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Japanese PM says islands seized by Soviets late in second world war are part of Japan under international law The Japanese government has reacted angrily to Vladimir Putin's first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, which are claimed by both Tokyo and Moscow. Japan's foreign minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, summoned the Russian ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev, while the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, called Putin's actions "absolutely unacceptable". Known in Japan as the Northern Territories and by...

One day before the Illinois State Fair was scheduled to get underway, Gov. JB Pritzker and other state officials unveiled the 2026 Butter Cow sculpture yesterday, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and highlighting the historic Mother Road. This year's Butter Cow, sculpted out of hundreds of pounds of butter, sits in a chilled display case in the Dairy Building alongside a companion sculpture of a woman and her dog heading out on a Route 66 adventure -- a tribute to a road that ...

"This country was built on the systematic annihilation of Indigenous Peoples." Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed once said that one of America's favorite holidays should be a day for "reparations." El-Sayed argued on Thanksgiving Day in 2019 that the United States was built on the "systematic annihilation" of American Indians and said they should be given reparations. The anti-Thanksgiving post resurfaced as the Michigan Democrat faces questions about his calls to cancel Fourth of July ...

The Democratic National Committee is expected to vote on the 2028 presidential primary calendar at its summer meeting this week in Austin, Texas. The party is expected to approve a schedule with South Carolina's primary first on Jan. 22, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1. The meeting comes as some Democrats say they have lost patience with DNC Chair Ken Martin and as the party barrels toward a critical midterm election. President Trump on Wednesday announced the departure of White House press ...

* Greenland Energy and 80 Mile are now targeting winter 2027 for planned exploration drilling in Greenland's Jameson Land Basin. * Greenlandic authorities issued White Flame Energy, 80 Mile's subsidiary, a formal warning after equipment was moved without the required approval. * Greenland Energy has ties to figures associated with President Donald Trump and his administration, including board member Carol Craig and a documentary deal with "Dr. Phil" McGraw. In this article * S5WA-FF * ...

A former ambassador faces charges of defamation in South Korea. A former U.S. ambassador has been indicted in South Korea for allegedly defaming Korean President Lee Jae Myung in a 2025 speech given on American soil. Morse Tan, who served as the U.S Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice during the first Trump administration, has been prevented from leaving South Korea for purported defamation against Lee, despite the fact that the speech was uttered in the United States and...

Last month, President Trump secretly swapped planes via a catering truck as he left a Nato summit in Turkey. The elaborate ruse, first reported by the Washington Post, was in response to a possible threat from Iran. But how serious were the US administration's fears of an assassination attempt? And does the Iranian regime have the capability to carry out such an operation beyond its borders? We speak to Parham Ghobadi, a senior reporter at the BBC's Persian Service, and Dan Lamothe of the ...

* Polls and prediction markets whiffed wildly in Wisconsin on Tuesday, when a roughly 20-percentage-point underdog won a Democratic gubernatorial primary. * It's the second time in just over a week that polls and prediction markets' odds were off, following a miss in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Michigan. * Results in Wisconsin and Minnesota Tuesday night reveal a mixed bag for Democrats amid a progressive surge throughout the country. Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Minnesota...

Abdul El-Sayed has public health experience and, among many positions far out on the political left's agenda, his Medicare for All push may be the closest to the Democratic mainstream ("Shame on Democratic leaders for lining up behind El-Sayed," Web, Aug. 11). Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, is the main voice pushing for government-run healthcare for all Americans, and his backup chorus has been recently energized by the surging Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Sen. Ron...

Turkey says joint military exercises planned with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan under new defense pact Turkey's defense ministry announced Thursday that joint military exercises are planned with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as part of their newly-formed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, stressing that the pact is defensive in nature and does not identify any country as an adversary. Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Turkish Defense Ministry Spokesman Rear Admiral Zeki Aktürk said the agreement, ...

At the United States Naval Academy, even walking comes with rules. First-year midshipmen, known as "plebes," follow regulations dictating how to walk, eat, speak, and countless other expectations as part of their transition from civilians to officers in the US Navy and the US Marine Corps. This decorum, tied to a deep sense of duty and pride in long-held military traditions, was on full display when I visited the 338-acre waterfront campus in Annapolis, Maryland. The grand architecture, ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. John James, who won the Republican primary on Aug. 4 for the Michigan gubernatorial seat, has announced his running mate. James named state Rep. Jay DeBoyer to serve as his lieutenant governor if elected in November. In his announcement on social media on Thursday, James...

Rahm Emanuel blasts socialist candidates for making races 'an Ivy League seminar' Former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman and possible 2028 presidential hopeful Rahm Emanuel bashed the socialist wing of the Democratic Party, arguing that it didn't appeal to working-class voters. The socialist wing of the Democratic Party was humbled on Tuesday after Democratic Socialists of America member Francesca Hong lost in a surprise upset to the establishment-backed David Crowley in...

This week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed legislation that legalizes abortion in the Bay State until birth. As a matter of public policy, there are effectively no restrictions on abortion whatsoever. An abortion can be performed at any time in pregnancy as long as the women consents. A number of pro-life and conservative pundits were rightly disgusted by the largely sympathetic media coverage of this bill and the throng of cheering women surrounding Governor Healey as she signed...

Good Thursday morning, Illinois. I traded politics for violins last night, catching a performance of the "New World Symphony" at Millennium Park. A pretty great midweek reset. DA BEARS: Hammond mayor says the Chicago Bears 'plan on making an announcement' today MIDWEST MAVEN: Former Congresswoman Cheri Bustos is putting her political network to work again, this time hosting Indiana Rep. Frank Mrvan for a fundraiser in Illinois next month. Mrvan is just the latest Democrat to tap Bustos and...

