Who will shape the global agenda, the left or far right?
Left-wing leaders meet in Barcelona, while far-right protesters march in Milan.
With loss at Man City, have Arsenal lost their grip on the Premier League?
Arsenal's loss to City and a woeful end-of-season run have now cost them their once-comfortable, top-of-the-table lead.
Exit poll shows former President Radev’s party set to win Bulgaria election
Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party projected to win 38.1 percent of the vote in parliamentary election.
Tehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in talks with US, state media reports
Reported response comes hours after Trump announced delegation to Islamabad, having earlier threatened to raze Iran’s infrastructure
Tehran is not currently planning to take part in new talks with the US, Iran state media reported on Sunday evening, hours after Donald Trump said he was dispatching negotiators to Islamabad.
“There are currently no plans to participate in the next round of Iran-US talks,” state broadcaster IRIB said, citing Iranian sources.
Continue reading...Canadian PM says close economic ties with US have become a ‘weakness’
Mark Carney says Canada must build economic ties with other countries amid shifting relationship with the United States.
Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy
Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump’s sometimes ‘incomprehensible’ social-media barbs
Donald Trump’s insults towards Keir Starmer are “small and petty” and designed to put pressure on the prime minister to change his position on Iran, David Lammy has said, as he insisted the UK would not get dragged into the conflict.
The deputy prime minister argued the US president should be able to “disagree agreeably” with allies rather than publishing attacks on social media, and that US actions had “made things worse, not better” as far as global instability was concerned.
Continue reading...Trump says US seized Iranian ship trying to get past blockade near Hormuz
Iran vows retaliation, accuses US of violating ceasefire after attack on cargo ship Touska.
Salah scores in Merseyside derby as Liverpool win to boost European hopes
Salah scores Liverpool's first goal, but Virgil van Dijk scores an injury-time winner against local rivals Everton.
Judgment day as Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal
Prime minister to deliver high-stakes statement to MPs over vetting controversy that has put his position in peril
Keir Starmer will deliver a high-stakes statement to MPs on Monday as he struggles to overcome fears inside his government that the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal could yet cost him his leadership.
In what is set to be a dramatic showdown, the prime minister will set out how Mandelson was able to take up his role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decision to fail his vetting.
Continue reading...Police chief resigns in wake of Kyiv mass shooting – The Kyiv Independent
- Police chief resigns in wake of Kyiv mass shooting The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine police chief resigns after officers allegedly fled deadly shooting BBC
- Ukraine: Gunman shot dead after killing spree in Kyiv DW.com
- Investigators examine whether Ukraine terrorist attack was directed by Russia The Guardian
- Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery The New York Times
Ontario Premier Doug Ford agrees to sell $21m private jet following outcry
After confirming the purchase on Friday, Ford drew critcism from political opponents who called it a "gravy plane" and "out of touch".
Israeli ministers celebrate re-establishment of Sa-Nur West Bank settlement
Sa-Nur is one of four former West Bank settlements approved by the government two decades after settlers were evicted.
Did the US misjudge Iran? A military strategist answers
Strategist Bryan Clark examines shifting war aims, escalation traps, and whether Iran is now more dangerous to the US.
Republican senator criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo
Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump, says president’s feud with the pope is a ‘distraction’
A Republican lawmaker has condemned what he refers to as Donald Trump’s “holy war” against Pope Leo XIV.
Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long supporter of Trump and the ultraconservative Maga movement, condemned the president’s attacks on the pope during a Fox News interview on Saturday.
Continue reading...Man City beat Arsenal 2-1, cut Premier League race to three points
City edge the Gunners, thanks to a second-half Haaland winner, in a heated top-of-the-table league game in Manchester.
Pakistan prime minister speaks with Iran’s president – Reuters
- Pakistan prime minister speaks with Iran's president Reuters
- Iran’s president said to have told Pakistan the US is likely to ‘betray diplomacy’ The Times of Israel
- 'Bullying behaviour': Iran dials Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif after US seizes cargo ship near Hormuz strait Hindustan Times
- In 45-minute phone call with Pezeshkian, PM Shehbaz reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to advancing regional peace - DAWN.COM
- ‘Betrayed diplomacy’: Iran President Pezeshkian flags US 'bullying' in call to Pak PM Sharif The Times of India
Netanyahu: Iran war not over, Milei always visits before ‘something big’ – Haaretz
- Netanyahu: Iran war not over, Milei always visits before 'something big' Haaretz
- Milei, Netanyahu announce Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires flights, ink strategic Isaac Accords The Times of Israel
- How Milei brought Judeo-Christian civilization home to Jerusalem - comment The Jerusalem Post
- Milei Affirms Argentina's Support For Israel And US In The War Against Iran i24NEWS
- Javier Milei steals spotlight at torch ceremony rehearsal, joins singers in surprise performance ynetnews
Widespread damage as storm spreads through midwestern US
A series of strong winds has torn through the midwestern US, ripping roofs off homes and leaving roads obstructed.
Starmer is facing his judgment day over Mandelson missteps
Ahead of a showdown with MPs, prime minister looks like a man who is not really in control in his own government
Keir Starmer has spent much of the last 24 hours working on a plan for what senior government figures are already describing as his “judgment day”: his showdown with MPs on Monday over the latest Peter Mandelson revelations.
That the prime minister was apparently not told of Mandelson’s vetting failure has provoked incredulity across Westminster and accusations he sacked a senior civil servant to save his premiership.
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