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  • Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight

    Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion.

  • Trump, after mocking Harris over teleprompter use, stops rally to remove sign that fell on his

    Former president often mocks Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter

  • Taiwan spots Chinese carrier, China military video says 'prepared for battle'

    TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan reported a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing to the island's south on Sunday, as China's military put out a video saying it was "prepared for battle" amid concerns in Taipei about the possibility of a new round of Chinese war games. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, detests its president Lai Ching-te as a "separatist", and the Chinese military routinely operates around the island. Last week at his keynote national day speech, Lai said the People's Republic of China had no right to represent Taiwan, but that the island was willing to work with Beijing to combat challenges like climate change, striking both a firm and conciliatory tone, but drawing anger from China.

  • As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon's army watches from the sidelines

    Since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon, Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have clashed along the border while the Lebanese army has largely stood on the sidelines. It's not the first time the national army has found itself watching war at home from the discomfiting position of bystander. Lebanon's widely beloved army is one of the few institutions that bridge the country's sectarian and political divides.

  • Hamas wanted Iran to join in Oct 7 attack, secret minutes reveal

    Hamas tried to convince Iran to join in the Oct 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, minutes of secret meetings have revealed.

  • NATO fighter pilots break down their Eurofighter vs F-35 dogfight with cockpit video and paper airplanes

    Two pilots demonstrated the differences between the fighter jets, referencing dogfight footage and using quickly made paper airplanes.

  • US official accuses Russia and China of blocking Asia leaders' statement

    Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit drafted by Southeast Asian countries, mainly over objections to language on the contested South China Sea, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday. A draft statement arrived at by consensus by the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations was put to the 18-nation East Asia Summit meeting in Laos on Thursday evening, the official said. "ASEAN presented this final draft and said that, essentially, this was a take-it-or-leave-it draft," the official said on condition of anonymity.

  • Trump campaign swipes at Harris following medical report release

    Former President Trump’s campaign swiped at his opponent, Vice President Harris, and her campaign, following the release of her medical report, alleging she has a “much lighter” campaign schedule. Steven Cheung, Trump campaign’s communications director, claimed in a Saturday statement that the GOP nominee “voluntarily released updates from his personal physician, as well as detailed…

  • A string of failures ended with 2 Navy SEALs drowning on a dangerous mission to intercept smuggled weapons, investigation finds

    A new military investigation reveals extensive details of the deadly mission to stop weapons from going to the Houthis.

  • What former Secret Service agent thinks about Trump’s request for military assets

    CNN law enforcement analyst and former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow discusses former President Donald Trump’s ramped up requests for security, including transport by military aircraft and additional security measures on the ground at the former president’s campaign stops.

  • Trump confused a Democratic governor’s gender in error-strewn call. She had the ‘perfect’ response

    Former president also makes false claim that ‘radical left governor has announced a plan to resettle 75,000 migrants’

  • Kamala Harris’ Doctor Reveals List of Medical Conditions

    Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency,” according to a medical report released Saturday by the White House.The vice president’s physician, Dr. Joshua R. Simmons, wrote in the detailed report that Harris is mildly nearsighted and deals with seasonal allergies and chronic hives, but she is otherwise fit to serve.“Vice President Harris maintains a healthy,

  • 'Surrender or starve': Attack on Jabalia hints at controversial Israeli plan for northern Gaza

    Palestinians and aid groups suspect Israel is gradually adopting a new tactic known as the "Generals’ Plan", writes Jeremy Bowen.

  • The Other Hidden Secret in Olivia Nuzzi And RFK Jr.’s Affair

    There they stood, his arm around her waist, boldly dressed as well they might be. She was 30, beautiful and talented, dressed in a leopard-print top and red slit skirt—beloved by her editors, chased by producers, and envied by much of the journalistic world in New York and D.C.He was 48, sharply cut in a navy tux, bow tie, and a pair of glasses that would have been loud for the 1970s, let alone the weekend of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2023. He had worn somber straighter ties as a

  • Chris Christie Unnerved by Donald Trump’s ‘Significant’ Mental Decline

    Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took shots at fellow Republican Donald Trump for his mental decline, his childlike behavior amid Hurricane Helene and his chances of winning the presidency in November during an interview with New York Times opinion journalist Frank Bruni.Christie—who supported Trump’s last two campaigns before speaking out against him more recently—told Bruni that he has seen declines in the GOP nominee’s mental acuity and speaking ability.“He wasn’t as good in 2020 as

  • Taiwan on ‘alert’ after spotting Chinese aircraft carrier sailing to its south

    Taiwan’s military is on “alert” after a Chinese aircraft carrier was spotted sailing to its south on Sunday. Last week, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te held a National Day speech in which he vowed to resist Chinese annexation. Beijing responded by saying that Lai’s “provocations” would result in “disaster” for Taiwan. Taiwan was on “alert” as it detected a Chinese aircraft carrier to its south on Sunday, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said.“China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier group has e

  • US airstrikes target multiple militant camps in Syria

    A series of U.S. airstrikes targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria in an operation the U.S. military said will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond. The U.S. Central Command said the airstrikes were conducted Friday, without specifying in which parts of Syria. About 900 U.S. troops have been deployed in eastern Syria alongside the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that were instrumental in the fight against IS militants.

  • Kremlin says Kamala Harris remarks on Putin expose U.S. view of the world

    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's comment was the latest jab in exchanges revolving around the U.S. presidential election and the Kremlin's more than 2 1/2-year-old war in Ukraine. "The lofty political establishment of the United States of America, to all appearances, is infused with such a political culture," Russian news agencies quoted Peskov as telling a television interviewer.

  • Whitmer apologizes for feeding chip to podcaster after Catholic backlash

    Michigan governor accused of mocking communion, while she says stunt was meant to promote Biden’s Chips Act

  • Director of ‘The Apprentice’ film responds to receiving threats from Trump’s legal team

    “The Apprentice” director Ali Abbasi reacts to receiving a cease-and-desist letter from former President Donald Trump’s legal team shortly after the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.