Donald Trump has lavished praise on the US military as part of a contentious Independence Day event in Washington.
The US President’s "Salute to America" parade featured military flyovers, a display of tanks, and fireworks.
Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, he said “We celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag,"
Trump has been accused of politicising his the event in a bid to boost his hopes of getting re-elected next year.
Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert US control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.
Woman killed after being set on fire in New York subway train
Police arrested a man who reportedly set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her.
Brazil bridge collapses, spilling sulfuric acid into river
A bridge connecting two states in Brazil's northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were crossing, killing at least one person and spilling sulfuric acid into the Tocantins River.
Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north.
Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges
A man suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market in an attack that killed at least five people and injured scores of others faces charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday, after the man was remanded in custody.
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