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Donald Trump’s final appearances at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, raised questions about his mental state after he fumbled world leaders' names, misidentified countries and went off on odd tangents that left reporters scratching their heads. Admitting he is is sympathetic to the rigors of overseas travel and sleep disruptions due to changing time zones when involved in continuous meetings, MS NOW host Joe Scarborough suggested there is a strong case for the Trump Cabinet to remove him from office via the 25th Amendment.After showing clips of the president stumbling about when speaking, the “Morning Joe” Scarborough pointed to similar worries about President Joe Biden whose own verbal miscues led to his decision to not seek re-election. “If Joe Biden had said that, oh my God, the world would come to an end,” Brzezinski continued. “We would be like, they would say, put electrodes up to his brain right now, because obviously, the 25th Amendment must be put into effect at once.”Scarborough continued to chastise commentators who asked how Biden was able to remain in office amid concerns about his mental state. Co-host Willie Geist agreed with Scarborough that there was a strong comparison to be drawn. “If you listen to the remarks of the president gives, the long speeches, he gives the rants, he goes on the rambling, you know, a slip of the tongue," Geist said. "Japan/Iran. He called President Zelenskyy, ‘President Putin’ yesterday. You know, it happens in the course of a day, I guess, but you're right. The side-by-side, the comparison and the moniker of ‘Sleepy Joe’ for the president, who often falls asleep in public. You can do this all day if you want to.” - YouTube youtu.be

Local media in Hengzhou report king ratsnakes and cobras among hundreds in flood waters caused by typhoon MaysakHundreds of snakes, including cobras, have escaped from flooded breeding farms in southern China as severe storms continue to batter parts of the country.State media reported that a snake farm in Hengzhou, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was hit by flood waters after days of heavy rainfall caused by typhoon Maysak, prompting warnings for nearby residents. Continue reading...

Officials say Pakistan Navy search and rescue teams are battling rough seas as they try to find the five-member crew of a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea

Authorities in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are using loudspeakers and a network of volunteers and community leaders to relocate people from risky areas to safety

World leaders and diplomats attending the NATO meetings were correct in worrying that an “angry and exhausted” Donald Trump would disrupt the proceedings and their fears came true after an outburst from the president about the Iran war, combined with new complaints, creating fresh concerns.Reporting from the meetings in Turkey, reporter Ines de La Cuerta told the "Morning Joe" panel that the American president has everyone on edge.Co-host Jonathan Lemire prompted her with, “There are so many headlines to sift through out of NATO. President Trump again, demanding that the U.S. be given Greenland, reigniting a trade war with Spain. But obviously, the major headline is the sound we played at the top of this hour: him suggesting that he believes the ceasefire could be over. He suggested negotiations could continue. But we're seeing hostilities, our biggest set of hostilities in the region in weeks. Give us the latest as to what's happening.”“Yeah, that's right, John,” she replied. “And I think NATO allies are frankly shocked by what they're hearing coming out of President Trump. We knew this was going to be a tense summit, but it is, you know, a lot more tense, I think, than we expected.”“So, on Iran, you heard President Trump there talking about how the Iranians are sick, how they're scum. He was asked if the MOU is dead, if the ceasefire is over. And he said as far as he's concerned, it is over. He did say that he would speak to his negotiators,” she added. - YouTube youtu.be

Activist is challenging ruling last year that restored colonial-era homophobic law against same-sex intimacySome of the UK’s top judges are hearing arguments over whether a Trinidad and Tobago court had the legal right to overturn a 2018 ruling to remove colonial-era homophobic laws that criminalise anal sex between consenting men.The country’s “buggery law”, often referred to as its “sodomy” law, was created in 1925 and was written into Trinidad and Tobago’s 1986 Sexual Offences Act. In 2017 a Trinidadian LGBTQ+ rights activist, Jason Jones, challenged the law, and in 2018 a high court ruled that it infringed upon his constitutional right to privacy and equality. Continue reading...

President Donald Trump repeatedly erred while talking to reporters at his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday, referring to him as "Putin" — then trying to reword things to make it sound intentional."Do you have a question for President Putin?" asked Trump, as the reporters buzzed. "Do you have a question for President Putin?" he pointed at Zelensky.A second later, he added, "What would you like to ask him, because I'm going to ask him that question," as though referring to a separate meeting at a later date.The whole exchange went viral on X, with commenters drowning the president in ridicule."Dude is gonzo," wrote Democratic political commentator Joanne "JoJoFromJerz" Carducci."What is incredibly disturbing is how Trump literally thought Zelensky was Putin and once he caught his dementia slip he tried to rebound doubling down on the slip up," wrote YouTuber Vince Wilson."First, the 'Islamic Republic of Japan.' Now, 'President Putin,'" wrote criminal defense lawyer and Simple Justice blogger Scott Greenfield. "Something is seriously awry."

President Donald Trump repeatedly called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the wrong name at a NATO summit press conference Wednesday."You have a question for President Putin?" Trump asked reporters.He then tried to put out the fire with a baffling rephrasing of his remark.Noting the press reaction that included some laughs, he attempted, “Do you have a question for President Putin, not Zelenskyy,” once again pointing at his counterpart.He then added, "What do you want to ask him because I am going to ask that question.”Trump repeatedly refers to Zelenskyy as "President Putin" pic.twitter.com/zbTzfMc5EI— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 8, 2026