Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent

Protests in Albania against plans for a luxury tourist site have become a cause célèbre for opponents of President Trump and his family. But the politics are local.

By Andrew Higgins

Why Meloni turned on Trump

Italian premier’s fallout with US president comes as she gears up for re-election battle

'Trump remains the only world leader to have recognized Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights'

The strategic importance of the Golan Heights, annexed by Israel since 1981, has only increased following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in 2024.

‘I hope I’m doing something important’: the Memphis observers tracking Trump’s anti-crime taskforce

A small but dedicated band is keeping tabs on taskforce agents – here’s what the activist monitors have to say Nine months after Donald Trump ordered an anti-crime taskforce onto the streets of Memphis, a small band of dedicated observers is attempting to monitor its actions. They have alleged widespread intimidation by agents, who stand accused in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Tennessee of having tailed cars, surveilled homes and even “falsely arrested” one ...

By George Chidi in Memphis

Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again

The president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his claims.

By Willem Marx

U.S. and Iranians meet in Switzerland for talks, overshadowed by Strait of Hormuz claims

With scant sign of an end to fighting there, Iran said it had again shut the Strait of Hormuz, though the U.S. has denied that claim.

China’s Iran strategy an exercise in power without projection

The spectacle of US President Donald Trump thanking China for staying “neutral” with regard to the US-Israeli war against Iran would have been unthinkable a year ago. Yet at the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, he credited Beijing – alongside Moscow – with preventing a full-blown catastrophe. His observation that China “could have sent in an oil ship with six destroyers alongside of it, on each side” but chose restraint, captured the essence of Beijing’s strategic...

By Wenran Jiang

Trump threatens to ‘take over’ Iran if Tehran closes the Strait of Hormuz in profanity filled tirade: report

Israel’s assault into Lebanon is reportedly viewed by Trump’s advisers as an effort to sabotage ceasefire talks

By John Bowden

Raymond J. de Souza: Netanyahu should have seen this coming

The Israeli PM put many of his eggs in the Trump basket, and that basket is now being presented to the Iranians as a payoff

By Father Raymond J. de Souza

'Starmer will resign': Trump makes bold claim, accuses UK PM of 'failing badly' on 2 subjects

By TOI WORLD DESK

Trump posts mysterious photo of unknown woman with ‘Great Daughter’ caption, sparks online buzz; ‘Who the hell is this?’

President Donald Trump sparked confusion online by sharing a photo of an unidentified woman with the caption ‘Great daughter’.“who the hell is this woman.”

How Trump and Meloni went from allies to adversaries: A timeline

Trump demands Iran stops Hezbollah from 'causing trouble,' threatens new strikes

"If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again," he added.

US activist critical of Trump's impact on executions

The leading US anti-death penalty activist, Sister Helen Prejean, has strongly criticised President Donald Trump for employing violent rhetoric, instilling fear and seeking to increase the number of executions in the country.

Erdogan orders talks to reopen Orthodox Christian seminary in Turkey, a focus for Trump

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ordered officials on Sunday to resume talks on reopening an Orthodox Christian seminary near Istanbul, an issue raised by U.S. President Donald Trump, who is expected to visit Ankara next month for a NATO summit. The Halki seminary, founded in 1844 and shut by the Turkish state in 1971, played a […]

Seoul reiterates call for free navigation after Trump’s Hormuz toll remarks

South Korea on Sunday reaffirmed its position that freedom of navigation and the safety of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz must be guaranteed, after US President Donald Trump suggested Washington could impose tolls on vessels transiting the strategic waterway if negotiations with Iran fail. “Our basic position is that freedom of navigation and the safety of all vessels, including South Korean ships, in the Strait of Hormuz should be guaranteed as soon as possible,” a Foreign Ministry of

By The Korea Herald

Meloni's Spat With Trump Shows Italy PM's Readiness To Risk A Bigger Fight

Giorgia Meloni, the person who Donald Trump once praised for taking "Europe by storm", has done three things that some US allies may have thought privately but never said publicly.

Is might right?

“HOW did the world’s richest nation armed with the most powerful military arrive at this strategic defeat?” asks New York Times writer W.J. Hennigan. Quoting Donald Trump in his analysis for the same paper, David E. Sanger captures the American president’s bravado: “There will be no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender.” Contrary to Trump’s declaration, the Iranians have not only survived a war with the world’s most powerful military but have also found themselves in a position to ce...

By none@none.com (Tariq Khosa)

Ex-Olympian Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn is in hot water with the law -- and President Trump -- after getting arrested for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a new report. Hearn -- a three-time U.S. Olympian who…

By TMZ Staff

Vance In Switzerland Projects Cautious Optimism While Trump Reminds Iran Of 'Harder' Military Options On Table

Vance In Switzerland Projects Cautious Optimism While Trump Reminds Iran Of 'Harder' Military Options On Table Update(10:00ET): With Vance and Witkoff in Switzerland, President Trump is still issuing some US redlines via Truth Social, and via apparent 'official leaks' - and quite quickly - through the press. Trump is warning the Iranians on the sticking points of Hormuz closure and the Lebanon crisis. He has newly threatened on Sunday to hit Iran again if it can't constrain its ...

By Tyler Durden

The case against Edwin Sifuna: ODM trains guns on him anew

Political Parties Disputes Tribunal clears the way for ODM to revive internal disciplinary...

Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to strike Iran if it did not "immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble," as peace talks started in Switzerland. The post Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah