Pakistani Al-Khalid and VT-1A main battle tanks are seen advancing toward the India-Pakistan border.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on his first official visit to Europe.

Biden’s first interview since he’s out of office: BBC: “You talked about a great threat to democracy. Do you believe there is a greater threat now than any time since WW2?” BIDEN: “Yes I do. Europe wonders, can they rely on the United States? Are they gonna be there?”

Aftermath at Sanaa Airport in Yemen shows the extensive damage caused by Israeli air strikes.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Newsmax that President Donald Trump’s recent executive order halting the use of federal funds for gain-of-function research marks a turning point in scientific and public health policy.
“Gain of function is an area of science where scientists really play God,” Kennedy said on The Record With Greta Van Susteren. “And they’re taking pathogenic viruses and they’re making them more transmissible, they’re making them more virulent, and they’re making them more deadly.”

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Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports for a third straight day on Wednesday, authorities said, as Russia prepared to receive the Chinese president and other foreign leaders for the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot canceled more than 100 flights to and from Moscow, while more than 140 flights were delayed as planes were repeatedly grounded, flight data showed. Russian air defenses repelled an attack by nine drones close to the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Governor Kathy Hochul made it clear that she’s not worried about a potential 2026 challenge from Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, declaring, “Bring it on!”
During an appearance on CNN, Hochul, who is seeking re-election for a second term, was asked whether she felt threatened by Stefanik’s possible candidacy. She brushed it off, arguing that President Donald Trump has damaged the Republican Party’s image in New York.
“Donald Trump has made sure that the Republican Party brand is so tainted in New York that no matter who runs against me they will have the baggage of explaining why people’s prices went up, why they lost health care, why they lost Medicaid, why they lost education—all to fund tax breaks for the wealthiest,” Hochul said.