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The IndependentChina’s ‘wolf warrior’ foreign minister who went missing reportedly demoted to low-level job
Qin Gang was removed as foreign minister last July after disappearing from public view for a month
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Botches New BFF Elon Musk’s Name And You Know What Happened
Hilarity ensued over the former president's latest stumble.
- The Independent
Fox News hosts furious after Kamala Harris gets jubilant reception at ‘meanest’ spice shop
Vice president said her visit to Penzeys Spices gave her some much-needed respite from debate prep against her Republican rival
- The Independent
George W Bush reveals his decision on 2024 endorsement after Cheney snubbed Trump
The 43rd president will not join his former vice president Dick Cheney, who said last week that he would vote for Democrat Kamala Harris
- HuffPost UK
Now Trump Has Decided He Is 'Very Offended' By Putin's Endorsement Of Kamala Harris
But he still made time to defend "poor Russia".
- Fortune
China laments ‘garbage time of history’ as economy comes off peak and growth model hits dead end, expert says
“The financial system itself is now constraining China’s economic growth rather than facilitating it.”
- The Guardian
Joy derision: Democrats turn Trump’s deadliest weapon against him
As once-prolific nicknamer Trump fails to land a hit, Democrats set good manners aside in favour of ridicule
- CNN
Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion
Russia’s grinding war has decimated many Ukrainian units and left some soldiers exhausted and demoralized. Some officers say desertion is becoming a problem.
- CNN
Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday called for modifying the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and said if a vice president “lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president” they should be removed from office.
- Fortune
Russia’s strategy to rely more on China’s yuan is backfiring
“We cannot lend in yuan, because we have nothing to cover our foreign currency positions with.”
- HuffPost
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Blows The Whistle On Trump's 'Very Vile' Plan To Beat Kamala Harris
Former Rep. David Jolly said Trump "has no ground to gain," leaving him with just one strategy.
- The Telegraph
Iran admits sending missiles to Russia
Iran has confirmed that it is sending ballistic missiles to Russian forces fighting in Ukraine in exchange for soybeans and wheat.
- CNN
Ukraine’s ‘dragon drones’ rain molten metal on Russian positions in latest terrifying battlefield innovation
Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars.
- The Independent
Kimberly Guilfoyle forced to ask audience to clap as awkward speech falls flat
‘We are ready, we are willing, and we are able to spark a new era of American exceptionalism,’ Donald Trump Jr’s fiancée says to sparse applause
- INSIDER
Trump is calling for the 25th Amendment to be modified so a vice president who covers up the 'incapacity of the president' can be removed
Trump said he supports "modifying the 25th Amendment" to get rid of a VP who "engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president."
- The Independent
Why is Israel carrying out airstrikes against Syria?
Syrian media agencies say more than a dozen people were killed in the latest Israeli strike on the country
- INSIDER
China's 'wolf warrior' foreign minister is now working a lowly publishing role after falling foul of Xi: report
Qin Gang was once one of the most powerful men in China, but then vanished from public view.
- The Daily Beast
Tim Walz Lays Into JD Vance Over ‘Fact of Life’ Shooting Comments
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz took his Republican rival to task over his controversial response in the aftermath of the Georgia school shooting.Walz made a speech during an appearance at the Humans Rights Campaign National Dinner–the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization–in Washington on Saturday night.Walz took to stage to highlight his support for his running mate, Kamala Harris (“Yes, by the way, she’s more qualified than anybody that’s ever run for this office, le
- HuffPost
Ex-Prosecutor Reveals The 1 Legal Move That Makes Jail 'Much More Likely' For Trump
Andrew Weissmann warned the former president of a big downside to his sentencing delay.
- Reuters
China says ties with Philippines at a crossroads over South China Sea
China called on the Philippines to "seriously consider the future" of a relationship "at a crossroads" in a Monday commentary published by the People's Daily, the newspaper of the governing Communist Party, amid tensions in the South China Sea. The Philippines and China have exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in the disputed waterway in recent months, including a violent clash in June in which a Filipino sailor lost a finger. Manila "should seriously consider the future of China-Philippines relations and work with China to push bilateral relations back on track," it added.