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NATO fighter jets shoot down drone over Lithuania as locals sent urgent phone warning
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace after it crossed from neighbouring Belarus, prompting an emergency phone alert to residents in Vilnius, Trakai and Elektrėnai. It marks the first time a drone has been downed within Lithuanian territory, underscoring growing concerns among NATO’s eastern members about airspace incursions linked to Russia’s…
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McConnell returns to Senate chamber after three-month absence
US Senator Mitch McConnell reappeared at the Capitol on Monday evening, ending a public absence of more than 90 days following a serious fall at his Washington home on 14 June. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican, who has previously had childhood polio, arrived in a wheelchair looking frail and pale to cast a vote, prompting scrutiny…
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Boosie Isn’t Happy With ’60 Minutes’ Segment About Seeking Trump Pardon: ‘My Story Wasn’t Told Fully’
Rapper Boosie Badazz has publicly criticised CBS’s “60 Minutes” for what he says was an incomplete portrayal of his interview about attempting to secure a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. He claims the broadcast omitted key context, including his prior meeting with the White House’s pardon official and details of the criminal case he wanted…
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Newsom rules out 2028 challenge to Kamala Harris
California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he would not run for the presidency in 2028 if Kamala Harris decides to seek the Democratic nomination, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper during an informal fly-fishing interview in Montana that “I wouldn’t run if she ran”. Newsom, widely seen as a leading potential 2028 contender, stressed that his own…
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Deportation threat against Ilhan Omar escalated by Trump’s border czar after claims she ‘married her brother’
Donald Trump’s border tsar, Tom Homan, has confirmed that Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar is under investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and could potentially face deportation, following earlier claims from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. The development marks a significant escalation, as senior US officials are openly discussing an active federal investigation into a…
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Unions fear force of a united Right at next election
A senior trade union figure has warned that a potential electoral alliance between the Conservatives and Reform UK poses a greater threat than any resurgence of British fascism, urging unions to rethink their strategy for opposing the right at the next general election. Eddie Dempsey, general secretary of the RMT union, made the comments at…
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Reform and Tories back ECHR exit as Piddington goes to poll
Reform UK and the Conservatives have renewed calls for Britain to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), visiting the Oxfordshire village of Piddington as its 350 residents held an unofficial “referendum” against government plans to house more than 1,200 male asylum seekers at a nearby military barracks. The visit, by Reform’s Suella Braverman…
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Blue city mayor is ripped apart for embarrassing dancing video announcing his re-election bid: ‘No way in hell’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has faced fierce online mockery after posting an Instagram video of himself dancing to announce his bid for re-election. Rather than boosting his appeal, particularly among younger voters, the clip drew a wave of criticism from commenters who accused the Democrat of ignoring serious problems, including rising crime, high rents and…
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Trump attempts last-ditch move to slash skyrocketing US gas prices with desperate plea to his biggest frenemies
Donald Trump has claimed that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop striking each other’s energy infrastructure, an announcement made as US diesel prices hit record highs and pressure mounts ahead of the midterm elections in roughly 50 days. Trump insisted the surge in fuel costs stems mainly from the Russia-Ukraine war rather than his…
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Michael Fassbender’s $46 Million Sci-Fi Epic Is Officially Off to a Rough Start at the Box Office
The South Korean-produced sci-fi film “Hope”, featuring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Taylor Russell alongside Korean stars including Jung Ho-yeon, has debuted weakly at the North American box office despite critical acclaim and a strong run in its home market. Directed by Na Hong-jin and produced on a reported $46 million budget, the film opened…