Keir Starmer has suspended three MPs actively opposed to the government’s welfare reforms. One of them, Chris Hinchliff, had said he didn’t mind losing the whip over his opposition to the cuts, while another, Neil Duncan-Jordan, said they were not a “very Labour thing to do”. All three were only elected a year ago, Tamara … [Read more…]
Donald Trump has said he has made a deal to sell weapons to NATO to help Ukraine. The US president said he was going to be sending “top of the line weapons” to NATO, which will then be able to send them on to Ukraine. “We’ve made a deal today where we are going to … [Read more…]
Iran’s military said it carried out a missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar on Monday after explosions were heard across the Qatari capital following Tehran’s threat to retaliate for U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear sites. The Iranian military said the attack was “devastating and powerful” but U.S. officials said no U.S. … [Read more…]
The US has carried out a “very successful attack” on three nuclear sites on Iran, President Donald Trump has said, while Iran has warned of “everlasting” consequences. The strikes, which the US leader announced on social media, included a hit on the heavily protected Fordow enrichment plant, which is buried deep under a mountain. The … [Read more…]
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck northern Iran on Friday, while Israeli air strikes continued to hit the country. However, the local authorities said there were no casualties and only minor damage. The official news agency IRNA reported no casualties and only “minimal damage”. According to the USGS, the quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres … [Read more…]
Elon Musk has announced he is leaving his role in the Trump administration. Elon Musk has announced he is leaving his role in the Trump administration. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The billionaire CEO of Tesla thanked the president for the opportunity and said the Doge mission ‘will only strengthen’ Elon Musk has announced on social … [Read more…]
Britain ‘horrified’ by Israeli escalation, suspends trade talks Hundreds of Gaza Palestinians killed by strikes in recent days UN says no aid distributed yet after Israel eases blockade EU’s Kallas asks for review of EU-Israel trade deal, ANP says Israeli forces killed at least 55 Palestinians in airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said, … [Read more…]
Former US president Joe Biden has prostate cancer, his office has said. Mr Biden, 82, who left the White House in January, was seen by doctors last week for urinary symptoms. He was later diagnosed with prostate cancer, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. His office said in a statement: “Last week, … [Read more…]
President Trump said Thursday that he would rename Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, as “Victory Day for World War I” and May 8, widely known as V-E Day, as “Victory Day for World War II,” so that the United States could celebrate its achievements in those conflicts. “We won both Wars, nobody was close to … [Read more…]
Pope Francis has been laid to rest in Rome following solemn, hours-long funeral rites at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, bringing to a close his sometimes turbulent 12-year leadership of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The Argentinian pontiff, who died earlier this week from a stroke and cardiac arrest at the age of 88, was buried … [Read more…]
Throngs of mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome on Saturday to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church. His funeral Mass is being held on the steps of … [Read more…]
Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to a deal” with “most of the major points agreed” – as he called for the two sides to meet. Shortly after arriving in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral, the US president said high-level officials should now meet to “finish [the deal] off”. “A good day … [Read more…]