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President Donald Trump honored those who made the “ultimate sacrifice” in his Memorial Day message while also issuing a scathing rebuke to Democrats who disrespect the U.S. military. “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year,” Trump wrote in his Monday morning Memorial Day message on Truth Social. “God Bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all! President DONALD J. TRUMP” Several members of President Trump’ Cabinet shared Memorial Day messages as well. “On this Memorial Day, my…

Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stark warning on artificial intelligence, claiming that the technology is aiding the “normalization of war” and transferring powers of life and death to unaccountable “technological actors.”The American-born pontiff presented his warning on Monday in an encyclical titled ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (Magnificent Humanity). In the 42,000-word document, Leo highlighted how the “growth of the military-industrial complex has become a defining feature of the current political landscape,” leading to “a troubling revival of war as an instrument of international politics.”In this environment, “the development and use of AI in warfare must be subject to the most rigorous…

A jet carrying the British minister of defence has again experienced jamming of its navigation and communication systems when flying close to the Russian border, prompting questions on why the aircraft hasn’t been upgraded with hardened radio systems. A Royal Air Force-operated VIP jet carrying defence minister John Healey back to Britain from Estonia, where he had been inspecting troops deployed to the NATO border country, was subject to alleged electronic warfare jamming by the Russian Federation on Thursday, it is claimed. A Times of London journalist was onboard the executive flight at the time of the jamming and reported the aircraft’s…

Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform UK party has laid out plans to dismantle the British Cabinet Office — the beating heart of the UK deep state — and return power to elected officials from uncountable Whitehall bureaucrats. Reform MP for East Wiltshire, Danny Kruger, who defected from the Conservatives last year to Reform, published an 11-page policy document detailing plans to abolish the Cabinet Office and the role of Cabinet Secretary and replace them with an office of the Prime Minister and a Chief of Staff. Kruger argued that presently, British politics has been reduced to a pantomime, with parliamentarians jockeying…

Waymo has extended service suspensions to four cities after its autonomous vehicles repeatedly encountered difficulties navigating heavy rain and flooded roadways, an issue that led to a software recall earlier this month. TechCrunch reports that Google’s self-driving car company halted operations in Atlanta, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston as its robotaxis have demonstrated continued problems handling severe weather conditions and flooding. The expansion of service pauses comes after a Waymo vehicle was observed driving through a flooded Atlanta street on Wednesday before becoming stuck for approximately an hour, according to local media reports. The company confirmed that the stranded vehicle…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is preparing to face potential backlash from graduates worried about AI as he gets ready to deliver the commencement address at Stanford University next month. Business Insider reports that in an era where AI dominates corporate strategy and public discourse, technology executives are encountering an unexpected challenge at college graduation ceremonies. Students concerned about their employment prospects in an AI-driven economy have begun voicing their disapproval during commencement speeches, creating what some are calling a need for a “boo strategy” among tech leaders. Recent graduation ceremonies have witnessed graduates heckling prominent executives who made optimistic remarks…

The British outlet has claimed that the Chinese president reproached Japan over “remilitarization” during his meeting with his US counterpart Beijing has refuted a Financial Times report that Chinese President Xi Jinping attacked Japan’s “remilitarization” during talks with US President Donald Trump earlier this month. Xi and Trump met in Beijing on May 13-15 during the first visit by a US president to China in nearly a decade. In a Monday article, the FT claimed that Xi “castigated” Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her country’s increased military buildup in “an intense diatribe.”According to the British newspaper, Xi grew visibly animated when…

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are in Doha, Qatar, as of Monday for negotiations with neighboring states in the service of finalizing a peace agreement with the United States. The visit follows a series of public statements from President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirming that Tehran and Washington have made progress in their negotiations towards peace. Both have cautioned that the two sides still disagree sharply on core issues remaining unresolved and that talks will take time to yield results, but the tone of their remarks indicated an optimism absent…

Oil prices fell sharply and global stocks jumped on Monday as investors cheered the prospects of a ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. The deal would reportedly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway stretching between Oman and Iran that separates the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean beyond. Prior to the war, nearly a quarter of the world’s international seaborne oil traded passed through the strait. The price of Brent Crude in the futures market for August delivery, the international benchmark, fell to around $94.50 a barrel before edging back up to $98.…

Aggressive anti-homeless legislation only serves to further exacerbate an increasingly inhumane approach to the homeless crisis. There’s an old saying that says “you are always closer to being homeless than you are to being a millionaire”, meant to emphasize the rampant wealth inequality and deteriorating quality of life for most Americans. That statement is becoming truer by the day. The economic downturn is worsening, the value of the dollar continues to deteriorate, inflation increasing, goods becoming more expensive. According to Consumer Affairs home affordability has hit record lows. It is simply getting harder for Americans to afford to live, and to…