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Assange Can Appeal U.S. Extradition, English Court RulesThe WikiLeaks founder won his bid to appeal his extradition on espionage charges, opening a new chapter in a prolonged legal battle.
Caitlin Clark hits the floor on hard screen from WNBA MVPCaitlin Clark scored 22 points in the Indiana Fever's loss against the New York Liberty, but she hit the floor on a hard screen from WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart.
Live updates: Michael Cohen to resume testifying as Trump hush money trial nears endMichael Cohen is expected to continue his testimony Monday in Donald Trump’s trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.
Rangers once known as ‘The Kids’ have each grown into different rolesTwo years later, they are more popularly identified simply as Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko, young hockey players at distinct junctures of their respective careers even as the Rangers do this all over again.
Rangers once known as ‘The Kids’ have each grown into different rolesTwo years later, they are more popularly identified simply as Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko, young hockey players at distinct junctures of their respective careers even as the Rangers do this all over again.
Doomed to die alone? These birth chart placements hint at long-term singledomGather round ye love lorn, ye heartbroken, ye emotionally bankrupt and read on to learn more about the astrological marks of long-term singledom or a late-blooming love life.
A New Test Predicts Who Will Benefit Most from Weight-Loss DrugsMyPhenome could help identify patients for whom the drugs are worth the cost and potential side effects.
Colin Jost forced to joke about wife Scarlett Johansson’s body on SNL’s Weekend UpdateColin Jost had no idea he'd be poking fun at his own wife during the "Saturday Night Live" Season 49 finale.
Dispute between women leads to 11 injured in shooting at Georgia hot spotTen of 11 people hurt during a mass shooting incident in Savannah, Georgia, over the weekend were hit by gunfire, police said. It was one of five shootings.
In photos: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in the country’s East Azerbaijan province, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials, Iranian state media reported.
In photos: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in the country’s East Azerbaijan province, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials, Iranian state media reported.
Progressive and establishment Democrats compete for US House seats in Oregon primariesDemocratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon's 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts could reveal whether the party’s voters favor progressive or establishment factions.
Michael Cohen returns to testimony as Trump ‘hush money’ trial enters final stretchManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is expected to rest its case once Cohen is off the stand, but prosecutors would have have an opportunity to call rebuttal witnesses if Trump’s lawyers put on witnesses of their own.
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas Leader Yehya SinwarThe chief prosecutor of court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders over their actions during the seven-month war.
Reggie Miller trolls Knicks after Pacers win playoff seriesReggie Miller got the last laugh on Sunday night as his Indiana Pacers topped the hobbled New York Knicks, 130-109, in Game 7 to move to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Oklahoma Tornado Videos Show 'Intense' Storms As Warnings IssuedWinds of up to 80 mph were recorded in parts of the state late on Sunday afternoon, with footage capturing the scale of the storm that rocked the state.
