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The father of the youngest victim of Australia’s Bondi Beach mass shooting gave an emotional tribute to his 10-year-old daughter, Matilda, at a vigil for victims on Tuesday December 16.
President Donald Trump is lashing out at critics and angrily denying that Israel’s government convinced him to launch the nearly two-month-old war against Iran that has roiled global markets and sent energy prices soaring amid an ongoing Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Writing on Truth Social on Monday, Trump claimed Israel “never talked me into war with Iran.”
“The results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did,” he said.
The president’s denial directly contradicts what Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in early March during the opening days of the war.
During a brief press availability at the Capitol, Rubio — who also serves as Trump’s national security adviser — said Trump was forced into a preemptive response after learning of an imminent Israeli attack, as officials knew such an attack would trigger retaliation against US military personnel in the Middle East.
“It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under a..
CloseZelensky says Ukraine is preparing for 'next trilateral meetings' after Abu Dhabi talksA man suspected of shooting a top military intelligence officer in Moscow has been detained, according to Russia’s security service.
Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev was shot several times at an apartment building in what Russia has called an assassination attempt. He is currently recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said that a man had been detained in Dubai and was being extradited to Russia, in a statement on Sunday.
Ukraine has not commented on the attack.
It comes as the US is aiming to get a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia over the line in March despite a lack of progress on territorial concessions, according to reports.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that the Americans “want to do everything by June” in comments released on Saturday.
But attacks continued as Russia launched more than 400 drones and a..
A dog in Greenland stole a journalist’s camera and hit the record button before sprinting away.