Pete Hegseth compares media to Pharisees, ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians
Hegseth's comments follow a similar incident in 2019, when then-Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg compared Mike Pence to the Pharisees.
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Italy should rethink nuclear power, IEA chief says
China says its military activities around Taiwan are 'reasonable, justified'
EU to restore Syria relations, strengthen trade and security ties, document shows
Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty
Amnesties typically take place in Myanmar each year to mark its Independence Day in January and its New Year in April.
Prosecutors in a Minnesota county charge ICE agent with assault
The officer, identified as 35-year-old Gregory Donnell Morgan, allegedly pointed a gun at two people in another vehicle along a highway in the Twin Cities area, according to prosecutors.
NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says
US President Donald Trump this month threatened to pull the US out of the alliance over European members' refusal to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz near Iran.
Global leftist leaders gather in Spain to mobilize against far right
Europe's far right lost one of its biggest champions with the defeat of Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban in Sunday's election.
Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges
Police arrested and charged Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five counts of war crimes last week over the murder of five unarmed Afghan civilians between 2009 and 2012.
Israeli ambassador meets with France’s Marine Le Pen, extending outreach to Europe’s far-right
The meeting, which was not publicly announced by either leader, was confirmed by the Israeli embassy to the French outlet Le Parisien. It was unclear what the pair discussed.
US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the communications were not public, said several European countries will be affected, including in the Baltic region and in Scandinavia.
Trump claims Iran 'totally agreed' to give up nuclear ambitions
“We had to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. They've totally agreed to that. They've agreed to almost everything,” he claimed, despite no deal being reached during Saturday’s talks.
Iran war opens new rifts between Washington, Europe, the Vatican, and Israel
Disputes over Iran, Lebanon, NATO, and diplomatic legitimacy are testing the cohesion of the Western alliance.
Iran war exposes weakened state of Britain's armed forces - explainer
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his record on the armed forces, noting he had put in place the biggest sustained increase in military spending since the Cold War.