Israel-Gaza live updates: ICC to seek warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Hamas leadersMore than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
Trump Hilariously Claims He ‘Doesn’t Freeze!’ in Viral Gaffe PushbackCarlos Barria/ReutersDonald Trump came out swinging Monday morning, pushing back on claims that he froze up during a speech over the weekend and asserting that an apparent mishap involving a wobbly podium was, in fact, a stunning feat of his physical talents.On his Truth Social platform, the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee first took issue with the way his lengthy mid-speech pause at the National Rifle Association convention Saturday had been made out to be an unintentional gaffe. He said it was actually a “standard” part of his speeches and blamed President Joe Biden’s campaign for the supposed misinterpretation of what happened.“My Speech in Dallas this weekend at the NRA’s ‘Endorsement of President Donald J. Trump,’ was attended by a Record Crowd of very enthusiastic Patriots,” he wrote. “The Biden Campaign, however, put out a Fake Story that I ‘froze’ for 30 seconds, going into the ‘Musical Interlude’ section, when in actuality, the 30 to 60 second period of silence is standard in every one of my Speeches where we use the Music.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Hilariously Claims He ‘Doesn’t Freeze!’ in Viral Gaffe PushbackCarlos Barria/ReutersDonald Trump came out swinging Monday morning, pushing back on claims that he froze up during a speech over the weekend and asserting that an apparent mishap involving a wobbly podium was, in fact, a stunning feat of his physical talents.On his Truth Social platform, the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee first took issue with the way his lengthy mid-speech pause at the National Rifle Association convention Saturday had been made out to be an unintentional gaffe. He said it was actually a “standard” part of his speeches and blamed President Joe Biden’s campaign for the supposed misinterpretation of what happened.“My Speech in Dallas this weekend at the NRA’s ‘Endorsement of President Donald J. Trump,’ was attended by a Record Crowd of very enthusiastic Patriots,” he wrote. “The Biden Campaign, however, put out a Fake Story that I ‘froze’ for 30 seconds, going into the ‘Musical Interlude’ section, when in actuality, the 30 to 60 second period of silence is standard in every one of my Speeches where we use the Music.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Grant Fisher could help U.S. end its distance race drought at Paris GamesAn American has not won a gold medal in a distance running event at the Olympics since 1964. Grant Fisher has trained to end that drought.
The Sports Report: Shohei Ohtani gets first walk-off hit as a DodgerShohei Ohtani delivers the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 10th as the Dodgers defeat the Cincinnati Reds.
Red Lobster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionRed Lobster's owner has said the pandemic and rising costs hurt the seafood chain's financial performance.
Ex-South African leader disqualified from national election candidacy over criminal recordSouth Africa’s highest court has ruled that former president is not allowed to run for Parliament in a national election next week because of a previous criminal conviction.
Trump Hush Money Trial: Latest Polling in 3 ChartsNew polling data reveals how American's feel about Trump's criminal charges, and how they intend to vote in November
International Criminal Court Seeking Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Over War CrimesGil Cohen-Magen/ReutersThe International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Monday said that he has requested a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders.More to follow...Read more at The Daily Beast.
International Criminal Court Seeking Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Over War CrimesGil Cohen-Magen/ReutersThe International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Monday said that he has requested a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders.More to follow...Read more at The Daily Beast.
I'm a U.S. Surgeon in Gaza—There Was No Bleach to Treat a Woman's WoundsFifteen days before I arrived, she was run over in the night by an Israeli tank.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including NetanyahuThe chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jim Otto, Pro Football Hall of Fame known as 'Mr. Raider,' dead at 86Jim Otto, the Pro Football Hall of Famer center known as "Mr. Raider" and who played his entire career with the organization, has died, the Las Vegas Raiders said Sunday. He was 86.
International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on war crime chargesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony on May 13, 2024. The International Criminal Court announced Monday that it is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on war crime charges. The charges are tied to the deadly Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in...
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Russian Military Academy Targeted in Occupied Luhansk: Reports"The morning for the Russian occupiers in Luhansk started not with coffee, but with a missile strike," said X user Dmitri from War Translated.
Arrest Warrants Sought For Netanyahu and Hamas LeaderThe International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yahya Sinwar.
ISIS claims responsibility for shooting that killed 6 people in AfghanistanISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack in central Afghanistan that resulted in the deaths of three Spanish citizens and three Afghans, authorities say.
Texas judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring more gun sellers to run background checksA federal judge has temporarily blocked some enforcement of a new Biden administration rule that would force more gun sellers to run background checks.
If Biden thinks Israel’s liberals are doves, he’s dreamingProminent progressive Yair Golan says Netanyahu is a “coward” for not taking out Hamas earlier.
