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President Trump’s discreet flight switch during the NATO summit in Ankara was prompted by a credible Iranian missile threat against Air Force One, as confirmed by U.S. intelligence. Coordination between the National Security Agency, CIA, and Turkish officials led to the president’s relocation to a C-32A jet.
The Justice Department has charged 11 individuals in connection with a marriage fraud scheme involving over 1,000 sham marriages between Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens. The indictment, filed in New York, alleges the scheme was active from 2016 to 2026, facilitating green card applications through fraudulent means.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a one-week low, with only eight vessels transiting the waterway, according to Reuters data. This figure is below the 10-day average of approximately 12 vessels and marks the lowest daily count since 5 August amid ongoing regional conflicts.
A $95bn foreign aid package has been approved by the US Senate that will see military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Joe Biden is set to sign the legislation into law on Wednesday.
In a dramatic turn of events, prosecutors in former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial are seeking to hold him in contempt for his relentless attacks on witnesses and individuals involved in the case. The trial, which centres on a hush-money payment made to a porn star, has been filled with tension and controversy from the start.
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US President Joe Biden has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he will “move quickly” to send Ukraine fresh military aid after US lawmakers passed a $61bn aid package.
US colleges are struggling with the spread of protests against the war in Gaza with the movement now spreading from Columbia and Yale to other universities. Police moved to break up a protest at New York University and made a number of arrests.
New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Reject $15 Congestion Toll in Midtown Manhattan A recent statewide poll conducted…
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