Donald Trump walked out of an NBC Meet the Press interview after Kristen Welker challenged his claims that California’s primary elections and the 2020 presidential election were rigged. The interview also covered Iran, the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and a dropped $1.8 billion compensation proposal.
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Trump defended a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and declined to rule out payments for Jan. 6 defendants charged with assaulting police. He also claimed without evidence that California elections were rigged as votes continued to be counted.
Nigeria’s military says it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in Borno State, while local mediators say they secured the unconditional release of 416. Authorities said two infants died from exhaustion and harsh conditions during captivity.
Armenians voted in a parliamentary election seen as a test of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s push toward Europe and away from deeper dependence on Russia. The campaign has been shaped by tensions with Moscow, peace efforts with Azerbaijan and allegations against a pro-Russia opposition party.
Iran’s World Cup team has left Turkey for Mexico while several officials and staff remain without U.S. visas, Iranian officials said. U.S. officials say all players and necessary support staff have been cleared, while some applicants were rejected over security concerns.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency has reportedly raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical” amid concerns over surveillance of U.S. officials. Israel denied spying on the United States, calling the allegations “completely false.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day ceremony in Normandy to criticize European migration policy, describing arrivals by boat as an “invasion.” His remarks followed similar criticism from Trump administration officials and drew on warnings in the administration’s security strategy.
James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University engineering student, was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto after disappearing during a family trip to Japan. His mother said a volunteer search-and-rescue group found him after a weeklong search.