Alaska: Security Breach Outside Trump-Putin Meet Venue; Jets Deployed
/ Aug 15, 2025, 02:50PM IST
Security breach outside the joint base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska just ahead of the meeting between the US and Russian presidents. A moose was seen wandering and crashing the meeting venue, causing a brief stop of the traffic. Watch this video to know more.
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Ukrainian soldier breaks world record of longest kill shot: Here's how
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News18
2 hours ago
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News18 Evening Digest: PM Modi Gets Putin's Call On Trump Meeting, Jaishankar Meets Chinese FM & Other Stories
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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
Brigitte Macron Gender Uproar: Spies Watch Owens As Claims Explode
/ Aug 18, 2025, 05:59PM IST French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have reportedly hired Manhattan-based investigative firm Nardello & Co to track Candace Owens as part of their defamation lawsuit. The couple is determined to counter Owens' claims that Brigitte was 'born male,' allegations she pushed on her podcast Becoming Brigitte. Investigators dug into Owens' political ties, finding links with far-right figures in France, the UK, and the US, as well as connections to Russian media. The Macrons' legal team argues the probes will help jurors understand Owens' motives, dismissing the rumors as 'far-fetched fictions.' Owens, meanwhile, has brushed off the lawsuit as an 'overreaction,' even as reports reveal her shifting political identity. The theory itself first surfaced in 2017 via a Spanish blogger and was later amplified by French writer Xavier Poussard.
