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U.S. opens World Cup campaign against Paraguay

The U.S. men's national team opens the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, beginning its first tournament on home soil in 32 years. The expanded 48-team format gives the Group D team several paths to the knockout stage.

Yoon receives 30 years over North Korea drone flights

South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drone flights over North Korea that prosecutors said were meant to provoke Pyongyang and justify martial law. Yoon denies wrongdoing and is already serving a life sentence tied to his failed 2024 martial law order.

Trump picks Jay Clayton for intelligence director

Trump said he will nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and former SEC chairman, as director of national intelligence. The move follows backlash over Bill Pulte’s acting appointment and comes as a key surveillance authority is set to expire.

Iran claims Gulf attacks after new U.S. strikes

Iran said it attacked U.S.-linked bases in Bahrain and Kuwait and hit two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after renewed U.S. strikes inside Iran. The escalation comes as negotiations remain stalled over sanctions, frozen assets, uranium stockpiles and fighting involving Israel and Hezbollah.

US inflation rises to three-year high of 4.2%

U.S. consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the fastest increase since April 2023. Energy costs, especially gasoline, drove much of the rise as conflict disrupted oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Bill Gates to testify in House Epstein investigation

Bill Gates will appear for a closed-door transcribed interview before the House Oversight Committee about his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates has denied wrongdoing and said he never witnessed or participated in Epstein’s illegal conduct.