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Franklin Graham praises Trump admin’s response to deadly Burma earthquake: ‘Very generous’

As Burma, also known as Myanmar, struggles in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake, Reverend Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, praised the swift cooperation of the Burmese government and shared his confidence in a generous U.S. response under President Donald J. Trump.
«America has always been generous,» Graham told Fox News Digital.
«President Trump is not against aid. He supports aid, but he does not support waste,» Graham continued. «And that’s what’s happened in some of these cases in the past—our government has wasted too much money. But I think the president will be very generous.»
Graham also reflected on the president’s personal trials. «I believe God saved his life,» he said, referencing the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. «And the president believes that—he says that. So we need to pray for him. There are many people that would like to see harm come to him. So we just need to pray for God’s continued protection and hand on President Trump.»
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Samaritan’s Purse has already begun surgical operations in Naypyidaw, the capital city of Burma, which lies between Yangon and Mandalay and is among the areas most severely impacted. The organization is operating out of a soccer stadium provided by the Burmese government, which has also granted full cooperation, including visa approvals and facility access.
Graham reported that Samaritan’s Purse initially deployed 60 beds and two operating theaters. The government contributed an additional 24 beds via medical container units, known as connexes, including one operating room. «So it was 84 beds and three operating theaters,» Graham explained. «The rest of the hospital arrives tomorrow… we should be fully operational by the day after tomorrow.»
A Samaritan’s Purse medical professional prepares for surgery at the organization’s Emergency Field Hospital in Burma. The field hospital includes multiple operating theaters and is providing critical care following a deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake. (Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse)
According to the organization’s official press release, Samaritan’s Purse is establishing a full-scale emergency field hospital equipped with an emergency room, laboratory, pharmacy, critical care unit, and two permanent operating rooms. Nearly 100 earthquake victims were already waiting for surgery when the team arrived.
Graham emphasized urgency: «Speed is critical after a deadly earthquake like the one that rocked Myanmar,» he said. «We praise God that we are already able to provide surgery even while we are still building the full field hospital.»
One of the first patients treated was a woman who shielded her son during a building collapse. «She covered her son’s body with her body to protect him,» Graham shared. «She had problems with her spine. They had to operate on her, and she’s recovering—she’s doing well.»
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With over 3,500 confirmed deaths and thousands more injured or missing, the humanitarian need is immense. «People are lined up to come in, there’s just no help up there,» Graham said. «This is a very poor, very desperate part of the world… It’s going to take years for them to build back. If they can build back, I don’t know.»
Samaritan’s Purse sent more than 104 tons of critical supplies, including six water filtration systems, hygiene kits, emergency shelter material, and solar lights, aboard a 747-cargo plane from Greenville, South Carolina. They currently have more than 80 Disaster Assistance Response Team members in-country, with more arriving soon.

Earthquake survivors receive treatment at a temporary medical unit set up by Samaritan’s Purse inside a stadium provided by the Burmese government. The relief organization deployed a full-scale Emergency Field Hospital following the March 28 earthquake. (Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse)
The organization’s logistics capacity played a vital role. «We keep all of this in stock,» Graham said. «We have warehouses here in North Carolina… So it’s just a matter of loading the boxes on the plane and going.» He noted that the hospital will need to be resupplied regularly: «About every 10 days we’ll have a plane leaving Greensboro for Myanmar.»
Temperatures in the region are exceeding 110°F with high humidity. The team lives in tents and works in austere conditions. «We provide our own accommodations. We have our own water, we have our electricity, we’re self-contained, but it’s a tough assignment,» Graham said.
Still, the team remains committed. «They’re holding clinics during the day, operating during the night… But our team is motivated. They are excited for the opportunity to serve the people of Myanmar and to do it in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.»

