The United Kingdom on Saturday blocked the transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after President Trump recently withdrew its support for the 2024 agreement. Britain and the US have shared a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of Chagos, since the 1970s. Agreement to transfer the islands to Mauritius,… Source link
Vice President Vance, speaking to reporters after a marathon day of talks with Iran, said no progress has been made toward a peace deal, calling it “bad news for Iran.” Amid a 14-day ceasefire in the war, Vance called for 21-hour talks with an Iranian delegation brokered by Pakistan and… Source link
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said Saturday that it is investigating California gubernatorial frontrunner Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) in connection with a former staffer’s allegation of sexual harassment, multiple outlets reported. The former employee alleged that after a night of drinking with Swalwell in New York City… Source link
Former diplomat Richard Haas said Saturday that tensions between the US and the Vatican had reached 23 on a scale of 1 to 10. “Morning Joe Weekend” co-host Willie Geist asked Haas how unusual the alleged threat from the Pentagon was to a former Vatican diplomat during a meeting in January. “On the scale of……
China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran in the next few weeks, following more than a month of US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s military and missile capabilities, CNN reported on Saturday. The outlet cited three people familiar with recent US intelligence assessments. Two of these sources told the outlet that…
The US appeals court said Saturday that construction on the White House ballroom can continue temporarily after a judge halted construction late last month. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 to put the preliminary injunction on hold until April 17, allowing… Source link
Senior delegations from the US and Iran arrived in Islamabad this week, where Pakistan hosted a high-level meeting between the countries, just days after declaring a temporary ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Pakistan on Saturday… Source link
Democrats’ effort to redistrict in Virginia is entering a domestic expansion as the party looks to make gains in four more House districts before the November midterms. Heavyweight donors have poured millions of dollars into an April 21 contest that asks Virginians to consider a constitutional amendment that would redefine the Old Dominion… Source link
Retired Army General Jack Keane urged President Trump to take action to break Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. In an interview Friday on the “Cats & Cosby” radio show, Keane told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby that the U.S. should block ships carrying Iranian oil from reaching their destinations in places like…
Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Saturday criticized the involvement of Special Envoy for Middle East Diplomacy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as the two sat down with Iranian officials for trilateral talks to end the six-week conflict with Iran. “You can’t send two real estate developers to negotiate… Source link
