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Tehran contradicts Trump's optimism: no concrete progress in talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiations with the US have yielded no real results, shortly after Trump signalled the talks were going well.

  • Araghchi: no concrete achievement in Iran–US talks, only an exchange of messages.
  • The statement contradicts Trump's optimistic tone on the Middle East situation.
  • The gap between the two capitals' positions casts doubt on real diplomatic progress.

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House orders Trump to pull troops out of the Iran War

Four Republican defections made the vote possible, but the resolution remains symbolic — Trump holds the veto.

  • The House voted to order a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Iran War.
  • Four Republicans joined Democrats, exposing a rare split within Trump's coalition.
  • The resolution is symbolic: a presidential veto and a hostile Senate block any real effect.

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Slovenia bars Israeli passenger plane, forcing it to land in Croatia

Ljubljana denied the aircraft entry into its airspace in a protest move against Israeli government policy.

  • Slovenia denied an Israeli passenger plane access to its airspace on Wednesday.
  • The aircraft diverted to Croatia; Ljubljana cited protest against Israeli policy.
  • The incident deepens diplomatic tensions between European states and Israel.

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Men filmed climbing out of Brooklyn manholes. Police open investigation

Surveillance cameras caught several men emerging from sewer openings in Brooklyn over recent weeks, prompting online speculation and an official NYPD inquiry.

  • Several men were filmed emerging from Brooklyn manholes over recent weeks.
  • NYPD opened an investigation; no charges have been filed.
  • Urban exploration is considered the most plausible explanation by investigators.

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The US ambassador who pledged to defend NATO was born in Romania

The American diplomat who told the UN Security Council that the US would defend "every square inch of NATO territory" fled communist Romania and was granted political asylum in the United States.

  • He was born in Romania and fled the country during the communist regime.
  • He obtained political asylum in the US and rose to become ambassador to the UN Security Council.
  • He declared that the US would defend every square inch of NATO territory.

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Rail-equipped tunnel used to smuggle $45M in cocaine found on US-Mexico border

The 600-metre underground passage had electricity, ventilation and a rail system — and had already been used to move tens of millions of dollars worth of drugs.

  • A 600-metre tunnel with electricity, ventilation and a rail system was found on the US-Mexico border.
  • Cocaine worth over $45 million had been moved through the passage.
  • The tunnel's infrastructure points to an industrial-scale, long-running trafficking operation.

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Piketty calls for global income convergence by 2100

The French economist co-authors a Social Justice Report due Thursday, arguing all countries' incomes could reach the level of wealthy nations within this century.

  • Piketty co-authors a Social Justice Report to be published Thursday.
  • The proposal targets convergence of global incomes toward wealthy-country levels by 2100.
  • Concrete mechanisms for reaching that goal have not been publicly detailed.

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