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US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”.He told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that while the ceasefire remained in place, it was “unbelievably weak”.Iran laid out its demands to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a counter-offer sent to the US on Sunday. Trump rejected the proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable” and a “piece of garbage”.Esmail Baghaei, a foreign ministry spokesperson for Iran, responded by saying Tehran’s proposals were “responsible” and “generous”.It also reportedly includes a demand for compensation for war damage…
“A UK prime minister, using the idea of getting closer to the European Union as a key way to get the British public on his side? That is certainly not something we EU-types would have predicted. Especially when you think – it’s the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit vote next month!”This was the response of an EU contact of mine, here in Brussels. He asked to remain anonymous to be able to speak freely. We were discussing the highly anticipated speech given by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Following the massive slap in the face he got from voters last…
Watch: French President Emmanuel Macron interrupts speaker to ask for silenceThe French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.48 mins agoWorld
A man charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC last month has pleaded not guilty. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with federal gun crimes and attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump.The gun charges include using a firearm during a crime of violence and interstate transportation of a firearm with intent to commit a felony.Allen appeared in court on Monday in an orange jumpsuit and was shackled at the wrists and feet, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.Agents tackled Allen just short of a staircase that leads down to a ballroom where…
Passengers from the cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak are being evacuated and sent to their home countries to isolate and receive medical treatment if necessary.Some other passengers from MV Hondius left on earlier flights or connections and their contacts are now being traced as a precuation. Officials say the risk of the infection spreading to the general public remains low.Crew and passengers now face having to self-isolate for more than a month to avoid any potential spread.So how worried should we be?’This is not Covid’In an update on Thursday, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove from the World Health Organization…
There were tears, there were surprises, there were fabulous outfits – as one of the biggest nights for UK television, the Bafta TV awards, took place.The ceremony is now over and we know all the winners and losers.Netflix’s mega hit Adolescence scooped several awards on the night, while there was also a special prize for the high queen of the kitchen, Dame Mary Berry.We were on the red carpet before heading backstage to get all the gossip from the winners. Here are all the moments you may have missed.PA MediaBroadcaster, journalist and campaigner Martin Lewis received the special award, in…
Was it enough?That is the question that matters after Sir Keir Starmer’s speech.Was it enough to avert a challenge to the prime minister’s leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory?In the first instance, the person whose answer to that question matters most – and this would have sounded like a strange joke just two days ago – is Catherine West.But having heard the prime minister’s speech, she is standing down from running as a stalking horse candidate and trying to trigger a formal leadership contest right now.A sigh of relief, in the immediate moment…
Stage and screen actor Michael Pennington has died at the age of 82, his representatives have confirmed.Best known as Death Star Commander Moff Jerjerrod in Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the actor was an accomplished Shakespearean and is listed as an Honorary Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company.He also co-founded the English Shakespeare Company alongside theatre director Michael Bogdanov.Actress Miriam Margolyes led tributes to Pennington, describing him as a “very fine actor, brilliant, wise, clear.”Born Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington on June 7, 1943, in Cambridge, England, the actor’s on-screen career began in 1965 with a supporting…
A painting stolen from a Jewish art collector by the Nazis during World War Two has been found in the home of descendants of a notorious Dutch SS collaborator, an art detective has said.Portrait of a Young Girl, by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, is believed to have hung for decades in the home of Hendrik Seyffardt’s family, Arthur Brand said.It had belonged to Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, who died while fleeing the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, leaving behind a collection of more than 1,000 paintings.The case was brought to Brand’s attention by a man who told…
The Philippine House of Representatives has voted to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte for a second time, threatening her plan to run for president in 2028.Monday’s vote moves the impeachment process to the Senate for trial, where if convicted, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte will be disqualified from holding public office.The 47-year-old is leading early surveys to replace her ally-turned-bitter foe, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.The case against the vice-president stemmed from her alleged misuse of public funds and public threats against Marcos, his wife and his cousin, the former House speaker.The case was revived this year. Last week, a…