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Trump predicted Israel-Lebanon leaders would speak ‘tomorrow’ — Beirut shut it down as ceasefire emerges

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will not speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for now, a Lebanese official told Fox News Digital, dealing a setback to U.S. efforts to broker direct contact between the two countries as fighting continues across southern Lebanon.The development came after President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that the two leaders could speak for the first time in decades."We are trying to create a little breathing room," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that...

Trump predicted Israel–Lebanon leaders would speak ‘tomorrow’ — Beirut swiftly shut it down

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will not speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for now, a Lebanese official told Fox News Digital, dealing a setback to U.S. efforts to broker direct contact between the two countries as fighting continues across southern Lebanon.The development came after President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that the two leaders could speak for the first time in decades."We are trying to create a little breathing room," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that...

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'भाजपा नारी को 'नारा' बनाना चाहती है...', महिला आरक्षण और परिसीमन अखिलेश यादव ने सरकार को घेरा

'नहीं घटेगी दक्षिण की शक्ति', अमित शाह ने समझाया तमिलनाडु, केरल समेत 5 राज्यों की सीटों का गणित

The South after delimitation: Shah assures seats will increase; here's what the math shows

Parliament buzzed with debate over India's representational future as the delimitation exercise and Women's Reservation Bill took center stage. Prime Minister Modi and home minister Shah assured southern states no injustice would occur, projecting increased seats and influence. Maths indicate a marginal shift in overall share despite seat increases for Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.

Thomas warns intolerance among younger generations will ‘infect’ courts 

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lamented a breakdown in civility among younger generations with ideological differences, raising concerns during a public appearance on Wednesday that it will “infect” the judiciary.  While speaking at the University of Texas at Austin, a student asked Thomas to reflect on his past comments detailing friendships among the justices in the wake of today’s increasingly polarized climate....

Starmer accused of misleading MPs after Mandelson ‘failed vetting’

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Archbishop of Canterbury backs pope’s calls for peace amid Trump feud

Sarah Mullally urges Anglicans to join Leo’s ‘courageous’ call and says human cost of war is incalculableThe archbishop of Canterbury has said she is standing in solidarity with Pope Leo XIV’s calls for peace amid his public feud with Donald Trump.Days after the US president objected to comments from the head of the Catholic church suggesting a “delusion of omnipotence” was fuelling the US-Israeli war in Iran, Sarah Mullally urged Anglicans to join Leo’s “courageous” call. Continue reading...

Dozens of Dems flip on Israel, vote to ban arms sales in protest of Iran war

More Senate Democrats than ever before voted to halt arms sales and military bulldozers to Israel as an act of protest against President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.The late-night vote on Wednesday, which saw both of Sen. Bernie Sanders', I-Vt., resolutions fail, signaled a shift among Senate Democrats, who in several previous attempts by the progressive had joined Republicans to support the Jewish state.Combined, Sanders’ resolutions would have blocked nearly $500 million in arms and equipment s...

White House OMB Director Russ Vought: DHS ‘disintegrating’

White House Budget Director Russ Vought told senators at a Budget Committee hearing Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security is “disintegrating” because Congress has not funded the department since its appropriations lapsed on Feb. 14. Vought told senators that the situation at the embattled department is becoming dire as he and Secretary of Homeland…

Bombshell records reveal Eric Swalwell and Ruben Gallego splurged campaign cash in Puerto Rico during island wedding

Bombshell records reveal Eric Swalwell and Ruben Gallego splurged campaign cash in Puerto Rico during island weddingBy VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 21:49, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 15:59, 16 April 2026 e-mail 78 shares

After styling himself as Jesus Christ and plastering his image across Washington like Kim Jong Un, now is the time for 'genuine alarm' over Donald Trump's mental state, PETER HITCHENS argues

CLICK HERE to listen to Alas Vine & Hitchens: Britain's most combative columnists go toe-to-toe in our unmissable new podcast By JOSEPH LUKE PALMER Published: 15:54, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 15:58, 16 April 2026 e-mail 1 View comments

Jasmine Crockett doesn't anticipate Trump 'canceling' the midterm elections

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said that she does not believe that President Donald Trump has any plans of "canceling" the upcoming midterm elections.During a YouTube livestream Tuesday, Crockett fielded a viewer's question about whether she believed Trump could cancel the midterm elections as other Democratic commentators have suggested."I think it boils down to what is your definition of ‘cancel,’" Crockett said. "What does that look like?"JOY BEHAR CLAIMS TRUMP SEEKING TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW...

Mamdani says he and Trump "are in touch," have "one place of agreement"

CBS Mornings NYC Mayor Mamdani says he and Trump "are in touch" and have "one place of agreement" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-mornings.jpg'); } By Kaia Hubbard Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard April 16, 2026 / 10:58 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that he and President Trump...

GOP firebrand vows to strip Swalwell and Gonzales of lifetime taxpayer-funded benefits

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., vowed to cancel the pensions of former Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Fla., both of whom resigned Tuesday amid sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations.Boebert shared a video Wednesday on X, announcing that she was "working on" efforts to ensure that Swalwell and others like him lose their taxpayer-funded pension."Former Congressman Eric Swalwell abused his position of power in Congress to assault and victimize women," Boebert said. "Now...

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روسیه: آزادی کشتیرانی در تنگه هرمز و سراسر اقیانوس‌ها باید تضمین شود

نماینده روسیه در مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل گفت جلوگیری از اقدامات شتاب‌زده در شورای امنیت زمینه توافق‌های اولیه و آغاز روند دیپلماتیک را فراهم کرد. او بر تضمین آزادی کشتیرانی در تنگه هرمز و اقیانوس‌ها تاکید و خواستار پایان حملات به ناوگان تجاری و بازگشایی مسیرهای دریایی شد.

DAVID MARCUS: Why Democrats' harebrained popular vote scheme

The 250th birthday of the United States of America makes our nation one of the longest-running representative democratic systems of government in world history, so of course, harebrained Democrats think it is broken and must be fixed.This week, Virginia became the 18th state to sign onto a compact to pledge their states’ votes to the winner of the national popular vote in presidential elections, rather than these states sending electors who support the candidate that won each state’s individual...

Starmer faces fresh Mandelson storm amid claims he FAILED security vetting for US ambassador - but officials were overruled

Starmer faces fresh Mandelson storm amid claims he FAILED security vetting for US ambassador - but officials were overruledBy JAMES TAPSFIELD, UK POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 15:40, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 15:54, 16 April 2026 e-mail View comments