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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 28.06.2026.
It displays 126 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
28.06.2026 ⇢ The Day Iran Struck US Bases in Bahrain and Kuwait
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US editors focused on the third consecutive day of military escalation in the Persian Gulf. Morning headlines were dominated by Iranian drone and missile strikes targeting U.S. military assets in Bahrain and Kuwait, a direct retaliation for previous American strikes. As the day progressed, outlets tracked President Trump’s warnings that the ceasefire was on the verge of collapse, while media across the spectrum analyzed the risk of a wider regional war. By early afternoon, domestic political stories emerged, including Biden’s criticism of Trump at a Democratic gala and the rising profile of socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani. However, the military narrative shifted significantly by late evening. Outlets reported an eleventh-hour agreement between Washington and Tehran to halt hostilities ahead of scheduled negotiations in Qatar, leading to a "stand down" that capped a day of intense kinetic exchange.
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The Boston Globe
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U.S. Central Command said Saturday it launched more strikes against “multiple targets in Iran” at Trump’s direction.
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Associated Press
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic.
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Tehran said earlier it was targeting U.S. interests in the Middle East. The clashes marked the latest threat to the ceasefire.
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Associated Press
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic.
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Associated Press
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic.
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Iran says it launched a series of retaliatory strikes on US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain Saturday night.
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Pope Leo XIV has said SSPX bishops face excommunication if they proceed with unauthorized consecrations. Here’s what happens next.
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In Venezuela, rescue teams are racing against time after twin earthquakes killed more than 1,400 people and left tens of thousands unaccounted for.
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05:27⇢Iran Strikes Back Across the Gulf
⌨Editors focus on the fourth day of US-Iran strikes, with Iran retaliating against Bahrain and Kuwait after US attacks, and threatening to halt ceasefire talks. Multiple outlets report new US strikes on Iranian targets, with Trump warning the ceasefire may collapse. The Iran story dominates, with 14 sources covering it.
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The Daily Beast
The king deserves better from his son.
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The Daily Beast
Trump’s patriotic mega-fair was supposed to be a grand showcase, but his allies accidentally showed the reality.
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Iran’s military said that U.S. bases “will experience hell in these coming days,” as the two countries continued to trade strikes.
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The New York Times
Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force.
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Los Angeles Times
Kate Lindsay
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The strikes in Kuwait and Bahrain came after the US and Iran traded attacks over the weekend.
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The New York Times
Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force.
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The Washington Post
Fearing a Democratic takeover of Congress, the president has spent months trying to alter how the midterms will be conducted, but obstacles keep cropping up.
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The Washington Post
Fearing a Democratic takeover of Congress, the president has spent months trying to alter how the midterms will be conducted, but obstacles keep cropping up.
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Reason
Mamdani Got His Rent Freeze Wish. Don't Expect New York City Housing To Become More Affordable.
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08:57⇢Iranian Fire Reaches Gulf Bases
⌨The American media landscape is dominated by the direct Iranian missile and drone strikes on U.S. military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain (NBC News, CNN, ABC News, CBS, AP News). Editors emphasize that these retaliatory actions, following a weekend of traded fire, now threaten to dismantle fragile ceasefire efforts (Daily Caller, Daily Wire). While domestic politics and international disasters linger, the military escalation remains the primary editorial focus (NY Post, Newsmax).
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JD Vance as the Republican nominee? Or Marco Rubio? As voters look to Donald Trump for guidance on 2028, the president isn't committing.
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As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the Left and paving the way for the far right.
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The Washington Post
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Defenders of the private equity industry cast it as a bold force driving economic dynamism. But its record of destroying public services is no accident: private equity is essentially an elite project to profit from asset-stripping.
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Iran has “no choice” but to develop a nuclear bomb, a media outlet linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said — the latest threat to the US-organized peace deal.
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The right’s leading lights are looking for anyone to blame for the right’s growing extremism — except themselves.
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Tehran said Sunday it carried out a third day of retaliatory strikes against U.S. attacks on Iranian territory, as both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran would "no longer exist" if the United States is "forced" to resume the war.
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The Kansas senator’s comments came hours after the U.S. launched fresh strikes and Tehran targeted sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.
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World Cup's knockout field is set with 32 teams. Who will go all the way?
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Rescue teams are racing against time after twin earthquakes killed more than 1,400 people and left tens of thousands unaccounted for.
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The Atlantic
Americans and Europeans tend to have very different ideas about physical suffering and sacrifice.
