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Equipment, resources, and personnel continue to flow to the recovery site as operations are ongoing to find four U.S. Soldiers missing since the morning of March 25. The M88A2 Hercules they were operating has continued to sink into the bog, and is assessed to be around four meters below the water’s surface and encased in about two meters of mud. Digging and pumping operations are continuing. A Rapidly Available Interface for Trans-loading (RAIL) system is expected to arrive this afternoon to enable the use of heavier equipment around the site.The RAIL system is an expeditionary platform used to provide a rapidly constructed and scalable capability platform. Traditionally used to facilitate offloading and onloading railroad networks in challenging terrain, engineers requested the system to help stabilize the ground around the recovery site. U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) are transporting the system from Kaiserslautern, Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cabinet comprises 23 ministers from diverse backgrounds amid global calls for greater inclusivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking third term in White House Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump has said he is "very angry" and "pissed off" with Russian President Vladimir Putin after weeks of attempting to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aardvark Weather: This system will improve the accuracy and speed of forecasting as well as hyperlocal (local) forecasts will be available. Researchers from several academic institutions and technology companies have worked together to develop this AI system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chamberlain earned the title "king of the mini-series" for his leading roles in Shogun and The Thorn Birds.He died late on Saturday night local time (10:15 GMT Sunday) in Waimanalo, Hawaii, after suffering complications from a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed - just hours before he would have turned 91.Martin Rabbett, Chamberlain's longtime partner, called him an "amazing and loving soul" in a statement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth met with the Japanese Prime Minister and American troops in Japan on Sunday as he seeks to bolster joint operations amid China's expanding military assertiveness and North Korea's nuclear and missile development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Myanmar has been hit by more powerful aftershocks, hindering rescue efforts for those still missing after Friday’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake.Some 1,700 people have now been confirmed dead, but there are fears the death toll could be significantly higher.At least 3,400 people have been injured and many others are still missing.Poorly equipped rescuers and volunteers are digging through the ruins of collapsed buildings looking for bodies.Opposition forces have declared a unilateral two-week ceasefire but accuse the military government of continuing to carry out attacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US President Donald Trump has been pushing for Kyiv-Moscow talks, allegedly to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. Meanwhile, the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which were annexed by the USSR in the 1940s before regaining independence in the 1990s, have expressed concerns that Moscow’s ambitions extend beyond Ukraine. Baltic officials point to Kremlin plans already in place for increased military production and additional troops along their borders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the same interview, Mr Trump also threatened Iran with secondary tariffs and potential military action if the country didn't come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.Mr Trump said US and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate."If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing," Mr Trump told NBC News."But there's a chance that if they don't make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago."In his first term, Mr Trump withdrew the US from a 2015 deal between Iran and world powers that placed strict limits on Tehran's disputed nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.Mr Trump also reimposed sweeping US sanctions. Since then the Islamic Republic has far surpassed the agreed limits in its escalating program of uranium enrichment.Tehran has so far rebuffed Trump's warning to make a deal or face military consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Foreign rescue teams and supplies have arrived in Myanmar to help the impoverished country cope with a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed about 1,700 people and left thousands wounded.The deadly quake, followed by a second magnitude 6.4 tremor, hit midday on Friday with an epicentre near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, bringing down dozens of buildings and damaging infrastructure, such as the airport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UN Leader's Emotional Plea To Security Council As Gaza... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Sunday, Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) reacted to President Trump issuing an executive order controlling how the Smithsonian Museum portrays historical events and themes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What we know about Trump family’s plan to sell a new cryptocurrency,,,, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, received email notices of their mass firing, the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing.The emails, sent to personal accounts because most staff members had lost access to the organization’s system, began going out about 9 p.m. Friday, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of fear of reprisal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Danish foreign minister scolded the Trump administration on Saturday for its "tone" criticizing Denmark and Greenland during Vice President JD Vance's visit to the strategic island.Vance — joined by his wife, second lady Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah — on Friday visited the Pituffick Space Base, the northernmost U.S. military installation, in Greenland. The trip had been scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danges who were not consulted about the original itinerary. While there, the vice president blasted Denmark for its handling of the island, saying the U.S. base in Greenland is less secure than it was decades ago because of Denmark's stewardship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Hamas militant group said Saturday it has accepted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar, but