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Opinion: Opinion | Iran Scorecard: A List Of Winners, Losers, And Those Who Rigged The Game
Apr 8, 2026 - World 
Iran is the clearest winner of this conflict. The US has absorbed a lasting blow. Trump, personally, has got what he wanted. Netanyahu is exposed. The Gulf is vulnerable. All these realities are simultaneously true, and that is the paradox of this mo
"Expect Unimpeded Flow Of Commerce Through Hormuz": India On Iran Ceasefire
Apr 8, 2026 - World 
Iran-US-Israel Ceasefire - "Expect Unimpeded Flow Of Commerce Through Hormuz": India On Iran Ceasefire
Pastor charged over drowning of man at baptism ceremony in Birmingham
Apr 8, 2026 - World 
Cheryl Bartley is charged with gross negligence manslaughter after 2023 death of Robert Smith, 61A pastor has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the drowning of a 61-year-old man at a baptism ceremony in Birmingham in 2023, the Crown Prosecution Service said.Robert Smith, from Brixton in south London, died at an address in Erdington on 8 October 2023. Malcolm McHaffie, the head of the special crime division, said: “We have decided to prosecute Cheryl Bartley, 48, with one count of gross negligence manslaughter in relation to her role as a pastor during a baptism. Continue reading...
Congress must take up war powers resolution to curb action on Iran, says top House Democrat – US politics live
Apr 8, 2026 - World 
‘We need a permanent end to Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice,’ says Hakeem Jeffries as he calls for immediate voteSign up for the Breaking News US emailPete Hegseth repeated Donald Trump’s social media comments that Iran will cease uranium enrichment – a condition that Tehran has previously refused to budge on.“Any material they should not have, will be removed right now,” Hegseth said. “The president has been clear from the beginning, there will be no Iranian nuclear weapons.” Continue reading...
Trump’s EPA chief Zeldin gives keynote speech at climate-denying group’s event
Apr 8, 2026 - World 
Lee Zeldin opens conference for Heartland Institute, which once compared climate advocates to the UnabomberSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxLee Zeldin, the administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), gave the keynote speech at a conference on Wednesday morning, one which was hosted by a prominent climate-denying thinktank that previously compared those concerned about the climate crisis to the Unabomber on billboard posters in 2012.“No longer are we going to rely on bad, flawed assumptions instead of accurate, present-day facts, without apology or regret,” Zeldin said at the Heartland Institute’s conference on climate change in Washington DC, referring to well-established climate science. Continue reading...