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Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach 'invasion' D-Day speech
The US defense secretary delivered remarks in Normandy, 82 years after Allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied northwestern Europe, using the anniversary to criticize European migration policy.
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c802e7jk458o
Source: BBC News
Anthropic: AI could escape human control
A US AI firm has proposed a coordinated global slowdown on building advanced artificial intelligence systems, citing control risks.
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nqck86
Source: BBC News
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Trump's name fully removed from Kennedy Center
Trump's name has been completely removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, after a judge denied the board of trustees' emergency appeal to block the court-ordered removal.
Link: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/06/13/trump-name-removed-kennedy-center/9151781367956/
Source: UPI
Trump: Tren de Aragua leader Guerrero Flores killed in joint strike
An alleged Tren de Aragua transnational gang leader was killed in Venezuela during a joint U.S.–Venezuelan security operation, according to President Trump and Venezuelan officials.
Link: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/06/13/latam-venezuela-tren-de-aragua-leader-Guerrero-Flores-killed/8251781358230/
Source: UPI
Judge extends block on Trump administration 'anti-weaponization' fund
A federal judge extended an order blocking President Trump's billion-dollar "anti-weaponization" fund, citing distrust of the administration's assurances it wouldn't be enacted.
Link: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/06/12/judge-blocks-trump-slush-fund-permanently/5891781292399/
Source: UPI
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