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The Daily BeastTrump Couldn’t Stop Gibbering in Front of Nation’s Biggest CEOs
Former President Donald Trump left some of the country’s most powerful CEOs scratching their heads, cringing, or just outright laughing during a private meeting in the nation’s capital on Thursday.On MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Friday, CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin said he’d spoken to several CEOs who were at the gathering, including many who considered themselves pro-Trump. Among the attendees were Apple’s Tim Cook and JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon.“They walked away from that meeting, I think, a bit
- Sky News
Vladimir Putin has had another bad week – and eyes are now on the Ukraine peace summit
It has been another bad week for Vladimir Putin. In direct response to his unprovoked invasion, Ukraine has this week been able to sign a 10-year security pact with America - a bridge to its eventual membership of NATO, even if that is still a very, very long way away. EU accession talks for Ukraine will also begin before the end of the month.
- Sky News
Ukrainian forces strike military airfield in Russia amid 'sustained campaign' on Putin's RAF
Ukrainian forces have struck a military airfield in Russia, targeting warplanes and glide-bomb facilities used to launch deadly attacks against Ukraine, a security source has revealed. The source said the operation on Thursday night was part of a "sustained campaign to degrade the Russian Air Force" just as Ukraine has done with Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Satellite imagery shared by the source purported to show two SU-34 fighter-bombers at the Morozovsk airbase in southern Russia as well as a white structure before the attack.
- Business Insider
A Russian tank stuck in a large crater became a sitting duck for Ukraine's drones, a video appears to show
A video released by Ukraine's 68th Jaeger Brigade appears to show a Russian tank falling into a crater and exploding under Ukrainian fire.
- The Telegraph
France is on the brink of all-out civil conflict
As some 500,000 Left-wingers marched in France’s cities yesterday, shouting anti-Fascist slogans, never had Lenin’s phrase seemed more apposite: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
- The Telegraph
Russian soldiers surrender after failed raid on chemical factory
Dozens of Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian forces after a failed raid on a chemical factory in the northern town of Vovchansk, in the Kharkiv region.
- AFP
Trump boasts of cognitive test, then flubs doctor's name
Donald Trump is so proud of a cognitive assessment he took while president that he boasted about it in a speech Saturday, while attacking what he claims is US President Joe Biden's lack of mental acuity.As part of his attack on what he says is the 81-year-old Biden's declining mental acuity, Trump told the laughing crowd in Detroit that the president had been lost while at the G7 in Italy, turning "to look at trees," while other world leaders were looking at a parachutist who'd just landed in an
- The Telegraph
Labour to slap higher council tax on homes with big gardens, say Tories
Home owners with gardens will pay higher council tax under plans being considered by Labour, it is claimed.
- The Telegraph
Britain still doesn’t have a clue about the scale of the disaster heading its way
Reform overtaking the Tories according to one poll is undoubtedly a watershed moment in British politics. But Nigel Farage’s suggestion that “a vote for the Conservatives is now a vote for Labour” isn’t quite right. Because Reform simply doesn’t have the numbers to replace the Tories; only to destroy them, with no clear idea of what would follow. When the red mist clears, what we’re going to be left with is a future far worse than even the wettest of Conservatives could muster.
- AFP
Shunned by West, Russian army deserters live in fear
Russian officer Farkhad Ziganshin had prepared himself for a life of military service since a young age.- 'Live with dignity' - Ziganshin went to a military boarding school at the age of 10 and graduated from a military academy that prepares Russian tank commanders.
- The Telegraph
Sorry, Sunak – what Britain needs is a leader who’s a bit nuts
Guess who’s to blame for our nation’s woes? According to a Gallup report it’s the “quiet quitters” who are costing the economy £257 billion in lost output. They’re the reason our country has plunged down the league table of the wealthiest nations. And the people at Gallup have figured out that this lack of productivity stems from a growing sense of sadness, stress and anger; all of which cause that loss of motivation. The polling company supposes that only 10 per cent of the workforce puts extra
- The Telegraph
How Ukraine’s surplus Western missiles humbled Putin’s billion dollar Crimea defences
The night sky over Crimea flashed with explosions and tracer fire as the barrage of American-made missiles arrived and found their targets.
- HuffPost
Milwaukee Democrat Responds To Trump's 'Horrible City' Insult With Brutal One-Liner
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore explained why the former president's slur was pure projection.
- People
Donald Trump's Fixation with Former “The Apprentice” Contestant Jennifer Murphy Explored in New Book (Exclusive)
Murphy previously claimed that Trump had kissed her. Now, an upcoming book titled 'Apprentice in Wonderland' explores the pair's alleged bond at length
- The Telegraph
If the Right can’t unite, Starmer will change Britain beyond recognition
If the polls are accurate, our great country is sleepwalking into a very dangerous future. In just 19 days’ time, the UK could be run by more than 500 Left-wing MPs. We are on the brink of a one-party state that will change our country for the worse.
- HuffPost
Laura Ingraham’s Donald Trump Prediction Sends Shudders Across Social Media
Critics spotted a certain disturbing vibe to the Fox News personality’s commentary.
- Business Insider
Ukraine's use of a Patriot missile system to down Russia's prized A-50 spy plane was 'historic,' said a US air defense officer
Ukraine used a US-made Patriot missile system to down a Russian A-50 spy plane in January, a senior US officer confirmed.
- Sky News
Fresh poll predicts Tories will win just 72 seats in next parliament
Two polls published today spell bad news for Rishi Sunak, with one showing a drop of four points and the other that his party is on course to pick up just 72 seats. A poll by Savanta for The Sunday Telegraph showed the Tories down four points to just 21% of the vote - the lowest by that pollster since the dying days of Theresa May's premiership in early 2019. In a boost for Nigel Farage, the poll showed Reform UK up three points with 13% of the vote.
- The Guardian
Israel has fallen into Hamas trap in Gaza war, says Giorgia Meloni at G7
The Italian prime minister also stated the EU will not directly contribute to a $50bn loan to Ukraine agreed at the summit
- The Telegraph
The toxic legacy of lockdown is destroying our political system
I have never known a general election like this one. I cannot remember a national campaign in my lifetime in which the only question for voters was who they hated less.