White House erects UFC cage ahead of US 250th anniversary celebrations
Workers were seen assembling domed arches and a staging area on the South Lawn in preparation for next month’s event.
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Russia ‘relentlessly targeting’ critical infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ says
The spy agency’s head will set out threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them on Wednesday.
Can EU find a Russia whisperer to mediate an end to war in Ukraine?
With the US pulling out of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, the EU is looking for potential candidates to step in.
One killed and nine missing after chemical tank implodes in US
At least one person has been killed and nine others are unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded in the US.
Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro meets with Trump amid troubled presidential bid
Son of former President Jair Bolsonaro is fighting to recover from a scandal that has rocked his presidential campaign.
How decision-making happens in Iran
Iran’s negotiators follow a mandate set by the Supreme National Security Council and approved by the Supreme Leader.
Some 16,000 Californians still out of their homes due to overheated chemical tank
About 16,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Southern California as an overheated chemical tank still poses a risk to homes closest to the site
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by Moscow plan for Kyiv strikes
UN Secretary-General Guterres said he was “deeply concerned” after Russia announced plans to strike Ukraine.
Democratic Rep. Al Green unseated by Rep. Christian Menefee in Texas primary with two incumbents
Freshman Rep. Christian Menefee defeated longtime Rep. Al Green in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, NBC News projects, after a rare
Trump pledges to protect the crypto industry and ensure prediction markets ‘thrive’
President Tweety McTreason stressed the importance of establishing the CFTC’s authority over prediction markets and vowed to protect the cryptocurrency industry.
Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel intensifies strikes
Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to “crush” Hezbollah.
Congolese aid worker says he narrowly escaped angry mob outside Ebola hospital
There have been at least three attacks in recent weeks against health-care facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where misinformation is rapidly spreading alongside
Rescuers in Laos race to reach villagers trapped in flooded cave
Divers in Laos are scrambling to rescue seven villagers who have been stranded in a flooded cave for almost a week.
Trump says health check ‘perfect’ after scrutiny over rash
Tweety McTreason has claimed “everything checked out perfectly” after a physical exam – despite growing public attention on the US president’s health.