Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, and will stand as candidate in a by-election in Clacton. Let the people decide.
Horrific Charlie Kirk Evidence SHOCKS Judge During Hearing
The judge overseeing the Charlie Kirk assassination case visibly winced when the court was shown disturbing footage of the moment accused gunman Tyler Robinson shot the Turning Point USA founder through the neck.
Judge Tony Graf flinched and moved his seat back while watching his monitor on the bench during Monday’s hearing in Utah — when Erika Kirk faced her husband’s alleged killer for the first time.
He then gathered himself and calmly stated, “And that concludes state’s Exhibit 8,” the New York Times reported.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqdG5iYF91g
Marine Le Pen was cleared to enter the 2027 French presidential race if she drops a vow never to stand for office wearing an electronic bracelet.
Le Pen was given a one-year jail term and may have to wear an electronic bracelet for a portion of that time, with another judge to decide the duration.
The court reduced Le Pen's election ban to 15 months, which she has already served, paving the way for her to lead her party into the next election.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u68xgCMXm-M
Watch Live: Judge to Rule on Whether Alleged Charlie Kirk Killer Tyler Robinson Will Stand Trial
Watch live as a Utah judge hears testimony on evidence and rules on whether there is enough evidence for Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk's alleged killer to stand trial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8g-iZYrSkw
🔴 BREAKING: NYC Buildings EVACUATED After Support Columns Buckle at Former Pfizer HQ
NYC buildings were evacuated after two support columns reportedly buckled on the 21st floor of the former Pfizer Headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
A major structural emergency is developing in New York City after reports that two support columns buckled inside the former Pfizer Headquarters building under construction on East 42nd Street near Third Avenue in Manhattan. The building, located in the busy Midtown East and Tudor City area, is part of the former Pfizer headquarters complex that has been undergoing a massive office-to-residential conversion project. The site has been reported as one of New York City’s largest office-to-apartment conversion projects.
Emergency crews responded to the scene as nearby buildings were reportedly evacuated out of caution. Live video from the area showed a heavy FDNY and NYPD presence near East 42nd Street, with construction concerns focused around the 21st floor. Officials are still working to determine the full extent of the structural issue and whether there is any ongoing collapse risk.
This incident comes as New York City continues to see a wave of major construction projects, office-to-residential conversions, building renovations, and high-rise redevelopment across Manhattan. Structural emergencies like this immediately raise concerns about worker safety, nearby residents, pedestrian traffic, falling debris, evacuation zones, and how city inspectors handle major construction sites in dense areas like Midtown Manhattan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu9zE4rR0d4
Workers find buckling beams inside Midtown building under construction; nearby buildings evacuated
MIDTOWN EAST, Manhattan (WABC) – Several floors of a Midtown Manhattan office building that's under construction are caving in on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of several adjacent buildings and street closures.
The high-rise, at 235 E. 42nd St., is on the corner of East 42nd Street and Second Avenue and is the former headquarters of the Pfizer pharmaceutical company and is under conversion to residential use.
Around 8 a.m., construction workers noticed cracks inside the building. The FDNY say the workers spotted structural support beams beginning to buckle on the 21st and 22nd floors and self-evacuated.
Officials say that caused the 21st to 26st floors of the 38-story building to start caving under the stress.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani advised anyone in the area to follow the instructions of first responders on the ground.
"Now luckily there have been no injuries to report at this time, all workers are accounted for, the building has been evacuated, a number of tall buildings in the area are also being evacuated at this time, a school with about 400 children has also been evacuated," Mamdani said.
The FDNY said the following buildings have been evacuated:
815 Second Avenue
235 East 42nd Street
210 East 43rd Street
212 East 43rd Street
211 East 43rd Street
231 East 43rd Street
225 East 43rd Street
235 East 43rd Street
Of the evacuated buildings, 231 East 43rd Street is the Hampton Inn Manhattan Grand Central and guests have been evacuated out of their rooms.
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic is closed on East 42nd Street between Second and Third avenues.
The FDNY has also asked for East 44th Street to be closed between Second and Third avenues.
https://abc7ny.com/post/midtown-east-buildings-evacuated-construction-workers-find-buckling-beams-21st-floor-nyc/19463640/
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NATO is stronger because Trump demanded more:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4637918/shared-security-interests-nato-stronger-because-trump-demanded-more/
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NATO is stronger because Trump demanded more
By Rick Scott
Published July 7, 2026 6:00am ET
Here’s a number the beltway class swore they’d never see: $1.2 trillion.
That’s the new defense spending Europe and Canada have added since President Donald Trump first took office in 2017. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rightly called it the “Trump Trillion.”
When NATO leaders gather for this year’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, next week, they should remember one simple fact: this alliance is stronger today because Trump demanded that our allies do more.
NATO TO ANNOUNCE ‘TENS OF BILLIONS’ OF DOLLARS FOR NEW DEFENSE CONTRACTS: RUTTE
Here’s the deal: For many years, NATO was about charity. The United States and a select few European countries provided for the alliance. However, NATO can and should be a hard-nosed security arrangement that advances American and the other members’ interests, and it only works when every ally carries its fair share of the burden.
For years, U.S. presidents asked Europe to spend more on its own defense. Too many allies kept relying on American taxpayers while failing to meet their own obligations in exchange for their own social welfare programs. Meanwhile, those same “allies” treated the U.S. like their own subsidized private security force.
That’s why Trump rightfully said, “no more” and put a stop to this. He understood that the deal needed to be renegotiated, not simply accepted.
Trump did what his predecessors could not. He made it clear that every NATO ally must live up to its commitments, including Article 3 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which requires every member to build and maintain its own capacity to defend itself first.
The message worked. Last year in The Hague, allies agreed to a historic new standard of spending 5% of gross domestic product on defense and defense-related investments, replacing a target that for too many countries had become a ceiling instead of a floor.
That’s leadership. The new spending commitments are proof that leverage worked. Rather than weakening the alliance, Trump’s insistence on fair burden-sharing has strengthened it by ensuring allies invest more in their own defense and infrastructure.
That investment isn’t just making Europe stronger. It is creating jobs for hardworking families right here at home. Increased European and Canadian spending is going toward American-made defense equipment, supporting more than 112,000 American jobs. Another 83,000 U.S. jobs are supported through investments by European defense companies in the U.S.
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I’ve seen what that means up close. As Florida’s governor and senator, I watched our military and defense industry grow into a pillar of our economy. Today, it supports more than 860,000 Florida jobs and over $100 billion in economic impact every single year. When our allies buy American, states such as Florida win.
Beyond defense, a stable and secure Europe remains America’s largest economic partner. Security and prosperity go hand in hand.
But the job isn’t finished. The 5% must be turned into real capabilities: ships, planes, and ammunition, not press releases. In Ankara, the alliance needs to present a united front to the world.
NATO remains the strongest military alliance in history, bringing together 32 countries committed to defending themselves and one another. At a time when communist China is expanding its military and Putin’s Russia continues its aggression in Europe, projecting decisive strength matters more than ever.
Europe is finally stepping up to meet its responsibilities. That is exactly what Trump has been demanding for years.
Were some allies disappointing on Iran? Absolutely, Spain is the best example of that, but most of the allies eventually rose to the challenge and continued to support the broader mission of protecting our shared security interests.
As Secretary General Rutte noted, between 4,000 and 5,000 U.S. aircraft sorties were supporting Operation Epic Fury from bases across Europe. That is a reminder that this alliance continues to deliver when it matters most. I thank God for the American warriors who flew those missions. Their success benefited from decades of allied cooperation, including access to bases, overflight rights, and critical infrastructure that no other coalition in the world could provide. A few weak links shouldn’t define this alliance.
The same is true in Ukraine. As War Secretary Pete Hegseth has emphasized, Trump’s approach is producing real progress. Through Trump’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, or PURL initiative, our European allies are stepping up and taking the lead in funding Ukraine’s defense. That is exactly how burden-sharing should work. The U.S. leads, and our allies are increasingly carrying a greater share of the effort. That is exactly the balance Trump has sought.
And it works. Ukraine continues to hold its lines despite relentless Russian attacks, while Russia has paid an enormous military and economic price for its aggression.
This summit should build on that momentum. It should increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. It should reaffirm the historic commitments made in The Hague. It should demonstrate that Europe can and will continue taking greater responsibility for its own security while standing shoulder to shoulder with the U.S.
Most importantly, the Ankara summit must send an unmistakable message to our adversaries: NATO is stronger than ever because its members are united in both word and deed, and America isn’t going anywhere.
Trump’s objective was never to weaken or walk away from NATO. It was to secure a better deal for the public. Trump challenged the alliance to become stronger. The alliance appears to be delivering, and the results will speak for themselves.
Rick Scott is a U.S. senator serving the people of Florida.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4637918/shared-security-interests-nato-stronger-because-trump-demanded-more/
> former headquarters of the Pfizer pharmaceutical company and is under conversion to residential use.
Press releases | May 19, 2025
Fried Frank acted as counsel to a joint venture of Metro Loft Developers and David Werner Real Estate Investments, as borrower, in connection with a $720 million construction loan originated by Madison Realty Capital for the development and conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters consisting of two adjacent and connected office buildings. Located at 219 and 235 East 42nd Street in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan, the property will be converted into a 1,602-unit multifamily building. Once completed, the project is expected to be the largest office-to-residential conversion nationwide.
The Fried Frank team was led by real estate partner Michael J. Werner, and included real estate associates Julian Henry and Loren Naftali.
https://www.friedfrank.com/news-and-insights/former-pfizer-headquarters-office-to-residential-conversion-12435