US Senate blocks bid to stop Trump using military against Cuba
Senator Tim Kaine says if anyone did to the US ‘what we are doing to Cuba’, it would be considered ‘an act of war’.
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How Massie’s Kentucky primary may test Trump’s hold on the Republican Party
Massie emerged as one of Trump’s most prominent Republican critics. Can his re-election bid survive the president’s ire?
Who is Ali al-Zaidi, the businessman named as Iraq’s PM-designate?
Political outsider Ali al-Zaidi is tapped as Iraq’s new PM to break a months-long political deadlock.
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What’s in Iran’s latest proposal – and how has the US responded?
Trump administration signals rejection of Iran’s offer, citing incomplete resolution of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
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‘Should be fired’: Why the Trumps want Jimmy Kimmel sacked
Trump calls for Kimmel’s firing over remarks tied to Melania and a recent shooting incident at a media event.
UK appeals High Court ruling that granted Palestine Action a victory
The Home Office is challenging judges who ruled the proscription of the group as a terrorist organisation to be unlawful.
Mexico’s Jalisco drug cartel commander ‘El Jardinero’ found hiding in ditch
Mexican Navy says special forces apprehended Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader ‘without a single shot being fired’.
US Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favoured Texas electoral map
The reinstated map, backed by President Donald Trump, could flip key districts to Republicans.
Bahrain strips 69 people of citizenship over Iran support
Rights groups have described the move as a ‘blatant abuse of power’.
China seeks to block US tech giant Meta from AI acquisition
Bejing tightens scrutiny of AI industry amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry with the US over the technology.
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Timeline: The highs and lows of the US-UK ‘special relationship’
Tensions between the allies punctuate King Charles’s US visit, designed to strengthen the UK-US partnership.
