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US stocks have opened higher as investors keep a close watch on developments around the Iran conflict.

The explosion, which killed 20 people including a Singaporean, occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre of Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists.

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Department of Defense spokesman says ‘shelter-in-place order’ given after air quality issue detected.Published On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026Firefighters are investigating a hazardous materials incident at the Pentagon, the sprawling facility that houses the US Department of Defense, according to authorities.In a statement on Thursday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the “department is executing standard protection ⁠protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area”.“The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants,” Parnell said.“Those systems have detected an air quality ⁠issue necessitating precautionary measures ⁠until we determine its significance.”In a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin accused the Biden administration of turning a “blind eye” to widespread reports of sexual abuse targeting migrants during a Thursday press conference. “We’re going to enforce our nation’s laws, and we’re going to right the wrongs that the Biden administration turned a blind eye to,” Mullin said. “It’s horrific to what’s happening right in our own country because of four years of a blind eye that allowed unvetted sponsors to come pick up 450,000 kids on our borders … their own reports [were] reporting that over a third…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Killer Karmelo Anthony’s parents have been very vocal about what they claim was “injustice” following their son’s murder conviction, while on the other side, the father of Austin Metcalf, whom Anthony stabbed and killed, has expressed forgiveness of his son’s murderer.After the verdict was presented to the court Tuesday, Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, unleashed a fiery tirade at Anthony.He also had a sorrowful reaction after the trial, CBS reported. In a sit-down interview with the outlet, he said, “I’ll even say this: I had a little bit of sorrow because I’m human;…

As Canada and the U.S. hammer out trade negotiations, Minister Responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc said Canada is “not an idle spectator” as the clock winds down to agree on the long-term renewal of the North American trade framework. On July 1, the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) can be either maintained for 16 more years or move to annual reviews.This comes one day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he is “not looking to renew” CUSMA, and added: “We don’t need anything [that] Canada has, we don’t need anything that Mexico has, but they need everything that we have, and they…

Firefighters are investigating a hazardous materials incident at the Pentagon, Arlington County fire and rescue officials say in a post on X.The building was under lockdown with people told to leave several floors, CNN reported, citing unidentified sources.It said emergency responders were wearing full gas masks and chemical protection suits.”The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants. Those systems have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in an email.”The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the…

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Wednesday that his ministry is preparing a stimulus package to lessen the effects of the Pertamax price hike.”It’s still being prepared. Once a decision has been made, we’ll let you (the public) know. I have to report to the president first,” Airlangga told journalists.On negative international narratives such as “Sell Indonesia”, Eko from INDEF said the government needs to respond more carefully by using data, and through policy corrections that align with market logic.He said officials should not answer criticism from foreign media or investors defensively or emotionally.Investors and rating agencies…

Israel is the only state to have legalised torture through a ruling by its own Supreme Court. An expert who has documented these violations since 1983 says, “What the world knows today is less than 5% of what has actually occurred.” In Bodies of Evidence, an Al Jazeera original investigative documentary, we examine the use of sexual violence, torture, and degradation against Palestinian detainees, practices that rights groups and experts say have been systematically employed by Israeli military, intelligence, and prison authorities for decades. Contributors to the documentary include Francesca Albanese, Raji Sourani, Kifaya, Ayed Abu Eqtaish, Ben Marmarelli, Judge…

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