ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft. The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior of the old plane for a bolder look, with the underbelly of the plane painted navy blue with a red stripe above it.
BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders have been unable to agree on setting up a back-channel with Moscow to ensure that the bloc’s interests are protected should progress be made in negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, some of them said on Friday.
Netanyahu vows Israeli forces will maintain occupied ‘security zone’ in southern Lebanon
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Labour Party’s Andy Burnham wins UK special election, setting up likely push to oust PM Keir Starmer
Towns in southern Lebanon around Nabatiyeh hit by new Israeli airstrikes
DALLAS (AP) – As people gathered across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the first visitors to his presidential center.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits several overdue reports to lawmakers, including its investigation into a deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war.
Worshipers in Tehran skeptical US will honor initial deal with Iran to end war
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