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Trump welcomes Polish president with flyover tribute to fallen fighter pilot

Trump welcomes Polish president with flyover tribute to fallen fighter pilot

EXCLUSIVE: Eight fighter jets will conduct a flyover when Polish President Karol Nawrocki arrives at the White House Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital has learned.  President Donald Trump’s meeting with Nawrocki, whom Trump backed in the Polish elections earlier in 2025, comes amid ongoing negotiations between Poland’s neighboring Russia and Ukraine to end the conflict between the two countries.  “President Trump is looking forward to welcoming President Nawrocki to the White House, who recently won a historic election in Poland,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a Tuesday statement to Fox News Digital. The “spectacular flyover will honor the memory of a brave Polish fighter pilot whose life was tragically taken too soon and capture the special relationship between our two countries.” Four F-16 fighter jets are slated to perform a missing man formation Wednesday to honor a Polish army F-16 pilot who died in an August crash during a rehearsal for an airshow in Radom, Poland.  BACK FROM ALASKA, TRUMP STARTS WEEK WITH CRUCIAL FOREIGN POLICY TALKS OVER UKRAINE WAR Additionally, four F-35 fighter jets will also fly over the White House to recognize the relationship between the U.S. and Poland. The U.S. sells F-35 fighter jets to allies, including Poland, and the State Department signed off on a potential $1.85 billion sale of sustainment equipment for the F-35 to Poland in August.  Likewise, the U.S. started training Polish aviators to operate the F-35 in May at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas.  All crew members participating in the flyover are American. Those flying the F-16 aircraft are from the D.C. Air National Guard based out of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, and the F-35 pilots are from Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.  A missing man formation occurs during a flyover when one aircraft breaks off from the rest, recognizing the missing or fallen service member.  This isn’t the first time a flyover has occurred when the Polish president has visited the White House. One was also conducted in 2019 during Trump’s first term when then-Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Washington.  RUSSIAN DRONE CRASHES IN POLISH FIELD AS WARSAW PROTESTS AIRSPACE VIOLATION AND PLANS FORMAL COMPLAINT Nawrocki’s visit comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated his attacks against Ukraine, despite a meeting in August with Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, in an attempt to advance a peace deal.  Meanwhile, the Trump administration has sought to work with European allies in recent weeks on nailing down various security guarantees for Ukraine to safeguard against Russian aggression again.  While Trump initially said a trilateral meeting with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the works following his meeting with Putin, Russia has shown disinterest in such a meeting. RUSSIA LAUNCHES LARGEST ATTACK ON UKRAINE THIS MONTH FOLLOWING TRUMP’S MEETINGS WITH PUTIN, ZELENSKYY As a result, Trump said Tuesday there would be consequences if Putin failed to meet with Zelenskyy.  “We’re going to see what happens,” Trump told reporters Tuesday. “We’re going to see what they do and what happens. I’m watching it very closely … I want to see it end.”  Nawrocki is slated to arrive at the White House at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 

GOP lawmakers aim to hike penalties on ‘radical Left’ as ICE attacks rise by over 800%

GOP lawmakers aim to hike penalties on ‘radical Left’ as ICE attacks rise by over 800%

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are advancing legislation to stiffen penalties for people convicted of assaulting or impeding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, escalating the partisan battle over illegal immigration and crime enforcement. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, introduced the “Protect and Respect ICE Act,” backed by Reps. Brad Knott, R-N.C., and Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn. The measure would double the maximum prison sentence and fines for assaulting, resisting or impeding an ICE agent or employee. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported in July that ICE officials experienced an 830% increase in assaults between late January and mid-July compared to the same period in 2024. A Hinson spokesperson told Fox News Digital the bill is intended to deter violence by anti-ICE protesters targeting federal agents. Hinson tied the surge in attacks to progressive activists. “Instead of standing with law enforcement, the radical Left sides with dangerous illegal aliens and even wants to strip ICE agents of the gear that keeps them safe. That’s unacceptable,” she told Fox News Digital. “Anyone who assaults an ICE agent must face the harshest possible punishment.” Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration have already surged resources to ICE since regaining control of the federal government earlier this year.  President Donald Trump has also ordered ICE-led raids in major U.S. cities, sparking backlash from Democrats and progressive groups. Chicago is reportedly the latest city preparing for an ICE crackdown, alongside a deployment of National Guard troops. Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker have both criticized the move. Johnson signed an executive order last week prohibiting Chicago police from cooperating with “any unlawful or unconstitutional actions undertaken by federal law enforcement or U.S. Armed Forces within the City of Chicago.”

