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touted the U.S. military's actions against Iranian military targets.
“The Navy has gone 24 ships in three days. That's a lot of ships. Their anti-aircraft weapons”
are gone, so they have no air force. They have no air defense. All of their airplanes are gone. Their communications are gone. Missiles are gone, lunch is a gone. About 60% and 64% respectively. Other than that, they're doing quite well. I'll also urge leaders of the Iranian government to surrender and exchange for immunity and he told several media outlets that he wants to have a hand in choosing Iran's next
leader. The State Department says that it's re-establishing diplomatic relations with Venus Whalence Interim authorities. The embassy was closed seven years ago, and the building itself still need to prepare. It's empire's Michelle Kalman reports. After the Trump administration ousted Nicholas Maduro in a military operation earlier this year, the State Department has been working to re-establish diplomatic presence there.
Now it's said it's agreed with Venezuela's interim authorities to re-establish diplomatic
“and consular relations. The State Department calls this a "step-to-promote stability" and”
supports economic recovery in Venezuela. At the White House President Trump said the interim leader Delcy Rodriguez has been doing a "fantastic job" working with his administration. He also praised Secretary of State Marker Rubio and said his next job will be Cuba. Michelle Kalman and PR News, the State Department. The Indian Foreign Ministers held an emergency meeting in Brussels Thursday with their counterparts
on the Gulf Cooperation Council in PR's Rob Schmits reports a discussed Iran's attacks on Gulf countries. European Union Foreign Affairs Chief Kaya Collins said the two sides discussed the significant damage, drones, and missiles from Iran have caused a civilian and petrochemical infrastructure in the Gulf.
Iran is exporting the war trying to expand it as to as many countries as they can to
“face the case, and we are calling for stability and seeing what we can do together.”
Collis said the same type of drones attacking the Middle East have, for years, attacked Ukraine. She said the EU is putting Gulf countries in touch with Ukraine's leadership to share notes on how to defend themselves from Iranian drone strikes. Rob Schmits and PR News, Berlin. Texas Republic and Congressmen Tony Gonzalez is abandoning his bid for reelection. Gonzalez
posted a statement on social media late Thursday after House GOP leadership called on him to withdraw on Wednesday Gonzalez acknowledged having an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide. This is in PR News. President Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome and on social media.
Trump said he will nominate Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen for the post. The announcement came after Nome faced a two-day grilling on Capitol Hill amid criticism of her leadership at DHS.
Nome is the first cabinet secretary to leave and Trump's second term, Trump says he'll
make no special envoy for the shield of the Americas, a new security initiative to be announced this weekend. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is making hay with Nome's alster from Member Station W.B.E. Z. Mawike Ball reports. Governor Pritzker quickly released a video with a message for Nome.
Don't let the Nore hit you on the way out. President Trump fired Nome who earlier this week was grilled by U.S. senators and representatives for her role in DHS's deportation campaigns in Chicago and Minneapolis last fall. Illinois's governor says that if confirmed, Nome's replacement Senator Mark Wayne Mullen has a low bar to clear.
"So, shootings and we saw breaking law, we saw corruption under Christy Nome and so not sure you could do worse." Pritzker also set up a mock-linked-din profile of Nome that listed her as open-to-work and an unlicensed dog-yuthanizer. For NPR News, I'm Mawike Ball and Springfield, Illinois.
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