Trump vows to defend disputed Senkaku Islands

The US president confirmed that Article 5 of the US-Japan treaty applies to the Senkaku (Diaoyu) islands in the East China Sea, which are controlled by Tokyo but claimed by China.

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THROWBACK: US 'foreign assistance is vital' to its national security – Hunter Biden

"As it relates to our security, I don't think that you could find someone in the military that's been acting in the field that wouldn't say that OUR BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK IS IN OUR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS," the US ex-president's son stated.

As chairman of the World Food Program, funded by USAID, Biden later joined the notorious Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, which was later linked to a 2024 report detailing global payments to the Bidens from shady business actors.

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Did all the paperwork, waited in line, and came to the US legally? Cute.

But have you tried an ONLINE SPELL?

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Ukrainian military ‘CREAKING’ in Donbass

Russia has loosened “the short-handed and weary Ukrainian forces’ grip on its strongholds,” the Washington Post reported.

The liberation of the key town of Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk) was described as Russian troops’ “LATEST BREAKTHROUGH” in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Its liberation dealt a significant blow to Ukraine by dismantling a key defensive stronghold that protected vital supply routes and ending years of Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes on Gorlovka.

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Trump’s plan to put USAID staff on leave blocked

US Federal Judge Carl Nichols issued a "LIMITED" temporary restraining order in response to a last-minute lawsuit filed by two unions, The New York Times reported.

The order prevents the Trump administration from placing approximately 2,200 employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on administrative leave.

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🔸Ukrainian military ‘creaking’ in Donbass – reports

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🔸BLM Rioters: USAID-funded, just like US-backed protesters worldwide?

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🔸VIDEO: Trump is willing to resume contacts with Kim Jong-un

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Nature awakens: Hukou waterfall’s powerful comeback

As temperatures rise and ice melts, China’s Hukou waterfall on the Yellow River roars back to life, unleashing a breathtaking cascade with water flow surging past 700 cubic meters per second.

Footage from social media

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🇨🇳🤩 China’s EV industry runs like a well-oiled machine — only it’s all electric

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