US Open: Carlos Alcaraz cruises into 2025 semifinals

US Open: Carlos Alcaraz cruises into 2025 semifinals

Alcaraz dominated Czech player Jiri Lehecka in the quarters, with the Spaniard yet to lose a set at this year’s event. Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025 Second seed Carlos Alcaraz has yet to drop a set at Flushing Meadows, and cruised into the US Open semifinals, demolishing Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Alcaraz had the crowd in the palm of his hand on Tuesday as he fired off 28 winners and never faced a break point, putting on yet another almost pristine performance. He will next play either 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic or American fourth seed Taylor Fritz. Lehecka is one of the few players to beat Alcaraz this season, winning in the Doha quarterfinals, but was outclassed this time around and could only watch helplessly as the Spaniard’s forehand winner zipped by on match point. “If you show the opponent you’re fresh, you’re able to play two, three, more hours, to play long rallies, it’s giving him the mindset of, this is going to be really tough,” said Alcaraz. “The way that I walk between points, with attitude – I’m fresh, I’m really good physically. I think it’s really important to show the opponent that they are going to sweat a lot, and they are going to have to run a lot if he wants to beat me.” Alcaraz broke in the first game, helped on his way by a pair of Lehecka double faults, and the Spaniard got the crowd going as he triumphed in a thrilling, cat-and-mouse exchange at the net in the 10th game, sending a backhand winner streaking past the Czech. The 2022 champion kept the momentum going in the second set, converting a break point at the net in the first game, and Lehecka became visibly agitated as he went down another break with a double fault in the seventh game. Advertisement Alcaraz smiled in disbelief as he nailed a series of precise shots to set up a break point in the seventh game of the final set, but Lehecka dug in to hold. Alcaraz let out a triumphant cheer as he prevailed in a 12-shot rally on break point in the ninth game and deployed his golf swing celebration to the delight of fellow Spaniard and 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia, who was in attendance. “I just played a really – or almost – perfect match,” he said. “I’m just feeling great and hungry to make it.” The five-time major winner has only been broken once so far in the tournament and could retake the number one world ranking from Italy’s Jannik Sinner, although he is trying not to think about it. “If I think about the number one spot too much, then I’m going to put pressure on myself, and I don’t want to do that,” he said. Alcaraz, at just 22, is in the semifinals at a grand slam for the ninth time. Only Rafael Nadal, with 10, had more before turning 23 [Kena Betancur/AFP] Adblock test (Why?)

