Office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says ceasefire deal still not reached, final details being sorted out
JERUSALEM (AP) — Office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says ceasefire deal still not reached, final details being sorted out.
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President Donald Trump called for CBS News program 60 Minutes to be “immediately terminated” and its network shut down Thursday, as he escalated campaign threats to punish media outlets that don’t offer coverage to his liking. He also tried to shoehorn the network into an online rightwing conspiracy theory that falsely claimed media outlets took millions in government kickbacks. In a post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated his claim that 60 Minutes committed “election interference” last year by a
- Yahoo News Singapore
Former Singapore President criticises Trump’s Gaza proposal; 111 Singaporeans marked for deportation from US: Singapore live news
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- The Hill
Pro-Trump Arab American group changing name after Gaza remarks
A pro-President Trump Arab American organization, which performed voter outreach on his behalf to the Arab American communities during his 2024 White House run, has changed its name after the commander in chief’s remarks about taking over Gaza. The group’s name was changed from “Arab Americans for Trump” to “Arab Americans for Peace” on Tuesday,…
- CNN
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Administration Evicts Ex-Coast Guard Leader With Shockingly Little Notice
A former four-star Coast Guard admiral was forced to leave behind most of her belongings after the Trump administration gave her just three hours to vacate her home on Tuesday, according to NBC News. Linda Fagan, an ex-Coast Guard commandant who was also the first female leader of a military branch, was evicted from her home at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling by the Department of Homeland Security after she was fired by President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day. A Homeland Security official confir
- HuffPost
A Grocery What?!? Karoline Leavitt’s Briefing Blunder Leaves Everyone Confused
The Trump White House press secretary's gaffe prompted two words to trend online.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Smacked Down Musk’s Request to Bring Foreign Ally to DOGE
Donald Trump’s aides rejected a request from Elon Musk to bring in a foreign national to help gut the federal government, according to a new report, as the president has sought to make it clear who’s in charge. The world’s richest man wanted Baris Akis, a Turkish-born venture capitalist who holds a green card, to join his DOGE initiative, an advisory committee that calls itself the “department” of government efficiency, The Atlantic reported on Tuesday. The law typically doesn’t allow noncitizen
- The Independent
Liz Cheney takes a swipe at Elon Musk's citizenship as pair trade blows on X
Cheney undermined Musk’s knowledge of the U.S. by calling out his 22-year-long citizenship
- The Telegraph
Chagos deal ‘could allow China to shoot down British planes’
Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal risks British and American planes being shot down by China, a former commander of the Diego Garcia air base has warned.
- The Daily Beast
Marco Rubio Pulls Out of G20 Summit Over ‘Very Bad’ Focus on DEI and Climate
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he won’t attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, saying South Africa’s support for DEI and climate change policies are “very bad things.” “I will NOT attend the G20 summit,” Rubio wrote in a post on X, saying, “South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote ‘solidarity, equality, & sustainability.’ In other words: DEI and climate change.” It would be highly unusual for the secretary of state to skip
- INSIDER
US destroyers in the Red Sea conflict defeated enemy weapons without firing a shot, changing the way warships fight
Documents obtained by Business Insider reveal multiple incidents where US Navy destroyers used "non-kinetic" capabilities to defeat Houthi drones.
- Associated Press
Iran inaugurates its first drone-carrier warship
Iran has inaugurated its first drone-carrier warship, saying the vessel is capable of operating in oceans far from its mainland, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday. The report said the vessel, manned by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s navy, can carry several squadrons of drones as well as helicopters and cruise missiles. Named Shahid Bagheri, it's capable of launching cruise missiles, IRNA said.
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Ilhan Omar Mocks Elon Musk For Embarrassing Mistake: 'You Should Brush Up On Our Laws'
Musk shared a misleading video Tuesday, falsely claiming that it showed the Minnesota Democrat "breaking the law."
- The Guardian
Republicans conflicted on Trump’s pitch to ‘own’ Gaza: ‘I thought we voted for America First’
Some senior party leaders call Trump’s vow that the US will ‘take over’ Gaza ‘problematic’ while others approve
- The Independent
DeepSeek users in US could face million-dollar fine and prison time under new law
Hugely popular Chinese AI app has raised security, privacy and ethical concerns
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Makes A Cost Estimate That Reflects The ‘Fairy Tale World’ He Lives In
The president appeared grossly out of touch in talking about the price of transportation.
- HuffPost
Trump Administration’s Defense Of Elon Musk Leaves Critics In Disbelief
Many critics issued the same response.
- The Daily Beast
Education Staffers Warned: Trump Buyout Deal Comes With a Major Catch
Leaders at the Department of Education told staff Wednesday that the Trump administration could cancel its controversial, government-wide deferred resignation offer after workers sign it, possibly leaving them without months of guaranteed pay. According to a report in NBC News, citing three department sources, two top department officials said during a virtual all-staff meeting on Wednesday that the education secretary could rescind the administration’s offer, which allows workers to voluntarily
- CNN
How Trump arrived at his stunning idea to ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip
Trump administration officials are hurrying to catch up to the president’s audacious and improbable plan for the United States to take ownership of Gaza and redevelop it into a “Middle Eastern Riviera,” trying to wrap their heads around an idea that some hope might be so outlandish it forces other nations to step in with their own proposals for the Palestinian enclave.
- BBC
Why does Trump want to take over Gaza and could he do it?
The president's vision for a Gaza under US control could upend the future of Middle East relations.