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CNN  —  A Defense Department official told others in the Trump administration that a $12 million biological threat research grant at Harvard shouldn’t be terminated because of national security risks, according to the school’s latest court filing. The disclosure is part of a trove of internal Trump administration documents reviewed by Harvard lawyers. Harvard says the records show the White House directed the abrupt freezing of more than $2 billion in federal funds headed to the university’s research programs, in violation of federal law. “Harvard is currently the top performing team on the … program,” which helps the Defense Department…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Millions of South Koreans are voting Tuesday for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who now faces an explosive trial on rebellion charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.Pre-election surveys suggested Yoon’s liberal archrival, Lee Jae-myung, appeared headed for an easy win, riding on deep public frustration over the conservatives in the wake of Yoon’s martial law debacle. The main conservative candidate, Kim Moon Soo, has struggled to win over moderate, swing voters as his People Power Party remains in a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mongolia ‘s prime minister resigned early Tuesday after he failed to receive enough support in a vote of confidence in parliament, Mongolian media reported. The country’s embassy in Washington confirmed it.Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai received 44 votes, well short of the 64 needed, according to news site ikon.mn.The vote followed weeks of protests sparked by reports of lavish spending by the prime minister’s son. Some called for the prime minister to step down.Before the vote, Oyun-Erdene warned that the vote could lead to instability and shake Mongolia’s fledgling democracy.“If governance becomes unstable, the economic situation deteriorates, and…

MUNICH, Germany — Paris Saint Germain’s Champions League win means the club, and the city, are now (even more) officially on the football map. Now what?Saturday night’s 5-0 humiliation of Inter wasn’t just PSG’s initiation into the big time, but it also opens new horizons for just where this club might go. (They’ve spent a lot of money over the past decade and while they have some big individual wins, they were seen as somewhat JV until the big silverware was claimed on Saturday night.)When Qatari Sports Investments (QSI) bought the club in 2011 and chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi started spending…

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports News brings you the latest on who is going where in the short June transfer window Keep up to date with all the latest transfer news and rumours by watching a free live stream of the Transfer Show on Sky Sports News.Looking for dedicated news about your club? Bookmark your Premier League club’s page here for live updates and transfer developments.Club news, transfers and gossip: Arsenal | Aston Villa | Bournemouth | Brentford | Brighton | Burnley | Chelsea | Crystal Palace | Everton | Fulham | Leeds…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Romanian citizen pleaded guilty on Monday to engaging in a plot to use “swatting” calls and bomb threats to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S. president and several members of Congress.Thomasz Szabo, 26, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 23 by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C.Szabo was extradited from Romania in November 2024. He was charged with Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia.Szabo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of making bomb threats.The two men targeted roughly 100 people with…

Ryan O’HanlonJun 2, 2025, 12:28 PM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”For every transfer fit, there is an equal and opposite transfer flop. This is the law of the market.From 1992 through 2021, just 54% of all the players brought in for €10 million or more by Premier League clubs started at least 50% of the matches in their first two seasons. Raise the fee threshold up to €20 million, and it doesn’t get much better: More than 40% of the players still fail to…

CNN  —  After too many nights of pulling children from the rubble of Russian drone strikes, the weekend’s devastating attacks on Moscow’s military pride mark a moment of brief respite for Ukrainian morale, and yet another twist of the unexpected in the Kremlin’s war of choice. It may be hard to fathom the precise impact of Ukraine’s wily drone assault on Russian air bases thousands of miles beyond the Ukrainian border. Kyiv said 41 long-range bomber jets were set aflame and that the attacks hit 34% of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers at its main bases. We don’t know how…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison.Lirim Sylejmani, 49, engaged in at least one battle against U.S.-led forces after he entered Syria in 2015, according to prosecutors.U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., imposed Sylejmani’s prison sentence followed by a lifetime of supervised release.Sylejmani, who was born in Kosovo and moved to Chicago roughly 25 years ago, pleaded guilty last December to one count of receiving military training from a foreign terrorist organization. In November 2015, Sylejmani and…

Dave King insists Rangers’ new US investors will lead the club back to the top of Scottish football.The former chairman was the key figure who initiated talks with US health insurance tycoon Andrew Cavenagh and the 49ers Enterprises, before selling his entire shareholding to the consortium that took control at Ibrox on Friday. King has revealed to Sky Sports News that he had also been in discussions with a group from Saudi Arabia – but was keen to get the deal with Cavenagh and co done. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky Sports News reporter…