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President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that nuclear submarines he ordered to counter Russia are now «in the region» ahead of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit. 

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Before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pa., to return to Washington, D.C., Trump was asked if the nuclear submarines had already been deployed to «face Russia.» Trump said on TRUTH Social on Friday that he ordered two nuclear submarines «to be positioned in the appropriate regions» in response to what he considered «highly provocative statements» from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev about potential war with the U.S. 

«I’ve already put out a statement and the answer is they are in the region, yeah, where they have to be,» Trump told reporters at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Sunday. 

Trump said that Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia on «Wednesday or Thursday.» Russian state media reported Monday that Witkoff would arrive on Wednesday. The visit comes ahead of the Friday deadline Trump set for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine or face additional sanctions and tariffs. Trump also has warned about potential secondary tariffs for the purchasers of Russian energy. 

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TRUMP BRUSHES BACK RUSSIA’S MEDVEDEV AFTER ‘WAR’ WARNING: ‘WATCH HIS WORDS’

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa.  (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

«Well, there’ll be sanctions, but they seem to be pretty good at avoiding sanctions. You know, they’re wily characters, and they’re pretty good at avoiding sanctions,» Trump told reporters in front of Marine One. «So we’ll see what happens.»

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Asked about Witkoff’s message to Moscow and if there’s anything the Russians can do to avoid sanctions, Trump said Sunday, «Yeah, get a deal where people stop getting killed.» 

«A tremendous number of Russian soldiers have been killed. And likewise Ukraine, a lower number, but still thousands and thousands of people. And now we’re adding towns where they’re being hit by missiles. So it’s a lot of people being killed in that ridiculous war,» Trump said. «We stopped a lot of countries from war, India and Pakistan, we stopped a lot of countries. And we’re going to get that one stopped too. Somehow. We’re going to get that one stopped. That’s a really horrible war.» 

«This should be the easiest to stop, and it’s not,» Trump added. 

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Before ordering the deployment of nuclear submarines last week, Trump had warned Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, to «watch his words.» Medvedev had complained that Trump had shortened the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deadline from 50 days to just 10 to 12 days, saying that the «ultimatum» was threat toward war «not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country.» 

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese and Russian warships take part in a joint naval drills in the East China Sea, Dec. 27, 2022.  (Xu Wei/Xinhua via AP, File)

Despite Trump cautioning that Medvedev was entering «dangerous territory,» the Russian official doubled down and referenced Russia’s «Dead Hand» – the Cold War-era automated nuclear retaliation system developed by the Soviet Union. 

The U.S. and Russia hold the largest nuclear arsenals in the world.

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Top Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reportedly downplayed the U.S. deployment of nuclear submarines Monday. He told reporters that «American submarines are already on combat duty – that’s a constant process» and the Russians «don’t believe this is a case of any sort of escalation,» according to the Russian-language news website Meduza.

Asked about Medvedev’s remarks, Peskov said members of the leadership in any country have different views but stressed Putin definitively decides Russian foreign policy.

«We approach any statements related to nuclear issues with great caution,» Peskov added at the press conference, according to The Moscow Times. «Russia is firmly committed to nuclear non-proliferation, and we believe that all parties should exercise the utmost restraint when it comes to nuclear rhetoric.»

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Meanwhile, Beijing and Moscow have deepened their ties in recent years, with China providing an economic lifeline to Russia in the face of Western sanctions over the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Russia and China have started mock combat drills and other war games in the Sea of Japan, The Telegraph reported. Citing a statement from the Chinese Defense Ministry, the newspaper said the three-day exercise involves four Chinese vessels, including the guided-missile destroyers Shaoxing and Urumqi, and entails «submarine rescue, joint anti-submarine, air defense and anti-missile operations, and maritime combat,» as well as naval patrols in «relevant waters of the Pacific.» 

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At a press conference announcing details of the annual drills last week, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said the Joint Sea 2025 exercise would be held in the air and seas near the Russian port city of Vladivostok, positioned across the sea from Japan’s west coast. Last year, the drill was held off southern China in the South China Sea.

«This is an arrangement within the annual cooperation plan between the Chinese and Russian militaries. It is not targeted at any third party, nor is it related to the current international and regional situation,» Zhang said. 

China and Russia also signed a «no-limits» economic partnership shortly after the war in Ukraine began. 

