US Supreme Court again rejects cap on political campaign spending limits
Siding with Republicans, who have a cash advantage over the Democrats, the court ruled 6-3, saying this rejection was linked to free speech
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· Josh Christenson
Gaza mediators table modified proposal for disarming Hamas in bid to revive Trump's peace plan | The National
Mediators have drawn up a new proposal for the disarmament of Hamas that includes Israeli-backed militias in Gaza giving up their weapons and the rehabilitation of about 10,000 members of the territory's Hamas-linked police force to continue maintaining law and order in the war-devastated enclave.
· Hamza Hendawi
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship
Handing US President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States - a right long woven into the fabric of American society - scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration.
· REUTERS
SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions
The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning them from female sports teams - a contentious issue enmeshed in the nation's culture wars.
· REUTERS
Israel detains American citizen over alleged paid missions for Iranian intelligence
An American citizen in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of maintaining contact with Iranian intelligence operatives and carrying out paid assignments that included photographing sensitive sites in Israel, the Israel Police and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Tuesday.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
US supreme court rules states can exclude trans athletes from female sports
Justices voted to overturn judgments issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho
· Roberttait
Protesters and police clash in Albania on day after MEPs visit
TIRANA — Albania’s “Flamingo Revolution” heated up Tuesday with scuffles between protesters and police, only a day after MEPs arrived in the capital to voice their support for the movement. Six people were arrested.
· Alice Taylor
Euroclear Sues Russian Central Bank in Belgian Court
Belgian financial group Euroclear is suing Russia’s Central Bank to block a Moscow court ruling that ordered it to pay more than $250 billion in damages over frozen assets in Europe, Belgian media reported Tuesday.
· The Moscow Times
Supreme Court keeps birthright citizenship, overruling Trump order
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· Adriana Figueroa
Read the Supreme Court's opinion on birthright citizenship
The U.S Supreme Court is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Five Arabs murdered in one day, Israel Police to meet on wave of increased violent crimes
Following one of the deadliest days the Arab community has experienced in recent months, Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy will convene a special meeting on Monday evening with the police’s senior command staff to assess the continued fight against criminal organizations and the wave of violence in Arab society.
· HODAYA RAN, EFRAT FORSHER
US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender student athletes
The decision is a victory for conservatives in one of the nation’s most fiercely contested culture-war battles
· Agence France-Presse
US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender student athletes
The decision is a victory for conservatives in one of the nation’s most fiercely contested culture-war battles
· Agence France-Presse
Democracy ‘under assault’ from significant third parties at 2025 federal election, parliamentary inquiry finds
Parliamentary inquiry recommends new laws to police behaviour at polling booths
· Dan Jervis Bardy
Like being ‘stabbed in the back’: abuse survivors left without trials after Christian Brothers’ unprecedented legal tactic
Order wants to set up its own scheme outside of court to pay survivors, who have been told they will not get what they are owed in full
· Christopher Knaus
Supreme Court hands down major rulings, including decision on E. Jean Carroll’s sex abuse Trump suit
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US Supreme Court rules against Trump's attempt to overturn birthright citizenship | The National
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, marking a defeat for the Republican leader and his efforts to clamp down on immigration.
· The National
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
Washington: The United States Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, delivering the biggest legal setback to his presidency since it ruled against his tariff regime earlier this year.
· Michael Koziol
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order curbing birthright citizenship.
· Tyler Durden
O'Donoghue: Court ruling is major blow to president
The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
Birthright citizenship ruling: Supreme Court rejects Trump's proposed limits
The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship that would have denied citizenship to children born to mothers who are in the country illegally or temporarily.
· Mark Sherman
Supreme Court strikes down Trump birthright citizenship order in blow to president
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· Ryan King
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blocks Trump order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the right to citizenship for people born in the United States, rejecting an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to undo that longstanding constitutional principle for children born to many immigrants.
