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UK government blocks rapper Ye from entering Britain to headline festival

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July.
It came after government officials condemned Ye’s history of antisemitic remarks. The festival’s organizers confirmed the ban and said the entire three-day festival was being canceled as a result.

Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if a deal with Iran isn’t reached

Airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz.