Will the US plan for Gaza fail?
US journalist Chris Hedges argues that Trump’s plan won’t ‘thwart the genocidal project Israel intends to carry out’.
Legality of US military activity around Venezuela is ‘questionable,’ Sen. Mark Kelly says – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Legality of US military activity around Venezuela is 'questionable,' Sen. Mark Kelly says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Kelly: Senate evidence ‘does not back up’ Trump’s claims on Caribbean boat strikes The Hill
- Press Release: Senator Mark Kelly Addresses Venezuela, Ukraine, and Government Shutdown on CBS's Face the Nation Quiver Quantitative
- ICYMI: On All in with Chris Hayes, Kelly Questions Recent U.S. Boat Strikes that are Putting Servicemembers at Risk U.S. Senate (.gov)
- Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 19, 2025 Yahoo
US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent said plan was part of framework for trade deal but did not share details on transferring app’s ownership
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Sunday that the US and China have finalized the details of a deal transferring TikTok’s US version to new owners.
“We reached a final deal on TikTok,” Bessent said on Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. Alluding to Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, Bessent continued: “We reached [a deal] in Madrid, and I believe that as of today, all the details are ironed out, and that will be for the two leaders to consummate that transaction” during a meeting scheduled for Thursday in Korea.
Continue reading...Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 26, 2025 – CBS News
- Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 26, 2025 CBS News
- Graham predicts Trump's war on "narco-terrorists" will expand to land strikes Axios
- Lindsey Graham: Venezuelan land strikes a real possibility Politico
- Sen. Lindsey Graham says land strikes in Venezuela are a "real possibility" Yahoo
Trump told Pence ‘you’ll go down as a wimp’ in January 6 phone call, book says
Book cites Pence’s notes from call with Trump, who called vice-president a ‘wimp’ if he certified Biden’s 2020 victory
On the day that his supporters attacked the US Capitol because his 2020 re-election run ended in defeat, Donald Trump called his vice-president at the time, Mike Pence, and told him he would go down in history as a “wimp” if he certified the election result, a new book says.
Those details were revealed on Sunday when ABC News published a preview excerpt of an upcoming book by its political correspondent Jonathan Karl. The book, titled Retribution, cites Pence’s notes from the 6 January 2021 phone call with Trump, who was purportedly trying to shame his vice-president into refusing to certify Joe Biden’s victory weeks earlier in the White House.
Continue reading...Epping sex offender back in custody after release from prison in error
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose case triggered summer protests in Essex, detained again and faces deportation
A former asylum seeker and convicted sex offender who was released from prison in error is back in custody and faces deportation.
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, an Ethiopian national, was jailed for 12 months in September for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl and was made the subject of a five-year sexual harm prevention order.
Continue reading...How Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic Gas Found a Chinese Loophole – The Wall Street Journal
How Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic Gas Found a Chinese Loophole The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
Trump finalizes trade deals with 2 Southeast Asian countries – Politico
- Trump finalizes trade deals with 2 Southeast Asian countries Politico
- Trump Leans Into Showmanship on Day 1 of His Asia Trip The New York Times
- Trump Reaches Trade Pacts With Southeast Asian Nations The Wall Street Journal
- Trump dances with Malaysian performers as he kicks off Asia tour in lively fashion Fox News
- Trump oversees truce signing and trade deal flurry on first Asian stop CNBC
US, China reach rare earths, tariff pause for Trump and Xi to consider – Reuters
- US, China reach rare earths, tariff pause for Trump and Xi to consider Reuters
- US and China ease trade tensions on first day of Trump’s Asia diplomacy tour CNN
- Chinese and U.S. officials tentatively agree to avert 100 percent tariffs The Washington Post
- Farm owner Bessent on soybean crisis: "I have felt this pain too" Axios
- Trump Live Updates: News on China Trade Deal Framework, Asia Tour and Canada Tariffs The New York Times
French police arrest two men over €88m Louvre jewel heist
One man arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport and another just outside Paris, officials confirm
French police have arrested two suspects believed to have helped steal crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m) from the Louvre museum in Paris, officials have said, a week after one of the country’s most spectacular heists in decades.
The Paris public prosecutor confirmed media reports on Sunday that one man had been detained at about 10pm (8pm UK time) on Saturday at the capital’s Charles de Gaulle airport by officers from the armed robberies and serious burglaries squad.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer shares post-punk passion and revisits musical past
Prime minister praises Scottish band Orange Juice and shares details about his family life in Radio 3 interview
Keir Starmer has said he is a fan of the Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice and northern soul, in a deep dive of his musical tastes and personal life.
On BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions, Starmer chose a selection of his favourite music including works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Elgar, and reflected on his own musical journey, which included learning to play violin alongside Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, at school.
Continue reading...Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert
Trump has announced he's adding 10% to his current levies on one of the biggest US trading partners.
Estonia’s top diplomat: Russia testing NATO resolve amid Trump uncertainty
Estonia’s foreign minister discusses whether Moscow’s airspace violations are a test of NATO unity.
US and China agree framework of trade deal ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
US trade secretary says the two will sign a deal on TikTok, while hinting at agreement on rare earths and tariffs.
Trump meets Brazil’s Lula at ASEAN summit, touts ‘pretty good deals’
Both countries' negotiating teams will start working 'immediately' to address US tariffs and sanctions, says Lula.
Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris
Four thieves broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing eight items worth €88m (£76m; $102m).
Ireland’s president elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza – AP News
- Ireland’s president elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza AP News
- Catherine Connolly: How the anti-establishment candidate won the Irish presidency BBC
- Catherine Connolly’s election as president has added a new dynamic to Irish politics The Guardian
- Ireland elects a leftist who campaigned on economic justice, Gaza The Washington Post
- Connolly wins Ireland’s presidential election in landslide Al Jazeera
‘Islamophobia is endemic,’ Mamdani says of Republicans’ push to deport him
Two House Republicans push justice department to investigate Zohran Mamdani’s path to US citizenship
Two US House Republicans are pushing the federal justice department to investigate the path to citizenship of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate favored to win the 4 November election for New York City mayor.
Congressman Randy Fine of Florida and Andy Ogles of Tennessee – both staunch proponents of Donald Trump’s presidential administration – have been leading the push, which has been condemned by Democratic officials and Muslim civil rights groups as “racist and anti-Muslim”.
Continue reading...Hurricane Melissa strengthens into category 4 as it approaches Jamaica – The Guardian
- Hurricane Melissa strengthens into category 4 as it approaches Jamaica The Guardian
- Why Melissa’s intensification en route to Jamaica is so extraordinary The Washington Post
- How Hurricane Melissa Rapidly Intensified The New York Times
- Hurricane Melissa Maps Tracker: Forecast Track, Rainfall, Winds And More The Weather Channel
- Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding NBC News
Reform MP’s remarks about TV adverts were ‘racist’, says Wes Streeting
Health secretary hardens Labour line after Sarah Pochin said advertising ‘doesn’t reflect our society’
Wes Streeting has accused the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin of making racist remarks after she said seeing adverts full of black and Asian people “drives her mad”.
The health secretary said Pochin was “only sorry she’s been caught and called out”, adding she had “said the quiet bit loud”, as he warned of a return to “1970s, 1980s-style racism”.
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