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May 03, 2025
New York [US], May 3: On the morning of May 2, President Trump announced on the social network Truth Social that he would nominate National Security Advisor Mike Waltz as US Ambassador to the UN and bring in Secretary of State Marco Rubio to temporarily replace Waltz as security adviser. Earlier, U.S. media reported that Waltz would soon step down as an adviser after the scandal in March, when he mistakenly added a journalist to a White House discussion group on the Signal app about plans to attack the Houthis in Yemen.
U.S. military establishes new military zone near Mexico
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