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US House passes $1.15tn defense policy bill in near party-line vote
Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approvalThe US House of Representatives passed a $1.15tn defense policy bill in a near-party-line vote on Wednesday, after Democrats refused to back the measure amid the war with Iran and Donald Trump’s push to impose new restrictions on voting nationwide.A key plank of the president’s plan to spend $1.5tn on the military in the 2027 fiscal year, the National Defense Authorization Act (N...
'Toughest thing I do': Donald Trump honours four US soldiers killed in Middle East
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid tribute to four American service members killed in the Middle East, attending a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware as their remains were returned to the US.
Australia news live: China hits back at Penny Wong’s comments; Victorian teachers due to begin strike
China’s foreign ministry says ‘relevant countries’ should ‘stop stirring up tension’. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Caitlin Cassidy with the main action.More than 35,000 teachers, principals and education support staff are expected to gather in Melbourne’s CBD today as they go on strike after rejecting a pay deal proposed by the state govern...
Moment research team gets first look at Pan Am plane wreckage after 74 years
Moment research team gets first look at Pan Am plane wreckage after 74 yearsTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMoment research team gets first look at Pan Am plane wreckage after 74 yearsCloseA research team captured the first images of the wreckage of a Pan American Airways plane 74 years after it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. The Clipper Endeavor, which went down on 11 April 1952 following multiple-engine failure shortly after take-o...
UN rights chief condemns Nicaragua’s decision to abolish elections
UN rights chief condemns worsening repression in Nicaragua, urging the restoration of freedoms and the rule of law.
Trump: Iran will ‘pay a big price’ for US troop deaths
US President Trump warned that Iran will ‘pay a big price’ right before he attended a dignified transfer ceremony.
Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi, timing fuels buzz of delimit bill talk
NEW DELHI: A day after reaching Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with CJP protesters, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule met PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
Terrorist kill J&K cop in Anantnag market, first strike since Pahalgam attack
A J&K police head constable was killed by a terrorist in Anantnag's busy market. The attack occurred during the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, which has faced disruptions. Security forces have launched a search and detained several individuals for questioning. This incident marks the first attack in Kashmir since a previous massacre. Officials condemned the act, vowing that it would not go unpunished.
EXCLUSIVE: Hawley to introduce bill blocking lavish USPS executive bonuses over mail delays, losses
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is proposing legislation that would withhold bonuses for U.S. Postal Service executives, citing years of staggering financial losses for the agency and its overall on-time delivery record.In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Hawley, who has launched an investigation into the Postal Service over its service record, announced the "No Bonuses for Bad Service Act."The bill would prohibit the USPS Board of Governors from approving any additional compensatio...
GOP blocks Schumer's effort to ground taxpayer funding for Trump's Qatari Air Force One
President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One will remain in service, for now, after Senate Republicans blocked an attempt to prevent taxpayer dollars from upgrading the aircraft.Democrats have spent the last year sounding the alarm over the Boeing 747-8 luxury jet gifted to Trump by Qatar over the hefty price tag to retrofit the aircraft and the security risks that it could pose in serving as the main plane for the president.After Trump’s surprising admission over the weekend about the jet, which...
Likely Platner replacement's resurfaced posts on 'democracy' come back to bite him: 'Hypocritical socialist'
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, the presumed replacement to Graham Platner on the Democratic ticket for U.S. Senate, has a long history of emphasizing the importance of democracy despite being set to accept a nomination without a single vote being cast for him."I've always believed that our democracy is at its best when everyone has a chance to participate – whether I agree with you on an issue or not," Jackson posted on X in 2020 leading up to a Maine Democratic primary.Jackson, a f...
Quad seeks free & open Indo-Pacific, pushes back against Chinese assertiveness
India's policy of "multi-alignment" and strategic autonomy was evident in Manila Wednesday as external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his China counterpart Wang Yi in the Philippines and also joined a meeting of the Quad foreign ministers that had US secretary of state Marco Rubio declaring Quad remained a priority and will meet again later this year.
Jaishankar pushes for fair trade, supply chain reliability in talks with Wang Yi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Manila. They discussed fair market access and trade balance, and supply chain reliability. Border peace and tranquility remain a prerequisite for normal bilateral ties between the two nations. India welcomed recent measures to normalize Sino-Indian relations and direct flights. Both sides engaged to ensure border peace since October 2024.
Democrat rejects Mamdani as member of party, accuses socialists of attempting to 'hijack' message
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., said Wednesday he does not consider New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani a Democrat, arguing the Democratic socialist – and others like him – are attempting to "hijack" the party and pull it away from its traditional values."He's not a Democrat, he's socialist, and we know that the whole socialist movement is attempting to hijack the Democratic Party and many of their values are not our values," Gottheimer said on "America's Newsroom.""We know that he's against police...
Trump attends dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle East
Trump attends dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle EastTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedTrump attends dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle EastClosePresident Donald Trump honoured four US service members killed in the Middle East during the war with Iran. The dignified transfer ceremony was held at Dover Air Force base in Delaware. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also attended.T...
France becomes first EU nation to ban social media for children under 15
France has become the first country in the European Union to ban children under 15 from using social media after lawmakers approved sweeping legislation requiring platforms to block young users through age-verification systems, citing growing concerns over children's mental health and online safety."I had committed to it, and now it’s been voted on: social media will be banned for those under 15 starting back-to-school," French President Emmanuel Macron said in a Tuesday X post."Thanks to the pa...
Italy shuts down effort linked to Gaza flotilla group to track Jewish, Israeli tourists
Italian authorities shut down an anonymous online effort that asked the public to report the locations of Israeli tourists, Italian Jews and businesses believed to have ties to Zionism, drawing condemnation from senior government officials and Jewish leaders who compared the initiative to fascist-era persecution."I think we’re going back to the 1930s, to hunting Jews," Walker Meghnagi, president of the Jewish Community of Milan, said after the Google form began circulating on social media and me...
Mamdani sets internet ablaze with video explaining cave on plan to arrest Netanyahu: 'What a joke'
New York City socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani was widely mocked by conservatives on social media Tuesday after announcing that one of his campaign platforms, arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, isn’t a tool he has at his disposal.In a video post on X that was viewed over 36 million times, Mamdani called Netanyahu a "war criminal" while conceding that New York City could not enforce the International Criminal Court's warrant for the Israeli leader’s arrest on its own, despite the...
Cops in plain clothes wielding lathis during CJP protest: Necessity or ambiguity?
Plainclothes police involvement in protests drew criticism for lacking uniforms and identification. Senior officers explained this is necessary for intelligence gathering and undercover operations. Such deployments are not new and aim to manage large crowds effectively. While not strictly prohibited, it creates ambiguity during public demonstrations. Police leadership now discourages this practice unless situations escalate or manpower is short.
أحدث أخبار ترامب: تصعيد في العلاقات مع إيران واتفاق نووي مع السعودية
تتوالى الأحداث حول الرئيس ترامب، حيث هدد بالرد على أي اعتداء إيراني ودعم اتفاق نووي مع السعودية. كما تم الكشف عن مواقف جديدة للجمهوريين بشأن التعريفات الجمركية.