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UPDATE 1: US consumer spending recovers; income sinks

(Add report details) By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) – US consumer spending rebounded by the largest amount on record in May, but earnings are unlikely to be sustainable as revenue will decline and is expected to decline further. more as millions lose their unemployment checks starting next month. …

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Iraqi Forces Attack Iranian-backed Militiamen In Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces raided a fortress of a powerful Iranian-backed militia in southern Baghdad on Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of the group, government officials and paramilitary sources said. The raid was the most blatant action by Iraqi forces against a major Iranian-backed militia …

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Japan confirms its scrapping of the US anti-missile defense system.

Japan’s National Security Council has endorsed plans to cancel the deployment of two costly land-based US anti-missile defense systems aimed at strengthening the country’s capacity against North Korean threats By Associated Press MARI YAMAGUCHI June 26, 2020, 2:30 am 3 min read 3 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail …

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Iraqi Forces Attack Iranian-backed Militiamen In Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces raided a fortress of a powerful Iranian-backed militia in southern Baghdad on Thursday and detained more than a dozen members of the group, government officials and paramilitary sources said. The raid was the most blatant action by Iraqi forces against a major Iranian-backed militia …

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