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Video: Maduro sends best wishes as leaders react to Biden decision

Video: Maduro sends best wishes as leaders react to Biden decision

NewsFeed Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro sent his best wishes to US President Joe Biden for ‘health and a long life’, as world leaders including the prime ministers of Australia and Japan reacted to Biden’s decision not to run for re-election. Published On 22 Jul 202422 Jul 2024 Adblock test (Why?)

Ukraine’s foreign minister to press China on support for Russia

Ukraine’s foreign minister to press China on support for Russia

Dmytro Kuleba visits China to discuss ending Russia’s invasion and sustainable peace efforts. Ukraine’s foreign minister will head to China on Tuesday for two days of talks in a bid to persuade Beijing to reduce its support for Russia and get behind Kyiv’s push for “sustainable” peace. The main topic of discussion on Dmytro Kuleba’s trip, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, will be “the search for ways to stop Russian aggression and China’s possible role in achieving a sustainable and just peace”. A close political and economic ally of Moscow, Beijing denies that it supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, China has not condemned the war either and refused to join Ukrainian-led international peace conferences. Beijing confirmed the planned talks with the Ukrainian official. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Kuleba’s visit was initiated by China’s foreign minister. Last year, Beijing released a paper calling for a “political settlement” to the conflict. However, Ukraine dismissed the proposal and Western countries warned that the suggested solution could enable Russia to retain much of the territory it has seized in Ukraine. During a visit to Beijing in May, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signalled his approval of China’s plan, calling it a “genuine desire” to end the war. Last month, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted a peace summit in Switzerland to set out his vision for a lasting peace. The summit drew about 100 delegations from various nations and international bodies though Russia was not invited. Beijing refused to attend in protest, provoking an accusation from Zelenskyy that China was collaborating with Russia to undermine the event. China said that “all efforts” to support peace measures should be recognised. Kyiv and Moscow have intensified fatal cross-border missile and drone attacks over recent months with both sides primarily targeting energy infrastructure. Russia makes nearly daily announcements about the interception of Ukrainian drones which Kyiv says are a response to Russian attacks aimed at military and civilian targets since Moscow launched its special military operation in February 2022. Adblock test (Why?)

Sen. Ron Johnson releases preliminary findings of probe into Trump assassination attempt

Sen. Ron Johnson releases preliminary findings of probe into Trump assassination attempt

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc, released his official 13-page preliminary findings of his office’s investigation into the assassination attempt of former President Trump. Trump survived the assassination attempt on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where alleged gunman Thomas Mathew Crooks, 20, opened fire, killing one spectator and injuring several others, including Trump, who suffered injuries to his ear. Shortly following the incident, Johnson’s office began contacting federal, state and local government entities, as well as private companies, to solicit information about the security failures at the rally, the senator’s office said. The preliminary findings are based on the initial information Johnson’s office obtained after the shooting. The senator’s office said he is sharing this information with the public to be transparent. TRUMP SHOOTING: TIMELINE OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW GUNMAN EVADED SECURITY The preliminary findings determined that the Secret Service did not attend a security briefing given to local SWAT and sniper teams on the morning of July 13, that local law enforcement said communications were siloed and they were not in frequent radio contact directly with the Secret Service, that local law enforcement notified command about Crooks before the shooting and received confirmation that the Secret Service was aware of the notification and that the Secret Service was seen on the roof of the American Glass Research (AGR) building with local law enforcement following the shooting. The investigation also found that photos of the shooter were sent to the ATF for facial recognition and that local law enforcement said the Secret Service was initially not planning on sending snipers to the rally. Johnson’s office also provided a timeline of the events on July 13: 9 a.m. — Butler County Emergency Services held a briefing for the local SWAT and Sniper units from Butler County, Beaver County, and Washington County providing security for Trump’s rally. The briefing outlined the security perimeter for the event and areas of responsibility for each local unit as well as staging locations, including sniper locations, for each local unit and the Secret Service. Attendees of the briefing said no Secret Service or other federal law enforcement were present for the briefing and that the Secret Service initially did not plan to provide sniper units before changing plans for unclear reasons. It is unknown why the Secret Service did not attend the briefing. 9:27 a.m. — Crooks enters a Home Depot in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Video footage of the store reportedly shows him entering alone. 9:41 a.m. — Crooks purchases a 5.5 FT Aluminum Dual Platform ladder. 9:42 a.m. — Crooks exits the Home Depot. Video footage of the parking lot reportedly shows him leaving in a vehicle, although the footage could not identify the make and model of the vehicle. 10:30 a.m. — Two local law enforcement snipers are in position on the second floor inside the AGR building. 5:10 p.m. — Crooks is first seen by one sniper (AGR sniper 1) at the AGR building. 5:14 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 takes pictures of Crooks. TOP REPUBLICAN WARNS OF ‘RUDE AWAKENING’ IF ‘STONEWALLING’ CONTINUES AS SECRET SERVICE FACES HEARING 5:28 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 takes a picture of a bicycle and what appears to be two bags near the AGR building, although it is unclear what happened to the bicycle and bags after the day of the shooting.  5:32 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 observes Crooks looking at his phone and using a rangefinder. 5:38 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 messages the “Sniper Group” about Crooks. 5:40 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 is instructed to “call into command” about Crooks. 5:41 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 calls into command and offers a description of Crooks and the rangefinder, and says Crooks was “lurking around [the] AGR building.” 5:49 p.m. — Photos of Crooks were sent to Butler County Emergency Services Command. 5:55 p.m. — Butler County Emergency Services confirms the photos were received. 5:59 p.m. — Butler County Emergency Services asks which direction Crooks is moving. AGR sniper 1 is initially unsure which direction Crooks is moving. 6:05 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 later says Crooks has a backpack and is moving northeast “in the direction of Sheetz.” 6:06 p.m. to 6:12 p.m. — AGR sniper 1 moves to the ground floor of the building to meet local law enforcement patrol to notify them of Crooks’ presence. Roughly 6:11 p.m. — Crooks start to open fire, and the Secret Service then returns fire and kills Crooks. 6:23 p.m. — Beaver County SWAT operators step onto the roof where Crooks was stationed and confirm he is dead. Local law enforcement from another county and at least one Secret Service agent also walked onto the roof. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 6:46 p.m. — Crooks is patted down when law enforcement finds a transmitter device, Crooks’ phone and the rangefinder in his pockets. 7:45p.m. to 7:46 p.m. — As requested by the Allegheny Bomb Squad, local law enforcement sent pictures of Crooks and the items to an ATF agent. The ATF is reportedly using the pictures of Crooks to run facial recognition.

