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President Trump says Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal on the war started by
“the U.S. and Israel is totally unacceptable without offering details.”
It's the latest setback in resolving the war and getting the straight of Hormuz open again. It's closure, sending energy prices soaring around the world. Meanwhile, the UK and France are hosting a meeting tomorrow to form an international coalition to secure the Strait, and here's Lauren Freyer reports the meeting is being held as a British warship heads to the region.
The British Defense Ministry says the HMS Dragon is pre-positioning to protect international shipping once conditions allow transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The ship is equipped with what's called a "sea viper system" to support mine clearance efforts. The Ministry says the Strait remains effectively closed, disrupting shipping, including
for about a fifth of the world's oil supply, which is still driving up global energy prices.
UK Defense Secretary John Healey says this warship deployment proves countries are not just talking but are ready to act. With France, he's hosting a meeting of his counterparts from more than 40 countries to
“discuss military contributions to what he calls a defensive mission.”
Lauren Freyer and PR News London. President Trump has been saying that when he meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week in Beijing, he's going to talk about how the U.S. is leading the AI race. But the extent to which that's true and whether China can catch up on the technology race is a big concern.
And here's Deepa Shiverham reports. When it comes to AI technology from American companies like Open AI and Thropic and Google experts say those models are better than what China's putting out. The U.S. is by some estimates about six to 12 months ahead of China. So Trump is right that the U.S. is leading the AI race in that regard.
But where China is inching ahead is on AI adoption. How integrated AI is in their society and how accessible their AI products are. In the meeting this week, Trump and Xi are expected to talk about global risk management when it comes to the rise of AI. Deepa Shiverham and PR News.
“A cruise ship linked to the haunt of Ira outbreak arrived at Spain's Canary Islands today.”
The passengers are heading back to their home countries. Global Health officials say the passengers will be monitored for any signs of the disease. And PRs Miguel Maseyas has more. This process continues to happen after this Paniers came to French. That plane has arrived in France and we learned that one passenger has shown symptoms
to end that flight. A number of other personalities are following, including 17 Americans. The last group of passengers will be transported a Monday. Piers Miguel Maseyas reporting from Seville Spain. He was future contracts retreating in mixed territory.
This hour-doubt futures are done about three tenths of a percent. You're listening to NPR News. The Washington Wizards have won the top overall pick in the summer's NBA draft. The draft lottery was much anticipated this season with a class that's unusually full of talent as NPR's Becky Sullivan reports.
Why you forward AJ DeBanza, who led division 1 in scoring last season, and Darren Peterson, the electric guard at Kansas, are just two of the coveted players. The top 10 picks could all be players who just wrapped up their freshman year. That talent helped lead to widespread tanking, aka purposely losing for a better draft pick in the NBA this season.
The Washington Wizards won the race to the bottom. They'll pick first, followed by the Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies. The unlucky team was the Indiana Pacers, who had a 52 percent chance at a top four pick, the back in February, they rolled the dice in a trade with Los Angeles Clippers, saying that LA could receive Indiana's first round pick if it fell outside the top four.
That's exactly what happened. So the Clippers will pick fifth, while the Pacers have no draft pick at all. Becky Sullivan and Pyrnuse. At the weekend box office, Disney's The Devil wears Prada 2 took the top spot, with an estimated
$42 million in ticket sales in its second weekend.
The farthest sequel's taken in more than $430 million, worldwide. In second place, Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat 2 debuted with an estimated $40 million. In third place, the Michael Jackson Biopic, Michael, with $36 million, and then rounding out the top five, the murder mystery, the sheep detectives, with $15 million, and the Billy Eilish concert film hit me hard and soft, the tour live in 3D with 7 million.
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