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(AFP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second month. The intervention of Iran’s Yemeni allies into Tehran’s conflict with Israel and the United States will spark concern about disruption to Red Sea shipping, with trade from the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz already choked off. The war began when the United States and Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across Iran, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, engulfing the…
Left-wing celebrities took part in or promoted “No Kings” rallies held Saturday in cities across the United States as demonstrators gathered to protest President Donald Trump. Back to the Future star Lea Thompson posted a video encouraging supporters to make signs and attend a rally. In a video, Thompson displayed several signs she said she was making, including “Equality is not radical,” “Healthcare, not warfare,” and “Make bullying wrong again.” She also stated, “Apparently, if 3.5% of a population protests in a sustained and peaceful way, it can topple authoritarian regimes. I know this is math, but that’s only 12…
(AFP) — The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier that has been part of Middle East war operations, arrived at the Croatian city of Split on Saturday, the US embassy said in a statement. AFP journalists saw the vessel arriving on Saturday morning as it headed toward the port, with the embassy saying it was part of a “scheduled port visit and maintenance”. The carrier left a naval base in Crete earlier this week after returning to the base following a laundry fire onboard, which injured two crew members. “During its visit the USS Gerald R Ford…
Any attempts to fast-track Ukraine’s bid to join the EU will also be blocked if the issue is not resolved, PM Robert Fico has warned Bratislava will veto the EU’s proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, as well as derail any attempts to simplify the potential accession of Kiev into the bloc, should Brussels continue to favor Ukraine over Slovakia, Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned.Slovakia, as well as its southern neighbor Hungary, has been locked in a bitter row with Ukraine since late January, when the Druzhba pipeline, which used to carry Russian crude into the two countries,…
(AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that his country and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to cooperate on defence amid Iran’s drone strikes across the Gulf, before heading to regional neighbour Qatar. Zelensky has embarked on the previously unannounced tour across the Gulf, visiting Saudi Arabia earlier this week, as the region faces Iranian drones launched by Tehran in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. Kyiv has sought to leverage its expertise in downing Russian drones to help Gulf nations and has deployed anti-drone experts to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. After talks in Saudi Arabia on…
These people are so vile. It’s not that they disagree with us. It’s not that they have different ideas. It’s not that they are misguided, bubbled, or ill-informed. They’re simply evil and fascist and cruel, and this story is a perfect example of that. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. jumped on the MAGA Train, and did so for the principled purpose of knowing President Trump would give him the opportunity to put his long-held ideas and policy proposals into action (which is what has happened), he and his actress wife, Chery Hines, were Hollywood Royalty. Kennedy was a Kennedy and…
Havana has condemned the US “ferocious blockade” of the island as a sign of Washington’s own weakness US President Donald Trump has said Cuba will be next while touting the “success” of his military operations in Iran and Venezuela, as Washington continues to strangle Havana with an oil blockade.The threat comes despite Havana agreeing to talks with Washington in a bid to “find solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences we have between the two nations,” according to President Miguel Diaz-Canel.Speaking at an investment forum in Miami on Friday, the US president said his policy of “peace through strength” – including the raid to…
A teenage migrant from Senegal has reportedly been arrested for allegedly attempting to set off a homemade bomb outside of a Bank of America building in central Paris. At around 3:30 am in the early hours of Saturday morning, police officers from the anti-crime brigade (BAC) force thwarted an apparent terror attack attempt on La Boétie in the 8th arrondissement of the French capital. According to information obtained by Le Figaro, a hooded figure stood outside the Bank of America branch, attempting to use a lighter to set fire to a mortar-style firecracker fuse attached to a five-litre container holding an…
The Senate early Friday morning approved a bill that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a two-month standoff between Republicans and Democrats. Senate Republicans accepted the Democrat offer to provide funding for all of DHS except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which includes Border Protection. The Senate approved the funding package by voice vote and the chamber will recess for two weeks. The House could vote on the legislation as soon as Friday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) called the outcome “unfortunate” on Friday. “The Dems wanted reforms. We tried to work with…
MONACO (AP) – Pope Leo XIV urged residents of the cosmopolitan Mediterranean principality of Monaco on Saturday to use their wealth, influence and Catholic faith for good, especially to uphold Catholic teaching on protecting the sanctity of life. Leo made a one-day trip to the glitzy enclave, becoming the first pope to visit since Pope Paul III came in 1538. As a cannon boomed in a ceremonial salute, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport, just down the coast from the marina that is home to the megayachts of the rich and famous. At the palace,…