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Can you ‘Trump-proof’ NATO? As Biden falters, Europeans look to safeguard the military alliance


WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing skepticism about President Joe Biden’s reelection chances has European leaders heading to the NATO summit in Washington confronting the prospect that the military alliance’s most prominent critic, Donald Trump, may return to power over its mightiest military.

NATO — made up of 32 European and North American allies committed to defending one another from armed attack — will stress strength through solidarity as it celebrates its 75th anniversary during the summit starting Tuesday. Event host Biden, who pulled allies into a global network to help Ukraine fight off Russia’s invasion, has called the alliance the most unified it has ever been. ...

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Dozens killed by Israeli gunfire near aid sites in south Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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More than 100 others were also injured near two sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to the Hamas-run health ministry and civil defence agency.
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Hope for peace as DR Congo and M23 rebels sign deal in Qatar

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The declaration says both parties must sign a final peace deal by mid-August.
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Trump sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal for $10bn over Epstein article

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The lawsuit is over a story claiming the president wrote a "bawdy" personal note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
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Dozens dead after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The incident happened in Vietnam's busy Ha Long Bay during bad weather, and at least 14 people are missing, local reports say.
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Buildings burn as another wave of Russian attacks hits Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At least three people are killed in the barrage, which the Ukrainian president says targeted 10 regions.
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Court orders Bolsonaro to wear ankle tag and puts him under curfew

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A court in Brazil also bars the ex-president from using social media and puts him under 24-hour surveillance.
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Hope for peace as DR Congo and M23 rebels sign deal in Qatar

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The declaration says both parties must sign a final peace deal by mid-August.
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South Africa building collapse that killed 34 was 'entirely preventable', minister says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Workers reported feeling vibrations in the partially built structure, and being told to cover up holes with sand.
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El Salvador and US negotiate prisoner swap with Venezuela

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Some 250 Venezuelans deported from the US to El Salvador were exchanged for 10 Americans held by Caracas.
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'Get a job': Medicaid work requirements included in Trump's megabill sparks partisan debate on Capitol Hill

  • News source: FOX News
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Democrats have railed against potential Medicaid cuts since President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. Now that his "big, beautiful bill" has passed through Congress, they are making Medicaid a top talking point ahead of competitive midterm elections expected in 2026.

Republicans, meanwhile, are doubling down on Medicaid reform included in Trump's megabill, which also includes sweeping legislation on taxes, immigration and energy.

"My policy is if you're an able-bodied worker, get a damn job," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Fox...
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WATCH: Nancy Pelosi silent on why Biden did not release Epstein files

  • News source: FOX News
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Leading Democrat Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says President Donald Trump should release the Epstein files, but is silent on why former President Joe Biden did not anytime in his four years in the Oval Office.

Democrats have seized on the issue since the case became a political controversy for the Trump administration. However, despite their current calls for transparency on the case, the Biden Justice Department also failed to release additional documents on Epstein.

Asked by Fox News Digital whether she thought the Trump administration should...
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Trump has now been in office for six months, for the second time. Here are the highlights

  • News source: FOX News
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President Trump has been in office for six months, delivering on campaign promises, securing his "big beautiful bill" by his self-imposed deadline and taking decisive action on the world stage.The president was sworn into office Jan. 20, and the Trump administration has operated at warp speed since Day One.

Key tenets of Trump’s first 100 days included imposing harsh tariffs on Chinese imports, starting and continuing peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and cracking down on border security amid a mass deportation initiative.

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Several critically injured in LA after vehicle driven into crowd, emergency services say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At least 20 people are injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, emergency services say.
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Heritage Foundation founder Edwin J. Feulner dies at 83

  • News source: FOX News
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Edwin J. Feulner, a prominent figure in the American conservative movement and co-founder and former president of the Heritage Foundation, died on Friday at the age of 83.

Feulner served as the organization's president from 1977 to 2013 and again from 2017 to 2018. He was well known for transforming the once-obscure think tank into one of the most influential policy powerhouses in Washington, D.C.

He was its longest-serving president after helping to create the Washington, D.C.-based think tank in 1973.

"Ed Feulner was more than a leader—he was a...
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'The village will die' - Italy looks for answers to decline in number of babies

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The government wants to encourage women to have babies but Italians say they need greater help.
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