Donald Trump has lavished praise on the US military as part of a contentious Independence Day event in Washington.
The US President’s "Salute to America" parade featured military flyovers, a display of tanks, and fireworks.
Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, he said “We celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag,"
Trump has been accused of politicising his the event in a bid to boost his hopes of getting re-elected next year.
Trump backs down on strikes on Iran's power network
President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran's power network on Monday, saying the US and Iran have held constructive talks and that he would postpone any strikes on power plants and energy infrastructure.
ICE agents begin deploying at some US airports
US immigration agents began deploying at more than a dozen US airports on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers have caused massive delays.
Pilot, co-pilot killed after passenger jet hits fire truck at LaGuardia airport
The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada AC.TO Express regional jet were killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, in an incident that closed the airport, authorities and U.S. media said.
Kuwait launches probe into espionage, state security cases
Kuwait's Public Prosecution has launched investigations into two separate cases related to espionage and acts undermining state security.
Trump, Iran threaten to escalate conflict with attacks on energy and water facilities
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy and desalination facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets.
Fuel reservoir in Russia's Primorsk port on fire after drone attack, governor says
A fuel reservoir in Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, Russia's largest western oil exporting hub, caught fire after a drone attack, revealed governor of Leningrad Oblast Alexander Drozdenko on messaging app Telegram on Monday.
Ambulances from Jewish community organisation torched, UK police say
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set ablaze, police said on Monday, adding that the incident was being treated as an antisemitic hate crime.
Israeli airstrikes kill four in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
An Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle on Sunday killed three people in the middle of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, hours after another person was killed in a strike on northern Gaza.
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