Mike Waltz: US offered to sell Iran uranium for civilian programme
US ambassador says Iran refused to agree to an arrangement where uranium would be supplied by Washington.
War-wounded military veterans peddling cheap patriotic merch are actually AI fakes out of China: report – New York Post
One month after Nepal’s catastrophic floods, thousands remain missing
A month after floods tore through Nepal, 5,285 people remain missing and more than 1,100 are still in holding centres.
UK politics live: Pat McFadden tells Labour activists they should not defend benefits system ‘status quo’ because it ‘writes off’ claimants
Work and pensions secretary says the current system is flawed because it consigns too many people to a life on benefits when they would be better off working
‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference
Kuenssberg puts it to Burnham that, according to the Health Foundation, a system offering adult social care free at the point of delivery (like healthcare delivered by the NHS) would cost £18bn.
Burnham says the cost is “not that high” (ie, not as high as £18bn).
Not that high.
But can I directly deal with this issue of the costs?
Louise Casey is still doing an official review for us, so I will set out the vision, if you like, on Tuesday [in his speech to the conference].
Louise will then help us with the how. How do we make this happen? When can we make it happen?
Continue reading...Giant pandas arrive in Atlanta as part of 10-year US-China agreement
The two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived from southwestern China.
Four bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group
Rescuers are still looking for 12 Nepalese cook staff who were preparing for climbers to ascend the Himlung Himal peak.
Nepal: Two bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan base camp – bbc.com
- Nepal: Two bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan base camp bbc.com
- Rescuers search for 12 missing after Nepal avalanche kills two Al Jazeera
- Avalanche at Himlung Himal in Nepal leaves 2 dead, 14 missing DW.com
- Rescue teams search Nepal mountain for 12 swept by avalanche The Hill
- Six missing in avalanche as severe weather batters Nepal CNN
Two bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group
Rescuers are looking for at least 10 Nepalese people who were preparing to take climbers up the Himlung Himal peak.
Dozens killed in two mass shootings in South Africa
At least 27 people have been killed in two mass shootings across South Africa.
Jerusalem Daily: Israeli opposition leaders unite to drive out Netanyahu
Jerusalem Daily: Israeli opposition leaders unite to drive out Netanyahu
Northern Ireland protesters block Orange Order march into Catholic area
Thousands of Protesters blocked a road leading into a Catholic area of Northern Ireland ahead of an Orange Order march.
Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party – PBS
- Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party PBS
- Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules that would have curbed Nato cooperation The Guardian
- Switzerland rejects stricter interpretation of its neutrality bbc.com
- Is Switzerland's neutrality at a crossroads? NPR
- Swiss neutrality and food security initiatives suffer hefty defeat SWI swissinfo.ch
Muslims protest planned demolition of ‘600-year-old’ mosque in India
Hundreds of Muslims have gathered in the Indian city of Ujjain to protest the partial demolition of a historic mosque.
Woman charged with stealing from patients and staff at hospitals across Ontario
The 34-year-old is under investigation for incidents that began in February 2024 up until as recently as last month.
UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war
Waltz says Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end war because they ‘were asking for everything up front’
The Trump administration’s ambassador to the United Nations said the US rejected Iran’s proposal to end the ongoing war there because Iranian negotiators “were asking for everything up front”.
Echoing comments by Donald Trump on Saturday, the president’s UN ambassador Mike Waltz told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that Iran had asked for relief “from billions and billions of sanctions that are going into place” as part of an economic blockade on Iran. The blockade is aimed at putting pressure on Iran to stop its attacks on vessels in the strait of Hormuz.
Continue reading...Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations – Al Jazeera
- Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations Al Jazeera
- Info ministry rejects Afghan Taliban's 'frivolous' claims linking Pakistan to reported Nuristan violence Dawn
- 28 'fighters', mostly former Afghan security personnel, killed after crossing from Pakistan: Kabul The Times of India
- Afghanistan says it killed 28 fighters, wounded 32 after group crosses over from Pakistan The Jerusalem Post
- Pakistan-supported armed groups heavily defeated in Nuristan’s Kamdesh: MoD Pajhwok Afghan News
Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations
Relations strain further as Afghanistan and Pakistan trade accusations over terrorism and cross-border violence.
Switzerland rejects stricter interpretation of its neutrality
The initiative would have prevented the nation from imposing sanctions unless approved by the UN.
Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages
At least one person killed and nearly 150,000 households lost electricity from North Carolina to New England
A strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions.
Trees and power lines were knocked down across the region, at least one person was killed and hundreds of thousands were left without electricity as officials cautioned that conditions could deteriorate further.
Continue reading...LIVE: Norway vs Portugal – Nations League
Follow updates as Norway host Portugal for a Group A4 clash, including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.