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🇺🇦🇺🇸🇫🇷 New photos: Trump, Zelensky and Macron

Images from the meeting between Zelensky and Trump. Macron and Starmer were also present.

Balikatan exercises 2025 will test rhe interoperability of ship sinking missiles. www.pna.gov.ph/articles/124...

All walks of life and great leaders gather at Pope Francis funeral. Security is very tight now in Rome.

@Forbes: Justine Musk, Elon Musk’s first wife and the mother of six of his children, asked for stakes in Tesla and SpaceX when they got divorced. Musk made sure she got no shares. Read more: https://t.co/K1fhiqas2E

@FRANCE24: 🔴 Virginia Giuffre, prominent Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse survivor, dies by suicide ➡️ https://t.co/rpWCvALwu9

@ABC: Whooping cough cases are on the rise in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the week ending April 12, at least 8,064 whooping cough cases have been recorded nationwide. Read more: https://t.co/LO19LktkSu

On April 23, it was confirmed that several Chinese naval vessels, including the Chinese Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier "Shandong," were sailing in the Pacific Ocean. In addition, the takeoff and landing of carrier-based fighter jets and other aircraft was confirmed.-Japanese MoD

Another midterm election violence. www.rappler.com/philippines/...

A large number of tourists were killed or wounded Tuesday after suspected militants opened fire in a popular mountain town in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to officials in the region.

He who has not texted classified war plans on a personal phone to people without a security clearance not once but twice cast the first stone.

Ed McLaughlin, who rides his bike every morning, said he’s proof that it’s never too late to start a hobby. “You need to exercise every day,” said McLaughlin, now 96, adding that he prefers cycling to indoor fitness activities.

The United States has been rotating its bomber fleet, including those that are equipped for nuclear armament, in the Indo-Pacific region to deter aggression, a Newsweek map shows. www.newsweek.com/indo-pacific...

The co-founder of Instagram Kevin Systrom testified on Tuesday in a landmark federal antitrust trial that his startup was starved of resources after Meta bought it because Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, was afraid of the success of the photo-sharing app.

Nicholas Kaufman, the lead defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte hit back at claims by two lawyers that the International Criminal Court denied their request to restrict the use of identity documents for the victims of the ex-leader's drug war. READ: tmt.news/2097290

As the annual Balikatan military exercises began this week, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Glynn said that after years of the joint combat drills, U.S. and Philippine force have built up the capability to address any major act of aggression in the Taiwan Straits or the South China Sea.

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US military personnel in a New Mexico National Defense Area near the southern border can now temporarily detain/search illegal migrants. This shifts their role beyond traditional support, allowing detention of trespassers until law enforcement arrives.-Fox News

Jelena Ostapenko d. Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-1 Beat both world #1 & #2 en route to the title Won last 4 matches she's played against top 5 players ✅9th title ✅1st Stuttgart title ✅1st title on clay since RG 2017 ✅25th top 10 win Penko is peaking. Run for your life. 🇱🇻🤍

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Creamer having siesta on the racking chair.

quick question: why was noem carrying $3,000 in cash? was she just out selling drugs or something?

Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, was found guilty on 15 public corruption charges.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Breaking news: Pope Francis, leader of the world’s 1.4bn Catholics, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican said on Easter Monday www.ft.com/content/0621...

Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇 Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨

At least six people died in Australia as towering waves battered Sydney and other places along the country’s east coast over the Easter holiday weekend, the police said.

Houthis are planting landmines around port city of Hudaydah & other areas ahead of possible invasion by local rivals, Asharq al-Awsat says; according to recent reports, prep is underway for large ground operation, with US support, to topple Houthi regime. -Ynet

Houthis downed another U.S. MQ-9 drone near Yemen this week, per to 2 U.S. officials - the 5th MQ-9 downed by Houthis since the current offensive against them began March 15.-NBC

An Italian Fincantieri and German TKMS collaborate and team-up to respond to AFP's 10 year (Re-Horizon3) program to develop the first diesel-electric submarine for the Philippines. This comes in response with the growing tension in the WPS. www.naval-technology.com/projects/u21...

Yesterday, U.S. airstrikes targeted an oil port controlled by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others, according to the group’s statement. This marks the single deadliest known attack targeting the rebels.

According to a release from the French General Staff and EUNAVFOR, on an unspecified date, a FREMM multi-mission frigate of the French Navy shot down a Houthi drone at close range in the Red Sea.

Two unvaccinated children have died as a result of the virus in Texas, the epicenter of the outbreak

US says a Chinese satellite firm with military ties is providing Houthi rebels with imagery to target American warships in the Red Sea. Washington claims Beijing has ignored their concerns. - Financial Times

The U.S. will deploy ship-sinking missiles, the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), to the Luzon Strait, a choke point for Chinese naval access to the Pacific Ocean, during a military exercise with the Philippines. www.newsweek.com/us-philippin...

A ramp up in intensity in strikes could signal start of ground offensive, something to watch Anti-Houthi forces in Yemen are in talks with US about ground assault to oust the Houthi militia. Sources say US air campaign will intensify significantly if an offensive is launched.-Bloomberg

Millions of American renters are severely rent burdened, paying more than 50% of their annual income in rent. A fraction of those households receive Section 8 vouchers and may not even be able to use them. Here's where.

China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the ‘tariff numbers game,’ China's foreign ministry said, after the White House outline how China faces tariffs of up to 245% due to its retaliatory actions reut.rs/42MlfMd

MORE: Senior Iranian officials appear increasingly concerned about a potential US or Israeli strike on Iran. (1/3) isw.pub/IranUpdate04...

Over 30 US airstrikes on Houthi-linked targets in Yemen today. - 15 strikes in Kamaran Island, Hodeidah. - 13 strikes in Saadah, incl Kitaf & Al Salem. - 5 strikes at a vocational institute in Al-Zaher & a training camp in al-Tafah, Al-Baydha. - 3 strikes in Harf Sufyan, Amran.

BREAKING: El Salvador President Bukele says immigrant from Maryland won't be returned to the U.S.

🕯️ Ukrainian-piloted F-16 downed by Russian missile, BBC Ukraine says

China has sent naval vessels to the wider Western Pacific Ocean via waterways near Japan after a United States aircraft carrier reached the contested region, along with an advanced warship. www.newsweek.com/china-news-n...

The United States has tentatively approved a $1.04 billion sale of air-to-air missiles to Australia, a key Indo-Pacific ally preparing to test its first domestically built guided weapons. www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...

North Korea is reportedly building its largest warship ever. According to analysts, it would be a missile frigate about 140 meters long, more than twice the size of any ships currently in the North Korean fleet.

A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal."