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Trump says U.S. will send more weapons to Ukraine, after halting some shipments

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump said Monday his administration will send more defensive weapons to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, days after pausing some weapons shipments.

"We're going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves," Mr. Trump told reporters during a White House event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night.

The president said the shipments will consist of "defensive weapons, primarily," saying Ukraine is "getting hit very hard" and "so many people are dying in that mess."

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Elon Musk connects with indie Andrew Yang on billionaire former Trump ally's third party push

  • News source: FOX News
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As Elon Musk moves forward with forming a third party in hopes of rocking the nation's longstanding two-party system, the world's richest person is reaching out to a one-time presidential candidate who has started his own independent party.

Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX who spent the first four months of President Donald Trump's second administration as a special White House advisor steering the recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spoke with Andrew Yang, Fox News has confirmed.

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Israeli prime minister answers whether he is worried about being jailed in NYC by Zohran Mamdani

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After Zohran Mamdani, New York City's leading mayoral candidate, pledged to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city, Netanyahu responded to questions about whether he's worried.

In December, Mamdani, who identifies as a democratic socialist and is the Democratic Party’s nominee for New York City mayor, said, "as mayor, New York City would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu."

"This is a city that our values are in line with international law. It’s time that our actions are also," Mamdani said, referring to the International...
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Trump upbeat on Gaza ceasefire talks as he hosts Netanyahu

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The two leaders' meeting came with no sign of a breakthrough yet in the latest round of Israel-Hamas negotiations in Qatar.
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Did US government cuts contribute to the Texas tragedy?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Following the Texas floods some Democrats have warned about the "consequences" of President Trump's cuts to the federal workforce.
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How King Charles is helping to 'reinvigorate' the shaken UK-France friendship

  • News source: BBC News - World
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There are high hopes for Macron's three-day visit, but how close can the nations really become given past mistrust over Brexit negotiations?
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'It became pop culture': Inside the sleepy towns left reeling by the mushroom murders

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The residents of the rural area where Erin Patterson carried out her crimes are still in shock.
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Released Hamas hostage says Trump can bring home those still captive in Gaza

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Keith Siegel urged the US president to pressure both Israel and Hamas to agree a new ceasefire and hostage release deal.
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US to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Islamist group led a rebel offensive that toppled Syria's Assad regime in December.
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Italian 'hero' sniffer dog killed with nail-filled sausages

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Bruno, a seven-year-old bloodhound, had found nine missing people and was once honoured by Italy's prime minister.
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The doctor fighting for women's health on Ukraine's front line

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dr Baksheiev, a gynaecologist, travels to Russian-occupied areas in his kitted out mobile clinic
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From India to Britain and back: The cartoonist who fought censors with a smile

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Abu Abraham’s sharp cartoons exposed power’s excesses during India’s 1975 Emergency crackdown.
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Veterans Affairs Dept. drops plan to lay off thousands in August

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has dropped plans revealed in a memo earlier this year to lay off tens of thousands of personnel in August, a news release from the department indicated Monday.

The VA announced it's currently on pace to reduce its staff by about 30,000 employees by the end of this fiscal year, in September, thereby "eliminating the need for a large-scale reduction-in-force," or RIF.

The department originally planned to reduce its staff to 2019 levels, or just under 400,000, according to a memo obtained by CBS News in March. The...
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Federal judge pauses Trump administration's Planned Parenthood defunding measure

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A federal judge on Monday prevented the Trump administration from enforcing part of a massive tax and spending bill that would block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood health centers.

The temporary restraining order by Judge Indira Talwani in Massachusetts blocks the "big, beautiful bill's" provision to defund the family planning provider.

At issue is the provision in the new tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4 that eliminates one year of Medicaid payments from Planned Parenthood health centers because...
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Netanyahu surprises Trump with formal Nobel Peace Prize nomination during historic White House meeting

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he had sent a letter to the Nobel Prize Committee to nominate President Donald Trump for the peace prize.

Trump and Netanyahu met at the White House on Monday to discuss developments in the Middle East.

While speaking to reporters, Netanyahu spoke about the relationship between Israel and the U.S.

AFTER SETBACK TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, TRUMP EXPECTED TO LEVERAGE MILITARY SUPPORT IN NETANYAHU MEETING

"I want to express the appreciation and admiration not only of all Israelis, but of the...
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