Trump lists 25 ‘top achievements’ as midterms loom
Trump is scrambling to boost his low approval ratings ahead of November's vote, with polls showing the unpopular war in Iran and the fuel and other price rises it has caused are hurting his Republican Party.
Trump blasts ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network.
China slams report it gave Iran intel before deadly strike on US base
“We firmly oppose groundless suspicion and accusations without evidence,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular news conference on Monday.
Foreign nationals targeted in S/Africa’s extortion explosion
A South African and his two sons, one a police officer, appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month accused of extorting around 50 convenience stores run by Ethiopians and Somalis.
Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases
More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures from the Congolese authorities.
Middle East has no need for US ‘policeman’ – Iran
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a “regional policeman”, with the two countries at war and vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
