KYIV (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that China would not sell weapons to Russia during a phone conversation between the two men, Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Zelenskiy was speaking at a joint press conference with U.S. President Joe Biden at the G7 summit in...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy Says China's Xi Told Him He Will Not Sell Any Weapons to Russia

The New Republic

Donald Trump claimed during Thursday night’s debate with President Joe Biden that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin wouldn’t have happened on his watch. Trump claimed that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was so chaotic that it encouraged Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.“When Putin saw that, he said, ‘You know what? I think we’re gonna go in and maybe take my …’ This was his dream. I talked to him about it. His dream,” Trump said. Did Putin actually speak to Trump about attacking Ukraine, or is this Trump being braggadocious? But Trump has made no secret of his close, sometimes subservient relationship with Putin.Trump also blamed Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel on Biden, claiming that Iran was broke during the Trump presidency and couldn’t fund Hamas. Watch Trump’s bizarre recollection here: "You had no terror at all under my administration. ... The whole world is blowing up under him."— Trump hits Biden over the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, arguing they never would have happened if he was president. pic.twitter.com/lAqObQsmHn— The Recount (@therecount) June 28, 2024

Trump Confesses He Spoke to Putin About “Dream” to Invade Ukraine

Fox News

Russian President Vladimir Putin is giving a warning to President Biden by sending a fleet of warships to Cuba. Putin has threatened to arm U.S. neighbors.

Putin's fleet of warships in Cuba is direct warning to Biden, experts say

WashingtonExaminer

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day. He has made this claim on the campaign trail, at his political rallies, and again last week in the debate against President Joe Biden. However, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations disputed Trump’s statement, saying the […]

Russia’s UN Ambassador claims Trump couldn’t end Ukraine war in ‘one day’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on television Friday that almost 700,000 Russians are fighting in Ukraine. “In the zone of our special military operation there are almost 700,000,” Putin said during a televised meeting with decorated participants from the offensive. In December at his end-of-year press conference, Putin gave...

Putin Says Almost 700,000 Russian Troops Fighting in Ukraine

The Hill

Although 80 world democracies rejected that approach, the largest democracies of Latin America looked atomized, small, and faint-hearted in the face of a great and extraordinary threat to humanity and world peace.

Opinion: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia say no to peace and yes to Putin

New Jersey State

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Clifton, NJ

Morristown Minute

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

Newark, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Washington, DC

Queen City News

Next week the NATO summit will bring together international allies as questions continue at home about President Biden's ability to serve another term.

Questions swirl around Biden as he prepares for NATO summit

Georgia State

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

About 80 people overtook Aurora’s City Council meeting Monday, causing the mayor to recess the meeting three times in an effort to bring about order. The council then agreed to extend public invited to be heard beyond the one-hour time limit. The speakers showed up to chide the City Council for not punishing the officer that shot and killed Kilyn Lewis. Lewis was a suspect in a crime which is why police approached him. Body camera footage released by the Aurora Police Department showed Lewis did not have a gun and repeatedly yelled “I don’t have nothing!” with his hands in the air. Despite this, officer Michael Dieck killed him with a single shot from his rifle. Lewis never had more than a cell phone in his hand, the video showed.

Supporters of Black man killed by Aurora police overtake council meeting

Chinese automakers are increasingly expanding their presence in the Global South — including the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia — as they face tougher prospects in American and European markets. The move to diversify geographically comes as the US and the European Union have imposed tough tariffs...

Chinese EV makers pivot to the Global South to survive Western tariffs

Midday on the Fourth of July, I received a call from a government official with regular access to the West Wing, who said they had reached a breaking point and wanted to sound the alarm. The person insisted on careful ground rules: No details on the specific policy area they’d...

A ‘scared’ Biden aide sounds an alarm

Christiane Amanpour speaks with Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.), the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe on the latest Russian missile strike on Ukraine.

West needs to ‘get engaged, show Putin we mean it,’ says fmr. NATO Supreme Allied Commander

Alabama State

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Orange Beach, AL

Lagniappe Daily

A 20-year beachfront battle between Orange Beach condominiums has been settled, with the Alabama Supreme Court confirming a new tower is entitled to squatter's rights on a two-and-a-half-foot strip of land owned by Phoenix Rentals.

AL Supreme Court affirms condo’s squatting rights on beachfront property

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

Burlington County, NJ

Pablo Estrada, 27, laundered proceeds from a mail fraud scheme, including lottery scams. Florence, NJ – Pablo Estrada, 27, of Burlington County, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in laundering over $4 million obtained from various scams. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the sentencing today.

Burlington Man's $4M Money Laundering Scheme: 33-Month Sentence

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County, PA

Bucks County Beacon

Despite a court mandate to fix the commonwealth’s unconstitutional underfunding of school districts, Republican State Representatives Kristin Marcell , Shelby Labs , and Craig Staats voted against a bill that would do just that while benefiting all public school students in Bucks County and across the state.

These Three Bucks County Republicans Voted Against the Pennsylvania House Bill to Fix the State’s Unconstitutional Education Funding

Colorado State

Denver, CO

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

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NATO summit to focus on Ukraine despite shadow of Biden’s faltering reelection campaign

The Washington DC NATO summit begins Tuesday, when representatives from the 32 member states will gather to discuss future support for Ukraine and how to counter...

NATO summit to focus on Ukraine despite shadow of Biden’s faltering reelection campaign

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