Creator of immigration chart that ‘saved’ Trump’s life from would-be assassin credits ‘providence’

Creator of immigration chart that ‘saved’ Trump’s life from would-be assassin credits ‘providence’

EXCLUSIVE: The man who helped create the now-infamous immigration chart that former President Trump credits, in part, to saving his life last weekend during the failed assassination attempt said the “bulletproof” visual was one of several hundreds he has made over the last few years.  Like many others who observed Trump moving his head in a millisecond to look at the chart as the bullet pierced through his right ear, Patrick McIlheran, director of policy at the Badger Institute, called it nothing short of providential. “You got to think there’s a lot of providence going into this, or that turn of the head, and so forth,” McIlheran told  Fox News Digital in an interview. “It’s oftentimes hard to get people to pay attention to graphs. It’s important stuff, it’s a it’s a key topic and, boy, you wish people would take a look at it. Well, this particular twist on the story makes sure that everybody’s looking at that graph.” TRUMP GETS THUNDEROUS, STANDING OVATION AS HE ENTERS STAGE FOR RNC SPEECH “I’m glad about that,” McIlheran continued. “Senator Johnson’s numbers deserve attention. If it happens by a twist of fate to have saved us from a terrible crisis, then all the better.” McIlheran – who called it a “team effort” – first drafted the graph for Sen. Ron Johnson’s office when he worked in his office for more than a decade. He said Johnson’s office still uses the graph, which tracks border patrol apprehensions along the southwest border, and updates it on a monthly basis. The Trump-Vance team also puts in its own additions to the graph.  When asked what he would say to the former president about the chart’s role in the attempted assassination, McIlheran said: “Ron Johnson’s numbers will save your life. Keep that in mind.” On Saturday, July 13, the gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire targeting Trump’s head at his Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. The bullet narrowly missed Trump as he turned to look at the immigration graph on one of the screens. Instead, the bullet grazed his right ear. Crooks fired off several more rounds, wounding two others and killing 50-year-old former fire chief, Corey Comperatore, before being killed by a Secret Service sniper. McIlheran said as he watched video clips of the attempted assassination, he realized Trump was “talking about something over on the screen.” HULK HOGAN ENDORSES TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT AT RNC: ‘LET TRUMP-A-MANIA MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN’ “And then you’re seeing the stills as he was turned, and you realize, holy buckets – that’s Ron Johnson’s graph,” he said. “It was kind of like, holy cow – that’s that beloved old graph.” On the last night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) Thursday night, Trump – who delivered his first major speech since the attempted assassination – referenced the chart as he talked about illegal immigration. “Less than four years ago, I handed this administration the strongest border in American history, but you can see on the chart that saved my life … that was the chart that saved my life,” Trump said as the chart was put up on the screen behind him. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub. Trump told the audience how proud he was of the chart, noting that it showed a dive in illegal crossings under his administration before a spike in crossings over the last few years. “Oh there it is, that’s pretty good, wow,” Trump said after noticing the chart was now on the screen at the RNC. “Last time I put up that chart, I never really got to look at it. Without this chart, I would not be here today.” Trump also paid tribute to Comperatore and the two wounded – David Dutch and James Copenhaver – during his remarks Thursday, calling those injured men “great warriors.” Fox News Digital’s Michael Lee contributed to this report. Get the latest updates on the ongoing border crisis from the Fox News Digital immigration hub.