US Vice President JD Vance faced pro-Ukraine protesters during a family ski trip in Vermont, following a tense meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The confrontation led to Vance and his family relocating to a secure location amid fierce backlash, signaling strained US-Ukraine relations.
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Elon Musk met with NSA chief Timothy Haugh to discuss aligning both organizations with the new administration's priorities, potentially hinting at cuts to America's spy services. Musk's efforts to slash government spending have so far spared intelligence agencies, but buyout proposals at the CIA and hints at NSA cuts suggest changes may be imminent.
A student at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides High School in Nantes, France, stabbed four other students during a lunch break on Thursday. One student was killed, and three others were injured before teachers subdued the attacker. The student was arrested, and authorities are investigating the circumstances of the rare and fatal school attack.
China's military conducted 'live-fire' drills, targeting key ports and energy sites as part of exercises around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. Washington condemned these manoeuvres as intimidation tactics. The drills follow heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, and Beijing's aggressive military activities have raised regional security concerns. Taiwan's military responded with its own rapid exercises.
Worcester, Massachusetts has declared itself a sanctuary for transgender people in response to Trump's federal policies on gender. The city council's resolution ensures that no local resources will be used to detain people for seeking or providing gender-affirming care, reinforcing Worcester's commitment to the rights of the LGBTQ community.
Tension escalates in South Korea as investigators warn supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol against obstructing his arrest. The court issued an arrest warrant for Yeol on charges of insurrection and abuse of power after he attempted to declare martial law. The constitutional court still needs to finalize his impeachment.
Since returning to power in January, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly ​insisted he wants the United States to "take over" Greenland and even refused to rule out the use of force to achieve the aim.
Anne Marie Hochhalter, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine shooting that left her partially paralyzed, has died at 43. Despite enduring chronic pain, she dedicated her life to helping others and forgave one of the gunmen’s mothers in 2016. She found solace in a bond with another victim’s family. Hochhalter’s passing, suspected to be from natural causes linked to her injuries, reignites reflection on the tragedy and healing.
At least five people were killed and over a dozen injured in two separate attacks in Thailand’s southern provinces of Narathiwat and Pattani. The assaults, involving armed attackers, explosives, and roadside bombs, highlight the ongoing violent insurgency in the region despite peace efforts.
Luigi Mangione became very popular in the Pennsylvania jail during his short stay there as the prison mates arranged for his shave which is not a privilege that a murder-accused gets in the jail. A report said Luigi even shared some funds out of the huge pool of money that he received from his supporters with his fellow inmates in Pennsylvania.