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US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told lawmakers on Thursday that American dependence on China for food, fertiliser and other agricultural inputs poses an “existential” threat, framing food security as a national security issue while defending the White House’s reduced fiscal 2027 budget request.
“If we need to rely on China for our food and our fertiliser and all the things that come with that, we will lose what we understand to be liberty and freedom in this country. That’s how important…

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s proposals for peace in Ukraine could end the fighting, but said Kyiv needed to compromise – and that he saw no signs of that, so was ready to fight on to victory.
Speaking to foreign media editors on the sidelines of Russia’s annual economic forum in what is the fifth ‌year of Europe’s deadliest land war since World War II, Putin said Russia would defeat Ukraine on the battlefield if necessary.
But he said it was also…

(Source: DOJ) A California tech executive has been arrested at his luxury ocean-view mansion after being accused of illegally supplying advanced US networking and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear and military institutions for more than a decade, according to US jutice department.63-year-old Jamshid Ghomi is a dual Iranian-American national. He was taken into custody at his $35 million Newport Beach property and charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Authorities allege he helped channel sensitive technology to Iran and its ministry of defence through a long-running smuggling operation.He is accused of using middlemen in the UAE to route purchases and shipments, including more than 400 transactions made through eBay and PayPal between 2011 and 2015. Prosecutors say over 250 metric tonnes of networking equipment were smuggled into Iran between 2014 and 2018 via freight forwarders based in Dubai.Ghomi ran the operation through his company,..

Image/Instagram IShowSpeed has received huge news ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The popular streamer and YouTuber revealed that the FIFA World Cup’s official X account sent him a direct message confirming that his song “Champions” has been added to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Album. The update came after weeks of support from fans who wanted the song to become part of the tournament’s official music lineup.The news is a major achievement for Speed, who has long been known for his love of football and his support for Cristiano Ronaldo. His song “Champions” was released on May 31, 2026, just days before the World Cup began on June 11. The track quickly became a viral hit, gaining hundreds of millions of views and earning praise from football fans around the world.FIFA confirms Speed’s ‘Champions’ track for official World Cup 2026 albumSpeed’s song became popular almost immediately after its release. The music video reached 500,000 views within its first two hours and later cross..

US ⁠President Donald Trump suggested he might keep the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage-fighting arena being built on the lawn of the White House as a permanent fixture.
The Republican compared ‌the structure, which is being built for a night of cage fighting to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence – on Trump’s 80th birthday – to France’s Eiffel Tower which was supposed to have been dismantled 20 years after it was built in ⁠1889.
“We’re building something in front of the White House…