New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked America’s 250th birthday with a City Hall speech celebrating immigrants, citizenship, and patriotism rooted in dissent, offering a contrast to President Trump’s planned Mount Rushmore address. Mamdani emphasized America’s identity as a nation shaped by immigrants and defended birthright citizenship amid ongoing debates over immigration policy.
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Pubs in England and Wales can stay open until 5 a.m. for England’s World Cup knockout match against Mexico. Police chiefs criticised the late decision, warning it will strain staffing and could increase alcohol-related disorder.
Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman wanted in a Monaco parcel bombing that injured three people. Authorities say the suspect is on the run as police in Monaco, France and Germany pursue the investigation.
A passenger bus traveling from Quetta to Peshawar fell into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan, killing 40 people and injuring eight. Officials said the bus was speeding and overcrowded after taking on passengers from another broken-down bus.
President Trump said the U.S. relationship with NATO is “ridiculous” and “one sided” ahead of a July summit in Ankara. The dispute centers on defense spending, European responses to U.S. operations in the Middle East and Washington’s future commitments to the alliance.
A San Francisco jury convicted seven pro-Palestinian protesters of misdemeanor charges for blocking the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024, but deadlocked on felony conspiracy. The defendants face sentencing in August and possible retrial on unresolved charges.
Iran has begun multi-day funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes. Officials say the rites could draw up to 20 million mourners and will culminate in his burial in Mashhad.
Iran opened a week of funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as U.S.-Iran negotiations paused until after the commemorations. Mediators and President Trump said talks had made progress, but disputes over uranium enrichment, the Strait of Hormuz and regional security remain unresolved.