Iran War Live Updates: Iran Disputes Trump’s Claim of ‘Very Strong Talks’

Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran and US ‘want to make a deal’ but Tehran says claims of talks are ‘fake news’

Iranian parliament speaker says ‘no negotiations’ were held with US, as Trump postpones strikes on power plants for five day periodIran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plantsBritish prime minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey also attending, the UK government has said.Financial markets face another turbulent week after Iran said it would strike its Gulf neighbours’ energy and water systems if Donald Trump followed through on his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open up the crucial strait of Hormuz.Topics expected to be covered are the economic impact of the crisis on families and businesses, energy security and the resilience of industry and supply chains alongside the international response. Continue reading...

A Choice of Deadly Drones Is Only a Few Clicks Away for Ukrainian Troops

Ukraine has created online marketplaces to let units select their own drones, a break from generations of standardized and centralized weapons procurement.

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Lionel Jospin, Who Helped Set France on Socialist Path, Dies at 88

As prime minister beginning in 1997, he introduced a national 35-hour workweek and oversaw the replacement of the franc with the euro.

Trump Delays Energy Strikes, but Iran’s Infrastructure is Already Battered

U.S. and Israeli attacks on power plants and other civilian infrastructure risk escalating the conflict across the region, and angering Iranians who oppose the government.

Trump tells Republicans to not make any deals with Democrats until strict voter ID law is passed – US politics live

President tells Republican senators that Easter is not a reason to leave Washington until Save America Act is passedPilots killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia New YorkTSA lines stretch for hours as Trump deploys ICE agents to US airportsSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has said ICE agents did not need to wear masks when deployed at airports.ICE has repeatedly faced criticism for its agents hiding their faces during immigration raids. State officials across the US have said the face coverings add to a climate of fear in local communities and a lack of accountability.I am a BIG proponent of ICE wearing masks as they search for, and are forced to deal with, hardened criminals, many of whom were let into our Country by Sleepy Joe Biden and his wonderful “Border Czar,” Kamala (she never even went to the Border!), through their absolutely INSANE Open Border Policy.I would greatly appreciate, however, NO MASKS, when helping our Country out of the Democrat caused MESS at the airports, etc. Thank you! President DJT Continue reading...

Reform mayoral candidate likens Jewish community group to ‘Islamists on horseback’

Chris Parry describes Shomrim members as ‘cosplayers’ hours after arson attack in north LondonGolders Green ambulance arson attack – live updatesA Reform UK mayoral candidate has described members of a Jewish neighbourhood watch group as “cosplayers” and likened them to “Islamists on horseback” in comments made after an attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity.Chris Parry, who remains Reform’s mayoral candidate for Hampshire despite a previous controversy in which he said David Lammy should “go home” to the Caribbean, made the comments on Monday about Shomrim, a group of volunteers who safeguard communities including Orthodox Jewish families. Continue reading...

Starmer says he is ‘unapologetic’ about his focus on national interest when asked how he deals with ‘rude’ Trump – UK politics live

PM tells MPs ‘a lot of what is said or done is undoubtedly said or done to put pressure on me’Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, was speaking for the government on the morning news programmes earlier. Speaking to LBC, he confirmed that the government wanted the Competition and Markets Authority to deal with any potention profiteering by oil companies. Pennycook said prices were “prices are soaring in places” and “we’re seeing a huge differentiation in prices across the country, which is why the CMA have put fuel retailers on notice”.Donald Trump has said he has instructed the defence department to postpone all airstrikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, Yohannes Lowe reports. This is subject to the “success” of ongoing “meetings and discussions”, Trump said in a Truth Social post. Continue reading...

Energy Crisis Will Not Be Resolved Quickly if War Ends, I.E.A. Chief Warns

Fatih Birol, the leader of the International Energy Agency, said the Iran war was a bigger crisis that the two oil shocks in the 1970s combined.