Iran has ‘sort of’ agreed deal on nuclear programme, says Donald Trump
US president rules out military action against Tehran after talks in Oman
Donald Trump says Iran has “sort of” agreed to the terms of a deal on the future terms of its nuclear programme.
On a visit to Doha, the US president said: “I want them to succeed. I want them to end up being a great country. But they cannot have a nuclear weapon. It is very simple really. It’s not like I need to give you 30 pages worth of details. It is only one sentence – they cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
Continue reading...Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says CEO
Ivan Espinosa says UK plant will not be hit by cost cuts as Japanese firm reveals seven factories to close
Nissan’s new chief executive has said the Japanese carmaker would be open to building cars for a Chinese partner at its factory in Sunderland after he confirmed it would not be closed in a round of deep cost cuts.
This week Nissan revealed plans to close seven factories and cut 20,000 jobs after sustaining heavy losses.
Continue reading...Olympic champion Kyle Snyder to focus on ‘Lord Jesus and family’ after prostitution arrest
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Olympic wrestling champion Kyle Snyder has made his first public statement since his arrest in an Ohio prostitution sting last week.
In a post on X on Wednesday, the 29-year-old said he would lean on his faith and family, but did not directly address his arrest. “I want to thank everyone who has reached out with kindness and support. My focus is on my relationship with the Lord Jesus and my family. This is not conclusion of my journey. 1 Peter 4:17-18,” he wrote.
Continue reading...Can President Trump legally accept a $400m plane for free?
US president's plane acceptance may breach emoluments clause as lawsuits face procedural hurdles, say experts.
Trump: Nothing’s going to happen until Putin and I get together
The BBC asked President Trump whether he was disappointed by the level of the delegation that Russia sent to Turkey.
Polish election: Tusk party urged to show it is not ‘deceiving women’ on abortion
Five years after near-total ban on abortion, campaigners say Sunday’s elections will be critical to see if promised change happens
Poland’s presidential elections are a “historic, groundbreaking” chance for Donald Tusk’s centrist party to show it was not trying to “deceive women” when it promised to change some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, campaigners have said.
Voters across Poland will head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the elections to replace Andrzej Duda, the current president who is aligned with the former rightwing government and has veto power over legislation.
Continue reading...Trump says US close to nuclear deal with Iran, but key gaps remain
On a regional visit to Gulf countries, the US president signals progress on nuclear talks with Tehran.
Israel intensifies Gaza war during Trump visit
As Donald Trump tours the Middle East without visiting Israel, Israeli forces intensified their bombardment of Gaza.
Watch: Moment Ben & Jerry’s co-founder interrupts RFK Jr speech
The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, Ben Cohen, was part of a protest in the US Senate.
Cannes premiere of film profiling slain Gaza journalist Fatma Hassouna
A Palestinian photojournalist was killed after she learned a film about her would be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Politics & Diplomacy: Exclusive Interview with Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim
101 East exclusive: Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim talks ASEAN, transnational crime, 1MDB, Najib and finding Jho Low.
Trump’s Gulf tour based on “economics rather than politics”
Trump's focus on his tour of the Middle East is on economics.
Trump begins final leg of Gulf visit with arrival in Abu Dhabi
US President Donald Trump has arrived in the United Arab Emirates for the third and final stop of his Gulf tour.
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Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa decries ‘nightmare’ of Putin-Trump alliance
In Cannes to promote his Stalinist drama Two Prosecutors, the film-maker said he feared the US and Russia would soon ‘become equal’
One of Ukraine’s leading film-makers has spoken of the “nightmare” of an emergent alliance between authoritarian leaders in Russia and the US, as his new film on contemporary echoes with the Stalinist era opens at the Cannes film festival.
“The events that unfolded in the past 100 days really surprised many people all over the world,” said director Sergei Loznitsa, whose new film Two Prosecutors received its world premiere on Wednesday. “One couldn’t even imagine in a nightmare such a union, such an understanding between two authoritarian leaders.”
Continue reading...Chris Brown arrested for allegedly smashing tequila bottle over music producer’s head at nightclub – Page Six
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Prison recall shake-up will free some domestic abusers, ministers admit
Source says ‘many but not all’ abusers and sexual offenders will be excluded from measure in England and Wales
Ministers have admitted that some domestic abusers and sexual abusers will be released under new plans to free up spaces in prisons in England and Wales, despite a denial from another government minister.
Under emergency measures announced by the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, some criminals serving sentences of between one and four years who breach their licence conditions will be returned to custody for only a fixed 28-day period.
Continue reading...Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested for protesting Gaza blockade at US Senate hearing
Ben Cohen and others interrupted RFK Jr at hearing to protest Israel’s Gaza blockade and Medicaid cuts
Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, has been charged with “crowding and obstructing” others after he was arrested while protesting against the Gaza blockade during a US Senate hearing.
Cohen – the Ben in Ben & Jerry’s – made his stand on Wednesday while Robert F Kennedy Jr was addressing a hearing of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. A group of activists heckled the health secretary over his anti-vaccine posture, yelling: “When Bobby lies, children die,” and “Anti-vax, anti-science, anti-America”.
Continue reading...Diplomat makes history as first refugee to become a UK high commissioner
Kanbar Hossein-Bor, who says his mother once feared he ‘might not be British enough’, lands Fiji post
“In her mind this was a bastion of the establishment, she was a little worried of rejection,” Kanbar Hossein-Bor said of his mother’s reaction, two decades ago, to the news he was applying to work in the UK Foreign Office.
This week, the fear that “he might not be British enough” was proved wrong, when Hossein-Bor was appointed as the UK’s high commissioner to Fiji – the first refugee to achieve the rank.
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