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1. Blanket 10% tariffs on all countries effective ‘almost immediately’, Trump says

   Mr Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’, imposed under an emergency powers law, were overturned by the US Supreme Court.

2. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky optimistic about ‘real opportunities to end war’ as anniversary looms

   Ukrainian leader continued to call on the international community to ‘pressure the aggressor’

3. Trump blasts Supreme Court justices he appointed after ruling and promises more tariffs ‘are on their way!’: Live updates

   In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that Trump’s tariffs were not permitted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

4. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago

   ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it considered alerting Canadian police last year about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history

5. Another American citizen was shot dead by ICE months before deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, records show

   Ruben Ray Martinez was killed during a traffic stop on South Padre Island in Texas last March, according to newly released documents

6. US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3

   The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

7. Las Vegas police investigate terrorism event after vehicle rammed into power substation

   Las Vegas police say they’re investigating a car that rammed into a power substation as a “terrorism-related event.”

8. These shy, scaly anteaters are the most trafficked mammals in the world

   Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most trafficked mammal in the world

9. Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect

   The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect

10. Justice Department swiftly fires lawyer chosen as top federal prosecutor for Virginia office

    A lawyer picked by judges to serve as the top federal prosecutor for a Virginia office that pursued cases against foes of President Donald Trump has been swiftly fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash over the appointments of powerful U.S. attorneys