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Democrats demand US cabinet oust Trump over Iran amid Republican silence
Lawmakers call for use of 25th amendment after president brazenly threatens to commit war crimes in IranAs Donald Trump unleashes curse-filled threats against Iran, Democrats are raising alarm over his mental stability and calling for his removal from office – while Republicans remain conspicuously silent.Democrats are escalating their rebukes as the 79-year-old president delivers rambling, incoherent speeches, hurls puerile insults at US allies and brazenly threatens to commit war crimes. He us...
Pressure on Starmer to curb US access after Trump ‘whole civilisation will die’ threat
Lib Dems, Greens and some Labour MPs demand UK block US from using its airbases for Iran missionsMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer is facing increasing pressure to limit US access to British airbases after Donald Trump threatened “a whole civilisation” would die if Iran ignored his demands, comments Downing Street has not directly criticised.No 10 has allowed US forces to use UK bases only for defensive missions against Iran, such as targeting missile sites, ruling out attacks on civ...
"Friends" actress slams modern sitcoms for being 'too afraid' to tell jokes that make people uncomfortable
"Friends" star Lisa Kudrow said in an interview in late March that sitcoms are "too afraid" of jokes that make people uncomfortable, and that she wasn't drawn to new sitcoms.During an interview with actress Lily Tomlin for Interview Magazine, Kudrow was asked if sitcoms are evolving or dying."I wish they were evolving. ‘30 Rock’ and 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends' were really funny and really well written. But I’m not drawn to new sitcoms that are multi-camera in front of an audience because I’m not bu...
HMS Dragon docks with 'minor technical issue' as Iran war escalates
HMS Dragon, deployed to protect British air bases in Cyprus, has docked for maintenance - less than a month after leaving Portsmouth.The Type 45 destroyer is capable of shooting down the types of drones and ballistic missiles being launched by Iran.
Australia’s most decorated living soldier charged amid fierce debate over war crimes allegations
Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.Roberts-Smith, a former member of the Australian Defence Force, was arrested at Sydney Airport on Tuesday. His arrest has sparked outcry from a former Australian prime minister, who argued its unfair to judge the actions of "men in mortal combat by the standards of ordinary civilian life." X owner Elon M...
Trump Says Iran Could ‘Die Tonight’ as Hormuz Deadline Looms
- President Donald Trump threatened Iran with civilizational destruction as the US attacked military targets on the country’s key oil export hub, ramping up pressure on Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline or face massive strikes on critical infrastructure. Iran halted participation in ceasefire talks in response to Trump’s social media post, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. Those discussions...
How Donald Trump could be removed from office if he continues unhinged behaviour
How Donald Trump could be removed from office if he continues unhinged behaviourFrom impeachment to the 25th Amendment to far more obvious methods - here are all the ways a US President can be removed from officeCommentsNewsMikey Smith Deputy Political Editor19:06, 07 Apr 2026Updated 19:11, 07 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesTrump shows no sign of ending his unhinged behaviour. But could anything drastic be done?(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)If you didn't already think Donald Trump was a dangerous...
Bill Gates to testify in front of US House panel on Jeffrey Epstein
Billionaire Bill Gates is to testify on June 10 before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a source close to the matter told AFP on Tuesday. The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in documents released by the US Justice Department that revealed close friendships, illicit financial dealings and private photos with Epstein. The source said Gates would sit for a “transcribed interview,...
Tennessee Senate passes bill criminalizing migrants who defy deportation orders
Tennessee Republicans are moving to criminalize immigration violations at the state level with a bill that would make it a crime for migrants to remain in the Volunteer State after a final deportation order.The measure, which passed the Republican-controlled Senate on a 26-6 vote, would require illegal immigrants with a removal order to leave Tennessee within 90 days or face a Class A misdemeanor. The House previously passed the measure 73-22.Violators would face up to 11 months and 29 days in j...
Graham eyes ‘down payment’ on Trump-backed SAVE Act without Democratic support
A top Senate Republican is eyeing a way to put a "down payment" on Trump-backed voter ID legislation through a party-line bill later in the year.The Senate has been debating the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act for almost a month. But without Democratic votes to break the filibuster, the legislation has no chance of passing.Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wants to put portions of the voter ID and citizenship verification legislation into a budget reconciliation package, wh...
