powerball jackpot lottery numbers Why is Microsoft reducing its dependence on ChatGPT owner OpenAI? Is there a catch, here's all you need to knowConcerning footage has emerged of Ibrahima Konate following Liverpool's 2-0 victory against Real Madrid on Wednesday night. The Reds were outstanding on the night, as they returned to the summit of the Champions League table. Each player was outstanding for the Merseyside outfit, but they were particularly resolute in defence, shutting out Kylian Mbappe and co., aside from conceding a clumsy penalty, which the Frenchman missed in the second half. Virgil van Dijk and Konate were largely untroubled, as they have been for much of this season, looking assured throughout against the reigning European champions. GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Only Conor Bradley and Ryan Gravenberch completed more defensive actions (5) against Real Madrid than Konate (4). Lloris Karius has revealed that he may retire from football and pursue a DJing career. Konate Leaves Pitch Injured Following the Match However, fan-recorded footage after the game appeared to show Konate limping off the pitch, having seemingly picked up a knock during the tie. The incident seemingly occurred late in the match when Endrick attempted to latch onto a through ball from Jude Bellingham, who was booed by home supporters throughout the tie . The Liverpool man blocked him out, but was seemingly caught by the forward as he went down. Although it seemed fairly innocuous at the time, fan-recorded footage after the game appeared to show the French defender in a lot of pain. While he was not supported by staff off the pitch, he certainly didn't seem to be moving comfortably. Considering how good Konate has been alongside Van Dijk throughout the season so far, the injury might give fans cause for concern given that they have a Premier League tie against Manchester City coming up at the weekend. The match will arguably have a huge say on Liverpool's title hopes, considering that they are already eight points clear of the Cityzens, which could extend to 11 with a win. Speaking after the match, Slot made no mention of Konate's injury, with him likely still being assessed by the medical staff. Instead, he chose to praise what was an exceptional team performance by his squad on the night. "You know how special it is to play against a team that has won the Champions League so many times. They were a pain in the ass for Liverpool for many years too. It is a big week and it is pleasing to see. "Every time Real Madrid threatened us was from us. I think we can play with more intensity and better with the ball."Washington : Kamala Harris has spoken out about her election defeat in a widely pilloried video in which she talked up her losing campaign’s record fundraising haul and urged demoralised Democrats to continue to mobilise against Donald Trump. After weeks of silence and a brief holiday in Hawaii, the vice president appeared in a 10-minute video to thank supporters and encouraged them to remain resilient in the face of Trump’s election victory. “Ability to engage and inspire”: Vice President Kamala Harris. Credit: X/TheDemocrats “The outcome of this election, obviously, is not what we wanted,” she said. “It is not what we worked so hard for, but I am proud of the race we ran, and your role in this was critical. What we did in 107 days was unprecedented... Don’t let anyone take your power.” The video went viral on social media, but was widely mocked by critics noting the vice-president’s tired and somewhat rattled appearance, with some even going so far as to question whether she was under the influence of alcohol. In a sentiment shared by many, TV personality Megan McCain, the daughter of former Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, also called for Democrats to remove the short clip posted to the party’s X account. Attendees react as US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: Bloomberg “Take this down,” McCain wrote. “She’s still the sitting Vice President for God’s sake - this is awful. Like really, really awful.” But it was Harris’ comments about the “historic $1.4 billion” raised from grassroots supporters that angered some donors, who questioned how so much money could be spent, only to lose all seven battleground states, the popular vote and both houses of Congress. Speaking on News Nation, mega-donor John Morgan, who refused to back Harris’s presidential bid at all, said the expenditure would “follow Harris for the rest of her career.” “I think this disqualifies her forever,” said the founder of Washington-based law firm Morgan & Morgan. “If you can’t run a campaign, you can’t run America.” Elise Stefanik Credit: Bloomberg Harris’ video was the first time she has spoken publicly about the election since her concession speech at Howard University on November 6. It came as Trump’s campaign revealed that several of his cabinet and staffing picks had been targeted by bomb threats and swatting - a process that has become quite common in America, whereby police are called to someone’s home to check what often turns out to be a hoax. The campaign has not disclosed who was targeted, however, the office of New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, posted that she was among them. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them,” said Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. Loading “In response, law enforcement acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted. President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.” President Joe Biden’s decision to stand down on July 21 and elevate Harris as the Democratic candidate changed the trajectory of the 2024 presidential race and broke fundraising records in the three-month period to election day. However, in the aftermath of her crushing defeat, the campaign’s spending and political strategy have come under growing scrutiny amid recriminations about what went wrong. As the soul-searching continued, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, senior adviser David Plouffe, deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks and senior adviser Stephanie Cutter, appeared on the left-leaning Pod Save America podcast to provide their insights, blaming everything Biden, the media, and the truncated campaign time frame. