Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route.
Arsenal beat Everton as Dowman makes Premier League history
Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 in a nervy match in the Premier League as they continue their pursuit of the title.
Trump administration to drop charges against US veteran who burned flag
Veteran Jay Carey burned a US flag in protest of an executive order from Trump calling for prison terms for such acts.
Murder arrest after 18-day-old baby falls from central London property
Met police says woman, 43, was detained after newborn girl in Westminster taken to hospital and pronounced dead
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-day-old baby girl fell from a property in central London.
The Metropolitan police said officers attended Horseferry Road in Westminster after reports on Saturday morning that a baby had fallen from a residential property.
Continue reading...Turkey on alert as Iran conflict escalates, warns against provocations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara is monitoring the regional war involving Iran, the US, and Israel.
UNESCO condemns strike on Minab girls’ school: ‘They attacked twice… How
Secretary of Iran’s National Commission for UNESCO, condemned a missile strike on a girls’ primary school in Minab.
Six killed in attacks on Ukraine as EU extends sanctions against Russians
EU maintains pressure after slamming US for lifting sanctions on Russian oil exports as Middle East war bites.
Trump administration threatens news outlets over critical coverage of Iran
FCC chair says news outlets that share 'distortions' about US war with Iran could lose their licences.
Scoop: French plan to end Lebanon war includes recognition of Israel – Axios
- Scoop: French plan to end Lebanon war includes recognition of Israel Axios
- Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene and says hundreds are killed The Washington Post
- Israeli foreign minister denies country facing interceptor shortages Reuters
- France offers to broker Lebanon-Israel talks: What do we know? Al Jazeera
- Direct Israel-Lebanon truce talks said expected in coming days, though challenges abound The Times of Israel
Iranian woman explains ‘Allahu Akbar’ to Americans, amid explosion in Iran
Video shows an Iranian woman recording a message to Americans, amid an explosion in Iran.
Israeli settlers shoot Palestinians in West Bank villages, steal livestock
One Palestinian reported killed in Qusra, as others injured in Rashayda, amid surge in Israeli settler violence.
US embassy in Venezuela reopens as Trump pushes for access to resources
Trump administration has pressed the interim Venezuelan government for concessions on issues such as oil access.
How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War – The New York Times
- How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War The New York Times
- How US Sending of Marines to Strait of Hormuz Signals Posture Shift Military.com
- USS Tripoli, 31st MEU Heading to the Middle East USNI News
- U.S. is deploying Marines to Middle East as it pounds Iran MPR News
- Pentagon sends USS Tripoli, thousands of Marines to Middle East Axios
Iran warns UAE ports and ‘American hideouts’ are targets
An Iranian military spokesperson warned that ports, docks and “American hideouts” in the UAE could be targets.
UK faces ‘seismic moment’ as nationalists target election wins, says John Swinney
SNP leader hails prospect of success for parties in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland that want to break up union
The UK is facing an “absolutely seismic moment”, John Swinney has said, with the prospect of the election of first ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in May who are all committed to the break-up of the union.
Speaking at the Scottish National party’s campaign conference ahead of the Scottish parliament elections, the first minister told delegates: “For people watching around the world, there could be no clearer sign that Westminster’s time is up.”
Continue reading...New York lawyer linked to Trump pardon charged with attempted extortion
Joshua Nass, of alleged $600,000 extortion plot, played role in pardon of man convicted of failing to pay $40m in taxes
A New York lobbyist and attorney connected to a presidential pardon issued by Donald Trump in November has been charged with attempting to extort a former client and the client’s son over an alleged $500,000 debt.
Joshua Nass, 34, was arrested on Friday after being charged in federal court in Brooklyn with attempted Hobbs Act extortion. US justice department prosecutors contend that Nass threatened a client for payment that he claimed he was owed for his services.
Continue reading...Dozens of Medical Workers Killed as Israel Hits Lebanon – The New York Times
- Dozens of Medical Workers Killed as Israel Hits Lebanon The New York Times
- The war that never ended: Israel seizes moment to finish fight against Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon CNN
- Israel planning massive ground invasion of Lebanon, officials say Axios
- Israel and Lebanon to talk as war with Hezbollah rages, Haaretz reports Reuters
- Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanon Al Jazeera
Strait of Hormuz closed only to US, Israeli vessels: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi | World News – Hindustan Times
- Strait of Hormuz closed only to US, Israeli vessels: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi | World News Hindustan Times
- A Visual Guide to How Iran Is Holding the Strait of Hormuz Hostage WSJ
- Iran ‘to allow Chinese ships’ through Strait of Hormuz The Telegraph
- Hegseth, Trump face perilous options in the Strait of Hormuz The Hill
- Iran unleashes oil shock to blunt US firepower Reuters
German philosopher and social critic Jürgen Habermas dies at 96
One the most influential thinkers in post-war Germany, he linked philosophy and political action throughout his life.
Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with those ‘more likely to implement party’s priorities’
Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretaries
A Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the top civil servant in every government department and replace them with people seen as more likely to implement the party’s priorities, the Guardian has learned.
Senior Reform figures have concluded that the current crop of permanent secretaries, the lead civil servant in each department, are not up to the necessary standard. Some would be replaced by outsiders, and others by existing officials viewed as more suitable.
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