Samaritan’s Purse staff and local volunteers unload emergency relief supplies from trucks in Burma. The organization airlifted more than 104 tons of aid to support victims of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, including medical equipment, water filtration systems, and hygiene kits. (Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse)
Samaritan’s Purse has worked in Burma before, responding to Cyclone Nargis in 2008 and maintaining a country office from 2017 to 2022.
«We need prayer, number one,» said Graham. «And of course, we always need financial help. This is a very long way from home.»
«We want every patient to know that God loves them and they are not alone. Please pray for everyone affected and for our Disaster Assistance Response Team as they serve those who are hurting in Jesus’ Name,» Graham added.
Samaritan’s Purse is a Christian humanitarian organization led by Rev. Franklin Graham, based in Boone, North Carolina. Known for rapid disaster response, it provides emergency medical care, shelter, clean water, and critical supplies in crisis zones around the world.
Operating in over 100 countries, the organization brings physical relief and spiritual hope, serving those in need in the name of Jesus Christ.
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Al menos 12 muertos y un edificio residencial destruido tras nuevos bombardeos rusos en Kharkiv

Rusia lanzó una oleada de misiles y drones por toda Ucrania la noche del viernes al sábado, una ofensiva que dejó al menos 12 muertos y redujo a escombros un edificio de apartamentos en la ciudad Kharkiv, en el este.
Los reporteros de AFP en esta ciudad, la segunda más poblada de Ucrania antes de la guerra, observaron a los equipos de rescate buscando entre los restos del destrozado bloque de viviendas de estilo soviético de cinco plantas.
Los equipos temen que todavía haya residentes atrapados bajo las ruinas después del ataque de misil, que mató a diez personas, según las autoridades locales.
“Desde la pasada noche, se están retirando los escombros de un edificio residencial en Kharkiv tras un ataque con un misil balístico ruso”, dijo el presidente ucraniano, Volodimir Zelensky, en un mensaje en redes sociales.
El ataque se cobró la vida de una maestra de primaria y de su hijo, informó el alcalde Igor Terejov. Otra mujer murió junto a su hija adolescente, añadió.
La arremetida dejó también varios heridos, incluyendo dos niños, de 6 y 11 años, y una joven de 17.
Zelensky aseguró que Rusia lanzó 29 misiles y 480 drones contra su territorio. Durante la noche, las autoridades activaron la alerta por ataque aéreo en todo el país.
Los ataques también impactaron infraestructura energética y ferroviaria del país, dijo el mandatario.

También afirmó haber informado al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, sobre las consecuencias de los ataques durante una conversación telefónica.
Durante la llamada, Zelensky subrayó que era importante que el paquete de ayuda de 90.000 millones de euros de la Unión Europea, así como la próxima ronda de sanciones contra Rusia —actualmente bloqueada por Hungría— “se apliquen finalmente”
Moscú afirmó haber llevado a cabo un “ataque masivo de alta precisión” contra objetivos militares en Ucrania. Rusia niega sistemáticamente haber atacado infraestructuras civiles.
Otra persona murió en la región oriental de Dnipropetrovsk, y un joven de 24 años falleció cuando su coche fue alcanzado por un dron en la región de Sumi, limítrofe con Rusia, dijeron autoridades locales.
En Zaporizhzhia, en el sur, un ataque ruso causó un herido, un bebé, anunció en Telegram el jefe de la administración regional, Ivan Fedorov.
Además, tres personas resultaron heridas en Kiev y otras dos en Chuguiv, en la región de Járkov, según autoridades locales.

(AFP)
Durante el ataque nocturno ruso, la Fuerza Aérea polaca indicó en la red social X que había desplegado aviones militares para proteger su espacio aéreo en las regiones fronterizas con Ucrania, como suele hacer en caso de ofensivas a gran escala.
Esta nueva andanada de misiles y drones ocurre después de un intercambio de 500 prisioneros por bando entre Moscú y Kiev, en virtud de los acuerdos alcanzados durante la última ronda de negociaciones en Ginebra.
Sin embargo, el diálogo parece estancado por la falta de avances significativos y el estallido de la guerra en Oriente Medio.
Según Ucrania, había intenciones de celebrar una nueva ronda de negociaciones esta semana en Abu Dabi, pero la capital de Emiratos Árabes ha sido una de las ciudades golpeadas por los misiles y drones iraníes esta semana.
El lunes, Zelensky sugirió que el próximo encuentro podía tener lugar en Suiza o Turquía, países que ya han acogido rondas previas de diálogo.
La guerra en Oriente Medio también puede repercutir en las capacidades de defensa de Ucrania, que depende en gran medida de los suministros armamentísticos de Estados Unidos.
El responsable de Defensa de la Unión Europea, Andrius Kubilius, advirtió el viernes que Washington no tendrá capacidad para garantizar misiles para su ejército, para sus aliados en el Golfo impactados por los ataques de Teherán y para Ucrania.
Por ello, “se ha vuelto más urgente para nosotros, en Europa, aumentar la producción de sistemas de defensa aérea y de misiles balísticos”, insistió Kubilius.
(Con información de AFP)
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Arizona governor vetoes Charlie Kirk memorial license plate sparking GOP outrage: ‘This bill falls short’