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden at a rally together for her campaign in Maryland in August. Credit: Eric Lee/The New York Times Plouffe, a former Obama adviser, rejected as “nonsense” the idea that Harris should have done more to educate voters about who she was as a candidate, rather than focus on Trump. “To win a race like this given the political atmospherics, which were quite challenging, we had to raise the risk of a Trump second term,” he said. Dillon, meanwhile, said perceptions that the vice president spent too many weeks avoiding interviews was “completely bulls***” and said that when Harris did do interviews, the questions were “small and processy” and they did not help to inform voters wanting to know about her. Cutter added that many of the questions were just “dumb”. Loading Harris also received a lot of criticism during the campaign over comments she made on the TV show The View in which she said there wasn’t anything she would have done differently than Biden. This became an instant attack ad for the Trump campaign, and one of the most damaging errors for Harris as she tried to present herself to voters as the candidate of change. Asked about this on the podcast, Cutter said that the campaign tried to differentiate Harris from Biden by talking about her as a new generational leader who spent most of her career outside of the Washington beltway. “We were trying to tell a story and give the impression that she was different without pointing to a specific issue,” she explained. Elsewhere, veteran Democratic Party strategist James Carville hit out at young progressives in the Harris campaign, suggesting their role in thwarting her interview with Joe Rogan may have contributed to her crushing defeat. “The vice president was thinking about going on Joe Rogan’s show and a lot of the younger, progressive staffers pitched a hissy fit,” he said. “What I would tell them: ’Not only am I not interested in your f---ing opinion, I’m not even gonna call you by your name. You’re 23 years old, I don’t really give a s--- what you think.” Harris, meanwhile, used her video to urge supporters to stay positive. “You have the same ability to engage and inspire,” she said. “So don’t ever let anybody or any circumstance take your power from you.” Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. Sign up for the weekly What in the World newsletter here . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Kamala Harris Donald Trump Farrah Tomazin is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Connect via Twitter or email . Most Viewed in World Loading

Liverpool power seven points clear, Man Utd crash at WolvesNorth Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into forceCME Group Tour Championship Par ScoresThe strategic partnership between Ria Money Transfer and Tenpay Global amplifies the reach of cross-border payments between China and the rest of the world, boosting access to secure and convenient remittance services for millions of people worldwide. BUENA PARK, Calif., Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ria Money Transfer (Ria), a global leader in the cross-border money transfer industry and business segment of Euronet (NASDAQ: EEFT), and Tenpay Global, Tencent’s cross-border payment platform, announced a new partnership today. Users around the world are now able to send money from Ria’s digital and physical channels to their or their families’ Wallet Balance or linked bank accounts in Weixin Pay, a leading payment and digital wallet in China. China remains one of the top three remittance-receiving countries globally, with remittance inflows reaching US$50 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank . This partnership enables Ria to tap into the large Weixin and WeChat user base, contributing to Ria’s mobile network reach of 3.1 billion wallet accounts worldwide. With Ria’s physical presence of more than 595,000 locations in nearly 200 countries and territories, Weixin Pay users in China can now receive remittances from almost anywhere across the globe and enjoy flexible spending such as transfers, top-ups and shopping. “At Ria, we are committed to harnessing technology and our powerful network to connect people and communities and help them thrive,” said Shawn Fielder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ria Money Transfer. “Partnering with Tenpay Global combines both entities' strengths to redefine the mobile payment experience for millions of people, making it more convenient and accessible for all.” “Our partnership with Ria is founded on a shared vision of delivering cross-border remittances that bridge distances and bring families and loved ones closer together,” said Royal Chen, Vice President of Tencent Financial Technology. “Leveraging our unique Weixin ecosystem, we provide innovative cross-border solutions with convenience and reliability, meeting the evolving needs of the users and making a meaningful impact on their lives. Together with our global partners, we are creating an open, diverse and inclusive borderless payment network.” About Euronet Starting in Central Europe in 1994 and growing to a global real-time digital and cash payments network with millions of touchpoints today, Euronet now moves money in all the ways consumers and businesses depend upon. This includes money transfers, credit/debit card processing, ATMs, POS services, branded payments, foreign currency exchange and more. With products and services in more than 200 countries and territories provided through its own brand and branded business segments, Euronet and its financial technologies and networks make participation in the global economy easier, faster and more secure for everyone. A leading global financial technology solutions and payments provider, Euronet has developed an extensive global payments network that includes 55,292 installed ATMs, approximately 949,000 EFT POS terminals and a growing portfolio of outsourced debit and credit card services which are under management in 67 countries; card software solutions; a prepaid processing network of approximately 766,000 POS terminals at approximately 348,000 retailer locations in 64 countries; and a global money transfer network of approximately 595,000 locations serving 198 countries and territories. Euronet serves clients from its corporate headquarters in Leawood, Kansas, USA, and 67 worldwide offices. