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After 6 months of war, Iran’s battered regime remains entrenched  NPR For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace  The New York Times US military families ride ‘roller coaster of emotions’ over six months of Iran war  Reuters Six

White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172K for placing prediction market bets on Trump’s speeches  NBC News White House Teleprompter Operator Settles Insider-Trading Probe  WSJ Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets  BBC

Trump announces deal with Venezuela to secure more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves  CNBC

The second-place finisher in a primary where the top four advance to the November ballot said he would drop out of the race so voters could coalesce behind a single Democratic candidate.

Live updates: China-Nepal flood death toll passes 600  CNN Opinion | Mountains Are Coming Undone  The New York Times Nepal floods latest: Foreign minister warns of new flood risk as hard-hit border region turns to ‘swampland’  BBC ‘It stood like a serpent right

37 Killed After Russian Strike on Weapons Depot as Ukraine Blames Negligence  The New York Times Russian attack on Ukrainian ammunition warehouse triggers waves of blasts, killing 37  CNN At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot  BBC

Trump hails “biggest oil deal in world history” with Venezuela  Axios Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil  The New York Times America’s murky deal to secure a fifth of Venezuela’s oil  The Economist Trump says US

President Donald Trump admitted to befuddlement late Friday night when he took to Truth Social to rage at a political foe. Trump lashed out at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) after she refused to start calling Lake Ontario “Lake

The White House says its ballroom is 65% complete. Its documents suggest otherwise.  The Washington Post

Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves  AP News