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Speculation swirls as first lady absent from Beijing summit

May 14, 2026Far Left

First Lady Melania Trump did not accompany President Donald Trump to Beijing for his high-stakes three-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump traveled with his cabinet, son Eric, daughter-in-law Lara, and 16 corporate CEOs, reports The Daily Beast. "First Lady Melania Trump is not traveling this time," Melania's spokesperson communicated hours before the President left for China, without adding an explanation or providing details when pressed. The absence marks the latest development in what insiders describe as a growing rift between the first couple. Melania has been increasingly breaking with her husband and charting her own course, according to reporting by the Daily Beast. The publication also notes that last month, Melania blindsided Trump and White House aides by holding a surprise press conference to deny ties to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, reportedly reviving a scandal Trump wanted to contain. Throughout Trump's second term, Melania has been noticeably absent from the White House and appears less frequently on state visits alongside the President.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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NATO Leaders Will Meet for Key Summit in Turkey After Trump Puts Freeloading Allies on Blast

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NATO Leaders Will Meet for Key Summit in Turkey After Trump Puts Freeloading Allies on Blast

Stop slacking, allies. The post NATO Leaders Will Meet for Key Summit in Turkey After Trump Puts Freeloading Allies on Blast appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Iran’s supreme leader bails on first day of late dad’s funeral ceremonies

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Iran’s supreme leader bails on first day of late dad’s funeral ceremonies

Iran's entire regime made a red carpet entrance to the first of three funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — except the dead ayatollah's own son and successor.

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First Thing: Iran to show defiance in six-day funeral for supreme leader

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First Thing: Iran to show defiance in six-day funeral for supreme leader

Ceremony for Ali Khamenei intended to be epic display of national power. Plus, the expected wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce pays dividend to good causesGood morning. Final preparations are under way for Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral. The farewell to the former supreme leader is expected to draw millions in Iran. Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli attack on the country in February, and the funeral is intended to be an epic display of personal mourning, national power, resilience and social cohesion.Iran’s first vice-president, Mohammad Reza Aref, who is the lead funeral organiser, described the ceremony, which begins on Saturday in Tehran and will end with Khamenei’s burial on Thursday in Mashhad, as “the most important event of this century” and the most attended event since the 1979 revolution. The scale of the funeral has been conceived to relay political and religious messages of resistance to the rest of the world. At the request of Iraqi politicians, Khamenei’s body will also be carried through the Iraqi Shia cities of Karbala and Najaf.Will Ali Khamenei’s successor take part? Khamenei’s son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, is not expected to make an appearance at his father’s funeral. He was severely injured in the same US-Israeli strike that killed his father and also killed Mojtaba’s wife and his 14-month-old daughter. The extent of Mojtaba’s injuries is unknown and he has so far issued only written statements, including one that distanced himself from the ceasefire negotiations but sanctioned their continuance. Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, threatened to kill him this week, saying he was marked for death.Why is Trump so unhappy with Nato? Aside from the failure of countries such as the UK and France to join in with the US-Israeli war on Iran, Trump has long complained that Europe does not spend enough on defence. Under pressure from the US, Nato leaders agreed at a gathering last year to boost defence-related spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Continue reading...

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Trump calls out NATO ahead of summit, calling it 'ridiculous' for US to persist on 'one sided path'

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Trump calls out NATO ahead of summit, calling it 'ridiculous' for US to persist on 'one sided path'

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NATO Allies Spar Over Pipelines, Ukraine Support in Summit Talks

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See first glimpse of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding rehearsal decor

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Before 1776: Rediscovering America’s first chapter at Jamestown

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Before 1776: Rediscovering America’s first chapter at Jamestown

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