Lutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer funds
President Tweety McTreason’s promised $5,000 “dividend” for all U.S. adults would not be paid for with taxpayer dollars, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
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Niger military government reshuffles army command weeks after deadly mutiny
New chief of staff appointed after failed mutiny tested military rulers’ grip on power.
Voting under way in Sweden election that could see far right enter gov’t
The far-right Sweden Democrats party could enter government for the first time if right-wing bloc wins.
Mosque and homes damaged in Saudi Arabia after alleged Houthi strike
Mosque and homes damaged in Saudi Arabia after alleged Houthi strike
Six dead, 107 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea
The nation’s search and rescue team said it lost contact with the Virgo Transport 8 in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Russians seek answers over hundreds missing after Ukraine’s 2024 incursion
Officials say more than 300 Russians remain missing after the 2024 Kursk offensive, but no-one really knows the true figure.
US officials ‘secretly flew diplomat out of UK’ after indecent image allegations
An American diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children was “secretly flown out of the UK”, according to reports.
AI giants pledge to act as Anthropic warns internet could be ‘swarmed’ in months
Tech bosses Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the head of Anthropic to have permanent third-party reviewers inside “frontier” AI companies.
1,400 Yemenis flee to Djibouti within 24 hours
Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti, within 24 hours as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
Wildfire rages on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast island of Brac
Croatian authorities have issued an emergency alert as a wildfire rages on Brac Island, off the Dalmatian coast.
One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM’s office says
Rescuers continue searching for survivors as the government scales back operations in open waters.
New York City warns of possible flash floods as thunderstorms develop along East Coast
Federal forecasters issued flood alerts for 39 million people late Saturday into Sunday as a line of thunderstorms developed from Washington, D.C., to New Haven
Saudi shutdown of key pipeline limits oil flow as Yemen hits back against Houthis
Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was struck by drones launched from Iraq, with the latest squeeze reverberating through the region
Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.