Iran ceasefire deal gives Trump a way out of war – but at a high cost
The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.
Republican to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, but Democrats hail gains in vote
Voters pick Clay Fuller for US House over Democrat who opposes Iran war, but by smaller margin than in the past
Republican Clay Fuller supports the war in Iran. Democrat Shawn Harris opposes it. Voters in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former district in north-west Georgia decided that this distinction was not enough to propel a Democrat into a conservative-leaning House seat on Tuesday night.
But Fuller won with 56% of the vote, against Harris’s 44%, according to the Associated Press, a result that comes after Greene secured the district by 28 points in 2024 and 32 points two years earlier. Democrats claim the swing to the left in the north-western corner of Georgia is a notable shift that’s worth celebrating.
Continue reading...Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller wins election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.
US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormuz
Last-minute intervention led by Pakistan cancels Trump ultimatum for Iran to surrender or face annihilation
The US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire on Tuesday evening after a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan, canceling an ultimatum from Donald Trump for Iran to surrender or face widespread destruction.
Trump’s announcement of the ceasefire agreement came less than two hours before the US president’s self-imposed 8pm Eastern time deadline to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges in a move that legal scholars, as well as officials from numerous countries and the Pope, had warned could constitute war crimes.
Continue reading...New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant economic impacts on New Zealand and Pacific’
New Zealand has called on the US to send fuel tankers to the Pacific to help alleviate some of the significant economic and fuel pressure caused by the war in the Middle East.
Winston Peters, New Zealand’s foreign minister, met the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, in Washington on Tuesday, where they discussed bilateral relations, the war in Iran and the Pacific.
Continue reading...White House confirms two-week suspension of strikes on Iran
The White House has confirmed the US has agreed to suspend all bombing and military attacks on Iran for two weeks.
Trump agrees to pause attacks on Iran if Strait of Hormuz opens
US President Donald Trump says he has agreed to extend his threatened deadline to attack Iran by two weeks.
Live Updates: Trump announces 2-week ceasefire in Iran war, contingent on Iran reopening Strait of Hormuz – CBS News
- Live Updates: Trump announces 2-week ceasefire in Iran war, contingent on Iran reopening Strait of Hormuz CBS News
- Live updates: Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran CNN
- Trump suspends Iran attack for two weeks, subject to Hormuz Strait opening CNBC
- Trump suspends Iran attack for two weeks following dire threats Al Jazeera
- U.S. AGREES TO 2-WEEK CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN Axios
Plan to scrap presidential elections puts Zimbabweans at loggerheads
The ruling party has unveiled a draft law that strips voters of the chance to elect the president.
The US refinery now processing Venezuelan oil
Chevron is now importing 250,000 barrels of crude per day from Venezuela.
Billionaire investor Ackman makes $64bn bid for Universal Music Group
Universal Music, the label behind superstars Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, is expected to list in NY from Amsterdam.
Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran agrees to reopen Hormuz Strait
Iran has said that safe passage through Hormuz will be possible through coordination with its armed forces.
China and Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping – reuters.com
- China and Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping reuters.com
- Russia, China veto UN resolution aimed at reopening Strait of Hormuz, hours before Trump deadline Fox News
- China Warns Of 'Serious Consequences' And 'Further Escalation' As Beijing Resists UN Resolution To Protect Hormuz Strait Shipping yahoo.com
- China, Russia sink UN vote on Strait of Hormuz; 10 countries join US in support The Hill
- New Security Council Draft on Hormuz Eases Off Threats of Force Bloomberg.com
World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’
Exclusive: Former UN climate chief to co-chair Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequality
What are the health impacts of sea-level rise, and who should pay?
Christiana Figueres: Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable
Countries are being “held hostage” by their reliance on fossil fuels, a former UN climate chief has warned, describing the health impacts of climate change as “the mother of all injustices”.
Christiana Figueres, an international climate negotiator who helped deliver the Paris agreement signed in 2016, made the comments as she was announced on Wednesday as co-chair of a Lancet Commission examining how sea-level rise is reshaping health, wellbeing and inequality.
Continue reading...Newlywed wife of US soldier freed by ICE after detention at military base
Annie Ramos, an undocumented immigrant who came to the US as a toddler, had gone to the base to complete paperwork so the couple could move in together.
What we know about Pakistan’s proposed Iran war pause
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says diplomatic efforts to resolve the US-Israeli war on Iran are progressing.
Iranian musician stages protest at power station over Trump threats
Iranian musician Ali Ghamsari has been performing outside the Damavand power station in a symbolic protest.
US seeks to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia despite new Costa Rica deal
Man born in El Salvador has been fighting removal to series of ‘third’ countries after mistaken deportation last year
US government attorneys on Tuesday told a federal judge the Department of Homeland Security still intends to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia, despite a new agreement with Costa Rica to accept deportees who cannot legally be returned to their home countries.
The Salvadorian national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year. Since his return, he has been fighting a second deportation to a series of African countries proposed by homeland security officials.
Continue reading...Arsenal beat Sporting with late Havertz goal in Champions League quarters
Arsenal score late winner at Sporting Lisbon to take 1-0 first-leg advantage back to London next week.
Djibouti and the Horn of Africa: new front in the war on Iran
Djibouti built its economy on the strategy of charging rent to different military world powers.