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa.  (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Zhang criticized ongoing drills that the U.S. Air Force is conducting with Japan and other partners in the western Pacific. Resolute Force Pacific is the largest contingency-response exercise ever conducted by the Air Force in the region, according to the U.S. military. The U.S. Air Force has said their exercise will train its forces to maintain readiness and execute missions under stress to demonstrate their ability to defend the United States and partner nations in the Pacific.

«The U.S. has been blindly flexing muscles in the Asia-Pacific region and attempting to use military drills as a pretext to gang up, intimidate and pressure other countries, and undermine peace and stability in the region,» Zhang told reporters. 

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Japan’s Defense Ministry said in an annual report earlier this month that China’s growing military cooperation with Russia poses serious security concerns.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Japón: Hiroshima llama al mundo a abandonar las armas nucleares 80 años después de la bomba atómica que devastó la ciudad

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Japón conmemora este miércoles el 80º aniversario del lanzamiento de la bomba atómica sobre Hiroshima, con una ceremonia que espera un récord de países participantes, en un contexto marcado por llamamientos a abandonar las armas nucleares y las guerras en Ucrania y Oriente Medio.

A las 08.15 del 6 de agosto de 1945, Estados Unidos arrojó su bomba atómica sobre esa ciudad nipona, lo que mató a unas 140.000 personas. Tres días después, un proyectil idéntico cayó sobre Nagasaki y dejó otros 74.000 fallecidos, aproximadamente.

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Estos dos ataques, que precipitaron el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, son los únicos casos en la historia en los que se han utilizado armas nucleares en tiempo de guerra.

Representantes de 120 países y regiones asistirán a la ceremonia organizada el miércoles en Hiroshima, según responsables de la ciudad.

Sin embargo, no estarán presentes grandes potencias nucleares como Rusia, China y Pakistán. Irán, acusado de intentar dotarse de una bomba atómica, sí estará representado.

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Contrariamente a su costumbre, Japón ha indicado que no ha «seleccionado a sus invitados» para estas conmemoraciones, sino que ha «notificado» a todos los países y regiones la celebración del evento.

Así, Palestina y Taiwán, que Tokio no reconoce oficialmente como países, han anunciado su presencia en este evento por primera vez.

La Cúpula de la Bomba Atómica se refleja en el río Motoyasu durante un evento de fuego de agua en el Parque Conmemorativo de la Paz en Hiroshima, oeste de Japón. Foto EFE

«La existencia de líderes (políticos) que quieren reforzar su poder militar para resolver los conflictos, incluso mediante la posesión de armas atómicas, dificulta el establecimiento de la paz mundial», declaró la semana pasada el alcalde de Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, en referencia a las guerras en Ucrania y Oriente Medio.

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Matsui también instó el mes pasado a Donald Trump a visitar Hiroshima, después de que el presidente estadounidense comparara los recientes ataques aéreos contra Irán con los bombardeos atómicos de 1945.

«Me parece que no comprende plenamente la realidad de los bombardeos atómicos, que, si se utilizan, cuestan la vida a muchos ciudadanos inocentes, ya sean amigos o enemigos, y amenazan la supervivencia de la humanidad», subrayó entonces el alcalde.

Hoy en día, Hiroshima es una próspera metrópoli de 1,2 millones de habitantes, pero las ruinas de un edificio coronado por el esqueleto metálico de una cúpula se alzan en el centro de la ciudad, recordando el horror del ataque.

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«Es importante que muchas personas se reúnan en esta ciudad afectada por la bomba atómica, porque las guerras continúan» en todo el mundo, insistió Toshiyuki Mimaki, copresidente de Nihon Hidankyo, un grupo de supervivientes de la bomba ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz 2024.

En 1945, Estados Unidos lanzó dos bombas nucleares sobre las ciudades de Hiroshima y Nagasaki el 6 y el 9 de agosto, respectivamente, causando la muerte de más de 200.000 personas. Foto EFEEn 1945, Estados Unidos lanzó dos bombas nucleares sobre las ciudades de Hiroshima y Nagasaki el 6 y el 9 de agosto, respectivamente, causando la muerte de más de 200.000 personas. Foto EFE

Nihon Hidankyo insta a los países a actuar para eliminar las armas nucleares, al basarse en los testimonios de los supervivientes de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, conocidos como «hibakusha».