Biden promised to defeat authoritarianism. Reality got in the way. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs “Rockin’ in the Free World” with members of The 1999 band at the Barman Dictat bar in Kyiv on May 14, 2024. | Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Still rockin’ in the free world? When Secretary of State Antony Blinken strapped on a guitar and took the stage at a Kyiv rock club last week to sing Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” he didn’t amuse many of the Biden administration’s critics, who questioned whether the jam session was in good taste at a time when children are starving in Gaza and when Russian forces are making rapid gains in eastern Ukraine, partly due to the long delay in delivering US weapons to the front. But the song’s eponymous chorus (Blinken skipped the far more caustic verses, which make it clear that Young was being ironic) is a good representation of how the Biden administration would like its foreign policy to be viewed, particularly when it comes to support for Ukraine. As Blinken told the crowd, Ukraine’s forces “are fighting not just for a free Ukraine but for the free world — and the free world is with you too.” Almost from the beginning, President Joe Biden has defined his administration as locked in a struggle to push back against the global erosion of democracy and “win the 21st century” against authoritarian powers like China and Russia. He has often described this struggle as guiding not just America’s foreign policy but its domestic priorities, saying America must prove that democracy “still works” to deliver economic growth and prosperity. This type of rhetoric only intensified after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Biden has framed as a test of the democratic world’s resolve. The democracy versus autocracy framing drew a stark contrast with Donald Trump, who as president took a narrowly transactional view of foreign policy, had chummy relationships with leaders like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Saudi royal family, and undermined democratic norms at home. It also drew a more subtle contrast with Barack Obama, whose signature foreign policy achievements — the Iran nuclear deal, the diplomatic opening to Cuba, breakthrough climate change diplomacy with China — often involved doing business with some of the world’s most repressive governments. “I believe that — every ounce of my being — that democracy will and must prevail,” Biden told the Munich Security Conference a few weeks after taking office. Putting that belief into practice has been more difficult. What’s the US actually doing in the world? In practice, the Biden administration’s foreign policy has been more conventional than the rhetoric suggests: “Realpolitik from top to bottom,” as international relations scholar Paul Poast put it earlier this year. The goal has not so much been to defeat authoritarianism writ large as to compete with and contain particular authoritarian powers: China, Russia, and Iran. Sometimes, as in US support for Ukraine’s war effort and military aid to Taiwan, this can fairly be described as standing up for a beleaguered democracy. Sometimes, as in the upgrading of relations between the US and Vietnam that came during Biden’s visit to the country last year, it’s hard to see it that way. Conveniently for the US, Vietnam — a major American trade partner — is increasingly wary about China’s territorial aims in the South China Sea, but the two countries have very similar political systems: single-party Communist regimes without national elections. When the US convened a virtual “summit of democracies” in 2021, a good portion of the coverage and commentary focused not on the meetings themselves, but on the guest list. For instance, Hungary, a country whose government was backsliding on democracy and the rule of law and becoming increasingly friendly to Russia, was excluded. Poland, a country whose government was (at the time) backsliding on democracy and the rule of law, but was staunchly anti-Russian, was not. In 2022, the US hosted the Summit of the Americas — a periodic gathering of Western Hemisphere leaders — but excluded Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, all authoritarian governments subject to US sanctions. The administration’s principled pro-democracy stance was undercut somewhat by the fact that the White House was simultaneously planning a presidential trip to Saudi Arabia. The Saudis, as they have from numerous previous administrations, evidently get a pass when it comes to Biden’s freedom agenda. The president famously promised on the campaign trail to make Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, a “pariah” over his role in the killing of journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi. In 2022, with the war in Ukraine putting pressure on global oil markets, Biden and “MBS” shared an awkward fist bump in Riyadh. More recently, the administration has been pushing an ambitious deal under which Saudi Arabia would formally recognize Israel in exchange for concessions from Israel on Palestinian statehood and formal security guarantees from the US. The US hasn’t agreed to a pact like this with any country since Japan in 1960. Then there’s India, where nearly a billion voters are going to the polls this month, but where moves by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to sideline its opponents and crack down on the media have raised questions about how much longer the “world’s largest democracy” will live up to that title. The administration has been conspicuously quiet about the democratic backsliding in a country it considers a vital bulwark against Chinese power. This soft touch has continued even in the face of compelling evidence of plans by India’s intelligence services to kill the government’s critics on US soil. And finally, there’s Israel’s war on Gaza. The administration’s arguments that countries in the Global South should be doing more to back Ukraine and punish Russia in the name of the rules-based international order fall a little flat when the US continues to provide weapons to a country that even the State Department concludes is likely violating the laws of war. This administration is hardly the first to fall short of its own rhetoric when it comes to democracy and human rights. And it’s not as if Trump would do more to advance democracy or human rights if elected instead — not when it comes to Israel, or Saudi Arabia, or any other country. But the sweep and ambition of this president and his team’s rhetoric make it hard not to note the inconsistencies as they rock on in an increasingly unfree world. This story originally appeared in Today, Explained, Vox’s flagship daily newsletter. Sign up here for future editions.