· Dan Mangan
Car explosion leaves one dead near Haifa, police investigating incident as a murder
One person was killed after a car exploded in Kiryat Haim, northern Israel, on Tuesday, Magen David Adom and Israel Police said.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, YOAV ETIEL
‘Anti-Zionist patrol’ in Thessaloniki sparks outrage from Greek Jewish community
Greek Jewish groups have condemned an “anti-Zionist patrol” which took place on the streets of Thessaloniki, exactly 95 years after assault squads targeted Jews in the same city.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Supreme Court strikes down limits on political parties' campaign spending, in win for GOP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down limits on the amount that political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for office, notching a win for Republicans who argued the restrictions violated the First Amendment.
· Kevin Breuninger
Supreme Court rules political party limits on campaign spending are unconstitutional
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· Ryan King
Supreme Court erases party spending limits in federal elections
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
· Mark Sherman
US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports.
· Bbcnews
Supreme Court: States Can Ban Trans Athletes From Girls' Sports
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that states can block biological transgender males from competing in girls' sports. In a 6-3 ruling, the court gave an iron-clad answer to the question.
· Tyler Durden
Sheikh Mansour says Etihad Rail's first passenger trip is part of UAE's 'march towards the future' | The National
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has hailed Etihad Rail's first passenger train journey as a milestone for the country.
· The National
Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.
· Associated Press
Supreme Court upholds state bans on trans athletes in girls’ sports
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· Ryan King
Supreme Court backs state laws banning transgender girls from sports
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Monday, June 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
· Mark Sherman
Alaska court allows second Dan Sullivan back on Senate ballot in blow to Republicans
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· Ryan King
Director Carl Rinsch sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for defrauding Netflix after Keanu Reeves asks court for leniency
Carl Rinsch, the director convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million last year for an original sci-fi series “White Horse,” was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Monday.
· Peter Kiefer
New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting
Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chats
· Ramon Antonio Vargas
Anti-immigrant protests in South Africa on June 30 'deadline'
South African police deployed to head off unrest and protests on Tuesday, the unofficial deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave that has already pushed thousands to flee.
· AfricaNews
Donald Trump touts Supreme Court win after day of mixed rulings
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· Joe Miller
Stock Futures Flat As S&P Closes Out Best Quarter In 6 Years
US index futures erased an earlier gain following some belligerent Iran headlines, but are still set to end a quarter that is set to be the S&P 500’s best in six years with markets behaving as though period-end dynamics have now completed. As of 8:30am, the S&P 500 was flat, pointing to a calm finish for the index t…
· Tyler Durden
Iranian activist, two-year-old daughter, sent to Evin Prison, human rights group says
Islamic regime authorities have ordered that political activist Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi and her two-year-old daughter be taken to Evin Prison on Monday to serve the remainder of the mother’s sentence, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, the official news wire for Human Rights Activists in …
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Maniac accused of stabbing trans college student 40 times in laundry room found incompetent to stand trial
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· Anthony Blair
Rights groups sue Ghana over US third-country deportations
Ghana is facing a legal challenge at West Africa's highest court over its role in accepting migrants deported from the United States under President Donald Trump's third-country deportation policy.
· AfricaNews
South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt fears
Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and extra police are deployed to the streets as demonstrators gathered at anti-immigrant protests around the country.
· Al Jazeera
Will Steve McBee Sr. Return To ‘The McBee Dynasty’ After He Gets Out Of Prison? We Asked Cole McBee!
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· Samantha Nungesser
Gravity is undefeated: Ja Morant’s spectacular fall back to Earth is complete
The guard was once touted as the future face of the NBA. Now, after off-court problems and injuries, he has been hustled out of the city that made him a star
· Owen Lewis
Judge raps Trump over bid to freeze Gateway tunnel funding: ‘Flagrantly violates federal law’
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· Samuel Chamberlain
Supreme Court ruling expands Trump’s power, key points of US and Iran disagreements, World Cup sticker albums
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