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Advisers warn Trump Iran war may extend through presidency
Donald Trump’s closest advisers, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have privately warned him that the war with Iran could continue for the remainder of his presidency, according to the Wall Street Journal. Their assessment, delivered during recent Oval Office and Situation Room meetings, contradicts Trump’s public claim that the…
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Barraza sprints unarmoured after Bondi shots, markets slump, Zverev into US Open semis
Cesar Barraza details his split-second dash without vest or vest gear during the Bondi attack, as the ASX suffers its worst day in six months and Malinauskas defends migration; FitzSimons testifies at the Alan Jones trial and Zverev reaches the US Open semi-finals.
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“Just Last Week, He Called Me About a Song Idea”: Singer-Songwriter From Beloved Family Country Band Dead at 56
Brian Duckworth, a singer-songwriter known as “Nashville” for his role in the family country band Taylor Made, has died at the age of 56. According to his obituary, he passed away at his home on 7 September. The band, which he formed with relatives Greg Duckworth and Wendy Williams, performed for years in clubs, at…
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Monica Dolan Shares How She Prepared to Portray the Woman Who Uncovered an Irish Mass Grave Scandal in ‘The Lost Children of Tuam’: TIFF
Actress Monica Dolan is featuring in three films at the Toronto International Film Festival, most notably playing Catherine Corless in “The Lost Children of Tuam,” a drama about the amateur historian who exposed that up to 796 infants and children were buried in unmarked graves at a former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in…
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Burnham meets JP Morgan boss amid bank tax policy uncertainty
Andy Burnham held talks in Downing Street with Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan, a vocal critic of proposals for a wealth tax on banks, ahead of Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget on 28 October. The meeting has fuelled speculation that the government could soften its stance on taxing bank profits, which have swelled…
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The most emotional moments at Harald V’s funeral – from King Frederik of Denmark’s tears to Princess Anne’s moving gesture to widowed Queen
Norway’s King Harald V, Europe’s second-longest-reigning monarch after the late Queen Elizabeth II, was laid to rest at Oslo Cathedral in a state funeral that drew senior royals from 11 households, including Spain, Denmark, Japan and Jordan. Harald died on 28 August aged 89 after ruling Norway for more than 35 years, and the emotional…
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9/11 death toll keeps growing decades later as toxic exposure haunts survivors
More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, the death toll among first responders and survivors continues to rise as illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero take their toll. Lower Manhattan was blanketed in dust and debris after the Twin Towers collapsed, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to breathe in hazardous…
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Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says government are ‘trying to protect’ £1.4m-a-year air traffic control boss and its ‘beyond comprehension’ he’s still in a job after another system meltdown
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has renewed his call for Martin Rolfe, head of National Air Traffic Services (NATS), to be sacked after technical failures caused a third consecutive day of flight disruption across the UK. Speaking in Dublin, O’Leary accused the government of shielding Rolfe because it holds a 49 per cent stake in…
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Crackdown on the e-bike phone muggers terrorising London: Moment officers pursue thieves along pavements, through parks and down alleys as Met arrest 187 in capital-wide operation
The Metropolitan Police has carried out a major crackdown on e-bike and moped-enabled phone thieves across central London, arresting 187 people and seizing 157 vehicles between February and July. The operation targeted prolific offenders in Westminster and other crime hotspots, combining plain-clothes and uniformed patrols with specialist officers who used tracking data from stolen phones…