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Los Angeles Times
Kate Lindsay
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The Daily Beast
“REMEMBER, I WON THE ELECTION,” the president wrote.
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11:33⇢Missile Storm on Gulf Sands
⌨Editors emphasize the direct Iranian drone and missile strikes on U.S. military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait (NBC News, AP News, CNN, CBS). This escalation, continuing for a third day, threatens to collapse the fragile ceasefire as Tehran warns of abandoning negotiations (Newsmax, ABC News). Hardline rhetoric from the IRGC regarding nuclear development further heightens the regional military standoff (NY Post, The Daily Wire).
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WARNS OF 'COMPLETE HALT' IN TALKS
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The Washington Post
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In a speech at a gala in Maryland, the former president blasted his successor as a "loser" obsessed with "vanity projects."
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Hizzoner, 34, was born in Uganda and emigrated to the US around the age of seven. He became a naturalized citizen in 2018.
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J. Bryan Lowder
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Breitbart News
Bahrain and Kuwait were targeted by Iran missile and drone attacks early Sunday morning in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic. Tehran cautioned a “complete halt” could come to negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.
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Democratic socialists in Congress are set to more than double after November. Will they reshape the Democratic Party’s future?
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he would send a bipartisan housing affordability bill to President Donald Trump on Monday, days after the Republican president refused to sign the bill until a divisive voting rights measure was passed. "It's passed by both chambers. I'm sending it to him on Monday, and it will become law," Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said in a televised interview.
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15:04⇢Gulf Waters Alight
⌨US editors prioritize the escalating military exchange as Iran targets American sites in Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes (CNN, CBS, Breitbart). While conservative outlets emphasize Trump’s warnings and the tactical necessity of the operations (Fox News, The Epoch Times), progressive sources highlight domestic legal challenges to the administration's actions (Common Dreams). The potential collapse of the regional truce remains the central focus (AP News, NBC News).
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The Daily Beast
The president’s widely panned event can’t seem to catch a break.
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The Washington Post
Elbridge Colby has become the central figure in a battle to define the future of “America First” foreign policy.
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Associated Press
Local health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl.
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New York Post
Amaya Cookie Diaz, 19, and Kitty Mia Diaz, 21, were taken into custody by officers in Del Rio — a small city near the Mexican border — just hours after cops say they repeatedly stabbed 32-year-old Caroline “Caro” Peña in broad daylight.
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The United States and Iran have agreed to halt military attacks as they prepare for talks Tuesday in Qatar aimed at resolving their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported Sunday, citing a senior U.S. official. "We decided to stop all the kinetic activity," the official told Axios, using the military term for strikes and other attacks.
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The changes on the southern border reshaped Native, Spanish and Mexican communities, telling a story of resilience and resistance.
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New York Post
Amaya Cookie Diaz, 19, and Kitty Mia Diaz, 21, were taken into custody by officers in Del Rio — a small city near the Mexican border — just hours after cops say they repeatedly stabbed 32-year-old Caroline “Caro” Peña in broad daylight.
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told Breitbart News exclusively that deportation numbers in 2026 will very soon outpace all of 2025, and that agents from across the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are removing illegal aliens from the United States interior at record rates.
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The Washington Post
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The World Cup round of 32 is underway, which means teams are beginning to qualify for the round of 16. Canada is through. See who else will join them.
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20:19⇢Gulf Cannons Yield to Qatar
⌨US editors are highlighting a reported pause in military activity between Washington and Tehran after days of escalating strikes in the Gulf (CNN, Newsmax). While earlier reports focused on Iranian attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait (NBC News, CBS), the narrative has pivoted to upcoming diplomatic negotiations in Qatar (ABC News). This shift occurs as the administration defends its "America First" foreign policy and record-high deportation rates (Washington Post, Breitbart).
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The Daily Beast
The president lashed out at “vandals” in a 594-word rant.
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State election officials say federal agencies are failing to provide security support needed for midterms.
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Iran has again launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes.
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JD Vance as the Republican nominee? Or Marco Rubio? As voters look to Donald Trump for guidance on 2028, the president isn't committing.
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Jenny G. Zhang and Rebecca Onion
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The Daily Beast
The White House press secretary accidentally embarrassed her boss.
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Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks earlier over the weekend.
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Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks earlier over the weekend.
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Newsweek offers a timeline of the competing U.S. and Iranian claims that have pushed their fragile ceasefire closer to collapse.
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