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Kamala Harris tells Netanyahu it is time to end war in Gaza US Vice-President Kamala Harris, likely to be the Democratic nominee for the upcoming presidential election, held “frank and constructive” discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a firmer stance than President Joe Biden, Harris expressed “serious concerns” about Gaza casualties, emphasising the importance of how Israel conducts its defence. “It is time for this war to end,” Harris declared after their meeting at the White House. She also highlighted the need for a path to a two-state solution and urged Americans to recognise the “nuance” of the…

Netanyahu defends Gaza war as protesters rally outside US Congress In an address to the US Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “our enemies are your enemies,” aiming to garner US support for the war against Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu’s speech was warmly received by predominantly Republican lawmakers, marking his fourth address to a joint session of Congress. “When we fight Iran, we’re fighting the most radical and murderous enemy of the United States of America,” Netanyahu said. “Our fight is your fight, and our victory will be your victory,” he added. However, the event highlighted political divisions,…

Joe Biden tells US it’s time to ‘pass the torch’ to Harris In a televised address, President Joe Biden explained his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, urging it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation.” At 81, Biden endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris, aiming to unify Democrats and the nation. It was his first speech since exiting the race on July 21, clearing the path for Harris’s candidacy. Meanwhile, Republican candidate Donald Trump criticised Harris at a rally, calling her a “radical left lunatic,” with polls suggesting a close contest between Trump and Harris. Biden’s…

US military detects, intercepts Russian fighter jets, 2 Chinese H-6 bombers prior to Biden’s address Ahead of President Biden’s first address in the Oval Office since announcing he was dropping out of the presidential race, the North American Aerospace Defense Command Public Affairs (NORAD) says it sent out fighter jets to intercept two Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers off the coast of Alaska. In a press release, the agency confirmed that it detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July…

US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures US Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle has resigned following security failures during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. In her resignation letter, Cheatle accepted full responsibility for the lapse in security. The resignation came after a contentious congressional hearing, where Cheatle faced bipartisan calls to step down and refused to answer questions about the incident at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. President Biden announced plans to appoint a new director soon. In the interim, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appointed Ronald Rowe, a 24-year Secret Service veteran and current…

Texas beachgoers terrorized after 4 people bitten by shark Multiple people were injured in a shark attack while on a beach in Texas on the Fourth of July, authorities confirmed. Nature Center on South Padre Island, Texas The South Padre Island Police Department and the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area confirmed to Fox News Digital that four people were injured during the encounter with the ocean predator on South Padre Island in the state’s southern coast. Police said that the attacks happened at approximately 11 a.m. local time along Beach Access 14, near Wanna Wanna Beach Bar and Grill. First…

Bipartisan calls for secret service boss resignation after assassination attempt  In the wake of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign. This demand emerged during and after a heated House Oversight Committee hearing on Monday, scrutinising the agency’s security preparations for a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The shooting at the rally resulted in one death and three injuries, including that of the former president. The hearing was a rare moment of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers from both parties criticised Cheatle’s handling…

Kamala Harris wins enough support to clinch Democratic nomination Vice-President Kamala Harris has enough support from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, according to CBS News. A survey by the Associated Press confirmed that Harris has received endorsements from over 1,976 delegates, the required number to secure the nomination in the first round of voting. Expressing her gratitude, Harris stated she was “proud” to have earned “broad support” and eagerly anticipates formally accepting the nomination. Delegates, selected to represent their electoral areas at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), play a crucial role in the party’s nominating process.…

Hollywood reacts to Joe Biden exiting the race for the White House America’s stars are reacting to the news that the US president, Joe Biden, will drop out of the race for the White House.  Biden will finish his term but will not seek re-election. The US heads to the polls in November 2024 – with the new president taking office in January 2025. The 81-year-old president has backed his VP to run as the Democratic nominee. Polling suggests it looks set Kamala Harris will face Donald Trump in November.  Biden had been facing calls to step down for several…

Top Democrats throw support behind Harris after Biden exits race A growing number of senior Democrats and party donors are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential candidate.  It comes after US President Joe Biden announced he has quit the race and won’t seek re-election. He will remain in office until the end of his term.  Biden had been facing increasing pressure to step aside since a poor TV debate performance against Donald Trump. There have been several high-profile blunders since then and growing concerns over the president’s age and mental fitness. The 81-year-old has endorsed his vice…

Bethel Park congressional candidate: Wounded Trump had an opportunity to divide but heroically chose to unify PITTSBURGH – Former President Trump could have used the assassination attempt against him to further divide a politically fractured nation, but he instead chose to try to unify by exhibiting strength and offering an inclusive RNC message, the GOP congressional candidate running in the shooter’s home district said. James Hayes, the son of a steelworker who went on to work for the Richmond Federal Reserve before returning to Pittsburgh, said his community is still reeling from both the assassination attempt and the discovery that…

Jason Aldean, wife, in Trump family box with former president at RNC Former President Trump arrived at the final night of the 2024 Republican National Convention and walked out to AC/DC’s “Back In Black” to a rowdy crowd. Former first lady Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, among other Trump family members, are expected in the family box tonight as the former president takes the stage for the highly anticipated speech. Also sharing the box with the Trump family is country music star Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean. The Aldean duo has been vocal Trump supporters for…

