Russia and Ukraine on Monday reported fighting along their long front line despite a U.S.-mediated ceasefire, and each accused the other of launching drone and artillery strikes.Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under President Donald Trump after more than four years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.Trump said on Friday he hoped the ceasefire would be extended, but it was already showing signs of strain on Sunday, when each side accused the other of violating it.RELATEDUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday Moscow had refrained from large-scale aerial and missile attacks but had continued assaults along parts of the 745-mile front line where Russian forces are advancing. He said Ukrainian troops were responding and defending their positions.Russian state news agencies reported on Monday that Russia’s Defence Ministry had said it had recorded 23,802 ceasefire violations by Ukraine since the start of the ceasefire.Russian troops had responded in kind to Ukrainian attacks on rocket launchers, artillery and drone launch sites, the ministry was quoted as saying.One person was killed and three wounded in a Ukrainian attack on Russia’s southern Belgorod region, Russian…

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United States President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian peace plan, calling the proposal “totally unacceptable.” At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the war was “not over.” Trump issued the statement on his TruthSocial feed, rejecting the “unacceptable” Iranian proposal aimed at ending the war. “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called “Representatives.” I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.” Iran offered to transfer some of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to a third country, but rejected the idea of dismantling its nuclear facilities, which it continues to say are for peaceful purposes, the Wall Street Journal reported. US Stole Enriched Uranium From Venezuela Iran has also issued a new warning, saying there will be “a decisive and immediate response” to any deployment of European military vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and has further declared that the Islamic Republic alone controls security in the strategic waterway. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi issued the warning Sunday in a post on X after France and Britain announced plans to deploy warships to the region. “Whether in times of war or peace, only the Islamic Republic…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Magic Johnson broke away from his former Los Angeles Lakers boss on Monday and endorsed Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race.Bass posted a video of Johnson’s endorsement on her social media. Johnson’s support of Bass came after Jeanie Buss appeared to back Spencer Pratt in the race.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Johnson said his 30-year friendship with Bass and her actions on homelessness and lowering the homicide rates were part of the reasons why he endorsed her.”She’s doing a tremendous job. Mayor Bass has to have a second term and I’m excited to say that,” Johnson said. “Listen, you took on a tough job here and you’ve done a fabulous job and all of us appreciate your effort and what you’re doing and we look forward to helping you continue your mission and the things that you have in store – your vision for the city.” Johnson didn’t mention one of the sticking points that has allowed Pratt to gain support in the race – her handling of the 2025 wildfires that led to at least a dozen deaths and…

With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford en route home from what has become the longest U.S. Navy float since Vietnam, the service is reconsidering how to sustain a wartime fighting force.That’s according to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman, who addressed service needs and quality of life concerns at a forum hosted by Military Officers Association of America this month.With the back-to-back operational demands of the military intervention to capture and extract Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in January, followed by the airstrikes on and subsequent naval blockade of Iran, and amid ongoing drug interdiction operations around South and Central America, older force generation models are proving less effective, he said.“So, one of the things we’ve learned is we’re going to have to come up with a different force generation model,” Perryman said. “… And so we think we can do better in our force generation model to generate the readiness that we know the department is going to consume. And so … let’s take a step back and really evaluate what that should look like.”Throughout his career, he said, the force generation model had largely been based on a peacetime mindset. “It’s like this conveyor…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Senate candidate and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is being ripped as a “complete failure” after hundreds of inmates released under his administration as part of a COVID-era agreement were rearrested on new charges within two years.This comes as Cooper is locked in a heated Senate race with Republican Michael Whatley that could help determine which party controls the chamber. A spokesperson for Cooper’s campaign dismissed the criticisms as “blatant lies from Republicans,” pointing to how the former governor fought the releases in court. The spokesperson also said thousands of prisoners were released during the first Trump administration due to COVID-19.A Fox News Digital review of data from the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission found that more than 560 inmates released during the Cooper administration went on to be arrested on charges of new offenses within two years of their release.The agreement resulted in the release of 3,500 inmates over a 180-day period from February to August 2021. Among those released was Tyrell Brace, who was later charged with first-degree murder in the killing of young father Elante Thompson in Charlotte. Brace previously pleaded guilty to assault by…

