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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...

Sharyn Alfonsi confirms contract expiration after decrying network over ‘the spread of corporate meddling’ last monthVeteran 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

People in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent say school that the signage on their street relates to moved long agoHassan Ali was on holiday in Budapest when he was contacted by his neighbour about a sign that had been painted on the road directly outside his semi-detached home in Staffordshire.The bright yellow sign, which read: “School: Keep Clear”, was painted on Greendock Street in the early hours of Friday morning, his neighbour informed him – a bewildering update considering there was no school to keep clear of and had not been one for the past 15 years. Continue reading...

Robert Kenyon castigated Brexit as an economically self-harming project on rugby league forum in 2016Reform UK’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has castigated Brexit as an economically self-harming project promoted by politicians who “peddled the nationalistic pish”, raising more doubts about his commitment to Nigel Farage’s signature achievement.The comments by Robert Kenyon, unearthed on a defunct rugby league forum and first reported by the Telegraph, follow the emergence of another post in which he said people would be wrong to assume he had voted for Brexit. Continue reading...

Relatives pay tribute to Shanice Brookes, 30, a charity worker and mum who had ‘energy you could never forget’The family of a woman who was an innocent bystander when she was fatally shot outside a bar in Sheffield city centre at the weekend have paid tribute to her.South Yorkshire police on Wednesday named the victim as Shanice Brookes, a 30-year-old charity worker. Her family described Brookes, who lived in Sheffield, as “one of a kind” with the “biggest heart” and “energy you could never forget”. Continue reading...

Publicly accessible Facebook images dating back to 2018 appear to show the symbol on Andy Arnold’s armA newly elected Reform UK councillor in Barnsley has come under pressure to resign after photographs emerged appearing to show him with a swastika tattoo.Andy Arnold, who was elected to Barnsley council earlier this month to represent Wombwell, can be seen with what appears to be the symbol tattooed on his arm in a series of publicly accessible Facebook images dating back to 2018. Continue reading...

After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes film festival, the exiled auteur sent a direct message to the Russian president urging him to stop the warAccoladed director Andrey Zvyagintsev has sent a direct message to Vladimir Putin urging him to start listening to the Russian people and end the “senseless” war in Ukraine, continuing a war of words between Russia’s most revered living film-maker and the Kremlin that started at the Cannes film festival awards ceremony over the weekend.“Except for the limbs torn off from your fellow citizens in the name of an illusory goal, except for the massacre of young people that the country needs to build life and the future – nothing good is on the horizon if we don’t stop,” the exiled auteur said in a message sent to the Russian president’s press secretary through official channels on Tuesday. Continue reading...

There will be ‘no cherrypicking’ of policies, EU says, after Starmer says he hopes to negotiate single market for goodsEurope live – latest updatesThe UK will get no special treatment in its future economic relationship with the EU, European ministers have said, in a further blow to Keir Starmer’s hopes of negotiating a single market for goods.The EU’s ministers for Europe, who met on Tuesday, said they wanted deeper cooperation with the UK, but this had to be in line with fundamental principles, including no cherrypicking of EU policies, according to three diplomatic sources, who spoke about the private discussions. Continue reading...

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...

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...

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...

The Treasury inquiry is looking at student loan plans in England and whether repayment terms are "reasonable".

The former SNP leader's solicitor says her response was "standard" and she later provided written answers to detectives' questions.

Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen.

Bondi, who was diagnosed shortly after being ousted in April, is also joining the White House's new advisory council on AI.

World number two Elena Rybakina suffers a second-round defeat by Yuliia Starodubtseva in the biggest French Open upset so far.

Fifa must answer questions about 2026 World Cup ticket sales after the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey launch an investigation.

Fifa must answer questions about 2026 World Cup ticket sales after the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey launch an investigation.

Experts say action now can save money when the pinch comes this winter.

The former MP has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape.

GCHQ's director Anne Keast-Butler set out the threats facing the UK in her inaugural public speech.

Charities urge people to take precautions after at least nine people died after getting into difficulty in water during the warm weather.

As the war grinds on, conservative estimates put the cost of munitions to the US at more than $29billion, with some analysts suggesting the figure could already be as high as $1 trillion

Defense secretary returns the praise as he compares Trump to Washington and Lincoln

Concerns were raised over Lord Mandelson’s security vetting because of links to a Chinese finance minister, a sanctions-hit Russian oligarch and a former Israeli military intelligence general

White House says Iran’s state TV report of agreement is ‘not true’

Trump, a longtime fan of the New York Knicks, is considering attending the NBA Finals in his hometown

The issue of billions of dollars worth of assets frozen around the world is said to be the last sticking point in negotiations between Iran and the US

Bondi has undergone treatment and is recovering from the disease, according to the report

Muslims in Mali's capital face challenges celebrating Eid al-Adha due to a blockade by armed groups linked to al-Qaida

DHS escalates scrutiny into legal immigration pathways by targeting attorneys who represent asylum seekers

Daniela Klette, 67, was part of the Red Army Faction, which attacked American and capitalist interests until the 1990s. She was convicted of robberies committed later to finance life as a fugitive.

The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.

The reported draft agreement said Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for the United States’ lifting its naval blockade.

The White House immediately dismissed the report, which detailed terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as a “complete fabrication.”

The Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for two southern cities, indicating that more airstrikes were imminent.

The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.

Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters.

The Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for two southern cities, indicating that more airstrikes were imminent.

Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.

U.S. crude oil prices trim losses as traders assess whether U.S. is nearing a deal with Iran that would restore traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Republicans are struggling to find a clear message to battle high prices as President Trump pushes for funding for a White House ballroom.

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