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"We All Love You": Trump's Huge Praise For PM Modi In Call
In their 40-minute call, which was their third phone conversation this year, US President Donald Trump briefed PM Narendra Modi about the situation in the Middle East.
Explained: Is China Slowly Entering Iran War As US Blockades Hormuz?
The failure of Islamabad peace talks and the new counter-blockades that the US has imposed in the Strait of Hormuz have widened the horizon of the West Asia war.
Xi Pushes 4-Point Peace Plan For Middle East, Promises To Help Boost Security
The announcement comes as the US and Iran deliberate on the possibility of another round of talks before the ceasefire expires after the talks in Pakistan broke down.
Lebanon, Israel Start Direct Talks To Seize "Historic Opportunity" For Peace
Washington's top diplomat urgedIsraelandLebanonto seize a "historic opportunity" for peaceasdirecttalksbetween the two opened on Tuesday despite objections fromHezbollah, which announced freshattacksonIsraeljustasnegotiations got underway.
US May Be Eyeing Strait Of Malacca After Hormuz. Why It Matters To India
Despite comparatively lower direct economic dependence, the United States views the strait through a strategic and military lens. Its narrow width at key points makes it both a potential bottleneck and a leverage point in any future conflict scenario.
2 Ships From Iran Ports Slip Past US Blockade, Cross Hormuz: Report
2 Ships From Iran Ports Slip Past US Blockade, Cross Hormuz: Report
UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to 13 sexual abuse charges and is sentenced to 11 years in prison
James Heaps was first sentenced in 2023 but appeals court found he was denied a fair trialSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA former University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) gynecologist pleaded guilty to 13 felony sexual abuse charges on Tuesday in connection with the sexual assault of several patients over his career, and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.James Heaps was originally sentenced in 2023 to 11 years in prison after being convicted of five counts of sexual battery and penetration involving two patients. That sentence was overturned by an appeals court in February, which ruled that Heaps was denied a fair trial because the judge did not share with his attorneys a note from the court’s foreman sharing concerns about a juror’s English proficiency. Continue reading...
Streeting relaunches women’s health strategy to tackle ‘medical misogyny’
Health secretary says NHS is ‘failing women’ and pledges to end ‘gaslighting’ by doctorsWes Streeting has vowed to stop women being “gaslit” by doctors as he relaunches the women’s health strategy for England.Speaking before the publication of the renewed strategy on Wednesday, Streeting said the NHS was “failing women” and set out measures to help them access the healthcare they need. Continue reading...
MAGA senator ignites immediate fury comparing Trump's Iran war to 'defeating Hitler'
A millionaire MAGA lawmaker had a surprising statement on President Donald Trump's Iran war that left people stunned on Tuesday. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) argued during a live interview on Newsmax that Americans should make do with the rising gas prices and compared the military conflict with Iran to how the United States defeated the Nazis during WWII, The Daily Beast reported.“Could you imagine trying to tell the president, ‘Look, you’ve only got so many days to defeat Hitler or defeat Japan?’” Marshall said, reflecting on his own grandparents during World War II. He said it was time for Americans to prepare for the unknown, despite rising prices prompted by the ongoing war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. "I'm sorry that gas prices are going up, but help is on the way, and your national security is even more important than your pocketbook," Marshall said. "We have to do it 'til we get the outcome that we want," Marshall added.People called out Marshall and his comments online: "Some of these states are inflicting their stupidity on the rest of us, and holding us back. A Senator from Kansas who only got 700k votes should not have the same voice as one from California who got 9 million. This is one of the reasons we are [expletive]," retired Army sergeant and political commentator Danny wrote on X."Hey Sen. Roger Marshall. Don't compare your illegal war to World War II. Get Hitler out of your mouth, @RogerMarshallMD of Kansas," journalist Nancy Levine Stearns wrote on X."Well, yeah, it would go like this: 'You only have so many days to defeat yourself.' Because Trump is wannabe Hitler," sports journalist and podcaster Jimmy Murphy wrote on X. "Shame on the Kansas voters who put his [expletive] in office," writer and filmmaker William Glad wrote on X."More Republican gaslighting. Do they even believe their own [expletive] they sell?" Developer Michael Dupuis wrote on Bluesky.NEWSMAX: How long do you think Americans will be willing to pay the higher energy costs?SEN. ROGER MARSHALL: I think back to my grandparents and their generation that served in World War 2. Could you imagine telling the president, 'You only got so many days to defeat Hitler?' pic.twitter.com/eEYmUlxxUh— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 14, 2026
Thousands rattled by 4.5-magnitude earthquake in central west NSW
Geoscience Australia says aftershocks likely but much lighter and in a smaller areaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPart of Australia’s east coast has been shaken by an earthquake that could be felt hundred of kilometres away.A 4.5-magnitude quake hit at 8.19pm on Tuesday at a depth of 5km about 30km south-west of Orange in central west NSW, near the Cadia goldmine. Continue reading...
Trump’s ‘DoorDash grandma’ had lobbied for ‘no tax on tips’ policy
Sharon Simmons was photographed delivering McDonald’s to Trump on Monday but company admits it was a stuntSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe DoorDash delivery driver who had a turn in the national spotlight on Monday by bringing a fast-food order to Donald Trump at the White House has publicly touted the president’s so-called “no tax on tips” policy before – causing some to question the encounter’s authenticity and the company to confirm it was a stunt.Sharon Simmons had lobbied in July 2025 in favor of the policy, which DoorDash supports, testifying in Congress that she was based in Nevada and driving for the delivery platform because her husband’s cancer treatments had made it difficult to make ends meet otherwise. Continue reading...
‘Bizarre’ lack of urgency in putting UK on war footing, says defence review co-author
Exclusive: Fiona Hill, a former White House chief adviser, joins ex-Nato chief in criticising Starmer’s leadership on defenceA co-author of Britain’s strategic defence review has joined criticism of Keir Starmer’s leadership on military policy, warning of a “bizarre” lack of urgency in defence planning.Fiona Hill, a former chief adviser to the White House on Russia, echoed the concerns of George Robertson, her co-author with Gen Richard Barrons on the strategic defence review (SDR), over what he had called the prime minister’s “corrosive complacency”. Continue reading...
