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Ukraine is getting more help in its war with Russia.A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be sent to Ukraine after it is refurbished, four current and former U.S. officials said in recent days, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of Germany or Greece giving another one.The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions, declined to describe President Trump’s view of the decision to transfer more Patriot systems to Ukraine.The White House’s National Security Council does not provide details on the strength and placement of defense systems, said James…

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Two planes had to perform “go-arounds” to avoid crashing into a military helicopter on Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), where a commercial plane and a Black Hawk Army helicopter collided in January, killing 67 people.At about 2:30 p.m., air traffic control instructed a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 and a Republic Airways Embraer E170 to perform “go-arounds” at DCA due to a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter inbound to the Pentagon Army Heliport, according to statements from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).The FAA said the Black Hawk was a Priority…

United States President Donald Trump said annexing Canada with military action is “highly unlikely,” but for Greenland, he does not rule it out. In a Sunday interview on NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, Trump spoke from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., discussing his first 100 days back in office. The conversation spanned from the American economy and ongoing trade disputes to his controversial statements about expanding U.S. territory.Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of turning Canada into the “51st state.” And despite the backlash, Trump is not backing away from the idea, although he now says…

Cora Sue Collins, who as a dimpled, chubby-cheeked child actress in the early 1930s appeared opposite A-list stars like Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy and Merle Oberon, but who cut her career short after being sexually harassed by a screenwriter, died on April 27 at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 98.Her daughter, Susie McKay Krieser, said the cause was complications of a stroke.Miss Collins made about 50 pictures over 13 years, including 11 in 1934 and another 11 in 1935. She was one of the era’s galaxy of child stars, a list that included Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney…

The Komische Oper, predicated like all repertory companies on the uneasy relationship between the living and the dead, is on track to sell 92 percent of its tickets this season, an enviable figure for any house. In 2024, it was named Opera House of the Year at the International Opera Awards in Munich.But the state of Berlin, which is the house’s largest funder by far, is sharply cutting culture spending, threatening the ongoing renovation of the company’s longtime home theater and its annual operating budget.This season, those cuts have already led to the cancellation of one premiere, of an East…

Canterbury winger Jacob Kiraz is in top form in the top-of-the-table team and good judges are backing him to make a NSW debut in State of Origin.The 23-year-old missed the opening four rounds of the season with injury but his hat-trick display in the 38-18 win over Gold Coast at Magic Round on Sunday was top-shelf.Kiraz has the qualities Origin coaches and selectors look for, although his selection for game one of the series on May 28 will likely depend on the availability of injured duo Brian To’o and Zac Lomax, who both shone in last year’s series win for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Panthers quarterback Bryce Perkins had football fans talking during his United Football League game against the D.C. Defenders on Sunday.The former Los Angeles Rams player dropped back to pass in the second quarter of their game. He faced the pressure of a Defenders defensive back bearing down on him as well as the four-man rush that the Panthers’ offensive lineman barely pushed back on. Bryce Perkins of the Michigan Panthers scrambles for yards in the second quarter of the game against the DC Defenders at Ford Field in Detroit on May…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.If Warren Buffett is to be believed, his announcement after Saturday’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway that he plans to step down as chief executive at the end of the year was news to all but a few close members of his family. Neither non-family directors, nor the tens of thousands of shareholders assembled at the annual “Woodstock for capitalists” in his native Omaha had an inkling about the precise timing.They probably should have done. His longtime business partner and acerbic sidekick at…

As 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders took to their feet in Omaha on Saturday in a standing ovation for Warren Buffett, Greg Abel was among those applauding the career of the world’s greatest investor.By the time they gather for next year’s annual meeting their eyes will be fixed on Abel, Buffett’s handpicked successor at the financial powerhouse he spent six decades building.The 62-year-old, who rose up through Berkshire’s utility business, will be scrutinised in a way Buffett has largely avoided in recent years, with investors trusting in returns that have beaten the benchmark S&P 500 by more than 5.4mn per cent…