Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized military escorts for Moscow’s so-called “ghost fleet” of covert tankers amid NATO’s BALTOPS war games in the strategic Baltic Sea region.
Playwright and director David Mamet, known for Glengarry Glen Ross, says he was “kicked out of the left” about 25 years ago and found his political home in constitutional conservatism after realizing the Democratic Party no longer spoke for American workers.
Israeli naval forces have surrounded a flotilla carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempting to breach the Gaza blockade.
A 12-year-old boy in Petersburg, Virginia, is being praised for his courage and composure after saving his family from a house fire on Tuesday. Ramir Parker, a seventh grader, sprang into action after smelling smoke and hearing strange sounds while inside his family’s home on Burks Street.
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), known for his role on the January 6 Committee accusing Americans of insurrection, is now defending rioters attacking federal officials in Los Angeles. Schiff opposed President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize 2,000 California National Guard troops to restore order as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were targeted by violent, masked agitators over the weekend.
Pope Leo XIV issued a firm rebuke of rising nationalist political movements during Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, warning that such ideologies threaten peace and unity in an increasingly divided world. Addressing tens of thousands of worshippers, the American-born pontiff urged the global community to reject prejudice and indifference in favor of reconciliation and open dialogue.
