Thursday, May 21

‘He was blinking’: White House furiously denies that Trump fell asleep in meeting

The White House has responded angrily to suggestions that Donald Trump had fallen asleep in an Oval Office meeting. At an event promoting maternal health and fertility, the president's eyes appeared to become heavy. As administration officials standing behind him were speaking, the president closed his eyes for an extended period of time. Donald Trump with his eyes closed at an Oval Office meeting. (AP) But when a Reuters journalist posted a photograph of Trump with his eyes closed, the White House lashed out. "He was blinking, you absolute moron," the White House's X account Rapid Response 47 replied. The reporter's post had made no mention of Trump being asleep, simply captioning it: "US President Donald Trump attends a maternal health event in the Oval ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fighting to keep job

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is defying growing calls for him to quit despite more than 70 UK Labour MPs publicly calling for him to stand down. In a speech overnight, he pledged to "prove his doubters wrong" and to move the UK closer to the European Union in a bid to shore up his leadership. It came after the ruling Labour Party suffered major losses last week in local elections across England and legislative votes in Scotland and Wales. British PM Keir Starmer attempted to revive his leadership in a speech to supporters in London. (Getty) "I know I have my doubters and I know I need to prove them wrong, and I will," Starmer said during a speech in London intended to kickstart his fightback. But it appeared to have little impact, with at least 71 ...

Trump says US to ‘guide’ stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz

AFP via Getty Images The United States says it will on Monday begin trying to free merchant ships stranded by Iran's closure of the key shipping channel, the Strait of Hormuz, since the start of the war. US President Donald Trump said "Project Freedom" was a "humanitarian gesture" and that any interference would "be dealt with forcefully". Some 15,000 US service personnel, guided-missile destroyers and more than 100 aircraft would be involved, US Central Command (Centcom) said, adding that the US blockade of Iranian ports would continue. The move comes as the two countries observe a temporary ceasefire, which began on 8 April, and as they work on agreeing on a permanent peace plan. However a senior Iranian official warned that any US attempt to interfere in the str...

Warning Trump’s Germany troop pullout sends wrong message to Putin

Two top American legislators from Donald Trump's party have slammed the president's move to withdraw 5000 US troops based in Germany, saying it sends the wrong message to Russia. The Pentagon announced last Friday the troops would be withdrawn, making good Trump's threat after he clashed with the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, over the US war with Iran. But the decision has been criticised by US Republican politicians Roger Wicker and Mike Rogers, who chair the Senate and House armed services committees respectively. The Pentagon says it is withdrawing 5000 US troops from Germany. (Photo: US European Command) (Supplied) The pair suggested that instead of pulling the troops out, they should be deployed further east to deter attacks on Western Europe. I...

Former New York mayor and Trump ally Rudy Giuliani fights for life in hospital

Former New York mayor and close Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani is fighting for his life at a hospital in Florida. The 81-year-old is critical but stable, according to his spokesperson Ted Goodman. "Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he's fighting with that same level of strength as we speak," he said in a statement on Sunday night (Monday morning AEST). Rudy Giulisni and then-President-elect Donald Trump in 2016. (AP) "We do ask that you join us in prayer for America's Mayor-Rudy Giuliani." Giuliani had hosted his online show "America's Mayor Live" on Friday night from Palm Beach, Florida and appeared to sound worse than usual. "My voice is a little under the weather, so I won't be abl...

Trump keeps everyone up in the air with hints of what’s coming in new batch of UFO files

US President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is preparing to release some "very interesting" UFO files uncovered by his administration, generating a mix of buzz and scepticism as he hints at new revelations around questions of alien life. Trump started stoking interest in February, directing federal agencies to release their records related to extraterrestrial life and UFOs. Since then, he has built suspense with tantalising updates, teasing an imminent release of documents never before shared by the US government. "We're going to be releasing a lot of things that we haven't," Trump said on Wednesday at a White House event celebrating NASA astronauts. A patron passes a painting inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, on June...
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