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The Trump administration reportedly told American embassies to stop scheduling student visa appointments

so that it could prepare for an expansion of applicants,

social media vetting requirements. Donald Trump has pushed to deport foreign students that have

participated in campus activism. Meanwhile, the administration is apparently preparing to

instruct federal agencies to sever all remaining contracts

they hold with Harvard, worth about $100 million.

King Charles opened Canada's Parliament. His speech outlined the domestic and economic policies

of the new government, led by Mark Carney.

But Canada's head of state also referred to a country that will remain strong and free,

a clear rebuke to Mr Trump, who argues that it should become America's 51st state.

Consumer prices in France rose by just 0.6% year-on-year in May, less than expected and down from

0.9% in April. This is well below the European Central Bank's target for the Eurozone of 2%, and the lowest since 2020,

adding more pressure on the bank to cut interest rates again in June.

The fall in inflation was driven mainly by lower energy and service costs.

Salesforce said it would buy Informatica, a data management company for $8 billion.

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