Israel said it has made a counter-proposal in “full coordination” with the third mediator, the United States.Egypt early in the week made a proposal to get the troubled ceasefire back on track, following Israel’s surprise resumption of fighting. It was not immediately clear whether the proposal changed before Khalil al-Hayyah, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, announced it had been accepted.Early in the week, an Egyptian official described the proposal to The Associated Press, saying Hamas would release five living hostages, including an American-Israeli, from Gaza in return for Israel allowing aid into the territory and a weekslong pause in fighting. Israel would release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media on the closed-door talks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four people were injured in a knife attack in Trondheim, Norway, local media reported on Saturday.Police confirmed the attacker acted alone and is now in custody. The area was sealed off as the investigation continues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italy's government tightened its citizenship laws on Friday, preventing people from delving deep back into their family history to try to claim a much sought-after Italian passport.Under existing rules, anyone who can prove they had an Italian ancestor who was alive after March 17, 1861, when the Kingdom of Italy was created, can seek citizenship.However, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the system was being abused, with would-be Italians swamping consulates abroad for requests for passports, which provide visa-free entry to more countries than almost any other nationality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two young people are dead and several others were injured when a house party spiraled into chaos and gun violence, local officials in Washington state said.Just after midnight, Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a large house party south of Tacoma. Dozens of young people were reportedly running and screaming in the suburban neighborhood, the sheriff’s department said on social media.An altercation apparently began inside the home before multiple callers reported a fight breaking out in the street, Sheriff's Deputy Carly Cappetto told USA TODAY. Just as deputies arrived, shots rang out as people and cars fled the area, located just east of Joint Base Lewis-McChord.“Vehicles were getting stuck in the neighborhood while chaos embodied the entire street,” the sheriff’s department statement said. Cappetto said deputies had to tend to injured people on the front lawn and on the road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A small plane crashed in Minnesota on Saturday, engulfing a home with flames. It comes after a separate close call yesterday between a passenger plane and a fighter jet near Reagan National Airport, just two months after the deadly crash there that killed 67 people in January. NBC News' Marissa Parra has the latest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is no secret that Donald Trump has desires to take over Greenland.A US delegation's planned visit to the Arctic territory this week has put Mr Trump's ambitions back in the spotlight, with Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede calling the trip a "provocation".US Vice-President JD Vance is set to visit the US military base at Pituffik in northern Greenland on Friday. However, an earlier plan for his wife Usha to visit a popular dog-sled race was called off amid local protests.So, what is it about Greenland that interests Mr Trump? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing scrutiny over his handling of details of a military strike, brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to give the US exclusive control of a port and airbase in Berbera.The city lies on the strategic Gulf of Aden, on the northern coast of Somaliland. The territory, which declared independence in 1991 as Somalia descended into civil war, says the facilities are not Mogadishu's to give away.In a letter to US President Donald Trump, seen by Reuters news agency, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud also offered port and airbase within Somalia, saying all four would strengthen US security operations.Somaliland's Foreign Affairs Minister Abdirahman Dahir Aden dismissed the move as "desperate".... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Table Rock Complex Fire in South Carolina has reached more than 12,000 acres in size, surpassing the 2016 Pinnacle Mountain Fire.We are monitoring the Table Rock fire and the Persimmon Ridge Fire around the clock and will provide updates here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japan's fast-food chain Sukiya will shut nearly all of its roughly 2,000 stores nationwide for four days from Monday following recent incidents of customers finding a rodent in a bowl of miso soup and a bug in another meal, it said on its website on Saturday.Sukiya, the country's biggest beef bowl chain owned by dining giant Zensho Holdings (7550.T), opens new tab, last weekend apologised that miso soup served at one of its locations in western Japan in January had contained a rat. Zensho shares fell as much as 7% on the following Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Utah has become the first US state to ban the use of fluoride in its public water, following concerns raised by health secretary Robert F Kennedy that the mineral poses potential health risks. Governor Spencer Cox signed the ban into law this week, which will go into effect on 7 May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate Sunday as they marked the normally festive Eid al-Fitr with rapidly dwindling food supplies and renewed fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 19 people, mostly women and children, health officials said.Many prayed outside demolished mosques on the holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion when families feast and purchase new clothes for children, but most of Gaza’s 2 million people are just trying to survive.“It’s the Eid of sadness,” Adel al-Shaer said after attending prayers amid rubble in the central town of Deir al-Balah. “We lost our loved ones, our children, our lives and our futures.