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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing fierce backlash after vetoing a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk — a move Republicans are blasting as a stunning act of partisanship in the wake of his assassination.
Kirk, who was assassinated while speaking at a Sept. 10 Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University, lived in Arizona with his wife, Erika, and two children.
The proposed specialty plate, referred to as the «Charlie Kirk memorial» plate or the «Conservative grassroots network special plate,» featured an iconic photo of the late Kirk and the TPUSA logo, in front of an American flag background.
Underneath the license plate number, were the words «FOR CHARLIE.»
A custom Arizona license plate, featuring a Turning Point USA and Charlie Kirk design, shared by state Sen. Jake Hoffman. (Senator Jake Hoffman via X)
Of the $25 fee required for the plate, $17 would act as an annual donation deposited into the Conservative Grassroots Network Special Plate Fund, according to the legislation.
While the recipient of the Grassroots Network Special Plate Fund was not explicitly designated as TPUSA in the bill, it noted the director of the fund would allocate revenue annually to a nonprofit organization, founded in 2012, that focuses on restoring traditional values, maintaining a grassroots activist network on high school and college campuses in Arizona, and assisting college students with voter registration and absentee ballots.

People gather at a memorial to mourn Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside Turning Point USA headquarters, Sept. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
TPUSA, founded by Kirk in 2012, is well-known for its grassroots activist networks on high school and college campuses. It is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
The $25 fee and annual $17 donation are consistent with the fees for the other 109 nonprofit license plates offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
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The state Senate passed the bill 16-2, with the House of Representatives voting 31-23 in favor, prior to Hobbs’ veto.
Specialty plates in Arizona are authorized by the legislature and sent to the governor to be signed into law. They have been offered since 1989.
In a letter explaining the veto, Hobbs cited concerns with the bill «bring[ing] people together,» claiming it would «insert politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan.»

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing fierce backlash after vetoing a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. ( Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
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«Charlie Kirk’s assassination is tragic and a horrifying act of violence,» Hobbs wrote. «In America, we resolve our political differences at the ballot box. No matter who it targets, political violence puts us all in harm’s way and damages our sacred democratic institutions.»
«I will continue working toward solutions that bring people together, but this bill falls short of that standard,» she continued.
Specialty license plates with political interests already approved by the state include: the «Choose Life» Plate, which benefits the Arizona Life Coalition and its mission to promote anti-abortion advocacy and education; the «In God We Trust» Plate, which benefits conservative Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom; and the Arizona Realtors’ «Homes for All» Plate, which funds affordable housing projects.

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA speaks during the Turning Point Action conference in 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)
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Another approved plate, «Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Plate,» which benefits Solid Rock Teen Centers, features a portrait of the legendary musician, who has made political comments about social issues including gender identity.
Republican state Sen. Jake Hoffman, who sponsored the bill, posted a fiery statement on social media following the governor’s action, claiming her «grotesque partisanship knows no bounds.»
«Even in the wake of a global civil rights leader — an Arizona resident and her own constituent — being assassinated in broad daylight for his defense of the First Amendment, Hobbs couldn’t find the human decency to put her far-Left extremism aside simply to allow those how wish to honor him to do so,» Hoffman wrote. «Katie Hobbs will forever be known as a stain on the pages of Arizona’s story.»
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On Saturday, TPUSA COO Tyler Bowyer shared an X post that read, «Deport Katie Hobbs.»
TPUSA, Bowyer and Hobbs’ office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
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