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Several US agencies including the FBI and Environmental Protection Agency issued a warning that Iranian-linked cyberattacks are targeting US drinking and wastewater systems.

President Donald Trump is in no hurry to tap a permanent attorney general to replace Pam Bondi following her ouster, according to people familiar with the matter, allowing Todd Blanche time to settle into his role as the US Justice Department’s acting chief.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, newly minted as the nation’s top law enforcement officer, said he doesn’t feel pressure to carry out retribution against Donald Trump’s political enemies even as he pledged fidelity to the president’s agenda.

Oil prices fell in post-settlement trading as signs emerged that the US and Iran are still working through a possible ceasefire deal.

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Kailey Leinz discusses the latest in the Middle East. On today's show, Cohen Group Senior Advisor Jen Gavito, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” ahead of his imposed deadline in the ongoing war is galvanizing Democratic opposition and escalating their calls for the US Congress to return before next week.

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s new AIM-260 air-to-air missile program received a $2 billion boost in the Trump administration’s proposed budget, a sign the classified weapon could see accelerated production and be deployed soon.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which backs deposits at thousands of US banks, is laying out its guidelines for how those institutions and their fintech subsidiaries can use stablecoins as digital currencies become more widely accepted in the financial system.

Donald Trump Jr. visited Bosnia, continuing an effort by the US president’s family to build business ties in the Balkans.

Canadian officials urged all sides in the Middle East war to avoid hitting civilian sites, responding after US President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die” if Iran doesn’t meet his demands.

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto defended the decision to deny the US use of an Italian air base for operations in Iran, insisting that the government was following procedures in place for decades.

A deal for control of Venezuela’s Citgo Petroleum Corp. by a group affiliated with hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has gotten bogged down amid Trump administration concerns over the price and political risk.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to capitalize on his falling out with US President Donald Trump ahead of pivotal local elections next month, using the spat to draw a contrast with his chief rivals.

Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have encouraged countries to coordinate defensive efforts on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, amid concerns that it would have tacitly condoned military action in the waterway.

Tech billionaire Bill Gates will appear before the House panel investigating disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on June 10, said a person familiar with the plans.

The chief economist at Hungary’s competition authority alleged political interference in key cases, as a wave of whistleblowing scandals upends the final week of campaigning in the run-up to a close election that could oust Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

As US President Donald Trump’s latest ultimatum to Iran to agree to a ceasefire deal approaches, hardliners now in charge in Tehran are relishing the idea of escalation and a region-wide conflict.

With the clock ticking on US strikes against Iranian power plants, nuclear officials are raising the alarm over a region-wide radiological event if Israeli or US forces target the Persian Gulf nation’s Bushehr nuclear plant.

BAGHDAD (AP) — American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner last week, has been released, two Iraqi officials with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.

US Vice President JD Vance criticized the European Union for allegedly meddling in the Hungarian election as he endorsed Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a model of leadership for the continent just days before a make-or-break vote. "What has happened in the midst of this election campaign is one of the worst examples of foreign election interference that I've ever seen or ever even read about," Vance said at a news conference in Budapest. (Source: Bloomberg)