"It Was Love": Philippine Family Mourns Girl Who Died Saving Family In Quake

10/02/25 9:42 PM

17-year-old Lady Jane, who died saving her family, was one of at least 72 people killed in the quake that struck off the island of Cebu.

"Then What's NATO?" Putin Mocks Trump's "Paper Tiger" Jibe At Russia

10/03/25 1:03 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised a "significant" response to "Europe's militarisation", as he addressed a foreign policy forum in southern Russia.

'Don’t pay any attention whatsoever': UK's health minister gives Trump epic putdown

09/23/25 1:46 PM

Global health experts are aghast that President Donald Trump announced an unproven link between autism and commonly used painkillers and vaccines, and they're warning others to ignore his advice.The U.S. president, along with his Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., advised pregnant women not to take acetaminophen, which is used in Tylenol and other products and marketed internationally as paracetamol, but health officials in other nations disputed his claims as unscientific and dangerous, reported The Guardian.“We know that vaccines do not cause autism,” said the World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jašarević. “Vaccines, as I said, save countless lives. So this is something that science has proven, and these things should not be really questioned.”Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, was even more blunt in his criticism of Trump and Kennedy, a longtime skeptic of vaccines who promised to determine the "cause" of autism within months of starting his job.“I trust doctors over President Trump, frankly, on this," Streeting said. "I’ve just got to be really clear about this: there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol [acetaminophen] by pregnant women to autism in their children. None."“So I would just say to people watching: don’t pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine," Streeting added. In fact, don’t take even take my word for it, as a politician – listen to British doctors, British scientists, the [National Health Service].”MHRA, the UK’s healthcare regulator, released a statement within hours of Trump's announcement disputing the link between paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism, and the agency's chief safety officer warned that “untreated pain and fever can pose risks to the unborn baby," which contradicts Trump's encouragement that pregnant women "tough it out" rather than use medicine.The European Medicines Agency also stood by its advice, saying its guidelines were “based on a rigorous assessment of the available scientific data and we have found no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children," and Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration confirmed paracetamol was safe for use in pregnancy and rejected any link to neurodevelopmental conditions.

'Dude!' Trump secretary stuns by revealing taxpayer bailout to sway Argentina election

09/24/25 4:57 PM

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that Donald Trump's administration was trying to help Argentina President Javier Milei maintain power by extending billions of loans to boost that nation's economy.The U.S. will extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and may purchase debt from its government to boost the political fortunes for the libertarian Milei, a close ally of Trump, Bessent and other American conservatives, the treasury secretary told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo.“I don’t think the market has lost confidence in [Milei],” Bessent said. “I think the market is looking in the rearview mirror and looking at decades — about a century — of terrible Argentinian mismanagement.”Milei is facing growing financial pressure since his party lost a key provincial election earlier this month in a landslide, just weeks ahead of Argentina's Oct. 26 midterm elections, and Bessent told Bartiromo the aid was intended as a political boost."The plan is as long as President Milei continues with his strong economic policies to help him, to bridge him to the election, we are not going to let a disequilibrium in the market cause a backup in his substantial economic reforms," Bessent said.The admission stunned social media users, some of whom wondered why he'd say that out loud."'To bridge him to the election' – dude, you're not supposed to say that part out loud," posted author Rob Tracinski."Scott Bessent links bailout of Argentina to Trump's election interference, even as Argentina poaches U.S. soybean markets," wrote legal expert Marcy Wheeler, linking to her blog post on the topic."Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly states that U.S. intervention in the Argentinian economy is to help Javier Milei in his upcoming election," said political and media researcher Craig Harrington."BESSENT: INVESTMENTS HINGE ON A POSITIVE ELECTION OUTCOME," noted Bluesky user Nacmtrader17. "Vote for our preferred candidate and we will bail you out.""Absolutely NOT!" added Bluesky user Tamela Ehlinger. "None of our tax $$$ go to Argentina for the mad man who tanked their economy & will do the same with a cash infusion Bessent & the orange-tainted howler monkey want to do this to make sure that Milei wins the next election to keep another bastard in power." — (@)