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Muslims around the world are eagerly looking forward to the celebration of Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.Since Islamic months can be either 29 or 30 days long, the end of Ramadan depends on the Moon sighting.In the UAE, the moon was spotted on Saturday, meaning Ramadan would have lasted 29 days, and Eid would be celebrated on Sunday. Residents were in for a well-deserved four-day break to enjoy the festivities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rabat — Saudi Arabia has announced Sunday, March 30 as Eid Al Fitr 2025.The Gulf country announced the official date after religious committees conducted a moon sighting on Saturday.According to moon sighting results, the committee sighted the crescent for the month of Shawaal, the tenth month in the Islamic calendar. The confirmation means that Sunday marks Eid Al Fitr in Saudi Arabia, announcing the end of the holy month of Ramadan that lasted for 29 days or 30 this year as the country started fasting for the holy month on March 1.Many other countries confirmed Sunday as Eid Al Fitr, including Qatar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Donald Trump has pulled the nomination of New York Rep Elise Stefanik to serve as the US ambassador to the United Nations.Announcing his decision in a post on social media, Trump said it was essential that Stefanik retain her seat in the House of Representatives to protect Republicans' razor-thin majority."I don't want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise's seat," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The people love Elise and, with her, we have nothing to worry about come Election Day. There are others that can do a good job at the United Nations."Calling her one of his biggest allies, the president said Stefanik would rejoin the House leadership team.In preparation for the UN role, she had forfeited her position as the third most senior member, the House Republican Conference chairperson.Speaker Mike Johnson praised her in statement. "There is no doubt she would have served with distinction as our ambassador to the United Nations, but we are grateful for her willingness to sacrifice that position and remain in Congress to help us save the country." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Brennan, Former CIA Director, Pete Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times, and David Jolly, former Republican Congressman from Florida join Alicia Menendez in for Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the continued fallout from the leaked group chat detailing the military’s war plans for a strike in Yemen, how Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz have stayed in their jobs, and what events like this could do to allies being willing to share intelligence with America.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia and North Korea will soon begin the construction of a road bridge between the two countries, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang said on Thursday.“I hope that soon we will witness the ceremonial start of construction of this, without exaggeration, the most significant and important, from a practical point of view, object of bilateral cooperation in all the recent decades,” Aleksandr Matsegora told the Russian state news agency RIA in an interview.Noting that the construction of the bridge has not yet begun, Matsegora said that both sides are currently carrying out preparatory work, as well as finalizing the design documentation and forming construction teams and columns of equipment.“However, we do not have long to wait,” Matsegora said, expressing that there are many other “promising” bilateral projects between the two countries, which he said they will be able to talk about soon.Moscow and Pyongyang signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in June 2024 amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24 years.An agreement was also signed on the construction of the motorway bridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social media platforms Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) experienced technical issues on Thursday afternoon, with problems beginning around 2:30 p.m. ET, according to outage monitoring site DownDetector.Users across the U.S. reported being unable to access Reddit entirely, with both the website and mobile app appearing completely offline. Visitors attempting to load the site were met with error messages or blank pages, suggesting a widespread service disruption.X also saw a significant uptick in user complaints, particularly around slow load times and problems sending direct messages. While the platform remained partially functional, users reported general sluggishness and intermittent service interruptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For centuries, scientists believed that only the elite were buried in pyramids. But a surprising recent discovery of ancient skeletons has thrown that idea into question. In a new study, researchers analysed the remains of people buried in Tombos, an archaeological site located in modern-day Sudan, bordering Egypt.Around 3,500 years ago, the ancient town of Tombos sat along the Nile River in a region called Nubia, which had been conquered by the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I (he ruled about 170 years before Tutankhamun). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin launched a nuclear submarine with Zircon hypersonic missiles that can travel at speeds up to several times faster than sound.According to Russian news agencies citing a video from the Arctic port Murmansk Putin ordered the launch of the vessel named Perm, after a Urals city, with the following order: "I herewith authorise!"Citing documents related to the launch, the Russian agencies said that the Perm was the first nuclear submarine equipped with Zircon as a standard.Zircon missiles are very hard to defend because of their range (900 km or 560 miles).The Perm submarine is the sixth in the Russian Yasen class and Yasen M class built by Sevmash near Murmansk.According to the Russian news agency, the vessel's construction differed slightly compared to earlier models of the same class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a further move to break the cycle of young people carrying knives and to better protect the public from knife-related crime, from 1 August, ninja swords will be banned. This will make it illegal to possess, manufacture, import or sell these deadly weapons.  The majority of ninja swords have a blade between 14 inches and 24 inches with one straight cutting edge with a tanto style point. From 1 August, anyone caught in possession of a ninja sword in private could face 6 months in prison, and this will later increase to 2 years under new measures in the Crime and Policing Bill. There is already a penalty of up to 4 years in prison for carrying any weapon in public.  Ahead of the ban coming into place, the government, in partnership with law enforcement and members of the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime, will run its most ambitious surrender scheme yet. The scheme will run across the country, targeting young people most vulnerable to knife crime.  