- 3d ago
Japan ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary, China lodges formal protest
Four Japanese cabinet ministers visited Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender, prompting China to lodge a formal protest as Prime Minister Takaichi sent a cash offering instead of visiting.
- 6d ago
Trump says USS Abraham Lincoln deployment 'not nearly long enough' as crew faces reported suicide attempts and supply shortages
The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent more than 260 days at sea supporting the US war with Iran, with reports of suicide attempts, supply shortages and mold aboard the carrier drawing congressional outrage. President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns on August 14, saying the deployment was 'not nearly long enough.'
- Aug 11
Spain activates EU civil protection mechanism as Riglos wildfire burns 16,600 hectares in Huesca
A wildfire in Las Peñas de Riglos, Huesca, has burned more than 16,600 hectares over eight days, prompting Spain to activate the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as 1,000 personnel including 100 French firefighters combat the flames.
- Aug 11
Trump concedes contractor error in Reflecting Pool but renews vandalism charges against former Olympian
President Trump conceded that his administration's rushed $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool suffered from contractor error, but continued to blame former Olympian David Hearn for vandalism despite admitting there is 'no video or proof.'
- Aug 1
Trump's Reflecting Pool case implodes: charges dropped, Oval Office confrontation follows
The felony case against an Olympic canoeist collapsed after prosecutors admitted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was damaged by a botched contractor installation, not vandals. President Trump turned on his own hand-picked U.S. attorney, Jeanine Pirro, triggering a tense Oval Office confrontation.
- Jul 23
Finucane powers Wales to team sprint gold as Fachie makes history at Commonwealth Games
Emma Finucane led Wales to a record-breaking team sprint victory over England, while Neil Fachie became Scotland's most decorated Commonwealth athlete with a sixth gold on an emotional opening night of track cycling in Glasgow.
- Jul 10
Four-year-old girl killed by family dog in Saxony-Anhalt; mother and acquaintance under investigation
A four-year-old girl died after being bitten by the family's American Staffordshire Terrier while playing in an apartment in Drosa, Saxony-Anhalt. Police are investigating the mother and an acquaintance for negligent homicide.
- Jul 5
Trump uses 250th July 4 to tout American exceptionalism as poll reveals record-low pride
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, President Donald Trump addressed crowds at Mount Rushmore and Washington, while a Gallup survey showed only 33% of Americans feel proud of their country, a historic low.
- Jul 4
Trump commandeers US 250th birthday for political rally as heatwave cancels parade
The United States marks its 250th anniversary on July 4, but President Donald Trump has turned the milestone into a political rally, with a massive fireworks display and a long speech on the National Mall, while a heatwave forced the cancellation of the traditional parade.
- Jul 4
On eve of 250th US independence, Trump calls communism greatest threat, surpassing world wars and 9/11
Speaking at Mount Rushmore on the eve of the 250th anniversary of US independence, President Donald Trump declared communism the greatest threat to the nation, surpassing both world wars, Pearl Harbor, and the 9/11 attacks.
- Jul 4
Trump marks 250th Independence Day at Mount Rushmore, warns US 'will never be a communist country'
President Donald Trump delivered a speech at Mount Rushmore for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, declaring the United States the most powerful nation on Earth and warning that American identity is under attack from internal radicals who would turn the country communist.
- Jul 3
Storms, heat and white supremacist march overshadow Trump's 250th Independence Day celebration
Severe storms forced an evacuation of the National Mall, delaying President Trump's speech until nearly midnight, while hundreds of white supremacists marched through Washington on the 250th anniversary of US independence.
