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President Trump to Undergo Annual Medical Teat

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President  Donald Trump  will have an annual medical and dental  checkup  later this month, according to the  White House . The appointment is set for May 26 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and comes as questions around the president’s health continue to attract public attention. Trump, who turns 80 next month, has the visits as part of his routine preventive healthcare and annual physical assessment. Donald Trump’s checkup will be the fourth publicly known medical visit since he returned to office (via  Reuters ). At an Oval Office event on Monday, Trump said he felt no different than he did decades ago. “I feel literally the same,” he said. “I don’t know why. It’s not because I eat the best foods.” Days earlier, he joked about  his workout habits  and said he exercises “like about one minute a day, max” (via  MS Now ) Medical updates released by the White House over the past year have outlined several routine evaluations...

'God Bless Donald Trump’: President puts his face on $100 bill in social media troll post

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President Donald Trump posted this photo of his face on the $100 bill on his Truth Social media account. )Truth Social/@realdonaldtrump) Truth Social/@realdonaldtrump Having his signature appear on new United States currency apparently isn’t enough for Donald Trump, according to the president’s latest trolling post on social media. On Tuesday morning, an image of Trump’s face on the $100 bill in place of Benjamin Franklin was posted to the president’s account on his Truth Social platform. “Federal Victory Note” replaces Federal Reserve Note at the top of the fake image, while “God Bless Donald Trump” is written on the back of the altered bill instead of In God We Trust. 🤑  pic.twitter.com/5iQMjmLXAS — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom)  May 12, 2026 The post accomplished one of its aims: enraging Trump’s critics. “If your grandpa acted like this online, the family would already be planning an intervention,”  tweeted  the Republicans against Trump account on X. The tweet...

Iran could enrich uranium to weapons grade if attacked, lawmaker warns

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Iran could enrich uranium up to 90% purity, a level considered weapons-grade, if the country is attacked once more, parliamentary national security and foreign policy commission spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei said on Tuesday. "One of Iran's options in the event of another attack could be 90 percent enrichment. We will review it in the parliament," Rezaei posted on X. The Jerusalem Post  has previously reported that Iran is at least a year to two years away from a nuclear weapon due to the enriched uranium being buried beneath rubble after the 12-day war in June 

IDF to establish haredi-manned suicide drone factory, aiming to counter Hezbollah threat

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An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90) The  IDF  is establishing a factory that will produce first-person view (FPV) "suicide" drones, intended to employ approximately 200  haredi  (ultra-Orthodox) soldiers, Army Radio reported on Tuesday. The military has, so far, purchased  FPV drones  from an Israeli company, some of whose products are manufactured in China, the report noted. However, these cost thousands of shekels per drone, and thus, the military is seeking to produce internally within the IDF's Technology and Logistics Directorate, Army Radio reported. The Army Radio report of the new factory comes after the IDF has come under heavy attack by FPV drones operated by Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon. Go to the full article > >

Israel Resume Hamas War with Domestic Weapons-production capacity, probe finds

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A TAMMUZ MISSILE launched from an IDF tank. (photo credit: RAFAEL ADVANCED SYSTEMS) Israel entered the multi-front war it finds itself in now nearly three years ago with weakened domestic weapons-production capabilities, gaps in certain weapons stockpiles, and no full, budgeted policy for preserving domestic arms production lines, State  Comptroller Matanyahu Englman  found in a report published Tuesday. The report examined Israel’s ability to preserve domestic production of weapons, raw materials, components, and infrastructure used by the defense establishment and the IDF.. On operational implications, the comptroller and the IDF presented sharply different assessments. Go to the full article > >

Trump: '100% confident' Iran will stop enriching uranium, will hand over remaining stockpiles

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US President Donald Trump gestures while delivering remarks at the White House in Washington, May 11, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) US President  Donald Trump  said that he is "100% confident" that  Iran  will stop enriching uranium and will hand over the enriched material that it possesses to the US during a radio interview broadcast on Tuesday morning. The comments were made on Sid Rosenberg's Sid & Friends show on New York's TalkRadio 77 WABC. Trump  also emphasized that Washington will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, and claimed that his relationship with Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  is "excellent." Go to the full article > >

Houthis still using Iranian components in missiles, expanding arsenal

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MEMBERS OF Houthi military forces parade in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen. Threatening to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait could end up strengthening Washington, the writer says. (photo credit: Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS) The Iranian-backed  Houthis in Yemen  continue to use Iranian components in drones, according to a new report. For instance, “external support remains a key factor in the Houthis’ ability to sustain operations,” notes Conflict Armament Research (CAR), which compiled the report. This is important as it illustrates how the Houthis continue to assemble advanced weapons. Any future conflict with them will need to take this into account. The Houthis burst onto the scene in 2015, moving from the mountains of Yemen and trying to take the port city of Aden. Anti-ship, surface-to-air, and ballistic missiles are among these weapons, demonstrating that the Houthis now possess a range of advanced offensive capabilities. Go to the full article...

Iranian Parliament Speaker says there is 'no alternative' to Iran's proposal

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The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that "there is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal." "Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another.  The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it," he added in a statement shared on X.

IGBO TO THE WORLD: THE UNIQUENESS OF NDI IGBO - Onyeji Nnaji

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Sometime, in history, for a people to realise themselves and see needs to reorganize themselves towards the actualisation of the goal common to all, they are always made to pass through different ordeals that threaten their existence as a people. Some of the time, this forceful and brutal treatment is usually natural for a people whom nature may have proposed to bring them back to their consciousness. On another case, the brutal treatment results from the hatred nursed against a particular people. In any of these conditions, these inhuman treatments often come to force the people out of their complacency and make them to see needs to reorganize themselves and, probably, think commonly as a people of the same source. To the Igbo race, several inestimable tides - both natural and unnatural - have befallen them; many of which have made the world to ponder on the resilience and dogged lifestyle of this great race. Two great events that left monumental scars on the Igbo were their colonia...