CP June 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said early on Tuesday that the pilots of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter that went down near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine.” Speaking on the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport before returning to Washington, D.C., Trump said there was “nobody injured.” The administration would …
NEW YORK (AP) — When CBS News President Tom Cibrowski asked Scott Pelley if he could come by for a meeting last Tuesday, the longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent booked about an hour on his calendar, he says. He assumed he’d be having an extensive discussion about issues that led to his tense confrontation a day …
JAKARTA, June 9 (Reuters) – The Indonesian parliament passed revisions to the country’s national police law on Tuesday that allow serving police officers to accept posts in the civilian government. The amendments came a year after parliament revised the country’s military law, which allocated more civilian posts to soldiers. Since taking office in 2024, Prabowo …
MANILA, June 9 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ foreign ministry has undertaken appropriate diplomatic action against China in connection with the “illegal presence” of a floating structure in a disputed atoll, the country’s South China Sea task force said on Tuesday. The task force confirmed the presence of a floating structure measuring 6 by 6 metres and …
By Parisa Hafezi, Nayera Abdallah and Steven Scheer DUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 9 (Reuters) – Two U.S. pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine”, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday after the New York Times reported the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued after the aircraft went down near the Iran-controlled waterway. …
June 9 (Reuters) – British drugmaker GSK on Tuesday agreed to acquire U.S.-listed cancer drug developer Nuvalent for $10.6 billion to boost its lung cancer portfolio. The all-cash deal values Nuvalent at approximately $124 per share, a 40% premium to its last closing price. (Reporting by DhanushVignesh Babu and Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — He wrote a memoir called “The Guy You Loved to Hate.” He’s dabbled in rap, releasing a song called “I’m a Celebrity.” He started a company selling crystals claimed to have healing properties. But Spencer Pratt was not able to pull off his latest venture — an improbable bid to become …
Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem as he became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game. Chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!” echoed through the arena as Avery Wilson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” but they they gave way …
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Graham Platner has attracted a following of enthusiastic supporters and been confronted with a string of controversies as he has transformed from a political unknown into the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in one of the year’s most critical races. Platner is running in Tuesday’s primary for the chance to …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two crew members on board were “fine” after the incident involving the strategic waterway, which remains under a chokehold by Iran. What caused the crash remained unclear Tuesday morning in the …