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IRA victims' relatives told there will be no new inquiry - despite heartfelt plea
EXCLUSIVE: IRA victims' relatives told there will be no new inquiry - despite heartfelt plea Police chiefs have told the relatives of IRA bomb victims who had been calling for a new investigation that they cannot probe further - because of recent law changesNewsAndy Lines11:00, 14 Apr 2026Updated 11:05, 14 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesThe Met Police has said there will be no new investigation into Gerry Adams(Image: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)The Metropolitan Police has told relative...
Vikings NFL mock draft simulations: What would they do if they don't go safety in Round 1?
It’s crunch time.The Minnesota Vikings, like their NFL counterparts, are putting the finishing touches on their draft board. Vikings college scouting director Mike Sholiton is leading the process. Coaching input will be weighed heavily. And unlike previous seasons, the Vikings have a bevy of picks in the top 100. The team’s leadership knows it needs to find hits.Advertisement
Powerful woman: Dolly Parton tops list of global figures in US favorability poll
The 11-time Grammy winner had a net favorability of 65%, Obama came second with 14%, while Zelenskyy had 12%For the US public, the feeling that Dolly Parton expressed in her country music chart-topping 1974 classic I Will Always Love You is clearly mutual.A poll of Americans’ opinions about more than 20 international luminaries established as much, with the 11-time Grammy winner and philanthropist leaving her two closest competitors – Barack Obama and Volodymyr Zelenskyy – in the dust by more th...
House Dem reveals why his party should challenge Trump on Iran as gas prices soar $1 per gallon
Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., is demanding consideration of a Democrat-led war powers resolution that would require President Donald Trump to pull U.S. armed forces out of hostilities with Iran."I think it's important for us to keep trying to push the issue forward, and eventually [Republicans] are going to have to allow us to bring it to the floor and have a vote on it. So, we're hoping that that's going to be sooner rather than later," Ivey said."Now we're at a point where gas prices have gone up mo...
Love and compassion in China: Moroccan student saves drowning woman, long-ago pen pals reunite
A Moroccan man studying in eastern China has been hailed as a hero by local residents and received an award for saving a drowning woman from a lake. On the evening of April 6, Ayoub Fadil, 21, a student at Hangzhou Dianzi University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province and several foreign friends were walking around Jinsha Lake when they noticed a woman floating in the water. A lifebuoy thrown by some residents did not help because she was too far away from the bank, Hangzhou Daily reported. Fadil’s.....
Biden 'had to choose' Harris for VP but 'wanted it to be' Gretchen Whitmer: report
Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be his vice president but "had to choose" former Vice President Kamala Harris.An Atlantic article profiled the Democratic governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate on Sunday and reported how Whitmer was being considered by Biden to be his running mate in 2020, particularly after her pushback against President Donald Trump.Though Whitmer was ultimately not chosen, the Atlantic claimed that Biden "wanted it to...
Swalwell, Gonzales exits shift spotlight to other embattled lawmakers
The dual announcements from Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on Monday that they plan to exit Congress have shifted the spotlight to two other members embroiled in ethical controversies on Capitol Hill: Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.). For the last three days, since the blistering allegations of sexual assault…
Trump’s gauge on gas prices spurs GOP anxieties ahead of midterms
President Trump’s assertion that high gas prices may be here to stay from now until November is exactly the opposite message of what GOP lawmakers want to hear in a midterm year, underscoring how the Iran war has become bad news for Republicans, who risk losing control of Congress. The war has also made it…
Harris, Newsom, Democrats aren’t trying to hide their presidential aspirations
The 2028 Democratic primary has already begun — and this time, the candidates aren’t trying to hide it.  Potential contenders including former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are openly embracing — or at least acknowledging — their interest in a White House run. It’s a departure from the political gamesmanship that…
Trump angers Catholics in targeting Pope Leo XIV over Iran war pushback
President Trump is escalating a rare feud with Pope Leo XIV over pushback on the Iran war, a move that could isolate the president’s Catholic voting bloc and complicate the Catholic members of his administration, including the first lady. Trump posted a lengthy Truth Social post Sunday night calling the pope “weak” on crime and…
MAGA break with Trump on Iran is imaginary
Back in January, President Trump dropped a one-liner worthy of the usually inimitable Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, who said of his long-ago romance with then-District Attorney Kamala Harris: “She loved me, I loved me. It was the perfect relationship.” Trump’s version, offered in an interview with NBC News, was about the…
The Memo: Trump rolls the dice with blockade of Iran
President Trump is rolling the dice again in relation to Iran.  His order for the Navy to block ships as they go to and from Iranian ports is pushing the conflict into a new cycle of escalation. Trump is adamant he can use renewed pressure to force Tehran to make concessions that it has refused so far…
GOP senators grow uncomfortable with Trump rhetoric, endgame for Iran
Senate Republicans facing worsening polls want President Trump to rein in his extreme rhetoric, which included an attack on Pope Leo XIV for being “WEAK on crime” and a threat to wipe out Iran’s civilization, and find a quick end to the conflict with Tehran. GOP lawmakers are used to Trump’s hyperbolic style but want…
Nitish Kumar era in Bihar comes to an end: How history may judge state’s longest-serving CM
The JD(U) leader helped turn around Bihar, building infrastructure, empowering women, and stitching together stable coalitions. In the end, he represented some of the best qualities of his predecessors.
Finance minister wins presidential election in African state
Romuald Wadagni obtained more than 94% of the vote, Benin’s electoral officials have said Beninese Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has secured a landslide victory in Benin’s April 12 presidential election, according to provisional results announced by the independent electoral commission. Wadagni received 94.05% of the vote, leaving his only challenger, Paul Hounkpe, with just 5.95%, the West African country's independent electoral commission said on Monday. Hounkpe conceded...
Trump endorses neighboring state lieutenant governors for re-election
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued full-throated re-election endorsements for the incumbent lieutenant governors of Nevada and Idaho."Stavros Anthony has been a fantastic Lieutenant Governor for the Great People of Nevada!" the president declared in a Monday Truth Social post."Stavros Anthony has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!" he asserted.TRUMP-BACKED GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES BID FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE TERMAnthony thanked the president for the bac...
Hungary’s PM-Elect Won’t Sever Russian Energy Lifeline Despite EU Pressure - Experts
Peter Magyar may adjust Hungary’s diplomatic tone with the EU, but cooperation with Russia will remain anchored in pragmatic reality, Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the Center for European and International Studies at Russia’s Higher School of Economics tells Sputnik.
Moment Hungarian politician dances across stage as Orban finally ousted
Moment Hungarian politician dances across stage as Orban finally oustedViktor Orban's 16-year rule came to a crushing end after Hungarians soundly rejected his Fidesz party in favour of a new path led by Peter Magyar and his Tisza partyCommentsNewsAnders Anglesey News Reporter10:52, 14 Apr 2026Updated 11:01, 14 Apr 2026Hungarian politician Zsolt Hegedus steals the spotlight amid party win celebrationThis is the moment a Hungarian politician danced across the stage after Viktor Orban was fin...
Push to resume peace talks intensifies as U.S. Iran ports blockade enters Day 2
Efforts are underway to get the U.S. and Iran back to the negotiating table even as the U.S. blockade of Iran's ports enters its second day. Also, Lebanese and Israeli officials are set to meet at the State Department.
Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister