The Trump administration is working to install a permanent fence around Lafayette Square and additional fencing outside the White House amid heightened security concerns, including a reported Iranian assassination threat
Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral saw open calls for his killing
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Kane vs Haaland in England vs Norway World Cup quarterfinal of strikers
Haaland termed a ‘beast’ by England’s Kane as the lethal forwards aim to carry their teams into the semifinals.
Theme park to close doors forever after 52 years – ‘unsustainable’
The closure is expected to affect around 30 employees, many of whom worked at the park for years.
UK’s likely next PM, Andy Burnham, says he wants to put more pressure on Israel
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Ten killed in plane crash on the Bahamas’ largest island – The Seattle Times
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Why didn’t Putin Take More of Ukraine in 2014?
As Girkin and the initial filibusters lost almost all their ground, in late August 2014 Russian regulars entered Eastern Ukraine. Why didn’t they go further? Why did they stop with the first Minsk Protocol (sort of)? Although the “Russian Spring” failed in Kharkov and such, Ukraine was in no position to resist in the East. Indeed, why were the little green men restricted to Crimea?
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Martha Lillard, Last US Polio Patient Using Iron Lung, Dies At 78
Martha Lillard slept in the iron lung cylinder that encased her body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air in and out of her lungs.
PM Modi Receives Ceremonial Maori Welcome During New Zealand Visit
The ceremony featured a traditional Maori powhiri, a significant indigenous welcome that reflects New Zealand’s rich cultural heritage and values.
Typhoon Bavi forces Taiwan evacuations, batters Japan islands
More than 14,000 people in Taiwan fled their homes as Typhoon Bavi lashed the island with heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, after cutting power to thousands in Japan’s Okinawa islands as it bore down on eastern China.