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There Needs To Be A Stronger European Element In NATO, Says Starmer Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on May 4 that there needs to be a stronger European element in NATO, as the United States reconsiders its relationship with the defense alliance and pivots toward other security priorities domestically and globally. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Jan 6, 2026. Ludovic Marin/AP Starmer acknowledged during a panel discussion at the European Political Community summit in...

Vance Warns Iranians Ahead Of Pakistan Talks: US "Has All The Cards" & "We Want The Nuclear Fuel" Summary:  Vice President Vance (who's been tapped to lead talks) warns Iranians: Trump "has all the cards" and cannot have a nuclear weapon. Follows Pentagon/WH declaring "total victory". Iran says it has upper-hand. US, Iran agree to meet for first direct talks in Islamabad. Situation fragile given that Iran is threatening to hit Israel again over IDF's massive Lebanon airstrikes. Tehran says 3 clauses already violated. Iran meanwhile demands stiff fees for ships passing through Hormuz during the ceasefire, and...

Middle Schoolers' Reading & Math Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, US Results Show Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times, Although math and reading scores for 9-year-old students across the country have improved slightly over the past three years, their 13-year-old peers have seen no gains in the same subject areas, according to U.S. Department of Education data released on June 10. Still, scores for both age groups remain below the levels before the COVID-19 pandemic in both subject areas. That’s according to the latest release of the Nation’s Report Card, which...