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Astonishing video shows the climax of intense clashes between Chinese and Indian troops in 2020-21, with soldiers resorting to hurling rocks and wielding sticks to beat each other into submission as they contested a delicate border region. At the height of tensions between the two superpowers around territory in Ladakh and Tibet, troops engaged in a gruelling melee, resorting to using improvised weapons to fight for strategic positions. The Chinese troops, identifiable by the Type 95 assault rifles strapped to their backs, seemed loathe to escalate the clashes to a conventional slog of armed warfare even when attempting to retake a high position from Indian troops with stones.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell broke with Donald Trump and reiterated that he does not believe a former president has absolute immunity from prosecution as the Supreme Court considers that every questions just months ahead of the presidential election. Trump's lawyers argued before the Supreme Court last week that he has immunity in a case stemming from special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the attack on the Capitol on January 6 and election interference.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell broke with Donald Trump and reiterated he does not believe a former president has immunity as the Supreme Court considers that every questions.

The Senate passed Ukraine funding as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday night. Pushing through support for Ukraine has become the capstone of his 15 years in Senate GOP leadership. Pushing back on his own party's isolationist trend has made for a legacy-defining moment. The Kentucky Republican told Fox News he 'hopes' the money will be enough to push Russia back 'decisively.'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized two of his prominent critics on Tuesday, after the Senate voted to advance a $95 billion foreign aid package. McConnell specifically called out former Fox News Tucker Carlson for opposing funding more foreign aid for Ukraine.

The handover immediately triggers a constitutional process that will force the Senate to decide the fate of the embattled border chief. Mayorkas is the first Cabinet secretary in nearly 150 years to be impeached. Senators aren't expected to be sworn in for the trial - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to quickly dismiss - until Wednesday morning. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he would 'strenuously oppose any effort to table the articles of impeachment.'

Cameron, 57, is heading to DC for meetings with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, as well as Mitch McConnell but he's not scheduled to meet Biden or House Speaker Mike Johnson

David Cameron , Britain's former prime minister and current foreign secretary , held talks with Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago Monday as part of efforts to urge Republicans to back a $60 billion Ukraine aid package. Cameron, 57, is heading to Washington DC for meetings with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken , as well as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell but he's not scheduled to meet President Joe Biden or House Speaker Mike Johnson. It's Johnson who holds the power to call a vote in congress over the security package. The Louisiana conservative has so far bowed to pressure from Trump and the pro-Putin wing of the Republican Party in not calling for the vote.

The surprise talks came at the start of a US trip where Lord Cameron will urge Republicans to unblock money for Kyiv that is being held up by politicking on Capitol Hill. Details of the discussion at the former president's sprawling Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach have yet to emerge but it may have been slightly fraught given relationship between the men in their previous roles. Lord Cameron is the first senior member of the UK government to visit Trump since he left office in 2021 - and called him 'divisive, stupid and wrong' when he was Prime Minister in 2016. He later accused the former president - the Republican candidate in the election later this year - of being 'protectionist, xenophobic, [and] misogynistic.'

In his first remarks on the issue on Monday, McConnell effectively supported the House bill that might exclude TikTok. 'In remarks on the Senate floor, the minority leader said that requiring the divestment of TikTok's rights would be firmly within constitutional tradition, and that it would begin to turn back the tide of a major threat to America's children and to our nation's prospects in determining the 21st century's competition.' The bill, which overwhelmingly passed in the House last month, would force Chinese-based ByteDance to divest TikTok or else the controversial video-sharing website would be banned in the United States.

In his first remarks on the issue, McConnell practically supported the House bill that could exclude TikTok.

The conservative House Freedom Caucus is urging that the restoration of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge not become a 'pork-filled' spending palooza the same day Biden is scheduled to visit the disaster site. The president is set to arrive at the collapsed bridge on Friday, less than a week after a container collided with and destroyed the building, which has claimed six lives. According to him, the reconstruction program will have "all the federal funds they need" and that the federal government will shoulder the costs. The entire Port of Baltimore has been blocked, meaning ships cannot access or out of the busy trade hub, as the building is partially submerged. The reconstruction program is expected to cost billions to repair, and the consequences of trade being suspended are already affecting companies. Now, conservatives are saying that the cost of repairs should be covered, and not necessarily come from taxpayer funds, if possible.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the federal government will'step up' and compensate for the Baltimore bridge's demise, marking yet another departure from many in his party.

