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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A deal signed in Washington on Friday has been touted as a major step toward peace in Congo following decades of conflict that has killed millions, including thousands this year.The U.S.-mediated agreement is between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been battered by fighting with more than 100 armed groups. The most potent is backed by neighboring Rwanda, and it is not clear if it will abide by the deal as the group wasn’t part of the negotiations. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the United States “a lot of the mineral…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration’s major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions.Immigrant advocates are vowing to fight to ensure birthright citizenship remains the law as the Republican president tries to do away with more than a century of precedent.The high court’s ruling sends cases challenging the president’s birthright citizenship executive order back to the lower courts. But the ultimate fate of the president’s policy remains uncertain. Here’s what to know about birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court’s ruling and what happens next. What does…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Friday stayed a lower court ruling that blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with dismantling the U.S. Institute of Peace, an organization taken over in March by the Department of Government Efficiency, then led by Elon Musk.The three-judge panel with the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit issued the stay, saying the Trump administration’s appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell’s opinion would likely succeed on the merits. The stay added that the president would face “irreparable harm from not being able to fully exercise his…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, after the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Friday called New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani “a communist,” and said the Big Apple will become “a communistic city” if he is elected mayor in…

President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States is immediately “terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada” in response to Ottawa’s decision to impose a digital services tax on American tech firms.Trump’s surprise announcement on Truth Social accused Canada of “copying the European Union” with the “egregious” tax.”We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period,” Trump added.Read Trump’s full post:”We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to TRADE with, including the fact that they have charged…

Nike stock soared 17% on Friday after the company said the worst of its struggles are behind it, following a better-than-feared fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Nike on Thursday reiterated it would take the biggest financial hit from its turnaround plan during the quarter, soothing investors who worried President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on key Nike manufacturing hubs like China and Vietnam would derail the company’s comeback.Nike posted a poor fourth quarter, as sales dropped 12%, net income plunged 86% and profit margins dwindled. But CEO Elliott Hill stressed the company has emerged from the worst of its slump, and the slide…

CNN  —  The Israeli military has denied a new report that soldiers were ordered to fire at unarmed Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, after hundreds of people were reported killed while approaching food distribution sites in recent weeks. On Friday, the daily Haaretz newspaper published an article alleging that Israeli soldiers in Gaza were instructed by their commanders to shoot at the crowds of Palestinians approaching aid sites, even as it was evident that the crowds posed no threat. One soldier who spoke anonymously with Haaretz described the approach routes to the aid sites as a “killing field”…

Sarina Wiegman’s job as England head coach will not be under threat even if her team suffers an early exit at this summer’s Euros.FA chief executive Mark Bullingham has given his support to the current coaching set up ahead of the tournament, which kicks off in Switzerland on Wednesday. “We’re delighted Sarina’s in place until 2027”, Bullingham told reporters. “I don’t see any scenario changing that.”England are in the so-called ‘group of death’ at the Euros, with France, Netherlands and Wales all standing in their way of reaching the last 16.There’s no guarantee, therefore, the defending champions will even make…

Thinkhubstudio | Istock | Getty ImagesWhile the metaverse is often seen as a joke in 2025 because of low user counts and poor financial performance (take Meta’s Reality Labs division and its continued losses, estimated by Statista at $70 billion all-time), the industry may be thriving in ways the general public doesn’t realize.”The hype around the entertainment part has subsided,” said Andy Lee, partner at law firm Jones Walker who specializes in privacy, data strategy, artificial intelligence and the metaverse. Instead, Lee said there’s a “pragmatic recalibration” happening, where enterprise companies and even entire industries are starting to use immersive…

Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze is one of a number of forwards Arsenal have an interest in this summer.It is understood Arsenal have explored the conditions of a potential deal, along with several other Champions League clubs in the Premier League. Interest remains from Arsenal in Real Madrid’s Rodrygo, however, as Sky Sports News revealed earlier this month.Eze has a £60m release clause in his contract, which could rise to £68m if all bonuses were eventually met.Sky Sports News has already reported Tottenham are another club who have Eze on their list. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video…