What did Trump say?
According to Trump, at present the situation is completely under his control. He praised the work of the US Navy and described it as a wall of steel. Trump said that the Navy has laid such a strong siege that no one is able to cross from there. Due to this, all the work of Iran has come to a standstill and they are suffering huge losses.

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Trump further said that the people of Iran are now very desperate for a compromise. Now it has to be seen whether they are able to reach an agreement that is acceptable to America. Trump expressed confidence that if they do not agree now, they will have to agree to our request very soon.

US President claimed
Trump claimed that Iran’s military power is now exhausted. They have neither aircraft nor radar or anti-aircraft systems left. Their missiles have also been completely destroyed. Trump even said that all the leaders of Iran are dead, hence America has won this war. He informed that very good talks have taken place in the last 44 hours and there is every possibility that a major agreement will be reached soon.

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UFC Freedom 250 is fast approaching after nearly a year of planning, and President Donald Trump gave fans a first look at renderings of what the octagon will look like on the South Lawn.

Trump had the fighters for the co-main events behind him in the Oval Office on Wednesday – Alex Pereira will fight Cyril Gane, while Justin Gaethje will go up against Ilia Topuria.

While hosting the fighters, Trump showed pictures of what the event will look like, with the White House smack dab in the background and 4,000 up-close seats surrounding the octagon.

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There will also be a makeshift arch covering the fighters that will be lit up.

I’m a big sports fan – there are no people tougher in sports than the people behind me. These are the toughest. I know them all,” Trump said in the Oval Office.

Trump said that the “big fight” will be the “greatest show on earth.” He also said that upwards of 100,000 people will be able to watch the fights in Washington, D.C. with eight large screens near the White House.

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“What an unbelievable honor… To have a president that’s willing to go against an upstream and against the norms is truly special. That’s why you got my vote. And, it’s why we’re such a great nation right now compared to where we were,” Gaethje said.

Gaethje also credited Trump for UFC’s popularity today, saying they’d be “10 years behind” if it wasn’t for Trump’s support in the early 90s while UFC was struggling to be a mainstay due to its violent nature.

Trump announced the event on July 3 last year, and UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the event the following month. It was announced in October that the event would take place on June 14, Trump’s 80th birthday as well as Flag Day.

The event is part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and an IndyCar race will also take place this summer as part of the America250 celebration.

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Michael Chandler will fight Mauricio Ruffy, and other fighters on the card include Bo Nickal and Sean O’Malley.

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President Donald Trump warned nearly a year ago that the District of Columbia may have been reporting “fake crime numbers” when he deployed the National Guard to the nation’s capital.

Now, the Metropolitan Police Department is embroiled in scandal, as 13 officers have been placed on leave, with some already undergoing termination, according to MPD Interim Chief Jeffrey Carroll, as an ongoing probe into alleged manipulation of statistics unfolds.

“Our Internal Affairs Bureau has completed an investigation into crime reporting,” Carroll said. The MPD did not immediately respond to a Tuesday request for comment. “This investigation was reported — it was referred to us earlier this year from the United States Attorney’s Office.”

Senior officials, including an assistant chief and district commander, are among those being scrutinized, according to reports.

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Trump received heavy blowback from District officials and Democratic lawmakers for dispatching the Guard to the area after declaring on Truth Social that “DC gave fake crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety.”

Trump claimed that until the Guard arrived, Washington was the least safe city in the U.S. “and perhaps the world.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for further comment, while House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer took credit for the developments leading up to the suspensions.

“These terminations are a direct result of the Oversight Committee’s work exposing dangerous efforts by DC Police leaders to artificially lower crime rates,” Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.

Meanwhile, several Democrats, including those in the District, have lambasted Trump for his actions.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., slammed the White House in August, saying the president’s use of federal law enforcement within her city is a “disproportionate overreaction” and “offensive.”

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Council members on the District Council — where there are no Republicans — called Trump’s behavior off-base and extreme.

District of Columbia District Attorney Brian Schwalb also sued the feds for an “unlawful attempt to take over [MPD]” and the Justice Department’s Home-Rule order to the District in that respect.

Schwalb’s office said in a statement at the time that Trump had no right to supplant then-chief Pamela Smith, with the AG adding that his actions represented a “hostile takeover.”

“The Administration is abusing its limited, temporary authority under the Home Rule Act, infringing on the District’s right to self-governance and putting the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk,” Schwalb said, further calling the move the greatest threat to the District’s “home rule” provisions of self-governance.

In a profane response a month later to the Guard’s presence, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., declared Congress would never provide consent to Trump’s actions in Washington.

“No f—ing way,” he said in response to a question on extending the National Guard’s tenure.

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Schumer called Trump’s move an attempted distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein files saga.

Fox News Digital reached out to Schwalb, Holmes-Norton, Schumer, the White House and the MPD for comment.

A representative for Schwalb acknowledged Fox News Digital’s inquiry and said the attorney general’s office would respond soon.

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Meanwhile, the MPD’s union boss welcomed the news, saying his members “warned that this toxic culture of coercion, fear, and corruption left thousands of cases uninvestigated, denied victims justice, gaslit residents, and endangered public safety.”

“Forensic teams were not dispatched, evidence went uncollected, detectives were never notified, and dangerous criminals walked free. All while the public was fed falsified Daily Crime Report (DCR) numbers,” Gregg Pemberton said.

Michael Rapaport is calling out New York leadership in blunt terms after a tense protest outside a Manhattan synagogue, demanding accountability from the state’s top office.

