Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the conflict in Iran was seen by President Trump as a historic “opportunity” — and tap-danced away from his previous statements that he sought $200 billion in sup…
U.N. votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000
The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to reduce the ceiling for the peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000 troops with a mandate to prevent a return to civil war in the world’s newest nation.
Maradona trial: psychologist says he had bipolar disorder, narcissistic traits
A psychologist testified at the trial over Diego Maradona’s death, saying the football legend had bipolar disorder, narcissistic personality traits and addiction issues on Thursday in Buenos Aires. The comments came during proceedings into alleged med…
New CCTV released of White House Correspondents’ Dinner breach
New footage has been released by the US Attorney of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman.
Ottawa announces multinational defence bank to be headquartered in Canada – National
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Trump Says Iran “Dying To Make A Deal”, Refuses To Call It War
Speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office, Trump said Iran had carried out mass killings amid internal unrest.
Nevada senator accuses Hegseth of being ‘antisemite’ in Iran-heavy budget hearing — and he doesn’t refute it
Rosen and Hegseth clash over the term ’ Pharisees’ and its use by non-Jews to describe negative connotations
Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars
Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018Birdwatching is the second fastest growing hobby for generation Z after jewellery making, according to a multiyear study of more than 24,00…
Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government financesLabour has been urged by Tony Blair’s thinktank to scrap the pensions triple lock amid mounting pressure on government finances.With the Ir…
MPs accuse South East Water leaders of incompetence over repeated outages
Parliamentary committee takes unusual step of declaring no confidence in executives at utility providerMPs have accused the leadership of South East Water of incompetence over repeated water outages for tens of thousands of customers, and expressed no …