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Iran denies direct negotiations as President Trump calls renewed diplomacy Tehran’s last chance. Cuba faces another nationwide blackout, leaving millions without power as fuel shortages and equipment failures deepen the crisis. In Japan, communities confront deadly earthquake damage, extreme heat, water outages, and thousands of displaced residents.
U.S. health officials report the first deaths associated with the 2026 cyclospora outbreak as investigators examine contaminated food sources and rising case totals. Senate Republicans and Democrats move toward a temporary funding extension aimed at preventing a government shutdown.
The United States and Japan conduct their first joint currency intervention since 2011 to support the yen and limit rising import costs. Meanwhile, U.S. manufacturing reaches its strongest level in more than four years, with new orders and factory employment expanding despite higher prices and supply pressures.
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