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Bret Baier Defends Fox News’ Jonathan Hunt Amid Donald Trump’s Attack On His Iran Report, Calls Out POTUS Claim That Segment Was Inaccurate
Fox News anchor Bret Baier defended correspondent Jonathan Hunt after Donald Trump criticised Hunt’s report on stalled US-Iran diplomacy. Baier said the report had accurately stated that Trump did not want to meet Iran and that no negotiations were under way, directly challenging the President’s claim that the segment was inaccurate. Hunt had reported no…
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Nicolas Jackson nears £65m Aston Villa move as Emery clears air with departing Watkins
Aston Villa are set to overhaul their forward line after accepting Al-Hilal’s £50m offer for Ollie Watkins, with Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson expected to replace him and PSG winger Ibrahim Mbaye also close to joining. Manager Unai Emery described the changes as a “new chapter”, while saying Watkins’s brief refusal to play had been resolved and…
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Gang admits setting fire to Jewish ambulances causing £1million damage as part of ‘Iran-backed’ attack
Four men have pleaded guilty to setting fire to four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola in Golders Green, north London. The attack caused more than £1 million in damage and is being investigated by Counter-Terrorism Policing; prosecutors say they will argue at sentencing that it had a terrorist connection. The arson…
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Esther González, Saudi Arabia and the questions around an unexpected transfer saga
Esther González’s sudden move from Gotham FC to Saudi Arabia’s Al Qadsiah has prompted questions about whether she genuinely intended to take a break from football when she left the US club in July. The transfer matters because Gotham reportedly did not expect her to join another team so quickly, potentially leaving the club without…
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British-Iranian man, 39, accused of volunteering to spy for Islamist-extremist group before ‘being caught in sting’, court told
Vahid Aberi, a 39-year-old British-Iranian man from Liverpool, has been accused of offering to assist Iranian intelligence services and will face trial. Prosecutors allege that he communicated with someone he believed was an Iranian operative, but who was in fact an undercover UK counter-terrorism officer; the case concerns alleged conduct intended to assist a foreign…
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Who’s Afraid of Film Festivals? After Politics Rattled Berlin and Shook Up Cannes, Venice Braces for Impact
Political controversy has already disrupted this year’s major European film festivals, with disputes over Israel and Palestine, Russia, right-wing media influence and artificial intelligence prompting withdrawals, petitions and public criticism. Venice is expected to face similar pressure as it presents a deliberately political programme amid ongoing wars and wider concerns about censorship, democracy and shrinking…
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How the Iran war unfolded: every attack and oil price change – visualised
The article charts how US and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026 escalated into a regional conflict with worldwide economic effects. The reported killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz intensified the crisis, disrupting shipping and contributing to volatile oil prices. The timeline follows…
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Grammy winner is detained by ICE after flying back from concert… as he faces being deported
Cuban-born percussionist and jazz musician Degnis Nelson Bofill Miranda, a Latin Grammy winner, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after arriving at Miami International Airport from a New York concert. His wife, Mara Delgado, says she fears he could be deported and is seeking his release while his asylum case proceeds, highlighting the…
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Jewish man who repeatedly kicked a nun in Jerusalem attack is acquitted on mental health grounds and will spend six years in psychiatric hospital
A Jewish man has been acquitted of attacking a Catholic nun in Jerusalem after a court accepted an insanity defence, while ordering him to spend up to six years in a psychiatric hospital. The April assault, in which the nun was pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked, heightened concern among Christian communities about harassment…
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White House silent on Iran-Oman Hormuz plan Tehran says would ban US warships
The White House has not said whether President Trump would accept an Iran-Oman proposal that Tehran says could bar foreign military vessels, including US warships, from the Strait of Hormuz. The issue matters because the strait is a vital international shipping route and any restriction on US naval access could intensify a dispute over Iran’s…