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DAVID MARCUS: Rich men north of Richmond set to steal the votes of rural Virgi
Oliver Anthony came out of nowhere in 2023 with his hauntingly homespun hit "Rich Men North of Richmond," which laments the power and control that the professional and industrial northern classes have over the rural south. In Virginia’s ongoing Congressional redistricting battle, Anthony's ballad is coming to life.On April 21, in a special election to change the Commonwealth constitution, Democrats from the wealthy north of Virginia are set to disenfranchise the poorer south, changing the congre...
سپاه پاسداران: با شناورهای نظامی که به تنگه هرمز نزدیک شوند برخورد میکنیم
سپاه پاسداران اعلام کرد تنگه هرمز با رعایت ضوابط ویژه برای عبور بیضرر شناورهای غیرنظامی باز است و افزود: «برای شناورهای نظامی که قصد نزدیک شدن داشته باشند، این اقدام نقض آتشبس تلقی میشود و با شدت برخورد خواهد شد.»
Transcript: Israeli Ambassador Michael Leiter on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"
Face The Nation Transcripts Transcript: Israeli Ambassador Michael Leiter on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 12, 2026 .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } April 12, 2026 / 1:10 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The following is the transcript of the interview with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 12, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: We are j...
Turkey opposition figure arrested in graft probe
A regional head of Turkey's main opposition party was arrested Sunday as part of a corruption investigation, local media reported. Umit Erkol, chair of the Ankara provincial branch of the Republican People's Party (CHP), was taken into custody along with eight other people as part of a graft investigation over contract between the Izmir municipality and the Izbeton construction firm, news outlets T24 and BirGun reported.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simpl...
4/12: Face The Nation
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Mike Turner and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter join. Plus, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and CBS News' Anthony Salvanto.
Pakistan-Iran transit corridor formally opens
Trade activities under the Pakistan-Iran transit corridor have formally commenced, with the first export consignment dispatched from Pakistan. Director Transit Trade Customs Sanaullah Abro told The Express Tribune that the inaugural shipment, comprising frozen meat, was transported via refrigerated trucks to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He said that under the corridor, consignments from Pakistan would be routed through Gwadar and Iran onwards to the Central Asian states. He added that the operational...
Confab on prison reforms in June
Amid PTI's protests over the lack of legitimate rights for its detained leaders, the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC), comprising all chief justices, has announced it will organise a National Conference on the "Prison Reforms Action Plan" in June to promote stakeholder engagement and policy dialogue as part of an inclusive reform process. Last week, Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi chaired the 59th meeting of the NJPMC, which was attended by the chief justic...
Pakistan turns rivals into negotiators
After almost six weeks of conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, Islamabad brokered a two-week ceasefire, maintaining a careful balancing act throughout, avoiding alignment with either side while quietly working to open channels for de-escalation. With less than two hours before US President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuzwho warned "a whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again"Prime Minister Shehbaz Shari...
Cuba’s president warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press programme, the president said an invasion of Cuba would be costly and affect regional security. But should it happen, Diaz-Canel said, Cubans would defend themselves. “If the time comes, I don’t think there would be any justification for the United States to launch a military aggression...
Why US–Iran Peace Talks Hit Wall and What’s Next
Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that his country's delegation raised "forward-looking" initiatives during negotiations in Pakistan's Islamabad, but the US failed to gain the trust of the delegation in the talks.
Iran at talks with US refused to stop enriching uranium — agency
Apart from that, according to Reuters, Iran refused to completely open the Strait of Hormuz and halt its financial support for Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis from the Yemeni rebel Ansar Allah movement
Iranians disappointed but defiant after US peace talks collapse
Iranians expressed frustration but also defiance on Sunday after lengthy peace talks with the United States ended without agreement. U.S. officials said...
South Africans dominate US refugee arrivals amid policy shift
From October 2025 to March 2026, nearly all refugees admitted to the United States were South Africans, with 4,496 arrivals, while only three came from Afghanistan. The surge followed a Trump administration policy prioritizing Afrikaners, a white South African minority, amid claims of racial persecution that have been rejected, straining US–South Africa relations and raising questions about refugee criteria.
Kemi Badenoch vows to 'root out far-Left bigotry' in Britain's public sector after NHS England manager is revealed to have hurled racist slur at Tory leader
Kemi Badenoch vows to 'root out far-Left bigotry' in Britain's public sector after NHS England manager is revealed to have hurled racist slur at Tory leaderBy GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 17:33, 12 April 2026 | Updated: 17:35, 12 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover
Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius.On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks, after a lack of...
Trump defends ‘whole civilization will die’ message to Iran: ‘I’m fine with it’
President Trump on Sunday defended his social media post from earlier this week stating “a whole civilization will die” in Iran, saying it brought the Iranian government to the negotiating table. “I’m fine with it,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” when she asked about the post. On Tuesday, less…
Some House members say they'll vote to expel Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales
Efforts to expel Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, from Congress gained bipartisan steam on Sunday, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they would vote in favor of two separate measures to remove them.
At least 30 killed in stampede at popular historic fortress in Haiti
World Stampede at historic fortress Citadelle Henri in Haiti killed at least 30 people April 12, 2026 / 12:25 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google A stampede at a popular historical fortress in Haiti killed at least 30 people, officials said.The incident took place Saturday during an annual Easter gathering at the Citadelle Henri, also known as Citadelle Laferriere, a 19th-century fortress and tourist spot in the northern town of Milot."The injured are currently receiving the necessary medica...
Here’s why the Iran talks were doomed to fail
Washington came to the negotiations with the same old ultimatums – but Tehran feels it now has the power to set the terms The US-Iran talks in Islamabad ended exactly as they were bound to end under the current balance of power – without a deal, without a handshake, without even the faintest sense that the two sides have moved closer to a durable peace. Nearly 21 hours of talks, an unprecedented level of representation, extraordinary security measures in the Pakistani capital,...
Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"
Face The Nation Transcripts Transcript: Rep. Mike Turner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 12, 2026 .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } April 12, 2026 / 12:20 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The following is the transcript of the interview with GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 12, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: We're back now with Republican Congressma...