time, a Elon Musk's SpaceX launch has failed. The Starship rocket was launched again on Tuesday evening, but tumbled out of control and broke apart — or, as SpaceX put it, experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly.”

After Israel's 11-week blockade on all food and medical aid into Gaza, desperately hungry Palestinians yesterday overwhelmed the largely unprepared food logistics group fashioned by Israel and backed by the US. In just its second day of operation, the group's staff abandoned their posts and Israeli troops opened fire on hungry Gazans.

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MENA

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