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Trump accuses Iran of stalling peace deal to ‘out wait’ him until US midterms
US president tells cabinet Tehran is delaying in hope of better terms after November congressional electionsDonald Trump has accused Iran of trying to stall on making a peace agreement by running down the clock before November’s US midterm elections in the hope of getting better terms.“They thought they were going to out wait me, you know, ‘We’ll out wait him, he’s got the midterms,” the US president told a meeting of his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday. Continue reading...
60 Minutes journalist accuses CBS News of penalizing her after contract not renewed
Sharyn Alfonsi confirms contract expiration after decrying network over ‘the spread of corporate meddling’ last monthThe Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi has accused CBS News of penalizing her for “refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting” and sending a “chilling message” to the newsroom by declining to renew her contract for the show.Alfonsi was at the center of a national firestorm after the CBS News editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, shelved a segment she had reported on a notorious prison in El Salvador. She confirmed to the Guardian that she had not been offered a contract to return for the show’s 59th season, which begins in the fall. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: White House says Iran report on draft deal is ‘complete fabrication’
Iran’s state TV had reported that, under the deal, the strait of Hormuz would reopen and the US would lift naval its blockadeDonald Trump will host the 12th cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday as talks on ending the nearly three-month war with Iran reach a crucial stage amid conflicting signals over whether an agreement is close.The gathering had originally been scheduled to take place in the bucolic setting of Camp David, the presidential retreat that had previously been the site of sensitive Middle East negotiations, including the historic Israeli-Egyptian peace accords. Continue reading...
Tourist accused of hurling rock at endangered Hawaiian seal was trying to protect sea turtles, lawyer says
Igor Lytvynchuk is scheduled to appear in court on charges of harassing and attempting to harass a protected animalSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe lawyer for a tourist accused of hurling a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal says his client was trying to protect sea turtles and has since been assaulted, threatened and doxed.Igor Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is scheduled to appear in court in Honolulu on Wednesday on charges of harassing and attempting to harass a protected animal. Continue reading...
New Mandelson revelations cast doubt on claim vetting decision was borderline, Thornberry says – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereZack Polanski, the Green party leader, posted this on social media about Tony Blair’s latest intervention this morning.Tony Blair.What the billionaire class have paid for.Spot the difference between “Tony Blair says” and “Nigel Farage says” Continue reading...
Paxton hails Trump’s endorsement as ‘most powerful force in politics’ after Texas runoff win – US politics live
Texas attorney general who secured Republican nomination for Senate seat praises president after defeating incumbent John CornynSign up to the Breaking News US emailPresident Trump is set to hold the 12th cabinet meeting of his second term at 11am EST on Wednesday.Three Democratic state attorneys general said their deputies were turned away from a roundtable hosted by JD Vance on Tuesday, sowing confusion about what the White House has billed as a bipartisan crackdown on fraud. Continue reading...
Hope fades for nine missing after paper mill tank implosion in Washington state
Authorities say no hope for survivors after tank containing a chemical solution ruptured and killed one personCrews were set to resume searching on Wednesday for nine workers at a Washington state paper mill where a tank imploded, but authorities said there was no hope of finding any more survivors.One person was confirmed dead and nine people were reported injured on Tuesday after a tank at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co in Longview imploded, releasing a highly destructive chemical mixture called “white liquor”. But nine other workers remained missing. Continue reading...
Student loans inquiry responses show ‘massive scale of frustration and upset’
More than 52,000 people respond to Commons committee’s call for evidence amid criticism of loan termsThousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course debts, more than 52,000 people responded to a call for evidence by the Commons Treasury select committee as part of its inquiry into student loans and the taxation of graduates. Continue reading...
Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers
Mark Carney announces purchase of Saab’s GlobalEye early warning aircraft to patrol Arctic territoryCanada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing, as the country seeks to reduce reliance on US defense firms.Mark Carney, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Canada would opt for Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based on Bombardier’s Global 6500 jet. Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail plane – which has suffered from delays and cost overruns – had also been in contention. Continue reading...
WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, as Uganda closes border with DRCThe head of the World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to help tackle the Ebola outbreak there, as Uganda closed its border with its neighbour in an effort to stop the spread.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on social media that the region was in the midst of a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response”. Tedros said on Monday that he would travel to the DRC this week. Continue reading...
UK Suspends Indian-Origin Doctor. He Slept With Patient, Gave Her Opioids
The accused doctor, Chirag Patel, a consultant neurosurgeon at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, claimed to have prescribed opioid painkillers to a woman named only as 'Patient A' because she "blackmailed" him with threats of exposing their rel
Zelenskyy asks Trump for help with air defences as Russia continues attacks – as it happened
This blog is now closedIn recent days across parts of Europe, temperatures have soared, heat records have been broken and spring has felt more like the height of summer.Météo France, the French national weather service, has attributed this to a “heat dome”, with warmth held in place by a high-pressure weather front that has produced temperatures more than 10C above what used to be usual for this time of year. Continue reading...