«Deseo que los representantes extranjeros visiten el Museo Memorial de la Paz y comprendan lo que ocurrió», explicó Mimaki.

Transmitir la memoria de los «hibakusha» y las lecciones aprendidas de la catástrofe es un reto cada vez mayor para esta organización, ya que la edad media de los supervivientes es ahora de 86 años.

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Un visitante observa una enorme fotografía de Hiroshima devastada por el primer bombardeo atómico del mundo en el Museo Memorial de la Paz de Hiroshima, Japón. Foto EFEUn visitante observa una enorme fotografía de Hiroshima devastada por el primer bombardeo atómico del mundo en el Museo Memorial de la Paz de Hiroshima, Japón. Foto EFE

«Creo que la tendencia mundial hacia un mundo sin armas nucleares continuará. La generación joven está trabajando duro para lograrlo», aseguró a la AFP Kunihiko Sakuma, de 80 años, que tenía nueve meses cuando se produjo el bombardeo y se encontraba a 3 km del punto de impacto.

Sakuma, que se reunirá con el primer ministro Shigeru Ishiba tras la ceremonia, tiene la intención de pedirle que Tokio se adhiera al tratado de la ONU para la prohibición de las armas nucleares firmado en 2017.

Tokio se ha negado a suscribirlo, al alegar que su objetivo no es viable sin la ayuda de los estados que poseen armas atómicas.

El sábado, Nagasaki también espera un número récord de países en sus propias conmemoraciones, entre ellos Rusia, que asistirá por primera vez desde su invasión a Ucrania en 2022.

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Este año «queremos que los participantes vengan y vean con sus propios ojos la realidad de la catástrofe que puede provocar un arma nuclear», declaró a la AFP un responsable de esa ciudad.

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6 criminal aliens nabbed in Houston ICE raids boast startling number of convictions

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A group of six criminal illegal aliens have been arrested by ICE in Houston after having collectively illegally entered the country a staggering 42 times. 

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The six criminal aliens were finally arrested by ICE in the final days of July after two decades’ worth of illegal reentries and after racking up an equally astounding 48 criminal convictions, according to a statement released on Tuesday. 

Criminal convictions among the group include cocaine trafficking, grand theft auto, assault, domestic violence and multiple DWIs. One of the illegals is a documented member of a cartel-connected gang. 

According to ICE, one illegal, Oscar Moran Valle, a 43-year-old Mexican national and documented Paisas gang member, illegally entered the U.S. 12 times. He has been convicted of 11 criminal offenses, including three convictions for illegal entry, two for DWI, and one each for drug possession, larceny, giving a false ID to law enforcement, illegal reentry and driving without a license. He was arrested by ICE on July 29.

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Left to right (top): Alex Salomon Reyes-Chavez, Thanh Van Nguyen, Oscar Moran Valle. Left to right (bottom): Marvin Javier Marquez Celaya, Jose Angel Munoz Saucedo and Angel Bonilla Barahona. (ICE; iStock)

Another, Alex Salomon Reyes-Chavez, a 46-year-old from Honduras, illegally entered the U.S. five times. Reyes-Chavez has been convicted of seven criminal offenses, including two convictions for burglary and heroin possession, as well as convictions for grand theft auto and cocaine trafficking. He was arrested by ICE on July 30.

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Another Honduran national, Angel Bonilla Barahona, 38, was arrested by ICE after illegally entering the U.S. seven times and being convicted of seven criminal offenses, including three convictions for assault as well as convictions for resisting arrest, criminal mischief and flight to avoid arrest.

Marvin Javier Marquez Celaya, a 38-year-old criminal alien from Honduras, arrested by ICE July 30. He illegally entered the U.S. five times and has been convicted of eight criminal offenses, including three convictions for burglary, two for cocaine possession, and one each for larceny, domestic violence and illegal reentry.

Thanh Van Nguyen, a 53-year-old from Vietnam, illegally entered the U.S. and has criminal convictions for burglary, larceny, assault and obstructing police and damaging private property. 

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ICE made 422 arrests earlier this year in an operation in Houston spanning just one week. (Fox News)

The last of the six, Jose Angel Munoz Saucedo, a 40-year-old from Mexico, illegally entered the U.S. 12 times and has been convicted of eight criminal offenses, including four convictions for DWI, two for illegal entry, and one for fleeing from a police officer.