Texans face days-long deadly heatwave without power Over a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, nearly 60,000 residents are still without power. This prolonged outage is particularly dangerous as a deadly heatwave has swept through the state, with temperatures soaring up to 110°F (43°C). The heatwave has already claimed over a dozen lives. Frustrations are mounting in Houston, where armed residents have reportedly harassed energy workers from CenterPoint Energy. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has criticised the company, demanding answers and improvements by July 31 to prevent future outages. At the peak of the crisis, nearly three million Texans were without…

Joe Biden tests positive for Covid, White House says Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House announced. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that the 81-year-old president is vaccinated and boosted. This is his third positive test for COVID. Biden was seen earlier on Wednesday meeting supporters in Las Vegas and speaking at an event, but he later cancelled a campaign speech. Amid his illness, he faces growing pressure to step aside due to his age. Reports indicate that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have privately expressed…

RFK apologises over leaked call of Trump coaxing support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has apologised after a leaked video revealed a private phone call in which Donald Trump seemingly tried to persuade him to support his presidential campaign. In the video, Trump is heard saying, “I would love you to do something, and I think it’ll be so good for you and so big for you. And we’re going to win,” to which Kennedy replies, “Yeah.” The call, recorded a day before the two met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the Republican convention was taking place, fueled rumours that Kennedy might…

Trump classified documents case dismissed by Florida judge A Florida judge has dismissed the US Justice Department’s classified documents case against Donald Trump, marking a significant victory for the former president. Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the appointment of special prosecutor Jack Smith violated the US Constitution’s Appointments Clause. This decision follows Trump’s not-guilty plea to charges related to his handling of classified documents. The case involved dozens of classified files found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida after he left the White House. Judge Cannon’s 93-page order stated that the prosecution breached constitutional principles concerning the appointment and funding…

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Trump assassination attempt reaction  Monday’s UK newspapers lead heavily with continued reaction to the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. The former US president, running for re-election, was shot at by a 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where one person in the crowd was killed and two others were critically injured. Crooks was shot dead by the US Secret Service.  Since the attempt on the former president, there have been questions over how Crooks was so easily able to…

Trump rewrites speech in bid to bring country together after shooting Former President Donald Trump gave one of his first interviews since the assassination attempt on Saturday, revealing he has rewritten his convention speech to focus on “unity” instead of criticising President Joe Biden. Originally, Trump planned a strong critique of Biden’s policies, but now he aims to bring the country together. “The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,” he told the Washington Examiner. “Had this not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches,” he also said, adding that…

Joe Biden urges calm after Trump shooting President Joe Biden condemned the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, stressing that US politics must never become a “killing field.” Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where one person was killed and two others were critically injured. In a primetime address from the Oval Office, Biden urged Americans to de-escalate heated political rhetoric and avoid violence. He called on the public to resolve differences through voting, not violence, citing past incidents of political violence and the recent attack on Trump. “No matter…

Passengers boarding an American Airlines flight had to be evacuated after a laptop appeared to catch fire while inside a carry-on bag. American Airlines flight 2045 from San Francisco to Miami was then promptly evacuated early Friday afternoon using both emergency slides and the jetbridge, according to a statement from the airline to Fox News Digital. San Francisco Fire Department responded on-scene San Francisco Fire Department responded on-scene and ordered an emergency evac at San Fran to extinguish the source of smoke after passengers were safely evacuated back to the terminal. San Francisco Fire dispatched to the scene of the…

Biden says politics must never be a battlefield or ‘killing field’ in post-Trump shooting address President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, saying the attempted assassination of former President Trump is forcing Americans to “take a step back” and calling on all sides to “lower the temperature in our US politics.” “My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for US to lower the temperature in our politics in The US,” Biden said. “Do remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies. We’re neighbors, we’re friends, coworkers, citizens, and…

Trump leaves hospital after assassination attempt at rally Donald Trump has returned to his home in New Jersey after he was injured in an attempted assassination at a rally on Saturday. Shots were heard as the former president, running for re-election in November, was speaking at an event in Pennsylvania. Trump was seen touching his ear before dropping to the ground. Secret Service agents then swarmed the former president. Trump, who emerged with a bloodied face, says he was shot in the ear, describing a “whizzing sound” and feeling a “bullet ripping through skin”. The male gunman was shot and…

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Joe Biden press conference reaction A popular trending story across the UK and global trends is the reaction to the unscripted press conference Joe Biden held yesterday. The move was an attempt to reassure US voters of the 81-year-old president’s mental fitness for the job as he seeks re-election in November 2024. After several gaffes during the press conference – including introducing the Ukrainian president as ‘President Putin’ and calling his own vice president ‘Vice President Trump’ pressure has mounted on the embattled president to step down in favour of letting a younger candidate run.

Texas hospitals filling up amid extreme heat and power cuts  Hospitals in Houston are filling up as Hurricane Beryl has left over a million people without electricity during a deadly heat wave. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced that the city’s football stadium has been turned into a “transitional facility” to accommodate overflow from hospitals. The power outages have made it difficult to discharge patients, as many cannot return home without electricity. Temperatures in the Houston area are expected to hit 105°F (40°C), exacerbating the situation for residents still recovering from the hurricane. With more than two million people initially…