The surrender scheme will run from 1 to 31 July to allow any member of the public to hand in these weapons safely.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denmark on Thursday expressed its strong reservations over US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on Greenland, accusing Washington of escalating tensions and interfering in Denmark’s internal affairs.“The US is escalating the tensions,” Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told Danish broadcaster DR. “I think they are going too far – both in interfering in Greenland’s internal affairs and in showing a lack of respect for its people’s right to decide their future.”His response comes after Trump told podcaster Vince Coglianese on Wednesday that the US “needs” Greenland “for international safety and security.”“We have to have the land because it’s not possible to properly defend a large section of this Earth – not just the US – without it. So we have to have it, and I think we will have it,” he said.Lund dismissed the remarks as “far-fetched and unreasonable,” warning that Trump’s rhetoric was becoming increasingly aggressive and amounted to a “hidden threat” against the Danish Realm, which consists of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, was seen enjoying dinner with her longtime pal, Eva Longoria, in Beverly Hills after her star-studded guest list was revealed. On Tuesday, the journalist, 55, took some time off from wedding planning to meet up with Longoria, who she has known for more than two decades, at E Baldi.For the occasion, Sanchez rocked a structured white coat over a matching tank top and a pair of light-wash blue jeans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The high-end Swiss watch lent a striking contrast to her tour of a notoriously overcrowded mega-prison in one of Latin America’s poorest countries.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

King Charles was briefly hospitalized Thursday after experiencing “temporary” side effects from his cancer treatment, according to reports.The 76-year-old monarch, however, was back at his Clarence House residence by Thursday night, the UK Sun reported. His Friday events were canceled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate actionFinal gathering in April will mark end of street protests although campaign to continue ‘in courts and prisons’Damien Gayle Environment correspondentThu 27 Mar 2025 11.25 GMTShareSupporters of the climate group Just Stop Oil have announced that, after three years of disruptive protests, they are ending their campaign of civil resistance.Hannah Hunt, whose speech on Valentine’s Day 2022 marked the beginning of the campaign, made the announcement outside Downing Street in London on Thursday.“Three years after bursting on the scene in a blaze of orange, at the end of April the Just Stop Oil campaign will be hanging up the hi-vis,” she said. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An attack by the United States or Israel would have profound effects on domestic Iranian politics, the strategy of U.S. Gulf allies, and broader regional dynamics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For years, a Japanese man lay motionless, paralyzed from the neck down after a devastating spinal cord injury. Doctors doubted he would ever stand again. Today, he can not only stand independently but is learning to walk once more, thanks to an injection of laboratory-grown stem cells into his spinal cord.Researchers at Keio University in Tokyo treated four fully paralyzed patients using neural stem cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). Remarkably, half of the patients showed significant improvements. One can now stand, while the other can move his arms and legs.“That’s a great positive outcome. It’s very exciting for the field,” says James St John, a translational neuroscientist at Griffith University in the Gold Coast, Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greenland’s leader has accused the US of a “very aggressive” show of power by sending a delegation to the island as President Trump continues to express plans to take it over. NY Post reporter Anthony Blair shares this story. Left-wing Prime Minister Mute B. Egede lashed out late Sunday as news broke of the planned visit led by Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, along with White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Donald Trump said he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains.“This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “We’ll effectively be charging a 25% tariff.”The tariffs, which the White House expects to raise $100 billion in revenue annually, could be complicated as even U.S. automakers source their components from around the world. The tax hike starting in April means automakers could face higher costs and lower sales, though Trump argues that the tariffs will lead to more factories opening in the United States and the end of what he judges to be a “ridiculous” supply chain in which auto parts and finished vehicles are manufactured across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday announced that viral use of ChatGPT's new image-generation AI, introduced earlier this week, is overloading the company's servers. While it is "super fun seeing people love images" in ChatGPT, "our GPUs are melting," Altman posted on X on Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The problem with the now infamous Signal chat read around the world is not just that sensitive military-operations details were broadcast, but that this reveals a pattern of what appears to be institutional dishonesty inside the Trump administration and the legal ramifications that presents.While the national security sphere operating in secret is nothing new, the leak exposes a system of broken accountability, where high-ranking officials can spill military secrets with apparent near-total immunity. Despite potential violations of classification protocols, federal record-keeping laws and promises of operational security, the leaders look to face no meaningful legal consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Gates predicted that advancements in artificial intelligence will significantly reduce humanity’s role in many traditional tasks such as medicine and education — and the seismic shift could happen in less than 10 years.During a recent interview with comedian Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” the Microsoft co-founder described a future where humans are no longer necessary “for most things” because AI technology will readily perform tasks that currently require specialized human skills.Today, expertise in fields such as medicine and education remains “rare,” Gates said, adding that those areas depend on “a great doctor” or “a great teacher.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.