According to experts, rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which crashed into the Baltimore harbor last week after being hit by a container ship, could cost up to $2 billion. In an interview with Louisville radio host Terry Meiners, 'Whether it's a hurricane in Florida or an accident like this, the federal government will step up and do the lion's share of it.' McConnell said in the same interview that he promised to combat "isolationists" within his party and seek assistance in Ukraine. The Kentucky Republican said, 'I'm especially interested in actually fighting back against the isolationist movement in my own party.'

At the time when her Tesla SUV was pulled out of the water on her 900-acre ranch in Texas on February 11, she was pronounced dead. After an evening with close friends at a lodge on the estate, she had previously been confused by the gears on her Model X and mistakenly put the car into reverse. The Blanco County Sheriff's Office's report details her frantic attempts to rescue her as she spoke on the phone to Amber Keinan, one of them, from her slowly sinking vehicle. Cháo told Keinan that the tide was rising and she was going to die, and she cried, 'I love you,' police discovered, and she said goodbyes to Keinan.'

As the race heats up to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, former President Donald Trump weighs in on Republican Senate leadership. Senator John Barrasso was endorsed by the ex-president for the number two Republican Senate seat in Thursday night. In a social media post, Trump wrote, 'John Barrasso is a fantastic Senator for Wyoming's amazing people.'

More disturbing facts have since emerged detailing the frenzied rescue effort to save the 50-year-old girl who died last month after her car was discovered in a body of water on a private ranch in Texas. Chao took her Tesla home from a night with a group of friends when she mistakenly put the car in reverse. At the time, Chao had been making a three-point turn and turned the vehicle into reverse rather than push, sending it down an embankment and a pond. Chao called a friend in a tumultuous hour to announce her situation, and rescuers tried in vain to rescue her in the next few hours.

Angela Chao, a billionaire shipping company CEO, drowned in a pond on her Texas ranch after mistakenly putting her Tesla in reverse. The shocking information revealed just weeks after the 50-year-old's death was put under felony probe. Chao, who was spending the Chinese New Year weekend with her family at her 900-acre ranch, made a fatal mistake in attempting a three-point turn, causing her Tesla Model X SUV to plunge into a pond. Chao remained unresponsive in the aftermath of a desperate rescue attempt by emergency services, and the incident is now being investigated as a criminal matter.

Rep. Matt Rosendale will not be seeking re-election in the House after a failed Senate campaign and rumors that he had a contest with a staffer. The Montana Republican senator cited 'death threats' and "false and defamatory rumors" for his decision to step out of public office. 'I have been compelled to have law enforcement visit my children as a result of a death threat to me and inaccurate and defamatory allegations against my family,' Rosendale said in a tweet. 'It's taken a serious toll on me and my family,' he continued. 'It has caused a major disruption in the process of selecting the next representative for MT-02.'

Driverless cars have now been widely disregarded as a total threat on wheels, with images of a rogue electric Jaguar I-PACE tearing down a British motorway after it sustained a 'electrical fault'. It was all supposed to be different. The cars were supposed to be a pioneer and boldly futuristic solution to the dangers and drudgery of driving. According to experts, the biggest issue isn't that despite the hype, the technology behind self-driving cars isn't ready, and won't be for at least 30 years.

After his 14 Super Tuesday victories, outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell supports Trump.

Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Senate Minority Leader, supports Trump after his 14 Super Tuesday victories. He only came after Nikki Haley dropped out of the competition after winning just Vermont on Tuesday evening. Former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States, as shown by the numerous sources.' It should be no surprise that as nominee, he would have my full support.'

Sen. Rick Scott is considering a bid for Senate Republican leader, and he could make a decision on Tuesday, one day after speaking with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home. Last week, it was announced that Scott would make a'major' announcement on Tuesday. Sen. Mitch McConnell's surprise address in the chamber that he did not seek re-election in November was a week ahead of his expected announcement that he would not seek re-election in November.

Gantz will be able to attend meetings with three of the 'Big Four' congressional leaders on Monday, after speaking with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. On Tuesday, he holds private meetings with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. However, Gantz will not get any facetime with the one who refuses to bring a Senate-passed bill that alsos Israel assistance to the House floor, according to DailyMail.com. Johnson will not be meeting with Gantz because the speaker's office did not respond when asked why. Gantz's trip to the United States was not approved by Netanyahu, and the prime minister has made it clear that the trip will go against his wishes.