“HALLOWEEN SPRING FLING, Now right now in NYC, lunatics dressed in Halloween terra costumes are outside of…. You guessed it a Synagogue in NYC,” he wrote on X, with a video of a protest.

“@GovKathyHochul, you’ve had 3 years to do a mask mandate & see if this stops the bulls—, you did nothing. RESIGN in SHAME,” he concluded.

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The criticism came as tensions spilled into the streets Tuesday night outside Park East Synagogue, where anti-Israel protesters faced off with police while pro-Israel demonstrators stood nearby waving Israeli and American flags.

Video shows officers with the New York City Police Department stepping in to hold the line, pushing back a crowd of roughly 100 demonstrators to keep the opposing sides separated. Some in the group, carrying Palestinian flags and wearing kaffiyehs, were heard chanting, “Israel should not exist.”

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The protesters gathered less than a block from the synagogue, shouting “Palestine will never die” and “Stop the sale of stolen land” as the situation grew more tense.

The demonstration was organized by Pal-Awda NY/NJ, which previously staged a similar protest at the same location in November.

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That earlier incident prompted the New York City Council to act, passing a measure allowing police to install protective barriers around synagogues during demonstrations. The bill passed with a veto-proof 44-5 majority.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not sign the legislation, allowing it to take effect automatically after the April 25 deadline, according to the Post. — a measure now being put into practice as officials work to balance public protest with security around religious institutions.

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

The party claimed that three other Trinamool workers were also killed in incidents of post-poll violence in the last three days, which were blamed on BJP-backed anti-social elements. The party also alleged that these incidents are happening when the Model Code of Conduct is in force, which raises questions on law and order.

TMC demands CBI investigation
Trinamool demanded strict action in the case and said that a CBI investigation should be conducted into this entire episode under the supervision of the court, so that the culprits can be identified and punished as soon as possible. The party said in its statement that there is no place for violence and political murders in a democracy and it is necessary to hold the culprits accountable as soon as possible.

Chandranath Rath shot dead
BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari’s PSO Chandranath Rath was shot dead in Madhyagram in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday night. The attackers followed his car and opened fire in Dohariya area. According to local sources, four rounds of bullets were fired, out of which three bullets hit Chandranath’s head.

Many senior BJP leaders including Shubhendu reached the hospital
He was taken to the hospital in a seriously injured condition, where he later died. After this incident, there is an atmosphere of panic in the entire area. A large number of police forces have been deployed at the spot and investigation has been started. Many senior leaders including BJP CM candidate Shubhendu Adhikari and party state president Sukanta Majumdar have reached the hospital.

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A federal jury has found a California man tied to a controversial underground biolab guilty of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 test fraud scheme, prosecutors said.

Jia Bei Zhu, 64, a Chinese national, was convicted on all 12 counts following a two-week trial in Sacramento, including conspiracy, wire fraud, distributing misbranded medical devices and lying to the Food and Drug Administration, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors say Zhu used his Fresno-based company, Universal Meditech Inc. (UMI), to sell more than one million faulty COVID-19 test kits across the United States, raking in nearly $4 million at the height of the pandemic.

“This verdict holds the defendant accountable for actions that exploited a public health crisis for his own gain,” U.S. Attorney Eric Grant said in a statement. “He … deliberately deceived the public by repackaging low-quality, foreign-made test kits at a time when accuracy and reliability were critical.”

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Authorities say the tests were falsely marketed as FDA-approved, made in the USA and produced in certified laboratories — claims that prosecutors say were entirely fabricated.

According to evidence presented at trial, Zhu and his associates imported cheap COVID-19 tests from China, then repackaged and resold them under false pretenses. Many of the kits were missing basic components and, in some cases, did not work at all, victims testified.

Employees told jurors they were instructed to lie to customers and feared retaliation if they refused. Many of those workers had no medical or scientific background and were recruited from unrelated jobs, including retail and childcare.

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Federal investigators say the operation was driven by deception at nearly every level, from misleading online marketing to false claims made directly to regulators.

“The defendant’s scheme … undermined public health during a critical time,” said FDA Special Agent in Charge Robert Iwanicki.

Zhu had previously drawn national scrutiny over his connection to a now-shuttered warehouse in Reedley, California, described by officials as an illegal, makeshift biolab that raised alarms about potential biohazards.

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The Reedley facility previously drew scrutiny after local and federal officials found lab materials, mice and improperly stored substances, though officials later said the materials tied to this case did not pose a risk to humans.

However, authorities emphasized that the criminal charges in this case were not directly tied to the biological materials found at that site. Federal agencies, including the FDA, CDC and FBI, ultimately determined the materials were part of a failed attempt to manufacture COVID-19 tests and did not pose a threat to the public.

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Prosecutors said UMI’s Fresno facility itself lacked the ability to manufacture COVID-19 tests and was described as an unsanitary warehouse that fell far below established standards.

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Zhu’s alleged romantic and business partner, Zhaoyan Wang, was also charged but fled the United States before his arrest and remains a fugitive believed to be in China.

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Prosecutors say the pair attempted to dodge scrutiny by relocating their operation and rebranding the company under a new name, but the effort failed as federal investigators closed in.

In one instance, Zhu allegedly lied to federal agents about his identity, claiming to be a different person who had recently arrived in the U.S.

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Zhu is scheduled to be sentenced in August and faces decades in prison if given the maximum penalties. Each wire fraud charge alone carries up to 20 years.

Federal officials say the case underscores their commitment to cracking down on pandemic-related fraud.

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“Our office remains committed to prosecuting those who endanger the public through fraud,” Grant said.

Fox News’ Lee Ross and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.