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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law.

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The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Susan Monarez, has been dismissed by the White House just one month after taking office. In a parting statement, she accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Of “weaponising public health,” highlighting growing tensions within the nation’s top health agency.

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US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has decided to cancel its plans to introduce a new logo after facing strong public backlash. In a social media statement, the company thanked its customers for their feedback and affection, saying, “We promised to listen, and we have. Our new logo is being withdrawn, and the beloved ‘Old Timer’ will stay.” The company faced criticism following the release of a modernized logo that removed the iconic “Old Timer” figure.

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Just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt Gen Jeffery Kruse, the head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency. The Pentagon said Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and that two other senior military commanders have also been ousted. The defence department has not yet offered an explanation for the firings.

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President Donald Trump has threatened Beijing with tariffs of up to 200% if China restricts shipments of rare-earth magnets to the United States, reigniting trade tensions just weeks after both sides agreed to extend a fragile truce.

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France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.