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.euronetworldwide.com . About Tenpay Global Tenpay Global, the cross-border payment platform of Tencent, is the gateway to seamless cross-border payment solutions for businesses and individuals. Tenpay Global offers scenario-based services for different customer groups, including cross-border consumption, cross-border remittances, and cross-border commerce scenarios. Together with global partners, Tenpay Global is committed to bridging the world's payment networks with Weixin's ecosystem in China. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/0e989027-46e4-4f17-8267-411d9201ed40

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House adviser Peter Navarro, who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will return to serve in Donald Trump's second administration, the president-elect announced Wednesday. Navarro, a trade adviser during Trump's first term, will be a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, Trump said on Truth Social. The position, Trump wrote, "leverages Peter's broad range of White House experience, while harnessing his extensive Policy analytic and Media skills." The appointment was only the first in a flurry of announcements that Trump made on Wednesday as his presidential transition faced controversy over Pete Hegseth, Trump's choice for Pentagon chief. Hegseth faces allegations of sexual misconduct, excessive drinking and financial mismanagement, and Trump has considered replacing him with another potential nominee. As he works to fill out his team, Trump said he wanted Paul Atkins, a financial industry veteran and an advocate for cryptocurrency, to serve as the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He wrote on Truth Social that Atkins "recognizes that digital assets & other innovations are crucial to Making America Greater than Ever Before." Trump also said he was changing course on his choice for White House counsel. He said his original pick, William McGinley, will work with the Department of Government Efficiency, which will be run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with the goal of cutting federal spending. Now David Warrington, who has worked as Trump's personal lawyer and a lawyer for his campaign, will serve as White House counsel. In addition, Trump announced the selections of Daniel Driscoll, an Army veteran who was a senior adviser to Vice President-elect JD Vance, as Army secretary; Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who conducted the first private spacewalk on Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket, as NASA administrator; and Adam Boehler, a lead negotiator on the Abraham Accords team, as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Navarro was held in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. Sentenced to four months in prison, he described his conviction as the "partisan weaponization of the judicial system." Hours after his release in July, Navarro spoke on stage at the Republican National Convention, where he told the crowd that "I went to prison so you won't have to." Navarro, 75, has been a longtime critic of trade arrangements with China. After earning an economics doctorate from Harvard University, he worked as an economics and public policy professor at the University of California, Irvine. He ran for mayor of San Diego in 1992 and lost, only to launch other unsuccessful campaign efforts, including a 1996 race for Congress as a Democrat. During Trump's initial term, Navarro pushed aggressively for tariffs while playing down the risks of triggering a broader trade war. He also focused on counterfeited imports and even helped assemble an infrastructure plan for Trump that never came to fruition. Navarro often used fiery language that upset U.S. allies. In 2018, after a dispute between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Navarro said "there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door." Canadians were outraged, and Navarro later apologized. Issacman, 41, has reserved two more flights with SpaceX, including as the commander of the first crew that will ride SpaceX's mega rocket Starship, still in test flights out of Texas. He said he was honored to be nominated. "Having been fortunate to see our amazing planet from space, I am passionate about America leading the most incredible adventure in human history," he said via X. Trump kept rolling out positions on Wednesday afternoon. He announced Gail Slater as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's antitrust division. Trump wrote on Truth Social that "Big Tech has run wild for years, stifling competition in our most innovative sector." Slater worked for Trump's National Economic Council during his first term, and she's been an adviser to Vance. Trump also said Michael Faulkender would serve as deputy treasury secretary. A professor at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business, Faulkender was the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for economic policy during Trump's initial term. He has also been the chief economist at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank formed to further the Trump movement's policy agenda. Outside the White House, Trump said that he had asked Michael Whatley to remain on as chair of the Republican National Committee. Whatley ran the committee during the election along with Lara Trump, the wife of Trump's son Eric.

