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Kremlin Rejects Reports of Putin-Zelensky US Summit, Moscow Says No Proposal Received
Moscow has not received any official proposal to organize a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the United States, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Ushakov said that Russia had not been approached with any formal initiative regarding a summit between Putin and Zelensky on US soil.
Costa Keeps Ukraine’s EU Bid Off the G7 Table — and Brussels Wants It That Way
European Council President António Costa said Ukraine's EU membership bid will not
Trump Says Putin and Zelensky Are Both Open to a Deal. The Kremlin Said Otherwise Hours Earlier.
Donald Trump told reporters at the G7 summit in Évian that both
Trump Says Calls With Putin and Zelensky Went Well as G7 Opens in Évian
Donald Trump told reporters in Évian that his back-to-back phone calls with
Epstein Files Expose a Trans-Atlantic Pattern: Outrage Is Cheap, Accountability Is Not
On one day in June 2026, the Epstein files forced a reckoning on two continents at once: a disgraced British royal watched Garter Day
Bill Gates Walks Into Epstein Deposition Armed With the Committee’s Own Former Investigator
Bill Gates appeared Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door
Bill Gates Faces House Oversight Wednesday as Epstein Probe Reaches Its Billionaire Phase
Bill Gates is set to appear before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday
Epstein Guard Tova Noel Says Death Threats Derailed Her Life as Congress Probes Who Gave Him the Linens
Tova Noel told the House Oversight Committee she received death threats and
Switzerland Rejects the Hard Right’s Plan to Cap Its Population at Ten Million
Swiss voters rejected the Swiss People's Party's initiative to cap the population below ten million, a measure framed as sustainability but aimed at immigration and the country's free-movement ties with the EU.
UN Will Not Be at the Table When the Iran-US MoU Is Signed in Geneva on Friday
The United Nations will likely not be present at the June 19
France and Britain Move on the Same Day to Push Millions of Children Off Social Media
On the same Monday, France and Britain each announced they would cut
Ankara Calls Brussels to Negotiate Its Minister Off a Sanctions List. Brussels Said No.
An AKP lawmaker called European Parliament's shadow rapporteur to ask what Ankara
Serena and Venus Williams Reunite for Wimbledon as Tennis Icons Receive Doubles Wildcard in Stunning Grand Slam Return
The tennis world is set for another memorable chapter in one of the sport’s greatest stories after Serena Williams and Venus Williams were awarded a wildcard entry into the women’s doubles competition
Iran Fury Erupts at World Cup as Team Claims It Was Forced Out of US After New Zealand Draw
Iran’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign has become one of the tournament’s most controversial storylines after players and coaching staff claimed they were ordered to leave the United States immediately following a
T.J. Watt’s $123 Million Deal Is Not Just a Bad Contract — It’s a Franchise Architecture Problem
T.J. Watt's three-year, $123 million extension has landed on Bleacher Report's list of the NFL's worst contracts, but the real problem runs deeper than
The NBA Fired Mike Brown Twice for Winning. Now He Has Five Rings.
Mike Brown was fired twice after winning the NBA's Coach of the Year award. On Friday night in San Antonio, the city his family
Vir Das Got a Fake Apple Watch From Zepto. The Replacement Came Fast. The Real Problem Didn’t Go Away.
Vir Das paid Rs 50,000 for an Apple Watch on Zepto and got a box labelled 'Designed by Watch in China.' Zepto delivered a
How Sanctioned Economies and Cash-Strapped Nations Pushed Crypto Into the Mainstream
Not long ago, digital money lived in a narrow corner of the internet. It was the domain of forum threads, mining rigs humming in basements, and traders who treated price charts the
Las Vegas Casino Collectibles Show Returns as Strip’s Own Past Becomes the Draw
The 33rd World's Largest Casino Chip and Collectibles Show
Casino’s Front Row Seat: How the White House UFC Spectacle Revealed Gambling’s Grip on America
With Polymarket's logo stitched onto the Octagon at the
Primm Casino Rescue: Terrible’s Steps In to Save Nevada’s Last Gateway Gambling Town
The Primm family has struck a last-minute deal with
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