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Sep 13, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump — days after appearing to nap during a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at the Pentagon — hurled accusations at the New York Times of insensitivity over its coverage on the historic day.Trump on Sunday shared a post from the Department of the Interior press office apparently condemning the New York Times for publishing reports on its botched renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool."On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the New York Times spent time and resources analyzing the Reflecting Pool," the comment stated. "They continue to avoid doing any real reporting on all the vandalism."The Times report revealed the contractor that renovated the Reflecting Pool told the Trump administration that internal errors, not vandalism, caused problems with its lining.It's worth noting that in 2002 the New York Times won a record-breaking seven Pulitzer prizes for its coverage of the tragic terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001.Its journalists raced toward Ground Zero to document the explosive flames, the bloodied victims, and the first responders who sacrificed their lives to save others. Trump, meanwhile, skipped the 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero — where former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were in attendance — and opted instead to give a speech at the Pentagon. The president has also come under fire this week for increasingly bold claims about his own efforts following the attacks on the twin towers. "Trump has long talked about his 9/11 response, saying he spent a lot of time at Ground Zero and brought hundreds of workers to aid in the recovery effort," a Politifact report states. "PolitiFact previously found no evidence that Trump brought hundreds of workers to the site, and other fact-checkers have similarly found the evidence lacking. Trump World Tower was under development in 2001 in Midtown Manhattan, about 5 miles from the World Trade Center."

Sep 13, 2026 - World

Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java SeaRescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others were missing on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the islands of Java and Borneo capsized in bad weather.Basarnas, Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency, said 107 people had been rescued from the Virgo ⁠Transport 8 vessel, which set sail on Saturday with 243 ​people onboard, including 30 crew members, ​from ‌the East Java ‌city of Surabaya. Continue reading...

Sep 13, 2026 - World

Law enforcement tasked with protecting President Donald Trump mistakenly talked tactics with a random cameraman, the BBC revealed Sunday.BBC News reporter Enda McClafferty discussed the incident during a recent on-air interview about Trump's ongoing trip to Ireland, where the president has already spurred an international uproar, mass protests and questions about his cognitive health."Yesterday two gardaí flagged down our camera man and mistook him for an undercover Garda officer," he said, "and started to talk tactics to him!" The host of BBC's Sunday Politics began to chuckle as McClafferty explained it was the cameraman who told the gardaí he was actually a journalist.Trump's security has caused a large headache for Ireland law enforcement. Rank-and-file gardaí have spent recent weeks fuming after being told to foot the bill for their own accommodation, the Irish Mirror reported this week.Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly designated the visit an "extraordinary event" over the summer due to the scale of the policing operation, dubbed Operation Far Sunrise, spanning Dublin, Shannon and Trump's golf resort in Doonbeg, County Clare.“There’s a use-and-abuse policy from management and they’re expecting lads to just show up,” one source told the Mirror. It appears that despite the grumbles, the lads did show up. "We have more gardaí than we have spectators at the golf," said McClafferty. "Around every bog corner, if you like, there's a squad car."McClafferty then took a moment to rib Trump about another security vehicle. "Donald Trump has brought with him an armor-plated golf cart," said McClafferty. "I do believe it," Enda," host Mark Carruthers replied. "Thanks very much, indeed."

Sep 13, 2026 - World

Prime minister’s office tells families of those missing ‘the nation stands with you’ as search and rescue efforts continueOne person has died and more than 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the country’s government says.The vessel, MV Matui, had set sail with more than 40 passengers and crew on Friday from the island of Santo to Ambae island in very rough seas, but did not arrive. Continue reading...

Sep 12, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump admitted to confusion Saturday when faced with a simple question regarding one of his own deals.Trump, asked by a reporter if he was considering a withdrawal from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement he negotiated and passed during his first term — and touted as "the best agreement we've ever made" — appeared not to remember it on Saturday."Are you considering withdrawing from the USMCA deal?" the reporter asked. "What does that mean?" Trump responded.The reporter paused for a beat, then explained the acronym, "Are you considering withdrawing from the USMCA deal with U.S., Mexico, and Canada?""That's a strange question to be asked over here," Trump replied. This exchange captured the immediate attention of Trump's critics on social media. "Sharp as a tack," progressive political commentator Molly Jong-Fast joked in a post on X."Truly a man at the top of his game right here," added media columnist Justin Baragona.Trump's administration declined to renew the USMCA in July, triggering annual reviews that keep the pact in force until 2036 unless a country moves to withdraw.Trump has previously said that he's considering withdrawing from the USMCA, but on Saturday, he denied plans to withdraw from it and talked up his relationship with Canada despite an ongoing trade war."No, I get along great. We're going to have a great relationship with Mexico," Trump said. "We actually have a good one with Canada but the United States has been ripped off for fifty years by Canada."Trump then claimed both Canada and Iran wanted to make a deal "very badly." This prompted political analyst and staff writer for The Atlantic Tom Nichols to warn of "cognitive decline" in Trump."His brain is now just a Mad Libs template with the same answers written in over and over. 'What do you think of [issue] and [country]?'" Nichols wrote. "'[Issue] is going great. [Country] is very eager to make a deal.' You can insert almost anything and get the same answer."