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PeopleBarron Trump, 18, Graduates High School with Parents in Attendance: Photos
The Associated Press caught a glimpse of the event on Friday, which saw Donald and Melania Trump sitting front row in the audience
- The Telegraph
China is pushing. The Philippine forces are pushing back - with ship-killer missiles
For a country sharing a long and disputed maritime border with China, The Philippines was seriously lacking in military force for protecting that border.
- The Telegraph
For the first time, I see why reasonable people will vote for Donald Trump
I will never forget the crushing sense of disbelief, horror and dread the night that Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. The bad feelings did not diminish over the course of his term in office, even as many in the same anti-woke, pro-free-speech stable as me began to caveat their objections to the buffoonish talk-show lout who was now the president of the United States.
- INSIDER
Russia is finally getting serious about its war, and it spells trouble for Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin's war machine looks different today than it did at the start of the conflict.
- The Daily Beast
Russians Plunged into Darkness After Monster Drone Attack
Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersUkraine launched a massive drone attack against military and energy facilities in Russia and the occupied peninsula Crimea overnight, with Moscow saying Friday that over 100 unmanned weapons had been involved in the operation.The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its forces had intercepted and destroyed 102 UAVs over four different regions while another six drone boats were taken out in the Black Sea. While the ministry did not reveal the extent of the damage from the att
- BBC
Why is this small town mayor accused of being a Chinese spy?
The Philippines investigates a mayor as it faces increasing sea tensions with China.
- INSIDER
Here's how the Trump family spends their billions, from a $11 million beachfront estate in St. Martin to a $15 million fleet of private aircraft
Former President Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has a net worth of $7.5 billion, according to a May 2024 Forbes estimate.
- The Daily Beast
Tributes Pour in for CNN Commentator Alice Stewart, Dead at 58
CNN via YouTubeCNN political commentator Alice Stewart died suddenly on Saturday at the age of 58. Authorities said they discovered her body outdoors in Bellevue, Virginia, and believe Stewart suffered a medical emergency. No foul play is suspected.Stewart served as communications director for the presidential campaigns of former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), and most recently Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). She was hired by CNN ahead of the 201
- CNN
See chaotic brawl in Taiwan parliament over chamber reforms
Taiwanese lawmakers brawled in parliament amid a dispute about chamber reforms, Reuters reports. Taiwan’s opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), along with the Taiwan People’s Party, wants parliament to have greater scrutiny over the government. However the ruling Democratic Progressive Party have called KMT’s actions “an unconstitutional abuse of power”.
- Futurism
China Shows Off Robot Dogs Armed With Machine Guns
Dogs With Guns A Chinese military contractor recently showed off a number of robot dogs that were carrying machine guns on their backs during the biggest-ever Chinese drill alongside Cambodian troops, as Agence France-Presse reports. The terrifying gun-toting drones were part of a massive, 15-day military exercise called "Golden Dragon" in a remote training center […]
- CNN
The phone call that may upend the Trump NY hush money case
Gene Rossi and Leslie Ellis join The Lead
- The Independent
Greene called ‘bleach blonde bad-built butch body’ in House screaming match where ‘drinking was involved’
Both Republicans and Democrats said on Friday drinking was taking place
- Associated Press
Saudi Arabia's 88-year-old King Salman, suffering from fever and joint pain, undergoes medical exams
Saudi Arabia's 88-year-old King Salman will undergo medical checks Sunday after suffering from a high temperature and joint pain, state media reported. King Salman will undergo the examinations at the Royal Clinics at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, the Red Sea port city, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. In April, the monarch entered a hospital for medical checks and was later discharged.
- The Independent
Trump and Melania attend Barron’s graduation after she failed to show at hush money trial
Former president and first lady attended ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida after judge overseeing Trump’s criminal trial granted permission for him to be there
- INSIDER
The Ukraine war exposed serious flaws in some of the most sophisticated US weapons systems
The US is studying the Ukraine war for clues on conflicts of the future.
- CNN
Arab and Palestinian Americans frustrated, left without commitments to policy change after meeting with Blinken
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.
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France mounts 'major operation' to open route to New Caledonia's restive capital
French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a key road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea to the main international airport, after a sixth night of violent unrest.French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said "a major operation of more than 600 gendarmes" was being launched "aimed at completely regaining control of the 60 kilometre main road" and allowing the airport to reopen.
- AFP News
'Nice for them': White House jokes about Putin, Xi meeting
The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Putin exchanging a hug with Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing."Exchanging hugs?
- The Hill
Johnson’s Trump trip unsettles some Republicans: ‘Tell me this isn’t so’
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision to appear this week at former President Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan is sparking new blowback from some House Republicans, who are questioning why he would inject himself so prominently in a case involving an alleged affair with a porn star. These Republicans, who requested to speak anonymously to…
- Reuters
German leaders to decide soon whether to curb use of Chinese 5G equipment, sources say
Leading German politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will meet soon to decide on whether or not to force telecom operators to curb their use of equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE, people familiar with the matter said. The talks between Scholz, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Transport Minister Volker Wissing are aimed a reaching stricter security requirements for the 5G mobile network, the people said, following months of delays. The Interior Ministry last year came out with proposals to make changes to 5G networks after a review highlighted Germany's reliance on the two Chinese suppliers.