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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about Donald Trump. The president is hosting a rally Wednesday on the National Mall in Washington. He has said it will be replete with a military flyover by stealth bombers, military bands, singer Lee Greenwood of “God Bless the USA” fame and a speech by Trump. It comes as Trump works to convince Americans ahead of critical November midterm elections that he’s put the unpopular Iran war in the rearview mirror, with oil prices easing as the

French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in patient who worked in Congo

PARIS, June 24, 2026 (AP) — A positive case of Ebola virus has been identified in France in a patient traveling back from Congo, the French Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The individual, who has not been identified, returned from a humanitarian mission in one of the virus transmission zones in Congo and was taken into care at a specialized facility in France. The person is in stable condition, the ministry said. The Congolese health ministry said Wednesday there are 1,094 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 277 confirmed deaths. The Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus does not

European heat wave triggers health warnings from London to Milan as temperatures rise even higher

LONDON, June 24, 2026 (AP) — People in large parts of the U.K. are being warned that high temperatures will present a risk to life on Wednesday as a “heat-dome” over Western Europe brings extreme conditions to the continent. The “red heat health” alert for much of central and southern England, as well as Wales, is only the second such warning ever issued by U.K. authorities. The first was in July 2022, when temperatures exceeded 40 degrees C (104 F). Authorities in France, Italy and Spain have also issued warnings about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions

Markets rebound on softening crude oil prices; Sensex jumps 790 points

Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday after falling sharply in the previous session, propelled by softening crude oil prices and hectic buying in bank, financial and IT shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 790.54 points, or 1.04 per cent, to settle at 76,991.22. During the day, it surged 989.69 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 77,190.37. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 197.55 points, or 0.83 per cent, to end at 24,021.65. From the Sensex pack, InterGlobe Aviation, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Infosys, HDFC Bank and Tata

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