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Waltz on US boarding Iran-linked vessels: ‘All options are on the table’
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Sunday said “all options are on the table” when it comes to limiting Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and economic benefits tied to opening the critical shipping channel.  When asked if U.S. troops would board vessels headed to China, Waltz said, “Well I’m not…
STEPHEN DAISLEY: This masterpiece of mendacity should be enough to ensure we never suffer an SNP government again
STEPHEN DAISLEY: This masterpiece of mendacity should be enough to ensure we never suffer an SNP government againBy STEPHEN DAISLEY FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL Published: 20:49, 19 April 2026 | Updated: 20:49, 19 April 2026 e-mail 1 View comments
US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship – Trump
The vessel was attempting to make its way past American forces in the Gulf of Oman, the US president has said The US has seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to pierce the American naval blockade around Iran, President Donald Trump has announced. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
SNP torn apart by bitter civil war over 'plot to frame Salmond'
SNP torn apart by bitter civil war over ‘plot to frame Salmond’Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport By MICHAEL BLACKLEY, SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 20:45, 19 April 2026 | Updated: 20:45, 19 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Does Olly Robbins have Mandelson scandal smoking gun to deliver death knell to Keir Starmer as PM?
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US intercepts Iranian-flagged vessel in Hormuz, takes custody, says Trump
US intercepts Iranianflagged vessel in Hormuz takes custody says Trump
UK police investigating Iran link to arson attacks on Jewish sites in London
UK police said on Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies, as the country’s chief rabbi said British Jews are facing a campaign of violence and intimidation. The Metropolitan Police force says counterterror officers are investigating fires at synagogues and other sites linked to the Jewish community, as well as an attack on a Persian-language media company. No one has been injured in the blazes, the latest of which...
Centre hatching conspiracy, Trinamool dismisses I-Pac halting operations in Bengal
Centre hatching conspiracy Trinamool dismisses IPac halting operations in Bengal
Iranian woman, 44, selling drones, bombs for the regime, arrested in US
Iranian woman selling drones bombs for the regime arrested in US
Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal
Senior government figures fear decision to appoint former ambassador to US could cost PM his leadership Keir Starmer will deliver a high-stakes statement to MPs on Monday as he struggles to overcome fears inside his government that the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal could yet cost him his leadership.In what is set to be a dramatic showdown, the prime minister will set out how Mandelson was able to take up his role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decisi...
Iran rejects talks over US ‘unrealistic demands’ as crisis escalates, claims IRNA
InternationalIran rejects talks over US ‘unrealistic demands’ as crisis escalates, claims IRNABy Reuters -Apr 20, 2026Iran rejected new peace talks with the United States, its state news agency reported on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump had said he was sending envoys to Pakistan for talks and would strike Iran unless it accepted his terms. Iran War— Latest News Trump posted on Truth Social that his envoys would arrive on Monday evening for negotiations, a timetable that would...
Waltz says Trump’s threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure ‘perfectly acceptable’
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Sunday defended President Trump’s threats to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure. Earlier Sunday, Trump said if Iran does not accept the “very fair and reasonable” peace deal his administration is proposing, then the U.S. military “is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single…
Mike Waltz defends Trump attacking Iranian bridges and power plants during heated interview over Strait of Hormuz
US Ambassador to the UN Waltz leapt to Trump's defense during a tense exchange with NBC News reporter Kristen Welker on Meet the Press on Sunday.
Largest client of Mandelson's lobbying firm 'was company accused of links to Chinese military'
Largest client of Mandelson's lobbying firm 'was company accused of links to Chinese military'By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 20:15, 19 April 2026 | Updated: 20:15, 19 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Israeli ministers celebrate re-establishment of Sa-Nur West Bank settlement
Sa-Nur is one of four former West Bank settlements approved by the government two decades after settlers were evicted.
Estonia not to let Slovak PM’s jet fly over its territory on its way to Moscow — minister
Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna recalled that a similar precedent occurred in 2025
سناتور گراهام: در دوره ترامپ نباید توافقی شبیه برجام شکل بگیرد
لیندسی گراهام، سناتور جمهوریخواه آمریکا، گفت محاصره اقتصاد جمهوری اسلامی را تضعیف کرده و حمله سپاه به کشتیرانی نشانه استیصال است. او از دونالد ترامپ خواست کنترل تنگه هرمز را در دست بگیرد و تاکید کرد جمهوری اسلامی هیچ حقی برای غنیسازی ندارد و توافقی شبیه برجام نباید تکرار شود.
Israeli military publishes map of new deployment line in Lebanon, bringing dozens of villages under its control
The Israeli military published for the first time a map of its new deployment line inside Lebanon on Sunday, bringing dozens of mostly abandoned Lebanese villages under its control, days after a ceasefire with Lebanon took effect. There was no immediate comment from Lebanese officials or from Hezbollah. Israel and Lebanon agreed on Thursday to a US-backed ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The deal, which followed the first direct talks in decades between Israel and Lebanon on...
Slovak PM says supports Ukraine’s accession to EU, but Kiev is not ready for that
According to Robert Fico, that country must comply with the requirements for candidates for the EU membership
PM Shehbaz, Iranian President hold phone call, discuss regional situation
Must ReadPakistanPM Shehbaz, Iranian President hold phone call, discuss regional situationBy Web Desk-Apr 20, 2026ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, during which the two leaders discussed the prevailing regional situation and ongoing diplomatic efforts, ARY News reported. Iran War— Latest Update According to reports, the conversation lasted around 45 minutes and was described as cordial and friendly....