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Watch live: Melania Trump joins House roundtable to talk foster care reform

First lady Melania Trump will participate in a roundtable before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday afternoon as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reform the foster care system. Trump’s “Fostering the Future” initiative focuses on securing educational opportunities and scholarships for children in foster care. The Ways and Means Committee has…

Far-left streamer Hasan Piker warns 'American empire' will inevitably fall, likely in violent fashion

Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker declared the American empire is "fading fast" and will "inevitably fall," when addressing Yale University’s Political Union on Tuesday. Empires "rarely die quietly," Piker told Yale students, adding, "They go out over the course of sometimes centuries, but in America's case, probably a lot shorter, with increasing amounts of violence."Piker came out in support of a resolution "End the American Empire" during the speech at Yale that irked conservatives before...

Palestine Action activists wanted to smash up Elbit Systems’ property, court told

Defendants used sledgehammers and crowbars to destroy drones at Israeli-linked arms factory, says prosecutionSix Palestine Action activists entered an Israeli-linked arms factory intending to smash up as much property as possible before police arrived, a court has heard.Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said the defendants used sledgehammers and crowbars to destroy drones manufactured by Elbit Systems and computers at its factory in Filton, near Bristol, on 6 August last year. Continue reading...

Wales’s first minister calls on Keir Starmer to halt US-UK space defence project

Eluned Morgan says US under Donald Trump is ‘not partner it once was’ with Iran threats and ‘contempt’ towards UKWales’s first minister has called on Keir Starmer to suspend a big joint defence project with the US, saying that under Donald Trump the country is “not the partner it once was”.In a statement on Wednesday, Labour’s Eluned Morgan cited the US president’s “contempt” towards the UK and his threat to “annihilate” Iran as reasons to halt the development of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Ca...

WATCH: Ex-NATO chief draws red line as Trump fumes alliance abandoned US during Iran war

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg signaled clear limits on the alliance’s role in the Iran conflict, saying it should not be pulled into supporting U.S. military operations even as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on European allies — exposing a growing divide over what NATO is meant to do."NATO is a defensive alliance," Stoltenberg, now Norway’s finance minister, told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday. "The strikes or the war against Iran were never an attempt to m...

Adityanath warns against interference in UP industries

Adityanath warns against interference in UP industries

US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves

US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves15 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLucy Hooker,Business reporterandEsyllt Carr,Business reporterCNBC / Aaron ClamageThe US made a "mistake" by ending diplomatic negotiations and entering into military conflict, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said, voicing sweeping criticism of the war on Iran."The best economic policy now, not just for the UK, but globally, is to de-escalate," the chancellor told CNBC's Inv...

آمریکا شبکه‌های مرتبط با پسر علی شمخانی و حزب‌الله لبنان را تحریم کرد

وزارت خزانه‌داری آمریکا مجموعه‌ای از تحریم‌ها را علیه ۳ شخص، ۱۷ شرکت و ۹ نفتکش مرتبط با جمهوری اسلامی اعمال کرد. در این اقدام، شبکه وابسته به محمدحسین شمخانی و همچنین یک شبکه تامین مالی مرتبط با حزب‌الله لبنان هدف قرار گرفت.

King Charles's visit to the US comes at crucial time in 'special relationship' history

King Charles's visit to the US comes at crucial time in 'special relationship' historyAs President Trump ramps up threats to Britain for not joining his war in Iran, King Charles has a chance to show the power of soft diplomacy in action with his visit to the USCommentsNewsopinionRussell Myers Royal Editor18:44, 15 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesPresident Trump has referred to King Charles as his "good friend" in the past(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)With the so-called ‘specia...

House Dems launch impeachment push against Hegseth

House Democrats filed formal articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, accusing the Trump Cabinet member of abusing his office and committing war crimes.Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., introduced six articles of impeachment against Hegseth along with 12 other House Democrats."Pete Hegseth broke his oath to the Constitution, put U.S. troops at grave risk through the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, engaged in abuse of office and conduct beneath t...

UN Awaits Go-Ahead to Move Fertilizer Through Hormuz Strait

The United Nations is ready to set up a corridor to allow fertilizer to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz and reach farmers for the planting season — but doing so hinges on a political agreement to go forward, according to a top UN official.

‘Legitimate targets’: Medvedev on Russian MOD’s Ukraine-linked drone network list

The Russian Defense Ministry has published a list of industrial sites across Europe involved in manufacturing drones for Ukraine DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Is China ready to challenge the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz?

Is China ready to challenge the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz

Police say Epsom rape suspects at large as crowds and cops with shields gather

Police say Epsom rape suspects at large as crowds and cops with shields gatherPolice are working to locate the suspects after a woman was raped outside Epsom Methodist Church in Epsom, Surrey - crowds have gathered in the town this eveningNewsEliana Nunes News Reporter18:37, 15 Apr 2026Updated 18:54, 15 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesPolice with shields as crowds gather in Epsom(Image: UKSploosh/Youtube)Police are yet to identify a group of men who raped a woman outside a church in Surrey.Surrey Police sa...

'Evil' Georgia man who killed two in random attacks is from BRITAIN and became US citizen under Biden in 2022, DHS says

'Evil' Georgia man who killed two in random attacks is from BRITAIN and became US citizen under Biden in 2022, DHS saysSign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the best exclusive stories By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 18:32, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 18:33, 15 April 2026 e-mail View comments

Mohamed Amra Case Widens as Four New Suspects Detained in France

Rabat – French police have detained four additional suspects in a widening narcotrafficking investigation linked to a violent prison convoy ambush and a high-profile escape that took place in May 2024. The central figure, Mohamed Amra, a 32-year-old man known as “La Mouche,” broke out on 14 May 2024 after an armed assault on a prison van at the Incarville toll station in Eure. The attack killed two prison officers and left three others seriously injured. Authorities said the operation look...

David Axelrod trying to tamp down speculation after meeting the pope

David Axelrod, a senior advisor to former president Barack Obama, put out a statement on X quelling rumors that a Thursday meeting between himself and Pope Leo XIV was a precursor to a potential Pontifex-Obama summit."To be clear, I was gratified and honored that Pope Leo XIV granted my request for an audience and thrilled to spend a some time with him last week," Axelrod wrote."It was scheduled months ago and unrelated to any prospective meeting with President Obama," his Tuesday post concluded...

Russia’s SVR and Belarus’ KGB agree to coordinate efforts to counter Western aggression

The press bureau noted that the primary task "is to provide the leadership of Russia and Belarus with up-to-date and reliable information on the subversive plans of Western countries and the NATO bloc in the post-Soviet space and the related threats to the Union State"

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