Converted from a former Qatari-owned Boeing 747, the new Air Force One will serve as a temporary presidential aircraft until Boeing delivers the long-delayed replacement fleet in 2028.
Month: June 2026
Iran announces plans to close Strait of Hormuz, alleging ‘violations of the ceasefire’
Iran is again planning to close the Strait of Hormuz, according to an Iranian consulate and reports from Iranian state-owned media on Saturday, throwing yet another wrench into U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to sell his peace agreement with Tehran to a skeptical electorate. Iran’s Consulate-General in India wrote on X on Saturday that the closure will…
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Judo: Home nation strikes gold in Ulaanbaatar
The hosts celebrated gold on day two as Ankhzaya Lavjargal thrilled the Mongolian crowd with victory in the -73kg category. World champions Haruka Kaju and Shiho Tanaka added more gold for Japan, while Korea’s Lee Joonhwan impressed with a spectacular ippon to claim the -81kg title.
Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon
It comes after Israel carried out a wave of fresh strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday morning.
Zelenskyy issues one-week ultimatum to Lukashenka over drone-guidance equipment
During a media briefing in Kyiv on Friday, Zelenskyy threatened Ukraine will take down the drone relay equipment on the border if the Belarusian leader, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, doesn’t do anything to address it.
Would You Like To Make Banana Smoothie with Yo and Yv?
Banana Smoothie with Yo and Yv: A Sweet Village Adventure There are fancy cafés with complicated menus, and then there are grandmothers’ homes, where the recipes are simple, the ingredients are fresh, and somehow everything tastes better. That is exactly the kind of heartwarming and occasionally hilarious adventure that unfolds in “Banana Smoothie with Yo…
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Britain’s Keir Starmer mulls a bleak future
LONDON — Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is sounding out his future with his Cabinet after Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election put the two Labour politicians on a collision course. The assessments he’s received back have been grim. Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds discussed the prime minister’s bleak prospects with him during a face-to-face…
Heatwave nears 40C in France, forcing tourists to change routines
France is enduring a widespread heatwave, with temperatures nearing 40C in parts of the country and forcing tourists and residents to change their routines.