Biden promised to defeat authoritarianism. Reality got in the way. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs “Rockin’ in the Free World” with members of The 1999 band at the Barman Dictat bar in Kyiv on May 14, 2024. | Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Still rockin’ in the free world? When Secretary of State Antony Blinken strapped on a guitar and took the stage at a Kyiv rock club last week to sing Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” he didn’t amuse many of the Biden administration’s critics, who questioned whether the jam session was in good taste at a time when children are starving in Gaza and when Russian forces are making rapid gains in eastern Ukraine, partly due to the long delay in delivering US weapons to the front. But the song’s eponymous chorus (Blinken skipped the far more caustic verses, which make it clear that Young was being ironic) is a good representation of how the Biden administration would like its foreign policy to be viewed, particularly when it comes to support for Ukraine. As Blinken told the crowd, Ukraine’s forces “are fighting not just for a free Ukraine but for the free world — and the free world is with you too.” Almost from the beginning, President Joe Biden has defined his administration as locked in a struggle to push back against the global erosion of democracy and “win the 21st century” against authoritarian powers like China and Russia. He has often described this struggle as guiding not just America’s foreign policy but its domestic priorities, saying America must prove that democracy “still works” to deliver economic growth and prosperity. This type of rhetoric only intensified after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Biden has framed as a test of the democratic world’s resolve. The democracy versus autocracy framing drew a stark contrast with Donald Trump, who as president took a narrowly transactional view of foreign policy, had chummy relationships with leaders like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the Saudi royal family, and undermined democratic norms at home. It also drew a more subtle contrast with Barack Obama, whose signature foreign policy achievements — the Iran nuclear deal, the diplomatic opening to Cuba, breakthrough climate change diplomacy with China — often involved doing business with some of the world’s most repressive governments. “I believe that — every ounce of my being — that democracy will and must prevail,” Biden told the Munich Security Conference a few weeks after taking office. Putting that belief into practice has been more difficult. What’s the US actually doing in the world? In practice, the Biden administration’s foreign policy has been more conventional than the rhetoric suggests: “Realpolitik from top to bottom,” as international relations scholar Paul Poast put it earlier this year. The goal has not so much been to defeat authoritarianism writ large as to compete with and contain particular authoritarian powers: China, Russia, and Iran. Sometimes, as in US support for Ukraine’s war effort and military aid to Taiwan, this can fairly be described as standing up for a beleaguered democracy. Sometimes, as in the upgrading of relations between the US and Vietnam that came during Biden’s visit to the country last year, it’s hard to see it that way. Conveniently for the US, Vietnam — a major American trade partner — is increasingly wary about China’s territorial aims in the South China Sea, but the two countries have very similar political systems: single-party Communist regimes without national elections. When the US convened a virtual “summit of democracies” in 2021, a good portion of the coverage and commentary focused not on the meetings themselves, but on the guest list. For instance, Hungary, a country whose government was backsliding on democracy and the rule of law and becoming increasingly friendly to Russia, was excluded. Poland, a country whose government was (at the time) backsliding on democracy and the rule of law, but was staunchly anti-Russian, was not. In 2022, the US hosted the Summit of the Americas — a periodic gathering of Western Hemisphere leaders — but excluded Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, all authoritarian governments subject to US sanctions. The administration’s principled pro-democracy stance was undercut somewhat by the fact that the White House was simultaneously planning a presidential trip to Saudi Arabia. The Saudis, as they have from numerous previous