This article was originally published by Matt Hisrich at The Mises Institute.  While reading The Wealth of Shadows—Graham Moore’s excellent historical novel about pre-World War II global finance—I couldn’t help but feel a growing sense of unease regarding the current state of international economics. Set just before the United States enters World War II, the book follows the adventures of a plucky group of Treasury Department employees unofficially working to undermine the German economy while officially maintaining the US position of neutrality. Two figures outside of the US loom large in the narrative—Hjalmar Schacht in Germany and John Maynard Keynes in England. Schacht is labeled “The Dark Wizard of International Finance” and credited with the “economic miracle” of Germany moving from an impoverished post-WWI economy to an industrial war machine capable of mowing down all of its neighboring countries. Keynes is lauded as the savior of the British economy emerging out of WWI in a position of strength and having predicted the rise of a totalitarian Germany as a result of the Versailles Treaty reparations imposed on the country. While the US is, at this point, by far the world’s mightiest economic engine, the book claims no equivalent economic mastermind here.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The daughter of a detained Chinese pastor says she finally has “hope” after learning President Donald Trump may raise her father’s case with Chinese President Xi Jinping — an appeal she says could be life-changing as his health deteriorates behind bars.”That has given us tremendous joy and hope that we’ve just not had since the beginning,” Grace Jin Drexel said on “Fox News Sunday,” revealing she had received information that Trump is expected to mention her father Ezra Jin Mingri’s name at a summit with Xi.”It’s been several months now, we’re just so excited, so grateful for the president,” she added.Drexel’s father is among dozens of religious leaders affiliated with Zion Church who have been detained in China, as authorities intensify pressure on underground Christian groups.CHINESE UNDERGROUND CHURCH PASTOR, FATHER OF US CITIZENS, DETAINED BY AUTHORITIES, FAMILY SAYS Family members say their ability to track his condition has worsened after lawyers representing the detainees were targeted by officials, with some disbarred, detained or forced off the case.The Drexel family says they do know, however, that Grace’s father has been unable to get the medications prescribed to treat his conditions.WATCHDOG HIGHLIGHTS NATIONS WHERE…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tried his hand at comedy on Sunday night when he appeared at Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart.”The WWE legend made a grand entrance before he got onto the stage. He immediately took aim at polarizing Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, particularly his name.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! “Draymond, that’s your name right? That’s my boy,” The Rock began. “I was thinking about this. Of all the cool a– Black names you could have, that is the laziest f—ing Black name I ever heard because all you did was put a ‘D’ in front of Raymond. This f—er’s r—-ded. And on top of all that, your r—-ded name, your team got bounced from the playoffs.”So, I’m just saying, because you’re my boy and I love you, maybe it’s time to retire.”Rocky got a few chuckles from his bit as Green isn’t really the one to get roasted all too often. Green was on stage with Pete Davidson, Jeff Ross and others as the former champ went after him.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Green had made clear, though, he isn’t retiring from the NBA…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Knicks guard Josh Hart got the last word after the team completed a sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday night.The Knicks trounced the 76ers, 144-114, as Miles McBride led the team with 25 points. Jalen Brunson added six assists and four rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points, 10 assists and four rebounds.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Hart contributed with 17 points and nine rebounds. The Villanova alum had sharp words for the Philadelphia sports scene after the game.”I used to think Philly was a sports town, I don’t know if it is anymore,” Hart said.Recently, Philadelphia has had a tough time with its teams. The Philadelphia Eagles triumphed with a Super Bowl LIX win over the Kansas City Chiefs. But trophies have been hard to come by for every other team. The Philadelphia Phillies last won a World Series in 2008 and recently fired their manager following a slow start to the 2026 season. The Philadelphia Flyers last won a Stanley Cup title in 1975. The Flyers were swept in the…