WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Tuesday for what the White House says are annual preventive medical and dental exams. But Tuesday’s physical is putting the health of the 79-year-old Republican president back under public scrutiny. It’s Trump’s fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since returning to office 16 months ago. The tradition of the presidential physical goes back decades and offers a glimpse of the chief’s fitness – though the White House decides what to reveal. Trump has recently talked about how good he feels, even as he jokes about his fondness for fast food and his minimal exercise regimen.
BEIRUT – Israel’s military is clashing with the militant Hezbollah group along a strategic river in Lebanon. The clashes come as Israeli troops are pushing farther north, just days before Lebanese and Israeli delegations are to meet for talks in Washington. Lebanon is hoping for an agreement that would lead to Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. The Litani River has been a de facto boundary, with areas to the south under Israeli control despite a nominal ceasefire. Tuesday’s intensified strikes follow a warning by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. One Israeli strike killed a family of 12 in the eastern village of Mashghara. Hezbollah launched several attacks on Israeli troops along the river.
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched over 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight. The attacks follow Russia’s warning to foreign citizens and diplomats on Monday to leave Kyiv, citing its planned “systemic strikes” on the Ukrainian capital. Despite the threats, the European Union and other delegations say they will stay. Ukraine’s foreign ministry says the security threat level remains unchanged. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy highlights a shortage of air defense missiles, partly due to the Iran war. Analysts suggest Russia’s warnings aim to distract from its military struggles and economic issues caused by the ongoing conflict.
The bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remains in serious condition. The Secret Service on Sunday said the bystander, who has not been identified, suffered a gunshot wound described as not life-threatening. Authorities have released few additional details about the early Saturday evening shooting. The District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department said the suspect, 21-year-old Nasire Best, started shooting toward a White House security checkpoint when Secret Service officers returned fire. Best, of Dundalk, Maryland, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
– The Associated Press