'Everyone else is corrupt': Trump accused of borrowing 'cynical ploy' from Putin playbook

09/26/25 4:23 PM

President Donald Trump has corrupted the Department of Justice to target his political enemies as part of a "cynical ploy" borrowed from Vladimir Putin, according to a former federal prosecutor.A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey for making alleged false statements to Congress and obstruction of justice, both based on his denial that he had authorized leaks to the media about the 2016 investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails, and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade published a column for Bloomberg examining the case on its merits."The indictment came a week after Trump posted a demand to Attorney General Pam Bondi to charge Comey and other perceived enemies, calling them 'guilty as hell,'" McQuade wrote. "Perhaps cognizant that the five-year statute of limitations would be expiring within days, Trump added, 'We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.'"That social media post made plain the DOJ was acting on Trump's orders, but he made that even more obvious by replacing the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who questioned the case's strength with a former personal attorney of his who has never prosecuted a single case before presenting the Comey evidence to a grand jury."By directing his DOJ to charge Comey, Trump appears to be borrowing a tactic from the playbook of Vladimir Putin," McQuade wrote. "According to Ben Rhodes, a former deputy national security adviser, Putin doesn’t try to convince the Russian people that he is honest. Instead, he works to persuade them that everyone else is corrupt.""It’s a cynical ploy meant to condition people to tolerate corruption," she added. "If voters believe that all public officials are crooks, then they will overlook the crooked leader who professes to share their values."Trump, of course, is the only president who has ever been convicted of a felony – all 34 counts against him in the only criminal case out of four in which he faced trial – and McQuade suspects his vindictive prosecution of Comey, and the others he's threatened, shows he's playing the same game as the Russian president he admires."If Trump can make people believe that indictments like the one targeting Comey are meaningless, then the indictments against him can be dismissed just as easily," McQuade wrote. "Indeed, following the Comey indictment, New York Democratic Representative Dan Goldman said, 'The problem is how are you ever going to know whether an investigation by the FBI, an investigation by the Department of Justice, is legitimate or is corrupt.'""Exactly," she added. "When everyone is corrupt, then no one is."

'First time ever': Trump makes vague comments about 'greatness in the Middle East'

09/28/25 1:03 PM

Donald Trump on Sunday made a vague statement about "greatness in the Middle East."The president took to his own social media site, Truth Social, at a time when Israel and Hamas are continuing to fight over the remaining hostages.Without stating anything specific, Trump wrote, "We have a real chance for GREATNESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.""ALL ARE ON BOARD FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL, FIRST TIME EVER," the president then added. "WE WILL GET IT DONE!!! President DJT"Read the post here.

'He has really let me down': Trump admits he's disappointed Putin is 'killing people'

09/18/25 3:02 PM

President Donald Trump admitted Thursday that he feels "let down" by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the ongoing war in Ukraine.Trump held a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the U.K. following a lavish welcome to the country, including a military ceremony with multiple marching bands, horse-drawn carriages and a state dinner that included Rupert Murdoch and Tim Cook."Well, he has let me down," Trump said. "I mean, he's killing many people and he's losing more people than he's, you know, than he's killing. I mean, frankly, the... Russian soldiers are being killed at a higher rate than the Ukrainian soldiers. But, yeah, he's let me down."He argued that he inherited the situation from the previous administration and blamed former President Joe Biden. He even signaled it that the conflict in Europe could devolve into another world war.Starmer added that “we have to put extra pressure on Putin." Trump and Starmer had a closed door conversation about the war in Ukraine and Gaza.

