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Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing for Argentina

By Debora Rey, Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday after two decades representing Argentina. "It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,"…

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.

Hosting G20 meeting, Bessent tries to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran.

United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters, calls attack 'dangerous escalation'

By David Rising, Associated Press

The incident comes after U.S. forces on Sunday struck Iranian rocket launchers on an Iranian island, breaking a lull in fighting in the six-month war.

Novak Djokovic knocked out of U.S. Open in the 1st round

By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press

Djokovic was 19-0 in the U.S. Open first round and hadn't lost his opening match in any major since the 2006 Australian Open.

Treasury Department blocks certain journalists from covering G20 meeting

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is “not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny.”…

Icelandic voters reject a proposal to restart negotiations to join the European Union

By Kwiyeon Ha, Brian Melley, Associated Press

Opponents defeated the measure by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%, the National Electoral Commission said. The result puts the divisive issue to rest for now.

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change

By Associated Press

Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

“This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent said in the interview. “We are showing people that we know who you are, you know who you are, and this has got to stop.”…

U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks

By Konstantin Toropin, Cara Anna, Ben Finley, Associated Press

The fighting comes just days after the Trump administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to end its war with Iran.