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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to help counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine which has badly needed the technology for the war now in its fifth year. “We’ll give them the right to make Patriots. We’ll show them …

The US has launched “powerful” strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had hit over 80 targets, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) small boats in the strait. Iranian state media said strikes hit Qeshm island, Bandar Abbas and Sirik, …

The Forum of First-Term Governors under the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), has condemned attacks on Nigerians and other nationals in South Africa. The forum, which comprised 20 governors of All Progressives Congress (APC) made its position known shortly after a close door meeting held in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, hosted …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries. The strikes came during the dayslong funeral for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali …

A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday, leading prominent supporters to pull their endorsements and throwing a must-win race for the party into turmoil. Platner denied the allegation, but said he would be considering next …

Being a Speech delivered ad-libbed by Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Worldwide, at a “US-Nigeria Faith Heroes Award Gala”, held in Washington DC, USA, as organized by the Save Nigeria Group-USA, where Pastor Adeboye received “The Patriarch of Faith Honor.” A sister, here, told us a story about some children who …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, Trump honored veterans, including several from World War …

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a dayslong funeral on Saturday for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge against Israel and the United States. The funeral for Khamenei, who ruled Iran for decades before he was killed …

A collage of Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappé and Yamal The last dance and new kings As Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi pursue what is largely seen as their final World Cup, a new generation is already reshaping football, offering lessons that extend far beyond Europe. The roar begins before the ball reaches him. Inside a packed stadium, tens of thousands of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations got underway Saturday throughout the United States. The signing of the Declaration of Independence, one of history’s most celebrated articulations of democratic ambitions, is being marked in …