ICE said the six were arrested by multiagency targeting teams established under the Trump administration to target the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal aliens for removal. 

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Commenting on the arrests, Gabriel Martinez, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting field office director, thanked the administration for making immigration enforcement a priority so that such criminal illegals «will no longer be able to prey on innocent Americans.»

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Commenting on the arrests, Gabriel Martinez, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting field office director, thanked the Trump administration for making immigration enforcement a priority so that such criminal illegals «will no longer be able to prey on innocent Americans.» (Trump-Vance Transition Team; ICE)

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«For the past 20 years, these six violent criminal aliens have brazenly violated our nation’s immigration and criminal laws, wreaking havoc in our local communities and leaving countless victims in their wake,» said Martinez. «Thanks to the current administration’s focus on securing the border and making immigration enforcement a priority, they have been removed from the local community.»

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Brother of Israeli hostage urges UN to act after video shows Hamas starving and torturing captives

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Ilay David, the brother of 22-year-old hostage Evyatar David, delivered an emotional plea to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, calling for urgent international action after a horrific new video showed his emaciated brother being forced to dig his own grave inside a Hamas tunnel.

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The Security Council session was requested by Israel and comes as the country stands on the verge of a full annexation of Gaza — a move prompted by the collapse of ceasefire talks and the release of disturbing images of starving hostages.

Evyatar David was abducted from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2024. In the newly received footage, he appears frail — reduced to just 90 pounds — and is seen struggling to speak.

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Members of the United Nations Security Council listen as Ilay David, brother of hostage Evyatar David, and holds up a photo of his brother in captivity as he speaks during a meeting called by Israel.  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Holding up a still from the video, Ilay David described a haunting visual: «As my younger brother, a living skeleton, was forced to speak and dig his grave, the chubby and well-fed hand of a Hamas terrorist entered the frame. Suddenly, Hamas confirmed what we have known for months — the terrorists have plenty of food. The only ones starving in Hamas’ tunnels are the hostages: my brother, Guy, and the [49] others.»

«My mother and I could not bring ourselves to watch it,» he said, speaking remotely via Zoom, «But my father and sister did. And now the images haunt them.»

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Citing testimony from former hostages — including Tal Shoham, whose account was first published by Fox News Digital — David said the terrorists remain in nearby rooms while deliberately starving captives as part of a «sick and twisted propaganda campaign.»

«This is a humanitarian crisis — the crisis of the hostages — that is not being discussed here,» he said. «Not in the Security Council, and not in other U.N. forums. The very soul of humanity is being scarred by Hamas’s barbaric actions.»

Protesters rallied near the United Nations, demanding immediate medical care and the release of hostages held by Hamas. 

Protesters rallied near the United Nations, demanding immediate medical care and the release of hostages held by Hamas.  (Yoav Ginsburg/Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

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The meeting of the U.N. Security Council was convened following the release of the latest hostage video. Israel believes that as few as 20 hostages remain alive in Hamas captivity — many in critical condition, with only days left to live.

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who attended the session in New York, emphasized ahead of the meeting that while Israel continues to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza, Hamas is deliberately starving the hostages. 

«Evyatar was forced to dig his own grave. This is satanic,» he said. «These are evil crimes — like those committed by the Nazis and ISIS.»

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar (R) and Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon (L) speak to journalists ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters on August 5, 2025 in New York

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar (R) and Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon (L) speak to journalists ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters on August 5, 2025 in New York (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Sa’ar also warned that recent moves by several nations to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state have emboldened Hamas and undermined negotiations. 

«They gave Hamas free gifts and an incentive to continue this war,» he said. «They directly assassinated the hostage deal and ceasefire. These countries prolonged the war.»

Ilay David ended his address with a desperate appeal: «We, the family of Evyatar, refuse to give up hope. We are weeping, we are suffering, but we are also fighting with every fiber of our being. We will not give up until we see him back home — until my mother and father can hug him again.»

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«To the leaders of the world, to every member of this Council, and to the global community: Your silence in the face of this monstrous cruelty is complicity. I urge you — do not let them die. Act now, before it’s too late. Save Evyatar David. Bring my little brother home.»

When asked by reporters at the White House on Tuesday if he had seen the Hamas video of Evyatar David, President Donald Trump said he had, calling it «horrible.»

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