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Trump to have physical check-up amid ailment scrutiny in third visit to hospital during past year

President Trump visited Walter Reed for the third time in 13 months, officially for his yearly checkup, following minor health concerns, MRI scans, and public scrutiny over swelling and a neck rash.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2026.
Cuba's former President Raul Castro claps during a ceremony marking the 69th anniversary of the July 26, 1953 rebel assault which late Cuban leader Fidel Castro led on the Moncada army barracks, in Cienfuegos, Cuba, July 26, 2022.

US charges Raúl Castro with murder as Trump escalates pressure on Cuba

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend the arrival ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026.

Marco Rubio would beat JD Vance by wide margin in 2028 presidential primaries, poll finds

US President Donald Trump listens to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2026.

Trump warns Iran will 'be laughing no longer', condemns behavior of past 47 years


How third-party egos may determine America's 2024 presidential fate - opinion

This time, the likely spoilers are known in politics as useful idiots – persons knowingly pursuing lost causes to the benefit of others. In this case, the likely beneficiary will be Trump. 

 FORMER US president Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again rally in South Carolina, earlier this month.

US researchers decipher secrets behind Benjamin Franklin’s paper money

Not only Poor Richard’s Almanack and Pennsylvania Gazette – American founding father Benjamin Franklin also worked to prevent the counterfeiting of Colonial bills.

 Prof. Khachatur Manukyan and his team employed cutting-edge spectroscopic and imaging instruments to get a closer look than ever at the inks, paper and fibers that made Benjamin Franklin’s bills distinctive and hard to replicate.

Lebanese parliament fails to elect president in 12th attempt

The presidency has remained vacant since October, exacerbating Lebanon's already severe political and economic crisis.

 Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri heads a parliament session, in a bid to elect a head of state to fill the vacant presidency, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon June 14, 2023.

Aliyev during Herzog's visit to Azerbaijan: The government is establishing a Jewish center.


President Isaac Herzog congratulates Turkey's Erdogan on election victory

Israel's president turned to social media to extend warm congratulatory remarks to Turkey's re-elected leader.

President Isaac Herzog met with Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara March 9, 2022.

DeSantis touts tight Israel ties to woo Evangelical voters at Christian conference

“When I took office, I promised to make Florida the most pro-Israel state in the United States, and we have been able to deliver on that promise," DeSantis told a captive audience.

 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seen speaking at the National Religious Broadcasting conference in Orlando, on May 22, 2023.

Israel honors nurses ahead of International Nurses Day

According to Health Ministry statistics, there are some 84,000 female and male nurses in Israel up to the age of 67, with the ratio of only 6.7 nurses to 1,000 people.

 Israeli Bedouin nurse Siham Shalibi Elhausa is seen receiving her award from President Isaac Herzog, on May 8, 2023.

Gantz: No progress has been made with judicial reform negotiations

The talks were "not really advancing in any of the issues and specifically not on the issue of the Judicial Selection Committee," Gantz said.

 National Unity Party head Benny Gantz at a faction meeting on May 1, 2023.

Israel Independence Day: What is president Reuven Rivlin doing now?

Since completing his term, Reuven Rivlin has been busy writing his memoir. It deals with his childhood, his education, his service in the IDF, his political career and presidency.

 REUVEN RIVLIN

Number of diplomatic missions in Israel on the rise

Herzog urged the heads of diplomatic missions to join Israel in making the Middle East “a better, safer, kinder place.”

 President Isaac Herzog with foreign diplomats on Independence Day, April 26, 2023