Joe Biden takes selfies with passengers as he takes commercial flight
The former president was stuck at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC, after an hour-long ground stop delayed departures.
Trump advisers scramble to justify US military intervention in Iran
Tehran’s ICBMs cannot currently reach the US, experts say, and White House has claimed its nuclear programme has been destroyed
Donald Trump’s likely casus belli for an attack on Iran – which would be the largest US intervention since the Iraq war – is fraught with contradictions, and his top advisers have been left to cover for him as the White House makes the case for intervention.
In his State of the Union address this week, Trump alleged that Iran posed a direct threat to the US and that the country was “working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America”. But that claim has not been backed up with evidence by the White House or the Pentagon, and US intelligence reports from just last year say that it would take Iran 10 years to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the US.
Continue reading...We’ve overestimated Russia for too long – The Kyiv Independent
- We've overestimated Russia for too long The Kyiv Independent
- Four years into the Ukraine war, Moscow sees vindication, not failure Al Jazeera
- ‘Time Is Not on Russia’s Side’ The New York Times
- Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making The Economist
- Russia can keep fighting Ukraine war throughout 2026, says military thinktank The Guardian
Pope concludes Lenten retreat with prayer and reflection – Vatican News
- Pope concludes Lenten retreat with prayer and reflection Vatican News
- Church governance begins with holiness, not bureaucracy, Bishop Varden says at Curia retreat OSV News
- A ‘chatbot’ can’t replace angels, Bishop Varden tells Pope Leo, Roman Curia Crux
- Bishop Varden tells Vatican retreat: Not every fall ends in joy EWTN News
- An Angel Is a ‘Guardian of Holiness,’ Explains Bishop Varden National Catholic Register
Drone jammed near French aircraft carrier was Russian, says Sweden
Sweden's prime minister said it was a serious but not unexpected incident - and a "Russian way of acting that we recognise from other places".
Two dead and 38 injured after tram derails in Milan
Investigation under way after vehicle ploughs into building
A tram derailed and crashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring 38 others.
One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed while the second victim was a passenger, the city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, told reporters at the scene.
Continue reading...Marco Rubio orders US officials to stop commentary that could strain Iran talks – The Guardian
- Marco Rubio orders US officials to stop commentary that could strain Iran talks The Guardian
- Outcry after Ambassador Mike Huckabee suggests Israel has God-given right to Middle East land NBC News
- The Carlson-Huckabee interview may be the wake-up call Americans needed Al Jazeera
- Knesset marks 250 years of US independence with praise for Israel-US alliance, warnings for future The Jerusalem Post
- Huckabee: Carlson saying Israel pushing around Trump ‘offensive’ The Hill
Tram derails in Milan, leaving two dead and dozens injured
The crowded tram was travelling in the centre of Milan at rush hour when it appeared to crash into the side of a building.
Marco Rubio orders US officials to stop commentary that could strain Iran talks
Exclusive: memo came after Mike Huckabee’s remarks about Israel sparked alarm inside White House
The US secretary of state Marco Rubio told ambassadors in the Middle East to stop making public comments that could inflame tensions and undermine Donald Trump’s pressure on Iran to relinquish its capacity to produce a nuclear weapon, according to a memo obtained by the Guardian.
“Given rising tensions in the region, Chiefs of Mission and embassies at addressee posts must refrain from public statements, interviews, or social media activity that could in any way inflame regional audiences, prejudice sensitive political issues, or complicate US relationships,” the cable said.
Continue reading...Trump ‘not happy’ with Iran situation and says military force is still an option
US president accuses Tehran of failing to ‘negotiate in good faith’ over its nuclear programme
Donald Trump says he has not made a final decision on whether to launch strikes on Iran but is “not happy” with the situation and military force – including regime change – remains an option.
The remarks came at the White House on Friday after talks between the US and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear programme ended inconclusively, with a suggestion that further discussions would be held next week.
Continue reading...Demna brings sexy back in effort to reinvigorate Gucci
Designer’s first catwalk for the brand in Milan flirts with bad taste with short, tight dresses and a diamante G-string
Demna is fashion’s dark lord of apocalyptic streetwear. Gucci is the glossy sex kitten of Milan. Put the two together, and what do you get? Sex appeal that flirts with bad taste.
At Demna’s first Gucci catwalk show, staged in Milan on Friday afternoon in front of an audience including Donatella Versace and Paris and Nicky Hilton, dresses were so short and tight that Emily Ratajkowski periodically yanked down a handful of disco-ball sequins to cover her bottom as she walked. There were lapdance-bar tinsel hair extensions, and Kate Moss in a diamante G-string. A certain sketchiness in the roll of the hips, a model who pulled his phone out of his bumbag and scrolled his way down the catwalk.
Continue reading...Residents describe panic as Pakistan attacks Afghanistan in ‘open war’
Residents of Kabul, Afghanistan are cleaning up broken glass and describing how they tried to run to safety.
Has Trump’s trade strategy lost leverage?
A Supreme Court setback on tariffs challenges Trump's protectionist trade strategy.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: T20 World Cup Super Eights – teams, start, lineups
Pakistan must beat already-eliminated Sri Lanka by a handsome margin if they are to progress to T20 World Cup semifinal.
Canada’s PM Carney in India to reset ties and bolster trade
India's foreign ministry says the visit marks a "significant step" in strengthening ties.
Pakistan is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says – AP News
- Pakistan is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says AP News
- Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban Government The New York Times
- Pakistan’s patience runs out after badly miscalculating over Taliban The Guardian
- Pakistan bombs targets in Afghan cities, minister calls it 'open war' CNBC
- Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening? CNN
Andrew Reportedly Plotting to ‘Flee’ to the Middle East to Avoid Prison as He Faces a Maximum Life Sentence—He’s a ‘Flight Risk’ – Yahoo
- Andrew Reportedly Plotting to ‘Flee’ to the Middle East to Avoid Prison as He Faces a Maximum Life Sentence—He’s a ‘Flight Risk’ Yahoo
- There Are "Disturbing Rumours" Coming Out of Buckingham Palace About the Line of Succession Yahoo
- Why You Should Look Closely at That Photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Vanity Fair
- Possible next steps after the arrest of former Prince Andrew NBC News
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England keep Pakistan T20 World Cup hopes alive by beating New Zealand
England seal top spot in Group 2 at T20 World Cup in Super Eights stage with four-wicket win against New Zealand.
Far-right AfD eyes court win as springboard for state elections in Germany – politico.eu
- Far-right AfD eyes court win as springboard for state elections in Germany politico.eu
- German intelligence must pause extremist label for AfD dw.com
- German court grants injunction to AfD party, suspending 'extremist' label by spy agency Reuters
- German court says intelligence agency can't designate the AfD party an extremist group for now AP News
- German Intelligence Must Temporarily Halt an Extremist Label for the AfD, Court Rules The New York Times
Ghana says at least 55 of its people killed after Russia ‘lured’ them to fight Ukraine
Foreign minister says 272 Ghanaians are thought to have been drawn into battle since 2022, after he visited Kyiv
At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed in Russia’s war with Ukraine after being “lured into battle”, Ghana’s foreign minister has said after a visit to Kyiv in which officials raised the issue of Russian recruitment of African people.
Reports of African men being attracted to Russia by promises of jobs and ending up on Ukraine’s frontlines have become more frequent in recent months, creating tensions between Moscow and some of the countries involved.
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