administrations, evidently get a pass when it comes to Biden’s freedom agenda. The president famously promised on the campaign trail to make Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, a “pariah” over his role in the killing of journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi. In 2022, with the war in Ukraine putting pressure on global oil markets, Biden and “MBS” shared an awkward fist bump in Riyadh. More recently, the administration has been pushing an ambitious deal under which Saudi Arabia would formally recognize Israel in exchange for concessions from Israel on Palestinian statehood and formal security guarantees from the US. The US hasn’t agreed to a pact like this with any country since Japan in 1960. Then there’s India, where nearly a billion voters are going to the polls this month, but where moves by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to sideline its opponents and crack down on the media have raised questions about how much longer the “world’s largest democracy” will live up to that title. The administration has been conspicuously quiet about the democratic backsliding in a country it considers a vital bulwark against Chinese power. This soft touch has continued even in the face of compelling evidence of plans by India’s intelligence services to kill the government’s critics on US soil. And finally, there’s Israel’s war on Gaza. The administration’s arguments that countries in the Global South should be doing more to back Ukraine and punish Russia in the name of the rules-based international order fall a little flat when the US continues to provide weapons to a country that even the State Department concludes is likely violating the laws of war. This administration is hardly the first to fall short of its own rhetoric when it comes to democracy and human rights. And it’s not as if Trump would do more to advance democracy or human rights if elected instead — not when it comes to Israel, or Saudi Arabia, or any other country. But the sweep and ambition of this president and his team’s rhetoric make it hard not to note the inconsistencies as they rock on in an increasingly unfree world. This story originally appeared in Today, Explained, Vox’s flagship daily newsletter. Sign up here for future editions.
Kevin Costner makes rare appearance with five of his kids at Cannes Film FestivalThe "Horizon: An American Saga" star's sons Joe, 36, and Liam, 26, whom he shares with Bridget Rooney and Cindy Silva, were not in attendance.
Joe Biden's Morehouse College Appearance Splits OpinionBiden delivered a commencement address at the college, where some silently protested his support for Israel amid the war in Gaza.
ICC Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas LeadersWhile the request must be approved by the court’s judges, the announcement is a blow to Mr. Netanyahu and will likely fuel international criticism of Israel’s war strategy in Gaza.
What President Raisi's Death Means for Iran's Ties with US, Israel"It does not portend a sea change in how Iran formulates and acts upon its interests abroad," an expert told Newsweek.
Election 2024 live updates: A busy week ahead for Biden; Trump’s trial nears endLive updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
Sole Mate: Jimmy Choo’s sparkling Cinderella shoesWho needs Prince Charming when you can find your own happily-ever-after with a shoe? Meet Jimmy Choo’s most magical creation yet (an impossible-to-imagine feat, given that all of the British brand’s shoes could be considered works of art): the “Crystal Slipper.” Inspired by Cinderella’s iconic glass slippers, Choo’s new take gives the famous fairy-tale pair...
Sole Mate: Jimmy Choo’s sparkling Cinderella shoesWho needs Prince Charming when you can find your own happily-ever-after with a shoe? Meet Jimmy Choo’s most magical creation yet (an impossible-to-imagine feat, given that all of the British brand’s shoes could be considered works of art): the “Crystal Slipper.” Inspired by Cinderella’s iconic glass slippers, Choo’s new take gives the famous fairy-tale pair...
Caitlin Clark marketing boom is celebrated but also draws questions of race and equityCaitlin Clark has attracted a new wave of support for WNBA players, but some question why veteran Black WNBA stars didn't get the same boost.
Everything Prince Harry Said About Wedding Dispute With William and Kate"They said we'd done the same thing at Pippa's wedding. We hadn't," Harry wrote of an altercation over seating with Prince William and Princess Kate in "Spare."
