As America steps into its milestone 250th year, the celebrations begin with a moment destined for the history books. President Trump unveiled a stunning illumination of the Washington Monument, turning the iconic landmark into a towering symbolic “birthday candle” that marks the opening chapter of the nationwide America 250 program. The six-day projection show transforms the Monument into a luminous canvas, bringing to life America’s story, discovery, independence, struggle, triumph and the vision for its future. WATCH 

U.S. President Donald Trump has successfully mediated a historic peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia at the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. The KL Peace Accord formally ends deadly border clashes that erupted earlier this year, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds displaced.