Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died after a battle with leukemia. And a new poll reveals how the GOP is reacting to the news of former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Monday, June 12, 2023.  Silvio Berlusconi dies of leukemia at 86 The former Italian…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken mocked Russia’s armed forces during a speech in Finland, saying that “many see Russia’s military as the second-strongest in Ukraine.” Those remarks came about after a more detailed dissection of the Kremlin’s strategic failures in the Ukraine War. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says that while he appreciates…

Two days after the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine was destroyed, authorities are still trying to get a handle on just how far-reaching the destruction is and will be. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited some of the flooded regions Thursday to monitor rescue efforts. Russians then started shelling the area, forcing rescuers to jump for…

As the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, both sides are accusing the other of intentionally destroying a dam, flooding from which has caused a new humanitarian crisis in the region. And attorneys for former President Donald Trump held a meeting with Justice Department officials to discuss charges against the GOP 2024 frontrunner. These…

Russia said it stopped a large-scale attack from Ukraine, but it’s still not clear if it was the start of Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive. The Russian Ministry of Defense posted a video to its Telegram channel on Monday, June 5, claiming it stopped Ukrainian advances along five sectors of the frontlines in Donetsk. The ministry said…

A plane unexpectedly flew over Washington, D.C., causing the military to scramble fighter jets. The aircraft crashed Sunday, resulting in the deaths of all on board. And newly released footage has revealed another close call between U.S. and Chinese armed forces, this time coming in the Taiwan Strait. These stories and more highlight the rundown…

The U.S. Air Force is denying reports that an artificial intelligence drone attacked and “killed” its human operator in a simulation after a colonel’s story about a rogue test went viral. The colonel now says it was a “thought experiment” rather than anything which had actually taken place. Colonel Tucker Hamilton, chief of AI test…

A raid across the Ukraine-Russia border by a group consisting of anti-Putin Russians and Ukrainian citizens is raising new questions about Moscow’s defense strategy. The border raid in the city of Belgorod in southwestern Russia comes just a few weeks after drones attacked the Kremlin. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says the involvement of…

The U.S. Navy is getting flack for using a sailor, who is also a drag queen, to help attract a broader, more diverse pool of recruits to the armed forces. Navy sailor Joshua Kelley, who identifies as nonbinary and goes by the stage name “Harpy Daniels,” was part of a recruitment outreach program during what…