Some 400 Indonesian school children fall ill after eating free school meals

Some 400 Indonesian school children fall ill after eating free school meals

Indonesian President Prabowo’s free meals programme hit by more mass illness as protests against government rock country. Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025 An investigation has been launched after some 400 children became ill after eating free school meals in Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province, in the worst case of mass food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship food programme to help pregnant women and children. The reports of mass illness on Wednesday came as President Prabowo arrived in Beijing, China, for events commemorating the end of World War II, and days after widespread antigovernment protests rocked cities and towns across Indonesia. Authorities will launch an investigation into the cause of the illness, Bengkulu Province ‘s Vice Governor Mian said. “We will temporarily suspend operations at this kitchen while we investigate where the weaknesses lie,” said Mian, who goes by a single name. “This is the domain of the BGN [National Nutrition Agency] investigation team and the authorities,” he said. Dadan Hindayana, chief of the National Nutrition Agency, which runs the programme, told the Reuters news agency the kitchen in question had only recently started operating, asking staff to evaluate services while waiting for results of tests on the food. Since its launch, Prabowo’s free school meals programme has been rapidly expanded to reach more than 20 million recipients, and authorities plan to reach 83 million recipients by year-end, budgeting a total cost of 171 trillion rupiah ($10.52bn) for the programme this year. The president launched the programme in January, but the initiative had already been marred by food poisoning that affected hundreds of people. Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for economic affairs, inspects the trial of a free lunch programme for students at a junior high school in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 29, 2024 [Stefanno Sulaiman/Reuters] Last month, 365 people fell ill from free school meals in Central Java. According to local media reports, laboratory results indicated that the outbreak was a result of poor sanitation. Advertisement In the latest mass illness in Bengkulu, children aged from about 4 to 12 were rushed to a local hospital complaining of stomach pain beginning last Thursday, according to a video handout from the local government. On Wednesday, Prabowo was seen attending a military parade hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, to mark 80 years since Japan’s defeat at the end of World War II, according to China’s CCTV. Despite the ongoing street protests at home over his government’s handling of the economy, Prabowo decided he would travel to China, after briefly reconsidering his trip amid the mass unrest. The Jakarta Post reported on Wednesday that some 10 people are now thought to have died in protests over the weekend, with 20 people missing and 500 injured, according to reports from civic organisations and officials. In Geneva on Monday, the United Nations called for investigations into the alleged use of disproportionate force by Indonesia’s security forces against demonstrators. “We are following closely the spate of violence in Indonesia in the context of nationwide protests over parliamentary allowances, austerity measures, and alleged use of unnecessary or disproportionate force by security forces,” UN human rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said. “We stress the importance of dialogue to address the public’s concerns,” she said in a statement. Adblock test (Why?)

China’s Xi oversees massive military parade with Putin, Kim in attendance

China’s Xi oversees massive military parade with Putin, Kim in attendance

China’s full military might was on display in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square where thousands of troops marched in parade. Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025 China flexed its military muscle at a huge military parade in Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, displaying its latest generation of stealth fighters, tanks and ballistic missiles amid a highly choreographed cast of thousands. The parade through Tiananmen Square on Wednesday morning was overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of China’s military and the Chinese Communist Party. After greeting foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Xi moved on to welcome Chinese military veterans before taking his place at the centre of the event. Xi watched on from the Gate of Heavenly Peace before making a speech to the 10,000 assembled members of the People’s Liberation Army, Navy and Air Force, stating that China would continue to “adhere to a path of peaceful development”. “Humanity is again faced with a choice of peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, and win-win outcomes or zero-sum games,” Xi said, according to an official readout of his speech. Members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force march during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025 [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters] “The Chinese people will stand firmly on the right side of history and on the side of human progress, adhere to the path of peaceful development, and join hands with the rest of the world to build a community with a shared future for humanity,” he said. Advertisement Dressed in a grey Mao suit, Xi then toured Tiananmen Square, standing in a vehicle, before the parade finally commenced down Beijing’s Chang’an Avenue, a major thoroughfare in the Chinese capital. China’s most advanced weaponry took front and centre in the parade, including clearly labelled DF-5 intercontinental missiles – capable of delivering a nuclear warhead – alongside tight formations of military personnel. “For Xi, the point is to reinforce the impression that the [People’s Republic of China, PRC] has arrived as a great power under his leadership,” said Ian Chong, a political scientist at the National University of Singapore. “Another is the array of leaders at the parade, which suggests that the PRC cannot be isolated and is unafraid of pressure and bullying, particularly from the United States,” he said. Above the parade, the air force staged a flyover, including helicopters with banners declaring, “Justice will prevail”, “Peace will prevail”, and “The people will win”. Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in a car to review the troops during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025 [Tingshu Wang/Reuters] Adblock test (Why?)

TribCast: Sid Miller’s THC entanglements

TribCast: Sid Miller’s THC entanglements

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Texas Tribune reporter Kate McGee about her recent investigative reporting in to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his staff.