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Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft as he left a Nato summit in Ankara last month, in a covert manoeuvre reportedly staged in response to a credible Iranian threat to attack his plane, according to US media reports. He boarded the presidential jet in full view of cameras before being quietly transferred, via an elevated catering…
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Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Syria’s 14-year civil war, which began in 2011 and killed an estimated half a million people. The ruling, handed down by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, marks the…
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Morning news brief
Voters in six states head to the polls Tuesday for high-profile primaries, Trump signals his strategy with Iran is shifting, 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills at least 111 people in Colombia.
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Oil prices rise and gold hits two-month high after Trump makes new deal demands on Iran – business live
Oil prices and gold both rose after Donald Trump issued fresh demands over a new nuclear deal with Iran, including compensation for damage the US claims to have incurred, complicating an already fragile standoff. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil-shipping route, remains effectively closed despite the absence of active conflict, keeping energy markets…
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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and as stop-start talks seem again to have stalled. But Trump insists the pressure can lead to a breakthrough.
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RBA holds rates as ASX reaches record high
The Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates steady, easing pressure on mortgage holders and other borrowers who had braced for a further increase in borrowing costs. The decision coincided with the Australian share market (ASX) climbing to record highs, suggesting investors welcomed the central bank’s cautious, steady-as-she-goes stance, though the RBA governor made clear…
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Pentagon renames base for Lindsey Graham as Derby County takeover collapses and Tupac murder trial opens
Also: Democratic strategist Paul Begala slams socialists amid primary wins, Apple orders Cuarón thriller Ascension with Caitriona Balfe, Garth Brooks adds Chicago tour dates, and Sheffielders push ahead with a park nature project.
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Report alleges Trump left Air Force One in catering cart
Daily Mail has published a report claiming Donald Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One inside a catering cart as part of an elaborate ruse to switch aircraft, reportedly to foil a potential assassination attempt linked to Iran. The claim rests entirely on unnamed sources, and no confirmation has come from the White House,…
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Sheffield park battle, RFK’s food fight and Pentagon races to rearm
TalkFuse briefing: Sheffield residents push the council on a park revamp as RFK Jr champions MAHA food policy and Democrats debate a socialist shift; Pentagon speeds arms output, an Alaska Airlines flight is evacuated, California fights the WBD takeover, and Aptoide arrives on Google Play.
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Iran’s steep demands for US over Strait of Hormuz threaten to derail reopening
A deal between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is teetering over steep demands from Tehran for the United States and vice versa. Iran on Sunday said the agreement to set up new shipping lanes was in its final stages, but repeated that the vital waterway would only reopen once Washington met…