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Former president often mocks Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter
- People
Donald Trump Calls Kamala Harris the R-Word at Dinner with Billionaire Donors: Report
The former president reportedly lashed out about donors not appreciating him at the dinner, according to 'The New York Times'
- The Telegraph
Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight
Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion.
- Associated Press
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.
- Sky News
An Israeli attack on Iran's oil bases could have massive repercussions - and may help Trump's chances of winning election
A high noon is coming in Israel's conflict with Iran, a ballistic missile showdown may be in the offing or perhaps something more asymmetrical and covert. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deciding how to retaliate for Iran's multiple rocket attack on 1 October this year. In a video address on Sunday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu warned his ministers: "Talk little, do a lot."
- The Telegraph
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.
- Reuters
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.
- The Hill
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, the Trump campaign’s communications director, claimed in a Saturday statement that the GOP nominee “voluntarily released updates from his personal physician, as well as…
- HuffPost
Laura Ingraham Roasted For Asking Harrison Butker This Question About Donald Trump
The Fox News host recently interviewed the Kansas City Chiefs kicker, who has hit the campaign trail to support Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in his reelection bid.
- Associated Press
US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against Iran
The United States will send a T erminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of President Joe Biden.
- The Daily Beast
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,
- BBC
'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 Daily Beast
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
- The Independent
Israel-Lebanon live: Netanyahu tells UN to ‘immediately’ remove peacekeepers from Lebanon after five wounded
An Israeli tank fired on UN headquarters in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the organisation said
- Associated Press
Trump hears at a Latino campaign event from someone who lived in the US illegally
Minutes after Donald Trump delivered his standard warnings about drug dealers and criminals illegally crossing the border during a Saturday campaign event, the former president heard from someone who was once in the country illegally but now plans to vote for him. Elias Trujillo was one of several people who spoke Saturday at a Latino roundtable in Las Vegas intended to spotlight Trump's economic ideas. After Trump finished addressing a small crowd inside the warehouse of a women's cosmetics company, members of the roundtable spoke.
- CNN
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.
- The Telegraph
The return of al-Qaeda and Islamic State
The operation went almost without a hitch. Swooping low over the horizon in the early dawn light, the helicopters disgorged their cargo of commandos into a dried-out riverbed.
- Reuters
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.
- The Telegraph
I set fire to my own trenches to stop Putin winning this war
A Russian soldier recruited as a double agent by Ukraine has described burning his own army’s trenches.
- HuffPost
JD Vance Backs Up Trump’s False Claims About Venezuelan Gangs And Gets Schooled For It
The Republican vice presidential nominee tried to call out Martha Raddatz after she fact-checked Trump’s claims that criminal migrant gangs had taken over Aurora, Colorado.