The Proud Boys leader pleaded guilty to burning a Black Lives Matter flag stolen from a church and for being in possession of a large-capacity ammunition magazine.

Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio pleaded guilty to one count of destruction of property and one count of attempted possession of a large-capacity ammunition magazine, the Justice Department said in the release.

Tarrio's sentencing date is scheduled for August 23 and he faces up to 360 days in prison and a $2,000 fine, the release said.

🏚 At least six people were taken to the hospital after an explosion in a home in the city of Plano, Texas, the local fire rescue service said.

The Russian Embassy in the US warned of the dangers of a potential deployment of US hypersonic missiles in Europe after the Pentagon criticized Russia for the Zircon hypersonic missile test.

🗣 “We would like to remind @PentagonPresSec that potential deployment of any US hypersonic missiles in Europe would be extremely destabilizing. Their short flight time would leave Russia little to no decision time and raise likelihood of inadvertent conflict,” the embassy said.

🇧🇾 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has discussed the ‘political crisis’ in Belarus with former Belarusian opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who is currently on a visit to the US.

🗣 "We discussed the way out of the political crisis: release of all political prisoners, inclusive dialogue, and new elections. Zhvvye Belarus!" Blinken said on Twitter on Monday.

Earlier on Monday, Tikhanovskaya said on Twitter that she had asked Blinken to appeal to Russia to play a constructive role in her country. Tilkhanovskaya also said after the Monday meeting that she thanked Blinken for supporting the Belarusians' democratic aspirations.

Several rockets fell near the presidential palace in central Kabul during the Eid al-Adha prayer on Tuesday. The moment was captured on live TV

☕️ Bill Clinton snubbed Elizabeth II's tea offer during 1997 UK visit, secret files reveal

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⚡ 'Unwarranted': China slams US, its allies for accusing Beijing of global hacking campaign

🇷🇺🇦🇫🇺🇸Russia believes that all allies of the United States should bear equal financial responsibility after the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and provide economic assistance to Kabul, Zamir Kabulov, the Russian president's special envoy for Afghanistan, says.

#LIVE | Billionaire Bezos blasts into space in first crewed flight of his New Shepard rocket https://sptnkne.ws/GPX6

Jeff Bezos' crew is entering New Sheperd

There are four on board: Bezos himself, his brother Mike, 82-year-old female aviation pioneer Wally Funk (who in the Sixties was denied the chance to go into space because she was a woman), and an 18-year-old, Oliver Daemen from the Netherlands, who paid $28 million for his seat in a charity auction that closed last month

Bezos' New Shepard vehicle takes off for first manned commercial spaceflight

Bezos space capsule lands after flight to space

Three new records have been broken: the richest, the oldest and the youngest person to make it to space and back. Jeff Bezos’ brother Mike was also there.

A White House staffer and an aide to Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for coronavirus this week, officials confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday.

#LIVE | Bezos holds press conference following Blue Origin's first human spaceflight https://sptnkne.ws/GPX6

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has rebuked President Biden's administration for a worsening migrant crisis along the southern border of the US, warning that many of the newcomers were actually bound for his home state.

“When [immigrants] get turned over to the [federal agents], what the feds are essentially doing is giving them a bus ticket and letting them go where they want to go,” DeSantis said, adding that it will have a greatly deleterious effect on education and social programmes in his state.