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A tank on display at a park in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025, two days ahead of a planned military parade.
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What We’re Watching: Trump’s parade prompts protests, Kenya protests turn deadly, Mongolia picks new leader

The official reason for this weekend’s military parade in Washington DC is to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US Army – but the occasion also just happens to fall on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Iran rejects US nuclear offer, Musk-Trump divorce goes public, Mongolian PM resigns

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected the US proposal for a nuclear deal, but negotiations will continue.

A carcass lies on a grassland in Oendor-Bayan county in central Mongolia, 03/29/2000
Asia

Mongolians are reeling as their herds starve

Mongolia’s government is scrambling as catastrophic weather is killing animals so quickly that a quarter of the national herd may starve.

Mongolia: the democracy between Russia and China
Crisis Recovery

Mongolia: the democracy between Russia and China

After a peaceful revolution in 1990, Mongolia established a democracy that remains strong today. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is one of the founders of Mongolia’s democracy and served as both President and Prime Minister of his nation. As he continues to advocate for freedom globally, he’s speaking out about the importance of supporting Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression.