Russian President Vladimir Putin said there is "no point" meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, rejecting Zelensky's open letter calling for face-to-face talks. Meanwhile, Ukraine struck five cargo ships in the Sea of Azov and admitted a drone debris incident in Romania. The diplomatic impasse continues as Russia launched one of its deadliest offensives in months, slamming key Ukrainian cities.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Ukraine aid bill, marking the second time in a week that Republicans broke with President Trump's foreign policy. The bipartisan vote sends additional military and economic assistance to Kyiv. Meanwhile, former Trump adviser John Bolton agreed to plead guilty to retaining national security information, and cracks continue to emerge in GOP support for Trump's agenda.
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The OECD warned of a global economic slowdown as the Iran war continues to disrupt oil markets and trade flows. The EU separately warned of stagflation risks from the conflict. In positive news, the U.S. added 172,000 jobs in May, smashing forecasts, while UK house prices fell for a third month. Japan's Nikkei hit a record high above 65,000 on hopes of Strait of Hormuz reopening.
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AI company Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC at a $965 billion valuation and $47 billion revenue run-rate, according to sources. Nvidia shipped first samples of its Vera Rubin VR200 AI platform, delivering 50 PFLOPS of FP4 performance and a 10x inference cost reduction over Blackwell. Microsoft announced its Majorana 2 quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor.
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Astronomers detected winds coming from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, for the first time. The discovery shows that even quiet black holes generate powerful outflows. Separately, an AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passed its first human trial, and scientists discovered why Ozempic may not work for some people due to genetic variants causing GLP-1 resistance in about 10% of the population.
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Shakira will perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, organizers confirmed. The tournament is days away, with teams finalizing their squads. Spain coach said Lamine Yamal could be ready for the opener. The USMNT beat Senegal 3-2 in a friendly with Christian Pulisic scoring. In the NBA, the Knicks and Spurs are set for a Finals matchup with Game 1 tickets starting at $1,905 in San Antonio.
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A new diabetes pill that activates metabolism in skeletal muscle showed promising early clinical results, lowering blood sugar and increasing fat burning while preserving muscle mass. In other health news, GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide were linked to lower addiction risks in a study of 600,000 veterans, and electrical neck implants immediately restored arm mobility in stroke survivors.
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Europe is experiencing a deadly early-season heatwave that scientists described as "mind-bogglingly crazy," with records falling across the continent. Separately, the U.S. Trump administration is abandoning a vital deep-sea monitoring system for the AMOC ocean current, which scientists fear could be nearing a tipping point. The world has entered "water bankruptcy" with irreversible consequences, the UN warned.
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