Ting (centre), together with school officials and participating exhibitors, perform a launching gimmick to mark the opening of the Star Carnival. MIRI (Dec 20): The country’s education system must evolve to prepare students with the skills to innovate and lead, said Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Sebastian Ting. This, he said, is to keep pace with advancements in technology, as well as the shifts in cultural dynamics and global economic trends. “Our learners must be equipped not just to adapt to change, but to drive it. They need to be the innovators and leaders who will shape the future,” said the Piasau assemblyman when officiating the ‘Star Carnival’ at SK Jalan Bintang here yesterday. The programme, which he deemed as a transformative chapter in education, could bridge the gap between traditional learning and the dynamic demand of the fast-evolving world. Such an initiative beyond conventional classroom methods would provide children with hands-on, interactive and immersive experiences that foster critical thinking and creativity, he added.. Star Carnival is an activity aimed at enhancing students’ interest in the fields of language, science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Through this programme, the young learners are exposed to skills in scientific presentations (school lab) and public speaking, where they will showcase the outcomes of their practical work or projects, along with creative media or e-poster presentations that they have produced. Government and private agencies namely Public Works Department, Miri Astronomy Centre, Malaysian Armed Forces, Fire and Rescue Department, Radio Televisyen Malaysia, Persatuan Kedayan Miri, MegArt, and Kiddo Science Miri, among others, also set up their booths in support of the event. Present was school’s headmaster Mohamad Yusuf Abu Bakar.Putin taunts US with ‘duel’ challenge using new hypersonic ballistic missile: ‘We’re ready for such an experiment’NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated due to a “sudden loss of consciousness at home,” the hospital said in a statement. “Resuscitative measures were started immediately at home. He was brought to the Medical Emergency” at 8:06 p.m., the hospital said, but “despite all efforts, he could not be revived and was declared dead at 9:51 p.m.” Singh was being treated for “age-related medical conditions,” the statement said. A mild-mannered technocrat, Singh became one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers for 10 years and leader of the Congress Party in the Parliament's Upper House, earning a reputation as a man of great personal integrity. He was chosen to fill the role in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi . But his sterling image was tainted by allegations of corruption against his ministers. Singh was reelected in 2009, but his second term as prime minister was clouded by financial scandals and corruption charges over the organization of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This led to the Congress Party’s crushing defeat in the 2014 national election by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Narendra Modi . Singh adopted a low profile after relinquishing the post of prime minister. Prime Minister Modi, who succeeded Singh in 2014, called him one of India’s “most distinguished leaders” who rose from humble origins and left “a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years.” “As our Prime Minister, he made extensive efforts to improve people’s lives,” Modi said in a post on the social platform X. He called Singh’s interventions in Parliament as a lawmaker “insightful” and said “his wisdom and humility were always visible.” Rahul Gandhi, from the same party as Singh and the opposition leader in the lower house of the Indian Parliament, said Singh’s “deep understanding of economics inspired the nation” and that he “led India with immense wisdom and integrity.” “I have lost a mentor and guide. Millions of us who admired him will remember him with the utmost pride,” Gandhi wrote on X. Born on Sept. 26, 1932, in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India, Singh’s brilliant academic career took him to Cambridge University in Britain, where he earned a degree in economics in 1957. He then got his doctorate in economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. Singh taught at Panjab University and the prestigious Delhi School of Economics before joining the Indian government in 1971 as economic advisor in the Commerce Ministry. In 1982, he became chief economic adviser to the Finance Ministry. He also served as deputy chair of the Planning Commission and governor of the Reserve Bank of India. As finance minister, Singh in 1991 instituted reforms that opened up the economy and moved India away from a socialist-patterned economy and toward a capitalist model in the face of a huge balance of payments deficit, skirting a potential economic crisis. His accolades include the 1987 Padma Vibhushan Award, India’s second-highest civilian honor; the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress in 1995; and the Asia Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year in 1993 and 1994. Singh was a member of India’s Upper House of Parliament and was leader of the opposition from 1998 to 2004 before he was named prime minister. He was the first Sikh to hold the country’s top post and made a public apology in Parliament for the 1984 Sikh Massacre in which some 3,000 Sikhs were killed after then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by Sikh bodyguards. Under Singh, India adopted a Right to Information Act in 2005 to promote accountability and transparency from government officials and bureaucrats. He was also instrumental in implementing a welfare scheme that guaranteed at least 100 paid workdays for Indian rural citizens. The coalition government he headed for a decade brought together politicians and parties with differing ideologies that were rivals in the country’s various states. In a move hailed as one of his biggest achievements apart from economic reforms, Singh ended India’s nuclear isolation by signing a deal with the U.S. that gave India access to American nuclear technology. But the deal hit his government adversely, with Communist allies withdrawing support and criticism of the agreement growing within India in 2008 when it was finalized. Singh adopted a pragmatic foreign policy approach, pursuing a peace process with nuclear rival and neighbor Pakistan. But his efforts suffered a major setback after Pakistani militants carried out a massive gun and bomb attack in Mumbai in November 2008. He also tried to end the border dispute with China, brokering a deal to reopen the Nathu La pass into Tibet, which had been closed for more than 40 years. His 1965 book, “India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth,” dealt with India’s inward-oriented trade policy. Singh is survived by his wife Gursharan Kaur and three daughters. Associated Press writer Sheikh Saaliq in New Delhi contributed to this report.Fox News senior national correspondent Aishah Hasnie and senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram join 'Special Report with Bret Baier' to preview President-elect Trump's second term and uncertainty around House speaker fate. Opinion columnists for The Hill called on Congress to invoke the 14th Amendment disqualification to block President-elect Donald Trump from taking office next month. In a column published Thursday , Evan A. Davis and David M. Schulte argued that the 14th amendment enables Congress to object to the electoral votes since they consider Trump, in their words, "an oath-breaking insurrectionist." TRUMP RETURN: WASHINGTON PREPARES FOR A SECOND TERM Article 3 of the 14th Amendment bars former officeholders who "engaged in insurrection" or has "given aid or comfort to the enemies" from holding public office again. The restriction can be removed by a two-thirds vote in each House. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) Citing this disqualification, Davis, a former editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review and Schulte, former editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal, claimed that Trump is ineligible to be president. The pair called on Congress to take action when they meet in a joint session to formally count the electoral votes next week. "Disqualification is based on insurrection against the Constitution and not the government. The evidence of Donald Trump’s engaging in such insurrection is overwhelming," they argued. "The matter has been decided in three separate forums, two of which were fully contested with the active participation of Trump’s counsel." The authors cited Trump's second impeachment trial, the Jan. 6 Capitol attack probe by Congress and the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling to disqualify the former and incoming president from appearing on the state's ballots in 2024 as reasons for his ineligibility. "On Jan. 13, 2021, then-President Trump was impeached for ‘incitement of insurrection’...inciting insurrection encompasses ‘engaging in insurrection’ against the Constitution ‘or giving aid and comfort to the enemies thereof,’ the grounds for disqualification specified in Section 3," they claimed. "The inescapable conclusion of this evidence is that Trump engaged in insurrection against the Constitution." The Colorado state ruling to kick Trump off the ballot on the basis of the 14th amendment disqualification, which was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, found that there was "clear and convincing evidence that President Trump engaged in insurrection as those terms are used in Section Three," Davis and Schulte wrote. President-elect Trump at AmericaFest in Arizona. (Rick Scuteri) But the decision was appealed and the Supreme Court ruled in Trump's favor , concluding that "states have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency." Still, Davis and Schulte griped that the "court did not address the finding that Trump had engaged in insurrection," insisting that the Supreme Court's decision in this case does not preclude Congress from rejecting electoral votes when they convene on January 6. ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE MOVES TRUMP ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS OFFICIALLY BECOMING PRESIDENT "Counting the Electoral College votes is a matter uniquely assigned to Congress by the Constitution. Under well-settled law this fact deprives the Supreme Court of a voice in the matter, because the rejection of the vote on constitutionally specified grounds is a nonreviewable political question," they claimed. The columnists urged Congress to reject the electoral vote using the Electoral Count Act, which allows for an objection only if "the electors from a state were not lawfully certified or if the vote of one or more electors was not 'regularly given.'" "A vote for a candidate disqualified by the Constitution is plainly in accordance with the normal use of words ‘not regularly given,'" they claimed. "Disqualification for engaging in insurrection is no different from disqualification based on other constitutional requirements such as age, citizenship from birth and 14 years’ residency in the United States." An objection under the Count Act requires a petition signed by 20 percent of the members of each House. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen from a perch in Washington, D.C. (Fox News Digital) "If the objection is sustained by majority vote in each house, the vote is not counted and the number of votes required to be elected is reduced by the number of disqualified votes. If all votes for Trump were not counted, Kamala Harris would be elected president," they wrote. "The unlikelihood of congressional Republicans doing anything that might elect Harris as president is obvious," they concluded. "But Democrats need to take a stand against Electoral College votes for a person disqualified by the Constitution from holding office unless and until this disability is removed. No less is required by their oath to support and defend the Constitution." The column garnered swift and fierce backlash online, with critics accusing the authors of "endorsing insurrection." "Oh, look. Democrats want to steal the election and invalidate the will of the American people.Threat to Democracy," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung wrote on X. "You people are sick," Eric Trump replied. " Sounds like @thehill is endorsing insurrection. Yes, try blocking the inauguration of a President who won the popular vote and the electoral college. Let’s see how that goes for y’all," anti-woke activist Robby Starbuck said. This article constitutes a conspiracy to overturn the 2024 election," Senior Counsel at the Article III Project, Will Chamberlain, posted. Political comedian Tim Young weighed in, "@thehill In fantasy land, democrats at The Hill think they can stop Trump from taking office." Kevin and Keith Hodge, known as the Hodgetwins, responded, "This is a real insurrection against the will of the people." "This sounds very insurrection-y," journalist Ian Miles Cheong agreed. "Warrants were served on people who said far less than this about Biden in 2021," conservative commentator John Cardillo posted . "This is the kind of nonsense Democrats must reject Trump won in a fair democratic process," former presidential candidate John Delaney wrote . "Democrats should be either working with him when it is in the best interest of the nation or their constituents or standing firm when it's not. Americans don't want pure obstructionists." Yael Halon is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to yael.halon@fox.com .

Trump selects longtime adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia

NoneA landmark defence pact between North Korea and Russia, signed by its leaders in June, has gone into effect after the two sides exchanged ratification documents, North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Thursday. The formalization of the treaty comes as the United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. Experts say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is keen to acquire advanced technology from Moscow and battle experience for his troops in return. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the strategic partnership deal during the Kremlin chief's visit to Pyongyang. It obligates both states to provide military assistance "without delay" in the case of an attack on the other, and to jointly oppose Western sanctions. It came into effect from Wednesday, when the ratification documents were exchanged in Moscow by the countries' vice foreign ministers Kim Jong Gyu and Andrei Rudenko, KCNA reported. Lawmakers in Moscow last month voted unanimously for the deal and it was later signed by Putin. Pyongyang said it was ratified by a decree from Kim. The treaty will serve "as a strong driving force accelerating the establishment of an independent and just multi-polarized world order without domination, subjugation and hegemony," KCNA said. Analysts have suggested Pyongyang could be using Ukraine as a means of realigning its foreign policy. By sending soldiers, North Korea is positioning itself within the Russian war economy as a supplier of weapons, military support and labour — potentially even bypassing traditional ally, neighbour and main trading partner China, they say. North Korea and Russia have strengthened their military ties since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Both countries are under rafts of UN sanctions -- the former for its nuclear weapons programme and the latter for the Ukraine conflict. Kim said last week during a visit to Pyongyang by Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov that his government, army and people would "invariably support the policy of the Russian Federation to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity". Putin hailed the deal in June as a "breakthrough document". bur-sst/bjt