Liberal Democrat calls the funding 'MAGA money meddling in democracy' while FIRE's Greg Lukianoff says the UK is in crisis NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The is offering up to $500,000 in grants to bolster shared values between the United States and the United Kingdom, including freedom of speech, due process and limited government, but at least one British critic is rejecting the offered funding as "MAGA money meddling." Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart framed the grant as ...

While some commentators laughed at her defeat, others warned the fact she came close to victory at all is a dire warning NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Commentators on all sides of politics took a victory lap after was narrowly defeated in her closely watched Democratic primary, with one Democrat even taunting her over her Thanksgiving gaffe. Hong, a state lawmaker from Madison and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), was defeated by Milwaukee County Executive...

The New York City mayor posted explicit calls to defund and dismantle the police department in 2020 NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor was asked Wednesday during a press conference about his thoughts on whether the "Woke 1" era was "crazy," following Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., going viral for her recent comments. "I have a local city councilman that has this saying, ','" Ocasio-Cortez said on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, adding, "And I think that ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER: - Key voting bloc in Michigan Senate race: terrified Jews - El-Sayed touts endorsement from pastor who praised Jew-hating Farrakhan - Democratic Michigan AG accuses her party of 'absolutely not' doing enough to counter antisemitism TOP STORY: Lifelong Michigan Democrats are threatening a massive party betrayal. -- alarmed by progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed's anti-Zionist rhetoric -- are fleeing to Republican Mike...

The 3rd Circuit asked and New Jersey's Supreme Court answered 5-0. Now a key part of Daniel's Law may be on the ropes. In response to questions from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Daniel's Law -- which enables certain classes of public officials to delist their addresses and phone numbers -- does not require courts to take into account a defendant's mental state to fine them $1,000 for failing to fulfill a protected person's information...

President Trump made a tremendous pick to the Eighth Circuit in Judge Lee Rudofsky. The Eighth Circuit is on the verge of being made truly great following the strong appointment of Judges Traynor, Smith, Kobes, Stras, and Grasz. Lee will cement a strong constitutionalist majority in that vast court. I've been friends with Lee since I was a baby lawyer and he was the senior associate on our Deepwater Horizon trial team at Kirkland & Ellis. (The other associate was Judge Katie Crytzer of the ...

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage is set to walk away with the election in Clacton-on-Sea, where he is running without competition from any other mainstream party. His only opposition comes from the costumed, other-worldly joke candidate known as Count Binface -- the alter ego of British comedian Jon Harvey. Dressed in a spacesuit and trashcan-inspired helmet, Binface is polling around 20%. It's a respectable showing for a self-described "alien" and "space warrior," but he has little chance...

Five years after America's exit, the Afghan regime is not going anywhere Fago President Joe Biden pulled American troops out of Afghanistan. He was not forced to. America could have defended Afghanistan's flawed but democratically elected government indefinitely, but chose not to. Voters were weary of America's longest war, against the Taliban, a militia that controlled much of the countryside. Donald Trump set a timetable for pulling out; Mr Biden did so completely.

Shein lost a UK lawsuit against PDD Holdings Inc.'s Temu over allegations its rival engaged in large-scale copyright violations. The Chinese-founded e-commerce giant must also compensate Temu for taking down thousands of product listings, according to a London court ruling published on Thursday. ...

Israeli troops entered the West Bank village of Qusra following a standoff with violent settlers who besieged several Palestinian homes.View more TEL AVIV -- Israeli troops poured into a West Bank village early Thursday amid a standoff with violent settlers who besieged several Palestinian homes ...

2015 -- In State v. Santiago, the Connecticut supreme court rules by a 4-3 vote that the death penalty "as currently applied" violates the state constitution. (Under some quirk of Connecticut procedure, the "official release" date of the ruling is August 25.) The majority relies heavily on the fact that the Connecticut legislature prospectively repealed the death penalty in 2012. It thus effectively expands the legislature's prospective-only repeal into a retroactive repeal of the death ...

IN TODAY'S EDITION: -- First in IC: Flanagan talks Schumer, panels -- GOP keeps its fraud fighting dreams alive -- Hegseth's Dem shut out worries GOP hawks With help from Brian Faler Special tax carve-outs for everyday Americans are suddenly all the rage in Congress. What began with President Donald Trump's signature tax cuts has sprung copycats, with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle proposing breaks on virtually everything -- from boat loan interest to selling New Jersey ...

JERUSALEM -- The U.S. ambassador to Israel on Thursday condemned a siege by Israeli settlers of a Palestinian American family's home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, calling it a "horrific act of terror." Mike Huckabee's remarks on X represented an unusually sharp rebuke from the Trump administration of the latest episode in a surge of settler violence in the region. Starting Sunday, settlers gathered around three houses in the village of Qusra, including one belonging to Palestinian ...

DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Iran's state media has mocked U.S. President Donald Trump after new details emerged about his secret aircraft switch during a visit to Turkey, saying it showed just how nervous he is about the Islamic Republic's power. "Again, Trump, with his new scandal, has become the top subject in the U.S. media these days. A scandal stemming from fear of Iran's military power, a power that caused Trump, last month, while returning from Turkey, to secretly switch his plane," said...

"I'm the only person who sits on this stage today who has been endorsed three times by President Donald J. Trump," Mills said last week at a primary debate in New Smyrna Beach. "I'm going to continue to fight for the American people, and that's not what the swamp wants. But I can tell you right now, I've never cared about what the swamp wants or what the swamp needs." Mills' bid to hang onto the state's 7th District is just the latest race in a summer replete with members' Ethics concerns ...