US Approves $1.5 Billion Sale of Maritime Helicopters to New Zealand

June 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. approved ⁠the $1.5 ⁠billion sale of five ⁠Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand, which ​has pledged to nearly double its military spending as it seeks ‌to boost defence capabilities. “The ‌U.S. Department of State has made a determination ⁠approving a ⁠possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of New …

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Second Texas Screwworm Case Confirmed as Outbreak Fears Grow

By Cassandra Garrison, Heather Schlitz and Leah Douglas LA ⁠PRYOR, ⁠Texas/MEXICO CITY, June 5 (Reuters) – A ⁠second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was confirmed in ​Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, emerging just miles from where the first ‌U.S. detection in decades was reported ‌this week. The new case in …

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Democrat Xavier Becerra Projected to Advance to November Ballot for California Governor

June ⁠5(Reuters) – ⁠Democratic ⁠former cabinet ​secretary ‌Xavier ‌Becerra ⁠is projected ⁠to advance to ​the ​November ballot ⁠for ⁠California ⁠governor after Tuesday’s ​primary ​election, ⁠U.S. ⁠media said on Friday. (Reporting ⁠by Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, ⁠California and Bhargav Acharya ​in ​Toronto) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Cuba’s Raul Castro, Wanted by US, Appears at Event in Havana

HAVANA, June 5 (Reuters) – Cuba’s ⁠former ⁠leader Raul ⁠Castro appeared at an Interior ​Ministry celebration in Havana, showed state ‌television on Friday, in ‌the elder statesman’s first ⁠public ⁠appearance since his indictment on murder charges ​last month in the United States. The Trump administration has accused the former ​defense minister of ordering Cuban military …

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Judge Halts Trump Administration Efforts to Impose Conditions on SNAP

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun granted a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit challenging …

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