Trump was "hugely impressed and enthusiastic" about Ukraine's long-range strikes inside Russia at last week's G7 summit, said people briefed on the leaders' discussions. Trump also agreed to increase sanctions on Russian energy.
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The American pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle that was shot down over Iran in April, requiring a high-risk rescue mission by special forces, described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish, four sources familiar with the matter have told CNN.
“Multiple drones interconnected and moving as one with smaller drones below the bigger drones like legs,” one of the sources familiar with the pilot’s witness account told CNN. “Real alien sh*t.” Another source said that the pilot described witnessing a “minefield of drones” in the air prior to being downed over Iran. The pilot’s account immediately set off a firestorm of debate that has yet to be resolved within the U.S. Intelligence Community.
JUST IN: The Vatican has rejected the German bishops’ request for lay people to preach at Mass
This is bc “the reservation of the homily to a priest or deacon is not a mere disciplinary norm but derives from the very nature of the liturgy”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. Luke 2:16-20
🚨BREAKING🚨:
Sources tell me Keir Starmer is preparing to announce the formation of the Kingdom of Heaven after an angel told him he is the brother of Jesus Christ.
Its not over Starmerites
This is something that is occasionally whispered in Kyiv. It’s true few believe Trump wld react appropriately. For now there are 2 constraining moments that will keep Russia at the “I’m mad me, don’t provoke” blackmail stage. One: there is no real prospect of collapse. Two: China
How investing has changed: in the late 1990s, Wall Street used to guess interest rates based on the size of Alan Greenspan’s briefcase.
A larger than usual briefcase signalled a change (he’d need more documents to justify a hike or cut).
Asked if the “Briefcase Indicator” was true, Greenspan said: “Not at all. Whether my briefcase was fat or thin depended on whether or not my wife made me lunch that day."
Yes, politics is brutal.
From my sketch in @repubblica tomorrow:
“Then came the photo op. Or rather, the selfie, whose eerie perfection almost evokes the final scene of The Shining.”