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The man who tried to kill Trump sought information about Kennedy’s murder

The man who tried to kill Donald Trump on July 13 during a rally in Pennsylvania had searched the internet for information about the murder of former President John F. Kennedy weeks before the shooting, the FBI reported on Wednesday.

The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, looked for how far away Lee Harley Oswald was at the time he murdered Kennedy in 1963, FBI director Christopher Wray said before a congressional committee.

The 20-year-old who perpetrated the attack had shown great interest in public figures, although no clues have been found about his political ideology, he added in his statement.

The FBI director also specified that Crooks had used a rifle with a folding butt that could have made it easier for him to disguise the weapon before getting on the roof from where he fired the shots at Trump.

Wray revealed that the shooter flew a drone around the area, not on stage, but about 200 meters away, about two hours before the start of the rally and that helped him determine the best position to aim the weapon outside the security perimeter.

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And about the explosive devices, he specified that a total of three explosive devices were recovered, two in Crooks’ vehicle and one from his home. All of them had receivers that could have allowed them to be detonated remotely.

Wray’s statements were joined by a video published by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, recorded by a security officer’s camera, in which Crooks’ lifeless body is seen after his attack on Trump.

Before being shot down by the security forces, the young man fired eight bullets, whose shells have been found on the roof on which he was mounted.

Grassley said that the video and documents he has revealed after an official request provide more responses than those that the Secret Service has given to the American public to date.

Legislators of both parties were very disappointed with the evasion of the former director of the Secret Service, in charge of the security of presidents, former presidents and presidential candidates, Kimberly Cheatle, at a hearing on Monday.

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Cheatle resigned yesterday for the security breaches that led to the attack on Trump, who was slightly injured in one ear.

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Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Middle East Crisis

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday condemned the “military escalation in the Middle East” following attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes, just hours before an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council.

“I call for the immediate cessation of hostilities and de-escalation,” Guterres said in a statement.

The Security Council is scheduled to meet on Saturday at 21:00 GMT (4:00 p.m. in New York) to address “the situation in the Middle East,” the United Nations announced.

The meeting, during which Guterres will deliver remarks, was convened at the request of France, Bahrain, Colombia, Russia and China, according to a diplomatic source.

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Trump Floats “Friendly Takeover” of Cuba Amid Rising Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is considering what he described as a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, as Washington continues to increase pressure on the island’s communist government.

“The Cuban government is talking to us and they have very serious problems, as you know. They have no money, they have nothing at this moment, but they are talking to us and maybe we will see a friendly takeover of Cuba,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for a trip to Texas.

Earlier in the week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba needed a “radical change,” shortly after Washington eased restrictions on oil exports to the island for what officials described as “humanitarian reasons,” amid a deep economic crisis.

The United States has imposed an energy blockade on Cuba since January, citing what it calls an “extraordinary threat” posed by the communist-run island, located roughly 150 kilometers (90 miles) off the coast of Florida, to U.S. national security.

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Argentina’s Senate Reviews Milei-Backed Labor Overhaul

Argentina’s Senate on Friday began reviewing the Labor Modernization Law promoted by the administration of President Javier Milei, a proposal that would significantly reshape labor rules across the country.

The upper chamber opened its final discussion of the contentious initiative, which revises the method used to calculate severance payments — lowering the amounts owed in dismissal cases — and introduces an “hour bank” mechanism that allows overtime to be offset with paid leave rather than extra wages.

The legislation also broadens the classification of essential services, a change that would place new limits on the right to strike in designated sectors.

The bill was initially approved by the Senate on February 11 and then moved to the Chamber of Deputies, where lawmakers passed it with amendments. It has now returned to the Senate for definitive approval.

Outside the Congress building in Buenos Aires, workers, trade unions and left-wing organizations staged demonstrations beginning at midday. The gathering later thinned out amid reports of disturbances and a strong police presence. Security forces had secured the area surrounding the legislature since early morning hours.

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Union leaders contend that the reform weakens labor protections, while many business representatives back the measure but stress that sustainable formal employment will require economic expansion, improved credit conditions, greater investment and a more dynamic domestic market.