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Donald Trump said that America had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, Fordou, Natanz, and Isfahan.

He said a full payload of bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow, which is buried deep under a mountain.

This may have required the huge bunker-busting bombs which only America possesses. Mr. Trump called the strikes very successful, adding,

Now is the time for peace. Vlodymy Zelensky, Ukraine's president, urged allies to

allocate 0.25% of their GDP to help boost the country's

weapons production. He said that Ukraine, which now covers 40% of its defense needs domestically,

is planning joint arms projects with several Western countries and will begin exporting

military technology. NATO leaders will discuss defense spending at the summit next week.

Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist, was freed on bail from an immigration detention

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