'It's time to say no': MAGA influencers push back on Trump on Iran
Iran warMAGA influencers push back on Trump on Iran: 'It's time to say no'Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson advised U.S. officials to tell the president "no" if asked to carry out mass attacks on Iranian civilians. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00From left, Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.AFP; GettyShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 7, 2026, 1:58 PM EDTBy Jonathan Allen, Allan Smith and Peter NicholasAt the 1988 Repub...
China, Russia sink UN vote on Strait of Hormuz; 10 countries join US in support
A Bahrain-led resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz failed at the United Nations on Tuesday, unable to withstand opposition from Russia and China despite attempts to weaken its provisions to win their support. Nearly a dozen countries — Bahrain, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, Somalia, United Kingdom and…
Newly released video undermines ICE account of Minneapolis migrant shooting
Newly released video undermines ICE account of Minneapolis migrant shooting2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen HabeshianAFP via Getty ImagesMinneapolis has released a video showing the lead up to the shooting of a Venezuelan migrant in January that appears to contradict Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents accounts of the incident. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had initially said an officer shot a man in the leg after being attacked with a shovel and broo...
Iran spokesman says his ‘civilized’ nation will win over ‘brute force’
A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday mocked President Trump’s latest threat toward Iran, saying his “civilized” country will win over “brute force.” Trump has set a deadline for Iran to submit a peace proposal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz at 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, he reiterated his existential…
China aiding Iran missile program amid US-Israeli strikes, reports say
Communist China is reportedly providing military assistance to the embattled Iranian regime, according to a leading U.S. military think tank and other reporting. The Institute for the Study of War stated that China is providing military assistance to the Iranian regime’s missile program, basing its research on recent reporting.According to the Institute, "China is helping Iran reconstitute the Iranian missile program amid US-Israeli efforts to degrade it."A TIMELINE OF TRUMP’S ESCALATING DEADLIN...
Iran calls on young people to form human chains around power plants as Trump deadline looms
President Masoud Pezeshkian says 14m people ‘declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives’ for defence of IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranians officials called on young people to form human chains around the country’s power plants and people in Tehran stocked up on basic provisions, as the clock ticked down on Donald Trump’s deadline to open the strait of Hormuz or face massive strikes on civilian infrastructure.Iranian media showed people gathering outside electricity stations, wa...
Taylor Frankie Paul files temporary protective order against ex Dakota Mortensen
Pop Culture NewsTaylor Frankie Paul files temporary protective order against ex Dakota MortensenThe move came about an hour before the pair were set to meet in Salt Lake County District Court to discuss the protective order that Mortensen filed against Paul on March 20.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Dakota Mortensen, Taylor Frankie Paul on "The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives" on Hulu.Fred Hayes / DisneyShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 7, 2026, 1:50 PM EDT / Updated A...
Russia, China veto UN resolution aimed at reopening Strait of Hormuz, hours before Trump deadline
Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, just hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to cease threatening the key waterway. Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. ET to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes against its power plants and bridges on Tuesday. The resolution received 11 votes in favor and two against, with abstentions from Pakistan and Colombia. "No one should tolerate that they are holding the globa...
روسیه: قطعنامه بحرین درباره تنگه هرمز نادرست بود، آن را وتو کردیم
سفیر روسیه در سازمان ملل اعلام کرد که قطعنامه بحرین درباره تنگه هرمز «دارای نکات نامتعادل، نادرست و تنشزا» بوده و به همین دلیل روسیه آن را وتو کرده است. او افزود که روسیه و چین در حال پیشنهاد پیشنویس جایگزینی برای قطعنامه درباره اوضاع خاورمیانه، از جمله امنیت دریایی، هستند.
What the US military could do if Iran fails to meet Trump's ultimatum
What the US military could do if Iran fails to meet Trump's ultimatum 33 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDaniel BushWashington, DCWatch: What Trump's threats could mean for the war in IranThe clock is ticking on President Donald Trump's threat to wipe out much of Iran's civilian infrastructure if the country doesn't strike a deal by Tuesday evening in the US.But Trump has backed himself into a corner with threats that the US military can't feasibly car...