#military-bases

#military-bases

The British government has not given permission for the US to use UK military bases to support potential US strikes on Iran, the BBC understands. The US has in the past used RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, and the UK overseas territory of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to carry out strikes in the Middle East region. A UK government spokesperson said: "As routine, we do not comment on operational matters."

The trip will be Ahmed al-Sharaa's first official visit to Russia, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Russia on Wednesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, Syria's state news agency reports, as part of a broader diplomatic push to bolster the Damascus transitional government's international legitimacy. It will be al-Sharaa's first official visit to Moscow, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime that al-Sharaa's forces ousted in December.

"I have very good relationships with Kim Jong Un and North Korea," Trump told reporters as he sat alongside Lee. He even suggested that he had a better relationship with Kim than almost anyone but Kim's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong. "A lot of people would say, 'That's terrible.' No it's good," Trump added, recalling meeting with North Korea's leader during his first term.

Rather than entertain Nazi fantasies, why not suggest some way in which folks for and against deportation can get together and talk about developing a scheme for dealing with the problem that everyone can live with?

"Rather than entertain Nazi fantasies, why not suggest some way in which folks for and against deportation can get together and talk about developing a scheme for dealing with the problem that everyone can live with?"

Trump's claim to restore the names of Confederate bases is met with a Pentagon announcement clarifying they will honor different veterans, significantly altering the narrative.