Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met an International Committee of the Red Cross delegation in her first confirmed outside contact in more than two years. Her son said rare photographs of the meeting gave him hope but not proof about her condition.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order rescinding a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after Republican senators threatened to oppose his confirmation. The fund was part of a settlement resolving President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department.
Trump said new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he halted planned U.S. strikes. Iran has not confirmed the talks, and a semi-official Iranian outlet denied Tehran asked Washington to hold off on military action.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning in Toledo. Police said two people were taken to the hospital and the investigation remains active.
Sen. Bernie Moreno said Rep. Max Miller, his former son-in-law, should not serve in Congress amid abuse allegations involving Moreno’s daughter and granddaughter. Miller denied the claims in a livestream and vowed to stay in his reelection race.
Capital One says it closed more than 300 Trump-affiliated accounts after an anti-money-laundering review, not because of political bias. The bank is seeking permanent dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Trump Organization and Eric Trump.
Most migrants who entered Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco have returned, but authorities say at least 72 people died during the surge. The crisis has reopened disputes over migration, border policy and Ceuta’s fragile social cohesion.
President Donald Trump said he canceled a planned strike on Iran after Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries asked the U.S. to hold off, claiming the “perimeters of a deal” had been agreed to. Iran did not immediately confirm the claim, while a semi-official Iranian outlet dismissed it as “simply a new lie.”