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US ambassador to France set for talks with foreign minister after row
The US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, has reportedly assured French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot he will not interfere in the country’s affairs, after he failed to explain claims France had seen a “rise” in violence. The pair spoke by phone on Tuesday after Barrot blocked Kushner, father of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, from access to ministers in response…
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Trump rejects reports top US general warned against Iran strike
President Donald Trump has dismissed reports that his top military adviser urged caution over potential air strikes on Iran, insisting the general believes any conflict would be “easily won.” US media outlets reported that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General Dan Caine, had warned that strikes on Iran could be risky and potentially draw the United…
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Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia
What is it like negotiating with the Russians over the war in Ukraine? It is a question many are interested in knowing the answer to following several recent rounds of peace talks, which have so far appeared to bear little fruit four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Another round of the US-mediated discussions is likely to take place in Geneva…
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Trump curious why Iran has not “capitulated”, US envoy Witkoff says
US President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not yet “capitulated” in the face of Washington’s military build-up in the Middle East, the US president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has said. Witkoff told Fox News on Saturday that Trump was “curious” about Iran’s position after he had warned of a limited military strike if a deal was not reached…
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IOC to investigate FIFA president Gianni Infantino over Trump hat and collaboration
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry says the organisation will investigate if IOC member Gianni Infantino breached the terms of its charter when attending the inaugural meeting of The Board of Peace, which was established by U.S. President Donald Trump. Infantino, the president of football’s world governing body FIFA, appeared at the meeting in Washington D.C. on Thursday,…
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Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession
The UK government is considering legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession, a move that would prevent him from ever becoming King. Defence Minister Luke Pollard told the BBC the action would be “the right thing to do,” regardless of the outcome of the ongoing police investigation. Andrew, the King’s brother, remains eighth in line to…
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House Speaker Johnson rejects request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at Capitol
House Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to lie in honor at the United States Capitol, citing past precedent over how the deaths of other high-profile figures were handled, according to sources familiar with the matter. The civil rights icon died this week at the age of 84. Jackson was praised by…
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Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump’s tariffs in a major blow to the president
The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to President Donald Trump, ruling Friday that he exceeded his authority when imposing sweeping tariffs using a law reserved for a national emergency. The justices, divided 6-3, held that Trump’s aggressive approach to tariffs on products entering the United States from across the world was not permitted under a 1977 law called the…
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UK has not given US permission to use RAF bases for Iran strikes
The British government has not given permission for the US to use UK military bases to support potential US strikes on Iran, the BBC understands. The US has in the past used RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, and the UK overseas territory of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to carry out strikes in the Middle East region. The Times reports…
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Vatican will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Vatican’s top diplomat said Tuesday, adding that the United Nations should be left to handle crisis situations. The board, which will be chaired indefinitely by Trump, was originally designed to oversee reconstruction of Gaza. However, its objective has since expanded to make the board a…
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