'He was ranting and raving': Ex-Trump operative blows up president's new 'sleight of hand'

09/24/25 11:52 AM

Donald Trump is pushing "theatrics" on war, but behind the scenes he's ranting about late night TV hosts, according to an ex-operative of the president.Soviet-born Lev Parnas, who worked closely with Rudy Giuliani during Trump's first administration, was purportedly sent to Ukraine to help Trump and Giuliani make contacts there for the purposes of digging up negative info on Hunter Biden. Parnas was later convicted of campaign finance violations, and today reports on Trump from outside the administration.Parnas, who has said he was a "trusted operative" of Trump during the president's first term, wrote a new piece in which he purports to expose lies surrounding Ukraine and Russia. In an article called "Trump’s UN 'Pivot' on Ukraine Is a Lie — and His NATO Answer Proves It," Parnas argued, "The media sees a 180, but when pressed on defending NATO, Trump said only two words: 'It depends.' Empty rhetoric for Ukraine, real danger for the world."He added, "Folks — I want to start bluntly: don’t be fooled by headlines. The media today is spinning Donald Trump’s appearance at the United Nations as some kind of dramatic turnaround — a 'Trump 180' they’re calling it. Suddenly he’s talking about Ukraine taking back their land. Suddenly he’s saying Ukrainian fighters are strong, maybe even capable of winning. Suddenly he’s 'not happy' with Vladimir Putin."That narrative, according to Parnas, doesn't line up with reality."That’s the story they want you to believe. But as I’ve told you over and over again: watch the actions, not the words," he wrote. "At the UN podium, Trump did what he always does — he lashed out at the institution itself. He railed against globalism. He mocked the very leaders sitting before him. He fed his base the red meat of nationalism, of borders, of isolation. It was performance, not policy."Parnas went on to argue that Trump's words to Ukraine were just a "sleight of hand.""And tucked inside the theatrics was a bone tossed to Ukraine. He called them fighters. He said maybe, just maybe, they could win. And the press — desperate for a narrative shift — latched onto it like it was salvation. But let’s pause. Because this isn’t salvation. It’s sleight of hand," the analyst wrote. "What happened after the speech tells you everything. Trump told NATO allies they should shoot down Russian planes or drones violating their airspace. A strong line, right? But when asked if America would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with NATO, his answer wasn’t the obvious 'Of course.' It was two words: 'It depends.'"For Parnas, "it’s all theatrics." Trump's true focus is likely elsewhere, according to the former insider."And my sources are telling me that while Trump was berating the U.N. and putting on his theatrics about Russia and the Ukraine war, behind the scenes he was ranting and raving — pissed off that Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air and didn’t get fired," he wrote.Read the full piece here.

'He's effectively walking away': Analysts skeptical of Trump's 'delusional' Ukraine shift

09/23/25 9:59 PM

President Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday that Ukraine should "take back their Country in its original form" had some analysts skeptical about the president's true intentions. Trump threw his support behind Ukraine in its war against Russia in a Truth Social post on Tuesday afternoon. He said that Ukraine has shows "Great Spirit" in the war and that the U.S. is prepared to continue supplying Ukraine and NATO with the weapons it needs to fight back against Russia's aggression. "Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act," the post reads in part. "In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them."The announcement marks a significant shift in Trump's policy stance towards Russia's war in Ukraine, according to multiple analysts who responded to Trump's claims on social media. "Lots true in this Trump post, such as on Ukraine’s military again surpassing expectations on the ground and on the severe problems facing Russia’s economy," journalist Alex Wickham posted on X. "But the repeated references to Europe will do little to change the concern among many that he is effectively walking away.""President Trump is delusional. Without stronger US support, which Trump has refused to provide, Ukraine will die a slow death," Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) posted on X. "Make no mistake: Trump is siding with Putin’s dictatorship over Ukraine’s democracy.""I suppose it's an improvement that Trump's rhetoric has moved from siding with Russia to Europe's position of Ukraine winning... while still doing nothing," Garry Kasparov posted on X. "Remember when Trump was "frustrated" with Putin and everyone got excited about a tough new US line? How many times now?""Wish people would stop saying Trump has done a U-turn on Ukraine," journalist Edward Luce posted on X. "He does this every few weeks. Putin then makes a violent point of ignoring him. Trump's alleged change of heart is just a prelude to his next humiliation by Putin.""Nine months in, Trump with a full 180 on Ukraine policy. As of today. Could change," political strategist Ian Bremmer posted on X.

'Low-Speed Collision' Between 2 Jets At New York's LaGuardia Taxiway

10/02/25 8:43 PM

Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a "low-speed collision."