Trump heads to the Middle East with oil, trade and nuclear ambitions on the table
Trump’s agenda will likely include Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks, oil, trade, investment deals, and potential announcements on chip exports and nuclear energy.
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Army aviation shakeup continues with ITEP, FTUAS programs grinding to a halt
“We’re ceasing investment and procurement into those two programs as part of the army transformation initiative so we can free up those resources and reinvest them,” an Army spokesperson told Breaking Defense today.
‘An atmosphere of fear’ in the Indian Kashmir as tensions intensify with Pakistan
“An atmosphere of fear” grips Indian-administered Kashmir as tensions with Pakistan escalate. Strikes have intensified along the border, prompting some residents to flee their homes in search of safety. Reporting from Jammu, our correspondent highligh…
Watch: Trump misspeaks and calls toy firm Mattel a country
The US president says tariffs are “the most misunderstood thing” in business and threatens more action.
My papi was a proud trucker. Trump’s English mandate is an insult
The president’s move is the latest dog whistle aimed at people who don’t like that the United States isn’t as white as it used to be.
Trump hires UN migration team to help with ‘self deportation’ of undocumented people in the US
International Organization for Migration was established in 1951 to organize resettlement of Europeans following Second World War
Russia’s Victory Day parade felt more like a celebration of war than peace
Standing on Red Square, this was an intimidating sight, which felt much more like a celebration of war rather than peace.
‘Labels are there for a reason’: Families sues after cookie mixup kills a 78-year-old grandmother
Peggy Bryant, 78, purchased a peanut butter cookie, which was packaged as an oatmeal raisin cookie from a Safeway store in Duvall, Washington, on April 7
2 men are convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in England – NPR
2 men are convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in England NPRThe park ranger who alerted world to Sycamore Gap tree’s fate BBCTwo men convicted of felling UK’s famous Sycamore Gap tree CNN2 Men Found Guil…
2 men are convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in England
Prosecutors say that as news of the crime spread, the two men exchanged messages relishing the outrage and sadness they caused. The tree in northern England was believed to be about 200 years old.